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meet the acute housing need in Islington, reducing the numbers of homeless people in sub-standard hostel accommodation.


Consisting of eight 5-bed town houses, four 1- bed flats and two 2-bed wheelchair flatsmeans an important building has been brought back into productive use.


Being on amain thoroughfare the site present- ed a challenge for both noise abatement and security but there was also a need to improve thermal insulation, reduce heating demands and so lower CO2 emissions. This entirely car- free development featuresmany state-of-the-art eco-friendly aspects designed to reduce the carbon footprint.


The traditional sash windows are an important architectural feature of these listed buildings but the single glazed frames offered poor insula- tion, could not achieve the desired acoustic per- formance and provided very little security.


The solution was a purpose designed second- ary window systemfromSelectaglaze, the UKʼs leading designer of secondary glazing. Each window has been treated with a Series 40 side- hung Casement,many 2.4mhigh. The windows are accredited to Secured by Design and fitted with11.5mmanti-bandit glass. This not only provides a considerable level of


security but will offer significant noise reduction in the region of 48dB.And the inclusion of a low emissivity hard coat on the laminate glass reduces the U-value of the window combination to the range 1.8 to1.95, better than the current requirements of Part L.


Refurbishment or upgrade projects are often “fast track”, requiring close co-operation between client, contractor, special- ists and the professional team. Established in 1966 and a RoyalWarrant Holder since 2004, Selectaglaze has a wealth of experience work- ing on this basis in buildings up toGrade 1 list- ed. The company also offers a technical and specification advisory service to ensure the cor- rect interface with other trades. Programmes are particularly important and proactive site sur- veys, linked to amodern production facility working on “Lean principles”, ensures projects are delivered on schedule.


Selectaglaze has an extensive range of literature, including test results for noise insulation, energy efficiency and added security, all of which are free upon request from: 01727 837271/email: enquiries@selectaglaze.co.uk or visit the companyʼs comprehensive website: www.selectaglaze.co.uk


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