 An installation of curtain walling by Sheerframe fabricators, Window World (Wales), has altered the face of Brynteg Youth Centre, Ebbw Vale, South Wales, as well as making a more comfortable environment for its users. A new grid was installed in the gymnasium to replace the old single glazed window units that over time had begun to twist, creating gaps and causing a draught. The windows had also become difficult to operate. The curtain walling grid consists of 13 sections measuring 4.5m high by 1.4m wide, making the grid some 18m in length. Special brackets had to be designed to withstand the extra forces placed on them due to the height of the structure, as well as extra wind forces due to the centre?s exposed location. The new windows now make the space more usable, as previously it had been too cold in the winter months and uncomfortably hot in the summer.
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