Brickworks are committed to providing educational and inspirational content and are pleased to offer accredited CPD Presentations.

Registered attendees will receive 1 formal CPD point following the completion.

You will receive a high standard of educational content, with presentations aiming to educate on innovative design solutions utilising new products, materials and technologies and any new regulations affecting the design process.

Learning Outcomes

This presentation will deliver outcomes related to the following Competency/s from the National Standard of Competency for Architects 2021: ​

PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN​

PC24 Be able to prepare and analyse project development options in response to a project brief – its objectives, budget, user intent and built purpose, risk and timeframes, including environmental sustainability considerations.​

PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN​

PC33 Be able to investigate, coordinate and integrate sustainable environmental systems – including water, thermal, lighting and acoustics – in response to consultants’ advice.​

DETAILED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION​

PC39 Be able to integrate the material selection, structural and construction systems established in the conceptual design into the detailed design and documentation.

At the end of this presentation, you should be able to:​

1. Explain the principles of how photovoltaic technology works in the built environment.​

2. Compare standard solar systems to Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).​

3. Describe how to calculate the levelised cost of energy from BIPV and standard solar panel systems to assess the most effective solution for clients.

4. Identify important design considerations when planning for BIPV and standard solar systems.​