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15 min CPDSurveying and dimensional control
Setting Out: Start with a Datum You Can Trust
How to check the reference information behind setting out and avoid repeating the same positioning error across a project.
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15 min CPDStructures
Concrete Cover: The Check Before the Pour
Why reinforcement position matters, how to inspect cover without guessing, and what evidence to retain before concrete conceals the steel.
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15 min CPDQuality management
Non-Conformance: Close the Cause, Not Just the Ticket
Turn a defect report into a clear correction, proportionate cause investigation and verified action that helps prevent recurrence.
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15 min CPDFaçades
Cladding Remediation: What About the Defects Behind It?
A practical approach to identifying, recording and escalating historic defects discovered when an external wall is opened up.
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15 min CPDQuality management
Product Substitutions: What Does Equivalent Really Mean?
Replace informal claims of equivalence with an evidence-led comparison, authorised change decision and traceable site verification.
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15 min CPDFire safety
Sprinklers and Fit-Out: Keep the Design Working
Recognise how ceilings, partitions, storage and late fit-out changes can affect an existing sprinkler design and its inspection record.
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15 min CPDElectrical
Cable Supports: Preventing Premature Collapse in Fire
Inspect the complete support path and distinguish collapse prevention from the separate requirements for circuit survival in a fire.
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15 min CPDBuilding services
Heat Pumps: A Handover That Works for the User
Connect design intent, commissioning records and a clear controls demonstration so the installed heat pump can be used and maintained effectively.
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15 min CPDFire safety
Intumescent Coatings: More Than a Painted Finish
Understand member-specific coating schedules, thickness evidence, compatible layers and repair records for structural steel fire protection.
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15 min CPDStructures
Timber Joists: Holes, Notches and Unplanned Cuts
Recognise different joist types, check service routes before cutting and respond correctly when a structural member has already been altered.
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15 min CPDRoofing
Solar PV on Flat Roofs: Check the Interfaces
Keep structure, waterproofing, drainage, electrical design and maintenance access coordinated when adding solar panels to a flat roof.
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15 min CPDBuilding services
Cold Pipework: Finding the Gaps in Condensation Control
Why joints, valves and supports deserve as much attention as straight lengths when inspecting insulation on cold services.
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