CPD for architects from The Floor Gallery is a programme of six free RIBA-recognised sessions delivered in-studio or online with attendance certificates. Sessions cover carbon-negative cork specification, BREEAM Mat 03 evidence preparation, engineered wood selection (wear layer, format, finish), heritage and listed-building flooring, residential cork briefs, and supplier shortlisting for material specifiers. To book a CPD session, email [email protected].
Architect CPD, free, in-person or online
CPD for architects, specifiers and design teams.
Practical sessions on cork and engineered wood specification, carbon-negative materials, BREEAM Mat 03, EPDs, and the documentation that turns a sustainability claim into a defensible specifier line. Delivered in your studio or online, by the team that supplies HTA Design, Hawkins Brown and Sybarite.
Available CPD sessions.
45 minutes · lunch & learn
Carbon-negative cork, specification fundamentals.
The cork supply chain from Portuguese oak forest to UK floor. How -101 kg CO2e/m2 net is calculated, what an EPD says, and how to read it on a project sustainability dashboard. Worked example from a recent specifier project.
45 minutes · lunch & learn
BREEAM Mat 03 for flooring, the documentation pack.
What the assessor needs, where it comes from, how to get it through the quote. FSC vs PEFC chain of custody. Responsible Sourcing Certificates. EPD-verified embodied carbon. Common pitfalls on Excellent and Outstanding rated schemes.
45 minutes · lunch & learn
Engineered wood specification, oak, herringbone, UFH.
Engineered construction explained: wear layer, core, finish. Underfloor heating compatibility, acoustic and fire performance, warranty terms. How to specify oak in herringbone, plank or pattern without locking out the supply chain.
60 minutes · studio session
Heritage and listed-building floors.
Cork and engineered wood in conservation contexts: acoustic deadening for upper floors, thermal performance with cast-iron radiators, fixing methods that don’t damage substrate. Case study from a recent listed project.
60 minutes · studio session
Residential cork, the design-led case.
Why cork is back in residential specification: texture, sustainability, acoustic, thermal. Cork Styles patterns and the Original Shell finish. Real-project examples from architect-residential projects in London, Surrey and the Cotswolds.
90 minutes · deep dive
Comparing flooring suppliers, specifier shortlisting.
How to evaluate Havwoods, Quadrant, V4, Broadleaf, Boen and The Floor Gallery against a real specifier brief. Carbon, certifications, sample policy, warranty, lead time, project credibility. Bring a live brief; we’ll work through it on the day.
Hands-on workshop, in person
VOC-free staining and coating workshop, with OSLEK.
Finish unfinished Winderen engineered oak yourself: colour, sample and cure under OSLEK’s VOC-free, LED-cured coating. Understand the whole process from bare board to sealed floor, with the better indoor air quality that matters for WELL and BREEAM. See the workshop.
How CPD works with The Floor Gallery.
In your studio.
We come to your studio with samples, project boards and the specification documentation pack. Free for practices in London, Surrey, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh; further afield by arrangement. Lunch can be provided on request, confirm headcount three working days before the session.
Online.
Same session content via Teams or Zoom, with samples couriered to attendees ahead of the call. Useful for distributed teams, recorded for the studio CPD library on request.
What you’ll take away.
- A signed CPD attendance certificate for each attendee for the studio’s CPD log.
- The session deck and source documents (EPDs, FSC certificates, BREEAM documentation samples).
- 100mm samples of every range covered in the session, delivered to your studio.
- A direct line to the specifier team for follow-up project questions.
Recent CPD attendees.
Our CPD sessions have been delivered to architecture and interior-design practices working across UK commercial and architect-residential projects. The format is informal: we sit at the table, work through the deck, take questions, and leave a specifier-grade sample library behind for the team to reference. Anonymised feedback from recent sessions is available on request.
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