Inhouse CPD
Corus offer a number of in-house seminars that can be delivered in practices. Primarily aimed at engineers and architects, these free seminars last around 50 minutes, ending with a question & answer session. Delivered by our experienced team of Regional Technical Managers, these are designed to be presented around the lunchtime period.
A full listing of available seminars along with a brief description are given below.
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
Designing Steel Building for Fire
Corefast: Multi-Storey Steel Building Cores
Pre-finished steel for roof and wall cladding
Importance of air-tightness in non-domestic buildings
Discussing standing seam; 21st Century Design
Factory Tour – Insulated Panel Line at Shotton Works
This seminar looks at the main steel material standards (EN 10210, 10219, 10025), and how to specify the correct type of steel to ensure the steel provided complies with the appropriate standard.
The physical differences between cold formed and hot finished hollow sections are discussed, together with their implications in terms of design.
This is followed by a full explanation of clause 2.4.4 of BS 5950 that covers the area of steel sub-grade selection, an area of the code that is misunderstood and often neglected.
Target Audience: Engineers/ Fabricators
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
This seminar is a practical introduction to tubular jointing, with worked examples illustrating best practice.
It is known that if not considered at the outset the sizing of members in tubular joints can cause significant difficulties later on in the design process.
This presentation provides some practical rules of thumb that can be used early on in design to ensure that member proportions are appropriate for both member and joint capacity.
Target Audience: Engineers/ Fabricators
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
This seminar considers the functional requirements of the Building Regulations and the ways in which these can be met.
It will examine what happens in a real fire to a steel frame and describe the ongoing research work into whole frame behavior at Cardington and the resulting guidance that is available. Case studies incorporating the new design approaches will be shown.
The latest guidance on the behavior of single storey buildings in fire and the significance of boundary conditions will also be included.
Target Audience: Engineers/ Fabricators/Architects
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
This seminar explains how Corefast works and the type of projects that can benefit from the use of this innovative new approach.
The Corefast system is a new approach to creating building cores that uses Bi-steel panels that can be quickly and simply bolted together on site allowing the erection of a core in a matter of days rather than weeks.
Bi-steel is a Corus product that was developed some 10 years ago and has also been used very successfully in applications where safety and security are important priorities.
Target Audience: Engineers/ Fabricators/Architects
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
This seminar will encompass the design, detailing and installation of the Slimdek shallow floor system.
By considering a typical floor bay, the seminar will illustrate the thought processes required to develop a scheme quickly and maximize the benefits of using Slimdek. The issues to be considered include the choice of edge beam, propping, internal ties, fire protection, slab penetrations; the effects of plan form on the economyof the design.
The seminar will also show detail typical construction details, and practical considerations for construction.
Target Audience: Engineers/Fabricators/Architects
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
This seminar will seek to clarify what is meant by the phrase a "a sustainable building"
The seminar will look at the the Government Sustainable Construction Strategy including its background, main features and implications. It will address how you measure sustainability including the the advantages and limitations of Carbon footprinting.
Other topics included within the seminar include thermal mass, design for deconstruction and the possible impact of new technologies.
Target Audience: Engineers/ Fabricators/Architects
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
This seminar highlights the role of pre-finished-steel in architecture and explains the importance of specifying both the pre-finished steel as well as the cladding system to generate the optimum final specification.
The seminar includes the definition and specification of a pre-finished steel product, performance statements and guarantees, maintenance requirements and how this impacts on building life cycle costs and sustainability considerations.
The seminar will also cover, aesthetic performance, robustness and Health and Safety.
Target Audience: Architects
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
This seminar demonstrates where the air-leakage paths in the steel building envelope are, and shows that when correctly specified and installed, both built up and composites systems help meet the requirement ADL2A 2006, and although U values remain the same, significant improvements in air-tightness of buildings will have to be made if the required 23.5% to 28% reduction in CO2 is to be met.
The seminar will include discussion on the relationship between the 2006 and the 2002 regulations & minimum expected levels of performance, the impact of air-tightness and its importance when demonstrating compliance and guidance on the use of pre-finished steel in the building envelope.
Target Audience: Architects
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
This seminar is a forward thinking, practical seminar that provokes open discussion and audience participation adding a more bespoke element to the core syllabus of the content.
The seminar tackles the pertinent issues faced by the industry and offers a step by step guide through the building regulations and standards, sustainability and technical considerations all of which are fundamental to future system design and performance.
Target Audience: Architects
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
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The seminar provides an invaluable insight into headline issues addressed through Approved Document Part L:2006. It covers the scientific and legislative background and requirements of Approved Document Part L: 2006 and explains the compliance method and workable solutions to meet part L. To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form. |
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The seminar covers typical refurbishment solutions available and their financial, social, economic and environmental aspects. The seminar also discusses various detailing, evaluation and assessment processes, relevant Building Regulations and how to achieve their requirements effectively. To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form. |
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The main objective of the tour is for the visitor to gain technical knowledge and understanding of the manufacturing process of the Corus Trisomet® 333 System. The state-of-the-art insulated panel production line is one of the most automated and efficient in Europe in terms of manning, yield loss, energy use and volume output. To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form. |
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| This seminar provides an insight into the use of ComFlor® composite floor decks. The seminar addresses the key issues to be considered when specifying a structural composite floor such as spanning, concrete usage, Health and Safety implications and acoustics. Other topics include FibreFlor in construction, impact of building lifecycle costs, sustainability and environmental impact and case study examples. Target Audience: Engineers/ Fabricators To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form. |
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The seminar considers the option of steel H piles for foundation construction. In addition to an overview of design issues and features that steel H piles offer, the topics of installation and durability - which are frequently raised as reasons not to use H piles - are discussed.
A brief consideration of the sustainability of steel piling concludes the seminar.
Target Audience: Engineers/Fabricators/Architects
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
This seminar considers the case for steel in the ground from the sustainability point of view.
The fact that steel can be removed, fefurbished, reused and recycled when the life of a structure comes to an end is demonstrated with practical examples. Innovative uses for steel elements which offer reduced construction time are also introduced.
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
Steel sheet piling has been used for many years as temporary works to create holes in the ground enabling the permanent structure to be built. Considering the sheet piling as permanent walls to the structure minimises the work to be carried out below ground and frequently offers substantial time and cost savings.
The seminar considers issues relevant to the construction of steel intensive basements including design, watertightness, durability, installation, aesthetics and material selection.
In all cases these talks will be suitable for engineers at all levels. They may be of interest to architects on the basis that sustainability features in all the talks to a greater or lesser extent and aesthetics is covered in the basements talk.
Target Audience: Engineers/ Architects
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
Weathering steel is a high strength low alloy steel that in suitable environments forms an adherent protective rust ‘patina’, to prevent further corrosion. The corrosion rate is so low that bridges fabricated from unpainted weathering steel can achieve a 120 year design life with only nominal maintenance. Hence, a well detailed weathering steel bridge in an appropriate environment can provide an attractive, very low maintenance, economic solution in many locations.
This seminar, highlights the benefits of weathering steel bridges, describes the limitations, and comments on both the material availability and the appearance of such bridges.
It also provides advice on a range of issues including, design and detailing, fabrication and installation, inspection and maintenance, and remedial measures should corrosion rates exceed those anticipated at the design stage.
Target Audience: Engineers/Fabricators/Architects
To express interest in an inhouse seminar please use the attached inhouse CPD request form.
Ken Oliver
Education Manager
Construction Services & Development
Q Block
Rotherham, S60 3AR
United Kingdom
T +44 (0) 1709 825584
