Adaptive Surface Renewal: Reducing Construction Waste Through External Resurfacing & Overlay Design

Adaptive Surface Renewal explores how resurfacing and overlay design can extend the life of existing infrastructure while reducing demolition, landfill waste, and embodied carbon. The CPD examines innovative techniques that improve sustainability, minimise disruption, and deliver durable, cost-effective outcomes without full reconstruction.
– StoneSet Permeable Paving
Designing For the Australian Climate Using Multicell Polycarbonate

Designing for Australia’s harsh and varied climate requires more than material selection—it demands an understanding of how materials perform under real environmental conditions.
This CPD provides architects and building professionals with insight into how multicell polycarbonate can be effectively specified and detailed to respond to climate, improve thermal performance, manage UV exposure, and enhance daylighting.
It equips participants with the knowledge to design resilient, energy-efficient, and compliant buildings by addressing key factors such as orientation, thermal movement, moisture control, and total system performance.
– Danpal
Designing Neuro-inclusive Environments

Designing for Neuro‑Inclusive Environments is a CPD exploring how flooring and interior design influence sensory experience, comfort, and usability. Grounded in Australian standards and research, it supports architects and designers to create inclusive, legible environments across commercial sectors, with practical guidance on visual comfort, acoustics, safety, and wayfinding.
– Karndean
Designing Healthier Homes | Rethink the Power of Daylight

This CPD explores how daylight influences human health, wellbeing, and indoor environmental quality, and outlines Australia’s regulatory requirements for natural light and illuminance. Participants learn key design principles that shape daylight performance and how to evaluate daylight using simple metrics and pre‑construction assessment tools to support evidence‑based residential design.
-Velux
Certified Healthy Building Professional
A professional education program for architects and building professionals focused on health risk in the built environment. The course addresses exposure pathways, material health, moisture, indoor air quality, and building biology principles to support informed design, specification, and construction decisions in real projects.
– Healthy Home Expert
Safety in Design

Build effective Safety in Design (SiD) capability. Receive practical tips on SiD legal duties and roles, risk management, change verifications, and communicating residual risk for downstream. Win work with a competitive edge.
—User Experience (UX)
—Brand & reputation
—Legal compliance
—Harm reduction
—Costs savings
-FEFO Consulting
Architectural Acoustics: Speech Intelligibility and Speech Privacy

Master speech intelligibility, speech privacy, and related NCC/Green Star requirements. We present practical solutions and case studies highlighting successful projects in various environments: stadiums, schools, aquatic centres, community hubs, healthcare, airports, train stations, and so on. Discover the latest patented soundproofing innovations and systems.
-Megasorber
Design Considerations for Education Ceilings

This course provides a thorough understanding of the unique requirements and considerations necessary for ceiling systems in educational institutions. It covers the vital components of designing, choosing, and installing ceiling systems that address the specific needs of educational settings, ensuring they contribute to a conducive learning atmosphere and adhere to educational facility standards.
-Armstrong Ceilings
Fireplace types and functionality

In this comprehensive presentation on fireplace types, we explore not only the diverse range of options available but also the crucial design considerations that underpin their functionality and aesthetic appeal. From traditional wood-burning fireplaces to modern gas or electric variants, each type offers unique advantages and challenges that need to be carefully assessed.
-Jetmaster Fireplaces Australia
NCC Compliance – Lightweight Timber-framed School Buildings

Learn NCC fire provisions for timber-framed low-rise and mid-rise buildings. Identify fire hazards in timber linings and floor coverings and cover NCC-compliant design solutions for timber-framed school buildings.
-WoodSolutions