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Doors & Windows | Let in the light but keep the cold out It’s a proven fact that natural light plays a crucial role in sustainable design and glazing is one of the few constants in every building. Structurally-glazed systems offer one method of achieving large expanses of glazing. Traditional structural glazing has featured steel reinforcement but there is an increasing trend towards adhesives solutions when it comes to bonding glass inside window frames or sashes. There are a number of aesthetic and thermal gains to be had by adopting this method. When glass is chemically adhered to a frame it means the PVC or metal frames themselves do not need to be as big which therefore allows more light into a building. With structurally-bonded glass negating the need for steel reinforcement in frames, it prevents cold bridging between the building’s exterior and interior, thus improving a building’s thermal envelope. Modern structural glazing systems featuring modern bonding systems will enable architects and contractors to fulfil four vital requirements – improved aesthetics; increased light; better thermal performance and, most importantly, happier occupants. www.sika.co.uk A good neighbour The Window Company (Contracts) is proving itself to be a very good neighbour by carrying out ongoing window and door replacement work at the special needs school just a few hundred yards from its Chelmsford head office. The award winning commercial installer, which was named Installer of the Year at both the 2014 and 2015 Glass and Glazing Awards, is fitting replacement windows and doors at Thriftwood School as it updates its buildings – some of which are 40 years old. All of the work is being carried out during weekends and school holidays to minimise disruption to the school’s 110 pupils aged between 5 and 13, and it is being done in stages to help the school to best manage its facilities budget. David Thornton, Chairman of The Window Company (Contracts), commented on the project: “We’re obviously best known for carrying out large scale new build and replacement projects in the social housing sector, but we also have considerable expertise in education and in particular in schools, where our fitting teams have been trained to manage the particular issues and associated risks. www.thewinco.co.uk TORMAX automates glass arch access Delivering invisible automation to a new arched glass doorway, TORMAX was contracted to install their technologically advanced iMotion 1401 operator into the stone floor of the entrance to the Porter’s Lodge, Christ Church, at Oxford University. Ideal for period properties such as this, the iMotion 1401 makes it possible to benefit from the convenience of an automatic entrance, without interfering with an historic façade. Replacing a wooden door, aluminium and glass specialist Openwood was contracted to design and manufacture an allglass frameless arched doorway, with TORMAX providing specialist automation with the iMotion 1401 door drive. Entirely unique in the marketplace, the TORMAX range of iMotion door operators are recognised for their exceptional life expectancy. This is due to the fact that their high torque motors do not feature any of the parts that generally wear out, such as gears and brushes, significantly improving reliability in the long term and dramatically reducing required maintenance. Mumford & Wood play their Trump card www.tormax.co.uk Mumford & Wood, the manufacturer of Britain’s finest timber windows and doors, was chosen as supply partner to replace over 1000 windows and doors as part of the major £200m restoration project at Trump Turnberry Resort. The specification of Conservation products includes top hung casements, many in a double and triple height configuration; large fixed sashes, including curved on plan; decorative curved header sliding sash windows; double and single French doorsets, as well as special bullseye shaped windows. Factory finished, double glazed Conservation products are manufactured from premium quality engineered Siberian Larch. Manufactured to the exacting standards of the British Woodworking Federation’s Wood Window Alliance scheme they are BRE A+ rated and offer the highest standards of thermal and acoustic performance, and many are Secured by Design accredited. They will be delivered to site with three coats of high quality, spray-applied microporous paint in RAL 9010 as standard which will provide the ultimate protection in this exposed, coastal location. www.mumfordwood.com 40 refurb| RENEW July / August 2O16 issue 8958
CMS is a building envelope contractor specialising i in the design, manufacture and installation of: - PVCu windows, doors and curtain walling - Aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling - Timber composite windows, doors and curtain walling - Cladding systems and external wall insulation For more information on the services provided by CMS or to discuss our full range of building envelope solutions for your project please call us on 01324 841 398. 10 Caisteal Road, Castlecary, Cumbernauld, Glasgow G68 0FS Tel: 01324 841 398 Fax: 01324 841 282 cmswindows.com
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