Zip Water: Two New SBID-Accredited CPDs

As the expectations placed on interior designers continue to evolve, so too does the need for knowledge that supports not just how spaces look, but how they perform and feel to live in.

Two of Zip Water’s CPDs are now SBID-accredited, exploring areas that increasingly shape residential design: Drinking Water Quality and Sustainable Design. Together, they offer practical insight into creating spaces that prioritise wellbeing, efficiency and sustainability, without compromising on aesthetics.

Intentional Design

Today’s interiors are expected to do more. Beyond visual appeal, there is a growing focus on how home environments support health and wellbeing, as well as user experience. Access to clean, great-tasting water plays an essential role in this.

SBID-accredited CPDs provide designers with the confidence that the knowledge they’re building is both relevant and thoroughly assessed—supporting more informed, considered specification.

Understanding Drinking Water Quality

Water is fundamental to daily life, yet the true story of what is actually in the water we drink is often overlooked. This CPD builds designers’ understanding of drinking water technologies, highlighting solutions to improve water quality.

Key learning objectives:
– Understand the process of how we get drinking water to our taps.
– Understand who the different governing bodies are and what they do.
– Understand the current drinking water quality standards.
– Understand what’s in mains drinking water.
– Understand the different drinking water technologies and solutions to improve the drinking water quality and their applications.
– Be able to make informed decisions to get the best drinking water solution for your client.

With a clearer understanding of these factors, designers can make more confident decisions that enhance both functionality and overall user health and wellbeing.

Can Sustainable Design Help Solve the UK’s Drinking Water Dilemma?

Sustainability is no longer an added consideration—it’s an essential part of the modern home. This CPD explores how conscious design choices can reduce impact while elevating desirability.

Key learning objectives:
– Understand what is meant by Sustainable Design and what is missing from its definition.
– Understand drinking water as a sustainable design issue.
– Understand the importance of hydration.
– Understand the most common water delivery options in the UK.
– Understand bottled water’s impact on the environment.
– Discover instant filtered water taps – sustainable at every stage.
– Understand how sustainable products should also be desirable products.

This approach to sustainability encompasses a commitment to protecting the planet, whilst not compromising on style and functionality.

Designing for the Now

Both CPDs stress the importance of designing with intention. Whether it’s providing access to high-quality, filtered drinking water or selecting materials that have reduced environmental impact, each decision contributes to spaces that feel better to live in and are built to last.

For the modern interior designer, this means creating homes that are carefully curated, whilst also supporting healthier and more sustainable lifestyles.

To learn more about our CPDs and to enquire about booking one, follow the links below:
– Understanding Drinking Water Quality
– Can Sustainable Design Help Solve the UK’s Drinking Water Dilemma?

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