Broxwood has announced a new date for the popular RIBA CPD Seminar “Timber Windows & Doors” to be held in Lerwick on Tuesday, 2 June 2009.  This is the first time this free course will be delivered on Shetland and so far has been met with good demand for places.

The Perth-based bespoke timber windows and doors company has been accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects to deliver this new Continuing Professional Development service to architects and associated construction professionals throughout the UK.

The company has undergone rigorous assessment and developed new courseware in conjunction with the RIBA conforming to strict Core Curriculum CPD guidelines. Course dates have already been snapped up by delegates in other parts of Scotland and the Broxwood CPD team has been delighted by the positive feedback received thus far.

The underlining theme is building for energy efficiency. With Government sights set on new building standards in 2010 and the impending pressure of zero carbon homes by 2016, it is clear to see the pertinence of this latest CPD seminar. Add to this consumer desire to minimise utility bills in light of ever-rising fuel costs and the pressure of choosing the right windows and doors for a property, commercial or domestic, has never been greater.

With a double points weighting, the seminar offers a comprehensive and objective guide to modern timber and wood-aluminium solutions. It demonstrates how technological advances are transforming today’s glazing products making them more thermally efficient and virtually maintenance free.

On the importance of CPD, Minesh Patel, RIBA CPD Manager explained: “CPD obligations exist to help ensure that qualified professionals maintain their competence to practise. This is true in most professions in the UK. At its very basic level, CPD is for consumer protection by ensuring that architects keep up-to-date within a rapidly changing profession but CPD also supports successful career development and personal satisfaction. All chartered members of the RIBA are required to do 35 hours of CPD every year, at least 19.5 hours of which must be from RIBA's prescribed Core CPD Curriculum and by successfully going through the accreditation process this seminar is certainly relevant and topical to our members and hopefully to other construction professionals.”

Broxwood M.D., Olav Skretteberg, said:  “We’re absolutely delighted with the popularity of the seminar. We’ve worked very hard with the RIBA to meet their stringent expectations and accreditation to the Core Curriculum demonstrates the value of this new training. With rapidly rising energy prices and the threat of global warming, worldwide focus remains robustly on maximizing energy efficiency. Broxwood has a great deal of expertise in this area and, in terms of technological development for example, Norwegian and Austrian products are leading the field with Passive House compatible products which already outstrip the building regulations envisaged for the UK in the years to come. As independent suppliers, we are dedicated to supporting industry colleagues by providing an insight to such cutting edge solutions and are very pleased with the high numbers of course bookings and very positive feedback we’ve received thus far.”

Open to RIBA, RIAS, CIAT and CIOB members and related industry professionals, this free CPD seminar will be held in the Shetland Hotel, Lerwick on Tuesday, 2 June 2009 from 10am until 12noon. Places are limited and must be pre-booked. Interested parties should e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 01738 444456.