Doors and Windows – Page 4
TechnicalLearning by example at the Wise sustainability centre in Wales
The Wales Institute for Sustainable Education not only teaches sustainable building, but will itself be a practical demonstration of techniques.
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Folding doors by Solarlux
Timber folding and sliding doors were supplied by Solarlux to separate the main church from the adjacent Hub entrance building
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Asif Khan’s West Beach Café at Littlehampton
West Beach Café, Asif Khan’s first building, is a cheerful addition to the Littlehampton littoral
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John McAslan & Partners’ £17m refurb of Goldfinger’s Trellick Tower
How did John McAslan Partners arrive at the difficult decision to replace the original windows at Trellick Tower as part of the £17 million restoration of Erno Goldfinger’s west London landmark?
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Joinery by Genus Interiors
Specialist dental design-and-build firm Genus undertook the fit-out at Senova, which included this 43m-long stretch of oak veneer walling.
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AV system by Gibson Music
London-based Gibson installed an advanced audiovisual system at Senova, integrating TV, data, lighting and music servers.
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Joinery contractor - Wood Newton
The company fabricated 124 sliding external doors with cedar cladding and glazed panels, louvred panels and louvred balconies; fitted out rooms with doors, laminated wall panels, and bespoke lockers; and designed the external facade of louvred panels and fixed glazed screens.
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Velfac windows
Velfac designs and supplies composite aluminium/wood window systems, designing ventilation, acoustic and thermal strategies to suit the needs of each project.
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Tormax Win Drive 2201
No space will be too narrow for a sliding door, according to manufacturer Tormax.
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Geze Slimdrive SL
Passengers and buses are kept safely on either side of the glass doors at Warrington Interchange by Geze’s induction loop activators.
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Kawneer’s heavy traffic door system
Barnsley’s new transport interchange, designed by architect Jefferson Sheard as part of the Remaking Barnsley regeneration project, features Kawneer’s 350 heavy traffic door system on the east elevation of the 150m-long main concourse, as well as the main entrances, retail units and offices.
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Make's easy-to-install glazing system for the atrium of a 1950's office renovation
How Make created an easy-to-install glazing system for the seven-storey atrium of a renovated 1950s office
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External doors by Rationel
The Aldus range of doors and windows features aluminium cladding on the external face to reduce maintenance.
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Windows from Swedish Timber Products
STP’s aluminium-clad, triple-glazed windows at Boxley Street and Evelyn Road are finished in a natural lacquer internally.
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More panes, more gains
As thermal performance rises up the agenda, Will Hunter trawled the recent Ecobuild show at Earls Court to find the windows with the best U-values
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Rich man, poor man: door knobs
Globe turning door handles and Smooth round glass door knobs
