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Advertorial
AM Profiles – an Education in
Composite Curtain Wall
M Profiles have started to supply timber
aluminium curtain wall for the futuristic
Aextension block at Northbury School
in Essex. The laminated timber beam curtain
wall with aluminium capping has a contract
value in excess of £500,000 to AM Profiles.
The composite curtain wall available has been
successfully tested at CWCT and at Rosenheim
Germany and can meet the PassivHaus thermal
requirement of 0.8W/m
2
K.
AM Profiles was approached by Neilcott
Construction to supply the 900m
2
of aluminium /
timber composite curtain walling for two key
reasons; firstly to ensure continuity of supply
through a UK based manufacturer and secondly system is very similar to an aluminium curtain impressive building. The original Victorian brick
the system had to be fully tried and tested and be wall. The advanced hidden connection method building is listed as a ‘Building of Merit’ and the
engineered to meet the large spans and between transoms and mullions ensures accurate futuristic new block adjoining it, with its extensive
significant sealed unit weights. and neat completion and will facilitate glass use of AM Profiles’ composite curtain wall, is a
The 56mm wide by 260mm and 220mm deep loadings of up to 450kg per panel. The external deliberate and strong contrast.
laminated timber mullions and transoms are aluminium sections are different depths on AM Profiles, based in Derbyshire, offer a range
being factory prepared on AM Profiles’ SCM mullions and transoms on this project, as well of timber aluminium composite solutions to
machining centre to ensure precision engineering as being different shades of anodised grey, so compliment the curtain wall system including
of all components. The aluminium front sections enhancing the façades appearance. open in or out windows, hinged, sliding and
are also precisely machined and joined to the Northbury Infants and Junior School is situated sliding folding doors.
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laminated timber before the ready to erect profiles in Barking, Essex and the architectural team of
are delivered to site. All sections are supplied by Greenhilljenner (the Clients Architect) and Pellings For more information go to
AM Profiles fully finished so the ‘build’ of the (Contractor’s Architect) have designed an
www.amprofiles.com
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