CPD Training
CPD TRAINING: EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEGE WITH SOTECH
Enhance your expertise with our complimentary CPD training, available in person or online.
Led by Sotech’s expert technical team, our in-depth sessions are tailored for architects, specifiers, and construction professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of:
- Specifying Rainscreen Facade Cladding – Safety, testing, certification and sustainability.
- Sustainable Specification – The role of rainscreen cladding in reducing carbon impact.
- Living Wall Solution, Optima Meadow – Enhancing biodiversity and urban greening.
Looking for a bespoke session? We can tailor CPD training to your specific needs and deliver it face-to-face or virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Get in touch to book your CPD today.
Each in depth training can be delivered face to face or online, via Microsoft Teams.
CHOOSE FROM OUR CPD COLLECTION
Specifying Rainscreen Cladding – Testing, Certification, Safety & Sustainability.
Join Sotech’s CPD training for a comprehensive look at the testing, certification, safety, fire performance, and environmental credentials of rainscreen cladding. Learn how to specify the right solution for your project while exploring the full range of Optima rainscreen systems and their benefits.
Presented by one of Sotech’s experienced technical advisors, this live CPD will cover:
- The key safety and performance considerations when specifying rainscreen cladding.
- Testing and certification requirements, including compliance with building regulations.
- Fire performance standards and the differences between A1 and A2 materials.
- The impact of UK regulations, including Approved Document B and the Hackitt Report.
- Sustainability and environmental credentials – understanding carbon footprints, recyclability, and material choices.
- The full range of Optima rainscreen solutions – from secret fix to through fix, anodised, PPC, ACM, and more.
- Design and performance factors, including BIM integration and system longevity.
- The technical support available from Sotech’s expert team.
What to Expect from This CPD
This interactive session will provide practical insights into rainscreen cladding specification, backed by real-world case studies and best practices. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to ask project-specific questions in a dedicated Q&A session.
Why Attend?
✔ Understand the full scope of rainscreen cladding – beyond fire safety.
✔ Stay up to date with the latest testing, certification, and regulatory requirements.
✔ Explore the benefits of Sotech’s Optima rainscreen solutions.
✔ Get expert guidance tailored to your projects.
Contact our team to book in a live presentation via our online meeting software Microsoft Teams.
Sustainable Specification: How Rainscreen Cladding Can Add Value at Every Stage of the Building Life Cycle.
Join Sotech’s CPD training to understand how the construction industry contributes to climate change and how rainscreen cladding can support sustainable design at every stage of a building’s life cycle. This session explores key regulations, material choices, and innovative design approaches to help architects and specifiers reduce carbon emissions and create greener buildings.
Delivered by one of Sotech’s experienced technical advisors, this live CPD will cover:
- The urgency of the climate change challenge and what it means for architects, designers, and manufacturers.
- Key industry trends such as decarbonization, net zero, embodied and operational carbon, and EPD certification.
- How rainscreen cladding supports sustainability, including material life cycles and the environmental benefits of different finishes.
- The impact of new regulations and sustainability targets for 2030 and 2050.
- How digital tools like BIM and VR help reduce waste and improve specification accuracy.
- How material selection affects sustainability, with an in-depth look at aluminium, stainless steel, copper, and zinc.
- Case studies of award-winning projects that have achieved BREEAM and LEED certification.
What to Expect from this CPD
This interactive session will prove expert insights into sustainable rainscreen cladding specification, backed by real-world case studies and best practices. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask project-specific questions in a dedicated Q&A session.
Why Join?
✔ Understand the urgent need to design for sustainability in response to the climate crisis.
✔ Explore how rainscreen cladding adds sustainable value to projects.
✔ Learn how to specify materials with the lowest environmental impact.
✔ Stay up to date on changing regulations and how they affect specification.
✔ Ask project-specific questions and receive expert guidance.
Contact our team to book in a live presentation via our online meeting software Microsoft Teams.
NEW: Optima Meadow: Bringing Biodiversity to the Built Environment
Join Sotech and Optima Meadow CPD training to explore Optima Meadow, an innovative living wall rainscreen solution that integrates plant life directly into building facades. Designed to enhance urban biodiversity and meet sustainability targets, this system provides an attractive and practical approach to urban greening while maintaining the performance and safety standards of Sotech’s Optima rainscreen systems.
Delivered by Sotech and Vertical Meadow experienced technical advisors, this live CPD will cover:
- The importance of urban greening and biodiversity net gain in modern construction.
- How Optima Meadow integrates with Sotech’s Optima FC+ hook-on rainscreen system.
- The environmental benefits, including contributions to BREEAM, LEED, and Urban Greening Factors.
- The innovative germination process – from factory-seeded mineral wool to on-site growth.
- Installation and maintenance best practices, including remote monitoring capabilities.
- Regulatory compliance and sustainability credentials, including its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).
- Case studies of successful implementations in both temporary and permanent projects.
What to Expect from This CPD
This engaging session will offer practical guidance on specifying rainscreen cladding, supported by real-world case studies and industry best practices. You’ll also have the chance to ask project-specific questions during a dedicated Q&A session.
Why Join?
✔ Gain expert knowledge on integrating living walls into rainscreen cladding systems.
✔ Understand the sustainability and biodiversity benefits of Optima Meadow.
✔ Learn how Optima Meadow can support compliance with BREEAM, LEED, and other sustainability frameworks.
✔ Explore the technical details, installation, and maintenance considerations.
✔ Get tailored guidance from Sotech and Vertical Meadow’s expert teams.
Contact our team to book in a live presentation via our online meeting software Microsoft Teams.
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