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Alison from Verosol did a wonderful job explaining how taking two formally separate external components (exteriors walls and glazing) and redefining them as parts of the ‘total facade’.
Recaps and photo galleries from CPD sessions, consumer seminars and exhibitor functions held at the centre.
250 events in Formal CPD

Alison from Verosol did a wonderful job explaining how taking two formally separate external components (exteriors walls and glazing) and redefining them as parts of the ‘total facade’.

Our thanks to Belinda from Austaron Surfaces for a delightfully engaging presentation on what you can do with Mario Romano Walls.

Our Formal CPD series continues to deliver excellent value. We’d like to extend our thanks to David from Holcim for an engaging session.

Greg from Viridian Glass explained products chosen to meet the energy, acoustic and light performance at Guy Sebastian’s home , and Stefan from James Hardie introduced the new “Hardie Fine Texture Cladding”.

This session offered the opportunity to discover how to integrate home technologies for now and the future.

Presented by the dynamic Julie Richardson at Polytec, this session explored future trends in joinery and finishes with polytec’s 2021 release.

Our thanks to Bernie from Alspec Aluminium for his CPD presentation which is designed to provide a clear understanding of Cladding materials.

This fantastic presentation by Jennifer from House of Bamboo, looked at how we can find creative ways to use bamboo.

In a change to tradition, presentations with the Architects Small Practice Group took place in exhibitor showrooms.

From custom printed wall coverings to the revolutionary Mosaico Digitale – tiles that are custom printed with almost any image.

Our thanks to Anthony and the team at Viridian Glass for an excellent CPD presentation last week.

Hettich took a look at how we are influenced by Megatrends and the impact of the way we live in terms of Invididualisation.

Gavin & Larissa from Outback Doors introduced their frameless glass bifolding door system, and Belinda from Staron explained the evolution of Solid Surface.

Our Formal CPD series continues to power ahead with another fantastic turn out both in person and online.

In this CPD, Stefan from James Hardie explained how we look at making informed choices to reduce embodied carbon in your projects, how best to use data to interpret the data.

There is nothing like that personal interaction to be able to get right into the nitty gritty.

Alison from Verosol kicked off our Interiors CPD series for 2021 with style.

Architectural CPD for 2021 kicked off with a fantastic presentation by Belinda from Austaron.

The BDAQ Design Hub was power packed with a range of inspirational presentations and a unique design challenge.

Our thanks to Nigel from Allegion for his CPD presentation on the growing need for aged care facilities that are compliant with AS1428 in Australia.

Session 20 wrapped up another excellent year of Professional Development with the ASPG.

Explore future trends in joinery and finishes with polytec’s 2021 release.

The twin crises of climate breakdown and biodiversity loss are a serious issue of our time.

That need for human interaction and sharing of knowledge is driving a return to normal … great to see.
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