Available courses

• RIAI SKILLNET SUSTAINABLE FUNDAMENTALS REVIEWED CPD

  This CPD is delivered exclusively online and consists of nine lectures (some of which are broken into subsections). The list of lectures to be delivered are as follows:

  An introduction into the whys and wherefores of sustainable design including global issues

  • Site selection and orientation
  • Insulation importance and selection
  • Air tightness and ventilation
  • Material selection
  • Passive solar design
  • Heating systems
  • Water Supply and Waste
  • Legislation and compliance

  The intension is that you read all of these lectures and complete an assessment exercise comprising 50 multiple choice questions.  You must answer 70% of the questions correctly to successfully complete the assessment. The questions are based on the content of the lectures

  Q& A Forum

  If you have any questions about the course material please use the forum to ask questions. This is an open forum so please feel free to ask or answer questions in this forum.  The course tutor will respond to questions posted within one week if they have not been adequately answered by other participants

  Assessment Methods

  The assessment will be in the form of 50 multiple choice questions which must be taken in one sitting.

  You will be told your score and those questions you got right or wrong at the end of that assessment.

  End Notes

  It is the intention of the authors that this course gives you a good rounded background knowledge of what sustainability means to architects. If there is content which you feel should be included in the course but which currently isn't covered please provide feedback via the RIAI Skillnet feedback form, which you will receive upon completion of the course, so that the course material can be developed further for future participants. Remember that learning should be fun. Enjoy!

  Cathal O'Boyle