Promoting Aluminium Doors & Windows to the trade
Aluminium Trade Supply has focused largely on aluminium door, window and curtain walling systems as well as hardware and standards. However there is one growth market and that is for aluminium panels. You may not automatically think about aluminium panels, but they remain a staple part of fenestration especially in curtain walling and for doors. [...]
The Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order saw the abolition of the traditional Fire Certificate. The Fire Certificate that we are all used to was normally issued by the Fire Service. It certified that the building complied with the required fire safety legislation. Following the appropriate checks, documentation and general assessment, the old Fire Certificate demonstrated [...]
The Centre for Window and Cladding Technology some of you may not be familiar with. Also known as the CWCT, those of you involved in curtain walling, building envelopes, facade glazing and similar installations will be familiar with this important organisation. For those that have never heard of the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology, [...]
Whilst specifically written around office buildings, a report claims that Triple Glazing could actually increase the carbon footprint. An interesting article in an online Green Building Website reports that fitting triple glazing to reduce emissions can in fact, be a waste of money. The Report claims that due to triple glazing increasing the buildings carbon [...]
With energy ratings set to change again, the Passivhaus window could well be our future Standard Product. A rated windows are now pretty commonplace. Not only do most window companies have to sell them, most customers expect to find them and buy them. More companies sell A rated windows as standard than ever before. It [...]
There are several standards and legislation that affect entrances and automatic entrance doors. In England and Wales, Part M of the Building Regulations sets minimum legal standards for access and use of buildings by all users, including disabled people. In Scotland access requirements are dealt with in Part S of the Technical Standards, and in [...]
Evidence of longevity on this Dorma TS83 Closer. Product Code 9143 denotes manufacture in week 43 of 1991 When specifying and supplying products to any project, life cycle costs are an increasingly important consideration. This is especially the case for doors and their hardware which is one of the most heavily used parts of any [...]
Hybrid or Composite Windows and Doors. Composite or Hybrid Windows offer the advantages of aluminium externally and beautiful wood internally Hybrid Windows will most likely be the next big thing. There are already established businesses in the UK such as Velfac, Scandinavian Window Systems and Senior Systems, all with an established product range available now. [...]
Further comment from Dorma making an excellent point and written about here in the past about the DDA/Equalities Act and changing specification. …..the DDA has gone, this was replaced by the Equalities Act in October 2010, this encompasses what was the DDA. Again I should stress that new buildings are subject to Building Regulations and [...]
A range of options is available that enable compliance with The Disability and Discrimination Act and Document M legislation including low threshold and anti-finger trap sections. Building regulations on opening widths require that all doors in both domestic and commercial applications feature a minimum clear opening to enable persons of reduced mobility to manoeuvre through [...]
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