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Opening up a vista of breathtaking views was the main priority for an award winning project that features Sapa Building Systems' Dualframe casement windows. The project, 'Uplands,' near Newmarket in Suffolk, won the 'Home Award' category in the last RIBA East Spirit of Ingenuity Architectural Awards for architects Freeland Rees Roberts. Set in a picturesque backdrop of oak trees and apple orchards, the private house is described as contemporary in design but built to blend in with its surroundings using traditional materials. Sapa say the clients are timber enthusiasts and, accordingly, the use of oak throughout the building was key to the projects aesthetics.

Curtain walling from Sapa Building Systems reaching 14 metres high has created a dramatic impact at a Belgian business park. The architects for the project wanted to emphasise the horizontal lines of the curtain walling facade and plumped for the HL (Horizonyal Lining) option of the Elegance 52 curtain walling system. The variation is one of six options that Elegance 52 offers whereby the vertical mullion capping is replaced by a hidden profile that sits behind a discreet finishing gasket. The overall effect emphasises and draws the eye to the horizontal lines of the facade which appears to come to the fore and so create a striking impact along the building. Stability was achieved by fixing the system to steel.

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High performance aluminium curtain walling and windows were recently installed at the Lyc?e Technique. Spada Building Systems supplied the products to the establishment which houses 1300 students over 31,000m? across five blocks. Each four-storey unit is 275m in length and 21m wide, allowing the large expanses of glazing, totalling more than 6300m?, to let light flood into corridors and communal areas. The company supplied its Elegance 52 curtain walling boasting a U-value of 1.3W/m?K. A bespoke fixing system was employed for mounting the modular elements which, the company said, allowed for serial production of the simple frames. Excellence 75 windows were also used with sun blinds.

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An installation of windows and doors for a Local Improvement Finance Trust project in Leicester has been achieved with products from Sapa Building Systems. The flexibility of the company's Dualframe meant that inward opening windows could be installed with automatic actuators and Pilkington K glass. It's slim sightlines and dual-colour capability met the specification requirements.

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Installed at the Poundbury Village development in Dorset is Sapa Building Systems' dual colour Dualframe 75 system. The Village, which is a development of private and social housing alongside commercial buildings, makes use of Dorset materials such as stone, slate and render as well as using recycled material. On the external face of the system the windows were powder coated in Gypsum Bronze, which complements the light colour render finish of the building, whilst conventional white was used on the internal faces. Frame inserts were incorporated into the windows of the system to achieve aesthetically pleasing sightlines for the glazing, whilst the slim frames still allowed natural light into the building.

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Awarded a category 'A' Window Energy Rating is the Dualframe 75mm window system from Sapa Building Systems. The company's fabricator, Hazlemere Windows, submitted the window to BMTrada for rating and underwent an external assessment audit. It was the combination of glazing, spacer bar and thermal performance of the frames that meant it achieved the rating, which also means that it meets the requirements to qualify for the Energy Saving Trust's Energy Recommended logo.

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Renovation at the headquarters of Dexia Bank in Brussels has involved Sapa Building Systems. The company provided a semi-active curtain wall which consists of double glazing on the outside with a blind on the inside which operates automatically according to the amount of sunlight. It reduces energy consumption by offering a suitable climate inside the building. Replacing the total existing sandwich panel construction with a 350mm wide single extrusion profile was possible due to the extrusion capabilities of the company. The fa?ade elements were factory-assembled which ensured that once it reached the site, it could be installed quickly.

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Tested to draft European Standards on blast glazing, Sapa Building System's Powerframe can now be offered for blast protection. The product is designed to transmit complex loads to the perimeter fixings via the frame members of the windows and doors. Glass rebates are kept to a 30mm depth, which is the minimum requirement for resistance to be achieved.

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Confirming its security credentials, Sapa Building Systems' Dualframe dual-colour window system has been awarded the BS7950 kitemark. The company report that it is increasingly seeing the Kitemark being built into the performance specifications for local authority housing and private sector residential developments as well as being demanded py private homeowners.

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A BS4873 Kitemark has been awarded to Sapa Building Systems for its Dualframe dualcolour window system. BS 4873 specifies materials, construction, finishes and hardware as well as the weather-tightness performance for aluminium windows. The company believes that the Kitemark assessment will ensure that its customers can fully meet the demands of the market.

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Adding to its Dualframe window and door system, the new dual-colour reversible window from Sapa Building Systems is Building Products' July Product of the Month. Specifically designed for new build and refurbishment projects, in particular residential, educational and light commercial, the dual colour reversible window has been fully weather tested to achieve category '2000 Special'. Like other models in the Dualframe range, the reversible window is fully compliant with the thermal requirements of Part L of the Building Regulations. The window provides a restricted opening position for ventilation and a fully reversible position so that the it may be cleaned from the inside of a building. Design flexibility is achieved through a series of coupling adapters that ensure it is compatible with the Dualframe 75mm casement windows and doors as well as the 75mm casement, tilt before turn and pivot windows.

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Casement windows and a high performance commercial entrance door system from Sapa Building Systems have been employed in a refurbishment project at Leon School in Milton Keynes. The specification for Leon School called for high levels of thermal performance combined with safe and simple operation in a system designed to suit the rigours of the school environment.

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Specifically designed for new-build and refurbishment projects, a new dual-colour reversible window has been added to the Dualframe range by Sapa Building Systems. Suiting residential, educational and light commercial use, the dual-colour reversible has been weather tested to achieve exposure category ?2000 Special?, the company claims. The window provides a restricted opening position for ventilation, and a fully reversed position that allows the window to be cleaned from inside the building. The range of hardware available means that it can be adapted to suit individual project requirements, and includes an option for multipoint locking. A series of coupling adaptors makes it compatible with the Dualframe 75mm casement windows.

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New hardware has been introduced on Sapa Building Systems? Dualframe vertical sliding window, added to combine ease of operation with anti-ligature design. Recessed sash pulls have been designed to fit both the bottom and the top rails of the sliding window to ensure that sashes can be raised and lowered with the minimum of effort. The built-in anti-ligature design will meet applications where occupants need to be protected but where there is still a need for windows to be opened.

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