Sustainability guide
A guide to specifying sustainable architectural aluminium glazing systems for the new-build and renovation residential market has been launched by Kawneer.
The 20-page brochure articulates the results of the manufacturer’s recent period of significant investment in new product development to meet the residential sector’s increasingly stringent project requirements in terms of sustainability, performance and compliance.
It details how Kawneer’s residential portfolio meets a plethora of performance requirements such as security standards, A ratings with the WER (Window Energy Rating) and BRE Green Guide schemes, Code for Sustainable Homes, acoustics, natural ventilation, weatherability and durability, NHBC and Lifetime Homes compliance.
Window products that feature in the guide include the AA540 series of casement, horizontal and vertical pivot and tilturn windows which is BRE Green Guide A-rated, and the AA600TE series which also offers a new parallel opening window for exceptional levels of natural ventilation.
Sliding window and door systems designed for the residential market include the AA3110 sliding window and door and the high performance AA3572 lift slide door, while the AA540 and AA600TE swing, tilt slide and tilturn doors suite with the standard window configurations to provide ideal glazing solutions for apartments.
Entrance and framing solutions featured in the brochure include the 451PT integrated framing system for entrance and communal areas and the series 190 narrow-style and 350 heavy-duty door systems.
Also featured in the brochure are the zone- or mullion-drained AA100 (50mm sightlines) and AA110 (65mm) as well as the AA201 unitised curtain wall system, alongside the AA100 Firescreen fire-rated curtain walling.
The guide also features the Kawneer AA130 Brise Soleil system along with specially designed connection brackets to integrate with the curtain walling systems and AA600TEPlus windows.
