More than 100 Optima windows and doors were used in Sky-House, a sustainable townhouse development Fox Valley near Sheffield.
The contract to fulfil the window and door specification was given to commercial contractor Kingfisher Windows using the Optima PVC-U flush casement window system from Epwin Window Systems.
The system replicates the original features of timber casement windows. It meets the requirements of UK and EU Building Regulations as standard and includes a Secured by Design option. It also features optimised drainage.
To maintain the level of performance required on such an exposed site, fixings, transoms and mullions used additional reinforcing to meet more stringent wind and barrier loads. Enhanced glass was also specified to meet the barrier load to meet the requirements of BS 6180, barriers in and about buildings.
The windows were manufactured in anthracite grey 7016 smooth on white.
Fox Valley was previously a large stockholding yard for the local steelworks.
