Continuing Professional Development

Design for Homes offers the easiest way ever to study for CPD. Our CPD University contains modules produced by architects and residential industry experts.

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You can use this site for the general study element which RIBA anticipates will make up to half of your annual 35 CPD hours and 100 points - from any desktop. Just click on the credit you are interested in below to download a printable PDF. All modules have been created in PDF to make them easy to print off. To download and view modules you need Adobe Acrobat.

Course TitleDurationPDF Size 
George Gardner of Gardner Stewart Architects. May 2007
Creating sustainable urban green spaces
30 mins3MbDownload
Pooran Desai of Bioregional. May 2007
How sustainable lifestyles can inform development and masterplanning. 
30 mins2MbDownload
Keith Bradley of Feilden Clegg Bradley. May 2007
Thoughts on designing homes and details on Accordia, Cambridge.
30 mins3MbDownload
Patrick Clarke of Llewelyn Davies Yeang. May 2007
Planning for successful streets and homes.
30 mins2MbDownload
Jens Randecker: Hammarby Sjostad, Stockholm. May 2007
Background to the planning and description of one of Europe's most sustainable large scale developments.
30 mins5MbDownload
Kevin McGeough of English Partnerships. May 2007
Car Parking. What works where? (2)
30 mins1MbDownload
David Birkbeck of Design for Homes. May 2007
Car Parking. What works where (1)
30 mins2MbDownload
Urban Coding. A cure for SLOAP? (Space Left Over After Planning). David Lunts, (then) Director, Urban Policy, ODPM. A presentation given at the House Builders Federation and Design for Homes 'Design Codes' conference, May 200430 mins3MbDownload
Parc Derwen. Clive Rand, Barton Wilmore Partnership. A presentation given at the House Builders Federation and Design for Homes 'Design Codes' conference, May 200430 mins3MbDownload
The legal opportunities and pitfalls of Design Codes in existing and emerging planning law. Karen Cooksley, Head of Planning and Regeneration, Bevan Ashford. A presentation given at the House Builders Federation and Design for Homes 'Design Codes' conference, May 200430 mins1MbDownload
Codes in Context. Paul Murrain, Senior Design Director, The Prince's Foundation. A presentation given at the House Builders Federation and Design for Homes 'Design Codes' conference, May 200430 mins4MbDownload
Bidding for coded land: The process at Upton, Northampton. Sylvia Short, Design Manager, English Partnerships. A presentation given at the House Builders Federation and Design for Homes 'Design Codes' conference, May 200430 mins2MbDownload
Crown Street Regeneration Project & Queen Elizabeth Square. Tom Macartney, Chief Executive, Sunderland arc. A presentation given at the House Builders Federation and Design for Homes 'Design Codes' conference, May 200430 mins2MbDownload
Design Codes: Bureaucracy to creativity. Vivek Nanda, Alan Baxter and Associates. A presentation given at the House Builders Federation and Design for Homes 'Design Codes' conference, May 200430 mins2MbDownload
Design Codes: The implications for landowners and developers. Yolande Barnes, Director of Research, FPD Savills. A presentation given at the House Builders Federation and Design for Homes 'Design Codes' conference, May 200430 mins1MbDownload
Northampton Urban Extension: Better Highway and Street Layouts. Brian Wooding, Northamptonshire County Council and Andrew Cameron, Alan Baxter and Associates. A Presentation given at the Building for Life Milton Keynes conference, November 200330 mins2MbDownload
Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge. Keith Bradley, Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects LLP. A presentation given at the Building For Life Milton Keynes conference November 2003.30 mins3MbDownload
Central Milton Keynes and Campbell Park. Andrew Jones, Edaw. A presentation given at the Building for Life Milton Keynes conference November 2003.30 mins2MbDownload
Really Sustainable Communities. Roger Levett, Partner, Levitt-Therivel. A presentation given at the Building for Life Ashford Conference, November 2003.30 mins1MbDownload
Eastern Quarry: Form and content for a new urban village. Clive Rand, Masterplanning Partner, Barton Willmore Architects. A presentation given at the Building For Life Ashford Conference, November 200330 mins2MbDownload
Ashford Barracks: A sustainable mixed use community. Bill Hanway, Managing Principle, EDAW and David Mills, Managing Director, Westbury Homes South East Region. A presentation given at the Building For Life Ashford conference, November 200330 mins2MbDownload
Delivering Sustainable Communities in the Cambridge sub-region. Will Cousins, David Lock Associates. A presentation given at the Building For Life Harlow conference, October 200330 mins2MbDownload
European precedents to road layout and homezones. Graham Smith, Joint Centre for Urban Design, Oxford Brookes University A presentation Given at the HBF and Design for Homes 'PPG3 and Design' Conference, Hilton Dartford, June 2003 30 mins3MbDownload
Exploiting PPG3 and Egan principles OR keeping the planners and Technical Directors happy! Peter Phippen, Partner PRP Architects. A presentation Given at the HBF and Design for Homes 'PPG3 and Design' Conference, Hilton Dartford, June 2003 30 mins2MbDownload
Exploiting PPG3 and Egan principles OR keeping the planners and Technical Directors happy Peter Phippen, Partner PRP Architects. A presentation Given at the HBF and Design for Homes 'PPG3 and Design' Conference, Hilton Dartford, June 2003 30 mins2MbDownload
Lacuna, Kings Hill. James Sunley, CEO of Sunley plc and Simon Beck, Director of Clague Architects. A presentation given at the HBF and Design for Homes 'PPG3 and Design' Conference, Hilton Dartford, June 2003 30 mins4MbDownload
Greenhithe, Dartford. The development and design process. John Callcutt, CEO Crest Nicholson plc and George Gardner, Director of Tibbalds TM2. A presentation Given at the HBF and Design for Homes 'PPG3 and Design' Conference, Hilton Dartford, June 2003 30 mins3MbDownload
The design of car parking in residential developments - Towards better practice. Kevin McGeough, Policy Manager (Planning and Design), English Partnerships. A presentation Given at the HBF and Design for Homes 'PPG3 and Design' Conference, Hilton Dartford, June 2003 30 mins3MbDownload
Martin Crookston of Llewelyn Davies: Strategic setting forhousing market growth. A presentation given at the Building for Life Harlow conference, 9 October 200330 mins1MbDownload
Stephen Proctor: Abode, New Hall, Harlow, an urban extension with strong identity. A presentation given by the Proctor and Matthews Director at the Design for Homes conference, 'The Road Ahead', December 200230 mins2MbDownload
Phillip Barnes, Nathaniel Lichfield + Partners: The implications of nearly 3 years of PPG3. A presentation given at the Design for Homes conference, 'The Road Ahead', December 2002 30 mins1MbDownload
Ben Derbyshire, Director, HTA architects: The Simpler the Better. A presentation given at the Design for Homes 'The Road Ahead' conference, December 200230 mins2MbDownload
Melville Dunbar, Melville Dunbar associates: Real urban planning for the shires. A presentation given at the Design for Homes 'The Road Ahead' conference, December 200230 mins1MbDownload
Mark Massey, Director, Ian Darby Partnership: Pioneering the new planning emphasis. A presentation given at the Design for Homes 'The Road Ahead' conference, December 200230 mins2MbDownload
John Harvey, Northants Borough Council + David Taylor, Alan Baxters: The planners' perspective. A presentation given at the Design for Homes 'The Road Ahead' conference, December 200230 mins2MbDownload
Peter Redman on Living over the shop. Lecture by the Notting Hill Housing Trust Chief Executive given at the Design for Homes Intensive Flair conference June 2001. 30 mins3MbDownload
Dietmar Eberle on European models for the urban block. Lecture by the Baumschlager + Eberle-Grassmann Architects Director, given at the Design for Homes Intensive Flair conference, June 2001.30 mins4MbDownload
Peter Vaughan, Director of Broadway Malyan on Mixed use - The sky's the limit. Lecture given at the Design for Homes Intensive Flair conference, June 2001.30 mins1MbDownload
Coin Street, past present and future. What next for Coin Street? by Ian Tuckett, Director Coin Street Community Builders. Coin Street 2001 - an urban square, by Graham Haworth, Partner Haworth Tompkins Architects. Both lectures given at the Design for Homes Intensive Flair conference, June 2001.1 hour2MbDownload
John Weir on what the new community lease means for design. Lecture by the Group Design & Development Director of Wilcon Homes. Given at the Design for Homes Intensive Flair conference, June 2001.30 mins1MbDownload
Dickon Robinson on re-discovering high-rise living. Lecture by the Director of Development and Technical Services, Peabody Trust. Given at the Design for Homes Intensive Flair conference, June 2001.30 mins1MbDownload
Philip Barnes of Nathaniel Lichfield on PPG3 and Urban intensification. Lecture by the Director of Nathaniel Lichfield, given at the Design for Homes Intensive Flair conference, June 2001. 30 mins1MbDownload
Guide to Part L: Energy Efficiency Regulations. A RIBA approved CPD self tutorial produced by H+H Celcon1 hour2MbDownload
Building to Approved Document 'L' with Aircrete. A RIBA approved CPD self tutorial produced by H+H Celcon1 hour2MbDownload
Insulated Pitched Roofing. A RIBA approved CPD self tutorial produced by Dow Construction Products1 hour 30 mins2MbDownload
Thermal Insulation for Floors. Thermal Insulation for Floors, a RIBA assessed seminar produced by Dow Construction Products.1 hour 30 mins1MbDownload
Wendy Shillam on Birmingham's Saltly and Smallheath SRB. Lecture by the Shillam + Smith partner on reinventing the terrace for multicultural Birmingham using a fully flexible and organically stylish comtemporary terraced form. Given at the Design for Homes Joined-up Housing conference, November 2000. 30 mins1MbDownload
John Burrell on the development of Lambeth's Angell Town. Lecture by the Burrell Foley Fischer Partner on Angell Town, a Housing Design Award winner, which uses terraces instead of apartments for a popular high-density affordable scheme. Given at the Design for Homes conference, November 2000.30 mins1MbDownload
Richard Lavington on terraced housing in the Netherlands. Lecture by the Maccreanor Lavington Director on why nearly all Dutch middle-market housing is terraced. Given at the Design for Homes conference, November 2000. 30 mins1MbDownload
Peter Spoors of Miller Homes on Sedgefield villge. Lecture on the development of the scheme, designed by architects Jane Darbyshire and David Kendall, which doubles the density of the original proposal using terraces and crescents. Given at the Design for Homes Joined-up Housing conference, November 2000.30 mins1MbDownload
Piers Gough on the remorseless logic of terraced housing. Lecture by the CZWG partner given at the Design for Homes Joined-up Housing conference, November 200030 mins1MbDownload
Michael Martin of Crest Construction Management on Portishead. Lecture on selecting innovation for terraced homes to accelerate the build programme, offer flexible layouts, reduce skilled trades, eliminate defects and cut wastage. Given at the Design for Homes Joined-up Housing conference, November 200030 mins1MbDownload
Dr Patrick Clarke of Llewelyn Davies on the terrace and density. Lecture on whether the terrace can deliver the government's planning policy objectives, given at the Design for Homes Joined-up Housing conference, November 200030 mins1MbDownload
Stefan Muthesius on the history of the terraced form. Lecture by Stefan Muthesius, author of The English Terraced House, given at the Design for Homes Joined-up Housing conference, November 200030 mins1MbDownload
Application of Aircrete Blocks. This CPD will provide the specifier with a greater understanding of the properties, capabilities, applications and benefits of aircrete blocks.1 hour2MbDownload
Value and Benefits Assessment of Modular Construction. Seven case studies using modular steel construction produced by the Steel Construction Institute.1 hour 30 mins1MbDownload
Brickwork specification to BS3921. Brickwork specification document produced by Hanson Brick30 mins1MbDownload
Timber Frame Housing Construction. Technical guide from British Gypsum looking at best practice in specifying timber frame construction details1 hour2MbDownload
Roger Levett of CAG Consultants, author of DETR's new settlements framework, on sustainability. 30 mins1MbDownload
David Rudlin of URBED, author of the Urban Capacity Assessment on its role in PPG3. 30 mins1MbDownload
Architect and masterplanner Kees Christiaanse on the Dutch approach to housing. 30 mins1MbDownload
Caspar 2, Leeds. Scheme details and response to prefabrication by architect David Levitt. 1 hour1MbDownload
Sir Peter Hall, UCL's Bartlett Professor of Planning on why suburbs do or don't work. 30 mins1MbDownload