Many core curriculum CPDs are so dull they’re coma-inducing. They make a December site visit in torrential rain sound like an eternally appealing way to spend your lunch break.
Here’s what we don’t get – architecture isn’t boring, slate isn’t boring, so why should the CPD be boring?
It shouldn’t!
And we’re here to make sure that it’s not… You might call SSQ the saviours of the CPD!
The prevalence of boring CPDs is astounding when you consider the subject matter:
Architecture – the richest craft in the world, the intricate meeting of art and science, where visions and dreams are born into reality.
Slate – a physical wonder formed over hundreds of millions of years, that only exists because the earth literally moved as mud and volcanic ash slowly metamorphosed into slate, beautifully cleaved and ready to be hand split.
How someone can take these two innately fascinating and awe-inspiring subjects and then produce a coma-inducing CPD presentation that reduces a room of intelligent, enquiring architects to a sea of glassy eyes is beyond us!
Thankfully our slate experts don’t possess that coma-inducing skill so the CPD you’ll experience will be just as captivating as natural slate architecture is.
I hope that’s ok with you?
It usually is…
If the sandwiches were the best thing about the last CPD you attended, book an SSQ CPD. Don’t get me wrong, the sandwiches will be great, but the content will capture your imagination in a way you never thought possible.
Why Specify Slate CPD
This CPD is built around your needs. We constantly review and update it to reflect the latest trends and legislation in the industry.
So as well as being fascinating, it will arm you with the right, concise knowledge you need to be totally confident about your Natural Slate specification.
You will learn about:
- The ONLY way to GUARANTEE a perfect slate roof (it’s straightforward once you know this little-understood principle)
- The secret to specifying for low pitch roofs (as low as 17.5o pitches)
- Unusual and unique roof designs and applications – some real food for thought
- How to identify invisible defects in roofing slate and a simple way to avoid specifying defective slate
- How natural slate was used to overcome project challenges and delight clients in our detailed case-studies
- The difference between CE tested slate and true quality slate
- How to understand the legal requirements when it comes to specifying slate
- How to achieve problem-free slate specification every time
- How to specify random coursed roofing slates
- The difference between hook and nail fixing… and why you should care about it
Have a specific issue or topic you’d like us to talk about? No problem, just let us know when you’re booking your CPD.
If you’re anything like the talented architects at the last dozen or so of our Natural Roofing Slate CPD seminars, you have a thirst to know more about natural slate, and the solutions it provides in your work.
So with thirsty architects like you in mind, our CPD is tailored to suit your needs and is constantly reviewed and updated to reflect the latest trends and legislation in the industry.
One of the key aims of our “Why Specify Slate?” CPD, is to arm you with the right, concise, knowledge to make you confident about your Natural Slate specification.
“Why Specify Slate?” is divided into main four sections:
- Why Choose Natural over other roofing materials?
- Design Possibilities and Case Studies
- Problem-free Slate Specification
- A section dedicated to your queries
In addition to this there is the option of a range of subtopics depending on your practice’s requirements, including:
- Nail vs Hook fixing
- How to specify at 17.5 degree pitches
- How to specify random coursed roofing slates
- Specifying Heritage Roofing Slates
- The environmental benefits of using natural slate
- The NF 228 standard, and why this is the ONLY way to GUARANTEE a perfect roof.
Book here now for an interesting and interactive, “core curriculum” CPD!
