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Healing daylight at Benenden K


alwall® translucent cladding is the


architectural focus of the new £55million development of Benenden


Hospital in Cranbrook, Kent. The scheme, designed by architects C A


Vaughan Blundell with assistance from SR Architects Ltd, has created a wonderfully light and airy entrance atrium designed to welcome and create an enhanced patient and visitor experience with maximised natural daylight. The main contractor was Willmott Dixon Construction. The Kalwall skylights provide additional


light in the large atrium projecting it deep into the interior. They were specified complete with highly insulating Nanogel which achieves an impress U value of 0.28W/m2


helping the project attain a Breeam status of ‘Good’. The skylights have a unique ability


to bathe interior spaces with diffused and glare-free daylight, which creates a stimulating and healthy environment. In addition, their heavily insulated composition eliminates glare and hotspots. Geoff Holden, Senior Technician at C A


Lowest U-values available


A new agreement between steel window specialists Crittall and Crystal Units involves an exclusive deal for the sale of CUIN insulating glass units that utilise a thin film inserted in the mid-point of a double-glazed unit so as to convert it to provide triple-glazed performance. CUIN’s innovative design results in a thinner


and lighter construction compared to traditional triple glazing, as well as being superior in performance. Quite simply it is one of the most thermally efficient insulating glass units available on the market today requiring up to 33 per cent less glass.


01376 530800 www.crittall-windows.co.uk Leading skylights and atrium glass roofs


The new Glass Rooflight F100 SG (“Structural Glazing”) is the innovative next generation of the successful flat roof skylight from LAMILUX. Featuring a flush glass to frame edge detail, the Glass Rooflight F100 SG boasts a visually


appealing seamless design while achieving maximum energy efficiency and thermal insulation. The Glass Architecture PR60 features virtually free shaping for atrium glass roof designs from pitches as low as 3° making it possible to implement more or less any aesthetically pleasing and technically complex daylight construction.


01284 749051 www.lamilux.co.uk K,


Vaughan Blundell comments, “The use of Kalwall represented the best value balance of energy saving and cost and provided us with the ideal way to achieve spatial daylighting within the requirements of Part L”. Kalwall is a popular choice for projects


where performance, long life cycle and low maintenance are required, coupled with an aesthetic finish. The lightweight system


reduces the need for supporting structures while offering the highest protection in terms of wind-borne debris and resistance to impact, abrasion and point loads. Case studies and technical information are available from Structura UK Ltd.


01233 501 504 www.structura-uk.com/kalwall


New 80 page brochure


Architectural Bronze Casement’s new brochure showcases their range of bronze windows, doors, screens and secondary glazing. This comprehen- sive brochure includes over 190 photographs showing you examples of projects from historic renovations to striking contemporary new builds.


Technical pages guide you through each of their window and door systems and detail specific options for your own project. Bespoke, hand-made bronze windows and doors are aesthetically striking and an exciting alternative to steel and aluminium. ‘Architectural bronze’ is a manganese brass alloy which is extremely strong.


0845 6000 660 www.bronzecasements.com Premium windows, doors & conservatories


frameXpress Ltd is a leading trade fabricator with an established reputation for excellence, supplying premium windows, doors and conservatories to the housebuild and developing industries. The portfolio includes a diverse range of


‘A+’ rated high performance pvc-u products with aluminium options including bifold doors, Composite Doors and Guardian Roofing systems available. BSI industry standards, 16 colour foils, Secured by Design accreditations as well as tailored solutions make the range a popular choice for architects, specifiers and builders.


01952 581100 www.frameXpress.co.uk


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