External walls perform multiple roles simultaneously. Beyond creating the architectural expression of a building, they provide environmental separation, manage heat and moisture, contribute to acoustic performance and fire resistance, and must satisfy increasingly complex regulatory requirements.
Yet wall components are often specified individually.
The upcoming CPD Live session Designing High-Performance Building Envelopes – From Interior Walls to Façades examines why a more integrated, whole-of-wall approach can produce better outcomes.
Presented by CSR Rondo, the session will break down the structural and non-structural components that make up external wall systems and examine how their interaction influences overall building performance.
Architects and specifiers will explore considerations including thermal performance, acoustics, condensation, permeability, weatherproofing, structural requirements and NCC compliance, alongside the practical challenges of coordinating products and systems from multiple suppliers.
The session will also demonstrate how complete wall assemblies can help reconcile compliance requirements with buildability and design intent.
Presenters Aidan Brisbane, Technical Solutions Manager at CSR, and Alex Lee, Senior Specification Engineer at Rondo Building Services, bring extensive experience across materials compliance, cold-formed steel framing, fire, acoustics, thermal performance, structural design and constructability.
For architects, the central question is not simply whether an individual component performs as intended, but whether the entire assembly performs as a coordinated system.
Designing High-Performance Building Envelopes – From Interior Walls to Façades
Date: 21 October 2026
1:00pm–2:00pm AEDT
1 Formal CPD Point
Presented by CSR Rondo
