The following CPD Providers Network material is available from Tata Steel:
Acoustic Performance of Pre-finished Steel Cladding Systems
(Literature)
Pre-finished steel cladding systems can form the basis of an acoustically high-performance building envelope. The actual requirements will be building-specific, but where improvements are needed over the standard systems there are some simple guidlines that can be followed. The guidance given here will help building designers to achieve the optimum acoustic performance from their building envelopes
Creating an air tight building envelope Technical Paper
(Literature)
This technical paper provides guidance on the factors which affect the building envelope heat losses and quantify the typical air-tightness performance of metal cladding joints. This information can then be used when specifying the design requirements of a project to achieve Part L compliance.
End of Life options for pre-finished steel buildings -Technical Paper
(Literature)
The sustainability of a building in terms of its material usage, construction, occupation and end of life is becoming an increasing concern. This colorcoat® technical paper, produced with the SCI, looks at the various end-of-life options for the building envelope
Factory tour: Pre-finished steel and the manufacturing process
(Factory Visit)
The main aim of the factory tour is to show the audience the methods used to both Galvanise and paint steel. Architects often believe that the profiles/panels are painted when they are profiled. They do not realize the complex nature of the galvanizing/coating process required to ensure a product lifespan of up to 30 years.
In plane rooflights for low energy buildings
(Literature)
For the first time this paper looks at the various impacts of introducing natural light into single storey buildings. Adopting the principles laid out here will help building designers to optimise their design with respect to the availablility of natural light, avoiding overheating and minimising energy usage.
Part L: 2010: the role of the building envelope in compliance for buildings other than dwellings
(Seminar)
Approved Document L has been revised with effect from October 2010. This CPD introduces these changes and how the performance of buildings is assessed. The CPD then assesses the effect of changing different elements of the building envelope on the building CO2 emissions and then introduces alternatives to the 2010 Notional Building. Builing Integrated low/zero carbon energy systems which are most suitbale for use with pre-finished steel are explained and how they are included into SBEM claculations.
Pre-Finished Steel for Standing Seam Roofs and How It Contributes to The Code for Sustainable Homes
(Seminar)
This seminar will:
- Provide specifiers, building owners and clients with a comprehensive understanding of the benefits for using pre-finished steel for standing seam roofs
- Offer architects an alternative method in their quest to achieve higher levels in the Code for Sustainable Homes
- Highlight the sustainable attributes of pre-finished steel roof and wall cladding systems
- Explain how its specification can contribute to achieving a good overall rating in the Code for Sustainable Homes
Pre-finished steels for roofing and cladding
(Seminar)
This seminar aims to help architects understand the role of pre-painted metals, how they are manufactured and the choices in aesthetics and functionality. This will enable the architect to complete their specifications in more detail whilst giving them more choice.
Refurbishment Solutions for Metal Roofing and Cladding
(Seminar)
This seminar aims to provide a greater understanding of how the regulations and systems can affect a refurbishment project and how the choice of system can influence the functionality and aesthetics of the final scheme. It also deals with the thought process and design considerations.
Structural Performance of built up roof and wall cladding systems - Technical Paper
(Literature)
This technical paper aims to give the specifier a good understanding of what structual performance should be expected of a cladding system. It addresses the structural aspects of the specification of a built up cladding system and considers the necessary load paths in the cladding design. Architects and specifiers will have a clear understanding of the behaviour of individual components and the interaction between them.
Sustainable Low Carbon Buildings
(Seminar)
The CPD covers the aspects of embodied and operation energy for a range of building types and how these can be reduced. The most sustainable renewable energy systems for integration and pre-finished steel building envelopes are explained. The BREEAM assessment is outlined and how pre-finished steel can be specified to maximise BREEAM ratings. A cost effective hierarchy of building enhancements is proposed.
Sustainable Roof and Wall Cladding: Built-up Steel Systems
(Seminar)
Built-up steel cladding systems provide a modern, sustainable solution for the building envelope of many buildings. This CPD introduces these systems and the results which can be achieved with them. The CPD provides a background to assessing the sustainability of building components, then shows how built-up steel cladding systems meet the various criteria of sustsinability. There is an emphasis on the contribution that these building envelope solutions can make to reducing the whole-life impact of construction, including not only emboided impacts, but the in-use phase and the practicalities of dealing with construction materials at end-of-life
The Importance of Air Tightness in Non-domestic buildings
(Seminar)
This seminar demonstrates where the air-leakage paths in a steel building envelope are, and shows that when correctly specified and installed, both built-up and composite systems can help meet the requirements of ADL2A (2006). CPD includes:
- The impact of air-tightness and its importance when demonstrating compliance
- Guidance on the use of pre-finished steel in the building envelope and how the various systems perform