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The perfect window for schools & student accommodation<br />
30 years ago, most windows were timber and maintenance was a major bug-bear. There<br />
was almost no requirement for thermal or sound insulation, glass was single glazed,<br />
little concern existed for the environment, or security - and the concept of ‘whole life<br />
costs’ and thus, ‘best value’, was just a dream in the minds of the more enlightened.<br />
Since then, the introduction of PVC and aluminium windows to reduce maintenance, worked<br />
well for a while, but then, these new window materials began to struggle under the inexorable<br />
rise in performance requirements under Building Regulations, ecological considerations, global<br />
warming, architectural preferences and clients wishing to exceed these performance standards,<br />
even further.<br />
Thinking outside the box and using synergy, a ‘smarter’ solution was developed by some<br />
industry innovators, exploring better uses of current materials.<br />
Timber - despite its susceptibility to water, has many benefits of sustainability, inherent<br />
insulation and acoustic properties, ease of workability, and a desirable appearance – and when<br />
engineered into laminated profiles, becomes extremely strong and dimensionally stable<br />
(Example: Structural “H” beams).<br />
Aluminium - on the other hand, is a very poor insulator, and lacks the appeal of a warm internal<br />
finish, but makes an excellent water barrier.<br />
So, combining the two and making an engineered timber window, with all those added benefits,<br />
but protecting it from water, by fitting an outer shield of aluminium – and the “Composite”<br />
Window was born – which has since become a legendary revolution in the industry, outpacing<br />
the growth of all other window types, in recent years. This applies equally to progressive<br />
designers of Schools and Student Accommodation, since long life, minimum maintenance, low<br />
U values, high acoustic attenuation and competitive pricing are all essential.<br />
One of these leading pioneers, in the mid 1980’s, was the Uniform Group, in Italy, who<br />
manufacture exclusively, the uni_one® Composite Window System, which, today, sells all around the World.<br />
Introduced into UK, in 2014, through Uniform Architectural Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uniform) the many benefits of the uni_one®<br />
system, even over other composite windows, have been welcomed and appreciated by clients, architects and contractors, alike.<br />
www.uniform-arch.co.uk<br />
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