Your course draws on many years of experience of involvement with fully weather exposed timber structures. Since 2012 I have been working as a consultant and have had to inspect many domestic decks that have given problems. Invariably it is because the installer has not read very basic guides on how to do it. This course will teach you how to do a decking project that will age gracefully with minimal maintenance.

Your course will teach you what is necessary to deliver a long lived timber bollard that is fit for purpose. To allow you to complete this course at your convenience, it is broken into five short segments: 1. Background to this course and different bollard applications 2. Case histories 3. General observations 4. Discussion of issues with the IPWEA bollard drawing, and 5. (Optional) How we can help you.

While this CPD course on timber handrail does cover domestic pine rail that is usually seen in domestic applications, it is especially focused on commercial rails. You will learn the following from a very experienced presenter: • Types of handrails and balustrades • Compliance issues driving the selection of handrails balustrades • Timber quality and grades of timber • Timber - standard sizes and how to use these in your design/detailing • Timber preservation • How to maximise the life of timber structures through quality detailing • Methods of connection handrail and things to be aware of, and • Quality and design outcomes

My CPD course, Timber Preservation, will explain what you need to know about AS/NZS 1604.1 Preservative-treated wood-based products, Part 1: Products and treatment. You will learn what it can do and more importantly what it will not do. Treatment will not compensate for poor species choice, inappropriate grade specification and poor building practice. All must considered as a total solution to timber durability. Your learning outcomes are: Learning Outcome 1. Understanding what sapwood, heartwood and heart is Learning Outcome 2, The problem of heartwood Learning Outcome 3. Understanding H5 and H6 treatment Learning Outcome 4. Limitations of treatment on sawn timber Learning Outcome 5. Combining natural durability with treatment Learning Outcome 6. Understanding some myths about treatment Learning Outcome 7. The dangers of CCA Learning Outcome 8. Codemark instead of Australian Standards

Asset owners are loosing confidence in timber when used in external applications. I will argue in my course, Grading Hardwood: Understanding AS2082 and how it relates to external applications, that this is largely through specifying timber inappropriately, which is further compounded by using poor construction practices. The standard is only concerned with strength on the day of milling, you need to be specifying in such a way that those properties are relevant 20 or thirty years afterwards. They will be when ubnder a roof but not necessarily when exposed to the elements. When you appreciate the limitations of AS2082 you will be willing to adopt performance based specifications that are appropriate for a more challenging application.

This CPD course is intended to assist a professional designer deliver a successful project that incorporates architecturtal battens in a way that is safe and ages very gracefully. It covers all the matters that you must consider, including species, grade, profile, fastening, and sealing. It concludes with a number of examples of stunning batten projects.