Liniar Sales Guide

P
Pascal - The unit used to measure pressure, equal to one Newton per square metre.
Part B - Part B refers to Approved Document B for Building Regulations, setting out guidelines for fire safety.
Part L - Part L refers to Approved Document L for Building Regulations, setting out thermal efficiency standards
that all windows must comply with.
Part F - Part F refers to Approved Document F for Building Regulations, setting out ventilation guidelines/standards.
Part M - Part M refers to Approved Document M for Building Regulations and contains the guidelines set out
for access to buildings. in England, Scotland and Ireland.
Part Q - Part Q covers the security of dwellings and refers to new dwellings only. Reasonable provison must be
made to restrict unauthorised access to any dwelling in England, Scotland and Ireland.
PAS 24 - Accreditation proving the enhanced security of Liniar’s windows and doors, PAS 24 has been
independently assessed and guarantees your product is covered by a UKAS accredited certification.
Passivhaus - The term Passivhaus refers to standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its
ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling.
Patent - A licence for the sole right to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention, to protect the
inventor from imitations. Liniar has a string of patents and Registered Designs across the whole range.
Patio door - A set of doors with one or more glazed full sliding panels, often used to offer access to a garden.
The Liniar patio door is available with 2, 3 and 4 pane options.
Picket - The vertical posts that provide support between bottom rails and handrails on the balustrade system,
or vertical pickets as part of the Liniar fencing range.
Piling - Interlocking PVCu system used as an alternative to steel or timber piles. Has a variety of uses, primarily
for the construction, environmental and flood prevention industries.
Posts - For the Liniar fencing or balustrade system, posts are designed to perfectly match and provide sturdy
structural support.
Polyamide - material used for Alumina’s lock, separates two aluminium surfaces enhancing thermal performance.
Post cap - To provide a decorative finish to the top of Liniar’s twin-walled posts – can also be replaced with
post cap lights for an alternate appearance.
Profile - the name for a length of PVCu produced in Liniar’s extrusion plant.
PVCu - Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, also called “PVC” or “PVCu” in the UK and Europe, or “vinyl” in the USA.
Q
Q-Lon - a type of seal featured on Liniar windows and doors.
Quad Glazing - glazing units constructed from four panes of glass - used with EnergyPlus90.