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weather conditions, from UV sunlight and heat to rain and wind.
Indeed, perhaps one of the most common issues experienced throughout the fenestration industry is weathering. When it comes to safety glass, the gel layers in some glass can react and be affected by long-term exposure to UV light or heat, causing the glass to yellow or appear hazy. With glass often being
selected for its aesthetic and architectural value, it’s important to ensure that this value is protected and won’t deteriorate over time.
According to the regulations, safety glass products should be tested to the relevant industry standards for weathering: ISO 12543-4:2011. A means of accelerated testing, glass samples are placed into chambers within a controlled
laboratory environment and subjected to varying degrees of heat, humidity and UV light. However, while these tests will tell you if the products pass or fail in terms of weathering, it does not always tell the full story. To more accurately predict how safety glass will perform in the real-world, housebuilders and developers should try to partner with suppliers who subject their products to real world weathering testing.
What’s more, some safety glass products can be manufactured with a solar control or UV-stable coating within the system, helping to refl ect the UV light away from the glass.
Andy Lake is sales director UK & Ireland at Pyroguard
FramePro® W1 chosen for Passivhaus Plus housing project in Cardiff
The FramePro W1 air barrier system from the A. Proctor Group has been chosen for a new modular Passivhaus Plus housing project in Cardiff. This innovative project will provide essential housing for Cardiff’s homeless population. It is designed by Beattie Passive using its award-winning, patented design and build system, which the company says is the UK’s first certified Passivhaus Complete Build System. The FramePro W1 system was chosen as an external air barrier. The system comprises FramePro W1, a low-resistance vapour permeable air barrier for walls, plus Wraptite® Tape. Ron Beattie, Managing Director at Beattie Passive, explains: “FramePro W1 is an excellent barrier system that provides complete protection from “windwashing” and the effects of wind penetration and moisture management in buildings. In addition, the system is easy to use and apply, easy to joint, and won’t tear.” Another benefit of the FramePro W1 system is that applying it externally simplifies the process, maintaining the building’s integrity, as there are fewer building services and structural penetrations to be sealed. By reducing the likelihood of potential failures to meet designed airtightness levels, the FramePro W1 System helps ensure “as-designed” performance, narrowing the performance gap between as-designed and actual energy performance.
01250 872261
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Marley’s full roof system has won the Best External Product award in the highly competitive 2022 Housebuilder Product Awards. The expert panel of industry judges recognised how Marley’s complete roof system including inte- grated solar PV and an innovative fire safety solution – Roof Defence, could help housebuilders tackle prominent is- sues round future sustainability and end user safety, and ultimately, provide future-proofed roofs. Marley SolarTile®, together with the new and innovative Roof Defence product, can both be specified as component solutions within a fully integrated roof system and help play a significant role in enabling housebuilders to satisfy new carbon reduc- tion responsibilities under Part L of the Building Regulations, as well as enhance protection against the risk of fire spread between roof spaces. Stuart Nicholson, roof systems director at Marley, said: “We are committed to working with housebuilders so they can specify roofing solutions that meet the needs of their customers and the regulatory landscape they’re operating in. That’s why we’re delighted that the value of future-proofed roofs provided by the Marley full roof system have been recognised in this way. “Marley’s single supply offering ensures the housebuilding sector can access a fully integrated roofing solution that has sustainability, safety, and performance at its heart.”
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