28 PROJECT REPORT: COMMERCIAL & WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS
Secondary glazing receives a warm reception in top London PR office
Bucknall Street, London. Premier has over three decades of experience delivering marketing communications campaigns for the entertainment, arts and cultural industries and was awarded ‘PR Moment Large Agency of the Year’ in 2017. Originally used as a warehouse, the
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thermal and acoustic controls in the large yellow brick Victorian building were inadequate for its new use as office space due to the inefficient single glazed original windows. Premier approached Selectaglaze for a cost-effective window improvement to their offices. This was to ensure a more agreeable working environment to achieve a high level of thermal insulation. Although this was the main aim, Premier was also interested in what could be achieved to improve noise attenuation as the offices were located close to a busy thoroughfare in WC2.
remier Public Relations’ office is a self-contained 19th century industrial building spread over five floors in
Selectaglaze installed 115 windows across
the ground, first, second and third floors. A wide range of products were combined for the specification, the majority of which were two and three pane horizontal sliders. The Series 30 lift-out unit was used for one particular opening to allow easy access for cleaning. Another primary window was fitted with a single side hung casement, designed to suit the existing fenestration. ‘Sustainable St Albans’ provided
Selectaglaze with a thermal imaging camera which measured the changes in the thermal integrity of the primary windows before and after the addition of secondary glazing. Although the resulting images were of a low resolution, the remarkable differences are apparent between treated and untreated windows. The successful installation of secondary
glazing has greatly enhanced the working environment, with staff noticing a significant difference in thermal retention, with draughts
virtually eliminated. It has also improved the working environment considerably across all the office floors. Joe Chandler of Premier said: “We were
very pleased with our secondary glazing from Selectaglaze. Providing both sound insulation in noisy Central London and a much warmer office space in the winter.”
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format also means a perfect match to Rudiments carpet tiles, for even more creativity. Adding organic structure to projects, it’s presented in a selection of 12 colours from the Rudiments palette. In a random lay plank made to work easily with all Rudiments styles, Clay brings new ways of breaking up spaces. Rooted in ancient and timeworn stone
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