RIBA CPD Showcase

Doors

The following CPD materials have all been assessed and approved by the RIBA.
Seminar, by SIMONSWERK UK Ltd
Provides architects with the technical knowledge required to specify the correct hinge for the right application. This presentation offers guidance on door specification, legislation, building regulations, fire and safety in use, CE marking, MANDEC and the Equality Act.

SIMONSWERK has over 35 years’ experience in the manufacture of high quality brass, aluminium and stainless steel hinges for doors, windows and conservatories. SIMONSWERK UK provides the architectural ironmongery and builders hardware industries with a combined supply source for over 4,000 catalogue items, backed by award-winning customer service.

Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour.
Seminar, by Dortek Ltd
This seminar introduces the key design considerations for leisure facilities and explores the features and benefits that hygienic GRP doors can offer in these environments. It explores key considerations in leisure design, the benefits of specifying GRP doors and how they can improve fire safety, durability, lifecycle costs and hygiene.

Dortek is an end-to-end solutions provider of ultra-hygienic waterproof door systems, with over 45 years’ experience in leisure design. Dortek doors are manufactured from glass-reinforced polyester and contain no organic material. They have a moulded, smooth, seamless, one-piece construction that is both impervious to moisture and easy to clean.

Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 30-40 minutes.
This presentation offers architects a greater insight into the specification of sliding and folding door gear to create flexible and versatile space solutions. It includes information on what sliding and folding door gear is, where it can be used and why one might use it, together with some advantages of various systems. This includes specification, the specification process itself and specification considerations.

Coburn offers a wide range of systems to suit most applications, from sliding wardrobes to sliding walls. With a track record dating back to 1911, and a commitment to remaining at the forefront of British design and manufacture, its range of sliding and folding door gear systems are designed to encourage greater creativity and transform your concept into a reality.

Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: one hour.
Seminar, by Teckentrup UK Ltd
Why does CE marking matter? For steel fire doorsets, a life safety product, it guarantees unequivocal comparison of product specification and performance while also providing the opportunity for UK specifiers to access higher performance insulated steel fire doorsets at prices comparable to uninsulated steel doorset products.

Teckentrup is one of the largest steel doorset producers in Europe. The company considers upholding standards a powerful tool to demonstrate the capability and strength of its business. Teckentrup has the reach and capacity to engage with the most demanding and high-profile projects nationally and internationally.

Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 45 minutes.
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