RIBA and NBS launch new site to enhance architects' specification learning

Today NBS, the UK’s leading specification and construction product platform, and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announce the launch of the new and improved RIBACPD.com.

The refreshed website offers a more user-friendly experience, making it easier than ever for specifiers to find and engage with RIBA-approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) materials.

The launch of the new RIBACPD.com is part of a long-standing partnership between NBS and RIBA, which has been supporting the construction industry with free, RIBA-approved CPD content for over 30 years by RIBA CPD Providers.

The RIBA CPD Providers Network offers architects and other built environment professionals with highly relevant product and specification CPD, helping their ongoing competency and supporting quality in the built environment. All manner of experts, from manufacturers to advisory bodies, make up the members of the RIBA CPD Providers Network, helping architects to work, design and build safely and to enable safe and informed specifications.

Each year, RIBA Chartered Members are required to achieve 35 hours’ worth of CPD, as part of their ongoing development. Importantly, the new website will make it easier for users to meet CPD requirements and automatically tracks their CPD activity on the site via ‘My CPD history’. Moreover, the Architects Registration Board (ARB) now also requires registered architects to complete CPD and a CPD record.

The new RIBACPD.com offers enhanced search functionality, a simplified classification system, and a refreshed design.  Now integrated with NBS Source and NBS Chorus it’s never been easier for specifiers to find RIBA-approved CPD materials.

The launch includes a redesigned RIBA CPD Showcase featuring 60 CPDs monthly for increased visibility for RIBA CPD Providers. With over 1,000 CPD resources, the new platform offers a more intuitive user experience, improved filtering, tracks users' CPD history, and can manage favourites.

Commenting on the launch, Helen Frame, NBS’ Director of Product said: “We’re proud to support RIBA in our joint mission to make CPD materials more accessible, encouraging specification brilliance and confidence when designing. CPDs make a huge contribution to ongoing learning and are needed more than ever to meet new regulations and standards.

“The new platform’s integration within NBS Source and NBS Chorus will give RIBA CPD Providers more visibility while allowing specifiers to search for products and find relevant CPD materials, helping them with their project specifications.

“Our investment in this new platform reflects our commitment to a digital-first approach, delivering an intuitive, user-friendly platform that empowers specifiers to access essential content quickly and effortlessly.”

RIBA’s Head of CPD Standards, Joni Tyler, said: “At a time when CPD and competence are more critical than ever for construction professionals, we are immensely pleased with the new, modern website. The new RIBACPD.com will make a difference to both specifiers and RIBA CPD Providers. We are very proud to be continuing to collaborate with NBS in this partnership and in supporting their digital innovations. We are especially pleased to be able to bring the RIBA CPD Providers Network into the information fold with NBS Source and NBS Chorus.”

The RIBA CPD Providers Network offers RIBA members and other construction specifiers access to high-quality, RIBA-approved CPD content, available in various formats, including seminars either in-person or online, factory tours, on-demand webinars or at RIBA CPD Expo events. All content undergoes a thorough assessment by RIBA and its chartered architect team of assessors and is designed to be trusted, helping to support safe and informed project specifications.

 To explore the new website, visit https://www.ribacpd.com/