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By attending this seminar, you will gain increased awareness of key considerations in managing projects, including proactively managing risks, change and quality. This seminar will cover key project management principles and processes linked to the project lifecycle, communication, phases, scope and deliverables, alongside benefits and outcomes for clients and stakeholders.

RIBA North East Regional Council invite all members to join the Regional Council meeting on Tuesday 26 February from 6pm. This event will give members the opportunity to hear first hand from Regional Council representatives on activities and ways to get involved over the coming year.

Post-Grenfell, the Independent Review of Building Regulations and fire safety made clear that the regulatory framework and fire safety processes are unfit for purpose. The construction industry must change its culture and this seminar will question existing complacencies, offering a common-sense protocol to achieve this objective.

Looking at safety through specification and detailing by focussing on the principles of the Designer responsibilities and the importance of drawings and specifications in the delivery of a project, this seminar will analyse how the safe approach used at design stage can have an impact on the building when in use.

​​​Are you looking to advance your knowledge and understanding of the new RIBA Services Contracts and RIBA Building Contracts? The RIBA Contracts CPD Day will broaden your knowledge and provide you with a better understanding of the overall procurement framework, the architect/consultant’s role and help you ensure that you choose the right form of contract.

This interactive seminar will explore how to work with community stakeholders and clients through collaborative design processes. Exploring design engagement from a range of perspectives through case studies, discussion and hands-on activities, this session will provide you with practical tools and approaches to use in your own work.

During this seminar, you will take ‘a journey through a day’ with people to explore how the buildings they experience impact on them and their daily lives. This seminar will look at how to integrate inclusive design principles, illustrate a range of user needs and how to engage with users. It will also provide an update on inclusive design legislative and regulatory requirements.

This seminar will demystify the regulations and help you understand how to apply health and safety design risk management on your projects. CDM should be utilised as a collaborative tool, developing the design and construction process to enhance health and safety in the built environment, ensuring that we consider design implications through reductive steps.

We need low energy for every project, not just the green exemplars. This seminar will give you the knowledge to assess cost and energy implications of your design decisions, so performance can be imbedded, rather than bolted-on.

This seminar will provide an understanding of the complex issues to consider when dealing with projects involving historic buildings and how conservation principles are applied throughout a project’s progress, from brief development through to completion.