Comar 7 High-Performance Aluminium Doors - ecoSHOWCASE

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10Patio DoorGeneral arrangement showing Comar 7P.i Patio Sliding door.P.i DoorGeneral arrangement showing the headerdetail of Comar 7P.i integrating into Comar 6Curtain Wall.Low Threshold DDAGeneral arrangement showing drainedlow threshold.Sliding FoldingGeneral arrangement showing sliding /folding door hung on butt hinges.
Today's world calls for us all to be more conscious of our environment.In 1998 the world recognized this by signing the Kyoto Agreement.The Kyoto Agreement directly affected the construction industry bydemanding that buildings become more thermally efficient. With thesedemands longevity, thermal efficiency, sustainability and recyclabilityare now critical factors in construction.Why Aluminium…Aluminium provides a unique solution for today’s construction needs.Aluminium is light, strong, durable and flexible which providestremendous potential for achieving even the most demanding designbrief. Two-thirds of the energy required to extract aluminium issupplied by environmentally friendly, hydroelectric power. Couple thiswith the recyclability of aluminium and aluminium is the ideal choicefor windows, doors and facades.LongevityUnlike some alternative building materials, aluminium offers an almostunlimited life expectancy. A notable example of this is the Statue ofEros in London’s Piccadilly Circus, which has only just been cleanedand renovated, and The Empire State Building, the latter being thefirst building to use anodised aluminium. Aluminium does not age likeother organic materials and needs no protection from ultra-violetlight. Aluminium can be polyester powder coated or anodised to avariety of colours which enhances the materials’ natural durability.Comar’s powder coaters guarantee their finishes for 25 years andanodisers for 30 years.Sustainability concerns are alleviated by the knowledge that we haveat least 300 years of known reserves of the raw material, Bauxite, andthis does not allow for the fact that 70% of all aluminium used isrecycled at the end of its product life.Thus, with ever increasing proportion of re-cycled material in use,aluminium can be accurately described as the ultimatesustainable material.Recycling Check List“The recyclability of aluminium – one of its unique properties alongwith strength, durability and corrosion resistance – has led to itsincreased use in construction over recent years. Used aluminium isvaluable and is easily and endlessly recycled without quality loss.The material is very rarely ‘lost’ entirely because of this.”Important issues to note are:The quality of aluminium is not impaired by endlessly recycling.Re-smelting aluminium saves up to 95% of the energy needed toproduce the primary product. It is the most cost-effective material torecycle. The overall market for used aluminium is steadily growing, sothe more aluminium there is in a product, the more chance it has ofbeing re-cycled. The recycling rate of used aluminium products inbuilding is over 80% (over 95% in transportation and 30% inpackaging). 30% of the 1.9 million tonnes of aluminium used in Europein 1997 came from recycling.Source: Council for Aluminium Building & The European Aluminium Association.Sustainability…The recycling process now produces high quality aluminium, which isvery cost effective and can be carried out on an indefinite number ofoccasions without impairing the quality in any way. It is a very durablematerial and has very low maintenance requirements, thereforereducing the whole-life cost. It is long lasting and can withstand theravages of the most extreme conditions. Aluminium is an excellentmaterial to use in marine and coastal environments, as the effect ofsodium chloride is minimal.
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