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| Glass canopies are a common design element added to homes and commercial buildings around the world, whether they’re new or old.
| The term ‘Wind Load’ is used to refer to any pressures or forces that the wind exerts on a building or structure. There are actually three types of wind forces that would be exerted on a building.
| There are an increasing amount of products available that offer varying degrees of natural daylight and most will be familiar with smaller scale skylights, rooflights or roof windows.
| Advances in glass manufacturing processes mean there has never been more choice when it comes to the fire glass market.
| You might not think about window making as an art form, but every pane and frame created at Pella requires exceptional skill and craftsmanship.
| Skylights are a great way of letting that sunshine and natural light flood into your home.
| When it comes to glazing your self-build, extension, or renovation project, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by choice.
| If you’re looking to create an eye-catching and unique design feature, decorative glass is a really effective and attention-grabbing way to do it.
| Come rain or shine, your newly installed sliding patio doors will always keep you comfortable.
| Natural light is an underrated yet crucial feature in any home.
| Choosing new windows should be approached with care and calculation.
| What does thermally broken mean, and what are thermally broken aluminium windows and doors?
| The AGI educational series illustrates and describes common glazing challenges as a means to communicate best practices for the design and construction industry, not as a sole source for design guidance.
| Condensation, and in very cold scenarios, ice can form on the external pane of some modern glass units.
| Triple glazing is essentially the same as double glazing, except it is constructed with 3 panes of glass, creating 2 sealed air cavities.
| The Station Hotel in Prahran’s Greville Street was a favourite watering hole and stay-over for generations. Its recent revision by architects Interlandi Mantesso sees 41 apartments rise discretely behind the classic Victorian pub facade and an uber-…
| The innovative FINSTRAL window wall system meets demanding requirements – constantly flexible, always individual
| Skaala was founded in 1956 as a one-man company. The father of the two current owners, Hannu and Markku Hautanen, was a carpenter and already in those days, he processed glass while repairing doors and windows.
| Curtain wall, storefront glass, and windows are everyday parts of building design and construction. Like all parts of a building exterior, glazing elements have to meet the fundamental functional
| FINSTRAL is a company group with its headquarters in Bolzano (IT) and occupies a successful niche in developing high quality doors and windows, as well as glass fittings.