Promoting Aluminium Doors & Windows to the trade
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Always pleased to hear from Graham Hulland from Dorma Door Controls who I have known for many years. Graham has many years experience and knowledge in the field of closers and architectural ironmongery. He recently commented on a recent post on Is the DDA Being Ignored and I think his response deserves a posting of its [...]
Whatever your views the WER vs Triple Glazing Debate is set to continue. What will you do? The debate regarding WER’s and Triple Glazing is set to continue for a long time to come. Is this whole issue simple a selling and marketing tool? Will WER’s simply be overtaken by triple glazing in time to [...]
There is no doubt that triple glazing offers advantages over double glazing but it is the energy efficiency of the building as a whole as well. So does triple glazing make sense? It seems that in the years to come triple glazing will be a factor and many companies are out there at the moment [...]
Ensure that triple glazing is right for you if sound insulation is the key factor In Part 3 of our posts on triple glazing we look at the sound insulation advantages triple glazing can offer. With double glazed units, sound insulation can be improved by having a thicker pane of glass to the inside of [...]
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