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Build a low carbon dream home with VELFAC Composite Glazing


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t won’t be long before windows in new build homes have to meet minimum U-values of only 0.8W/m2K – all part of the Government’s drive to achieve net zero emissions by 2025. -alues this low are diffi cult to achiee with double glazed windows and doors and so selfbuilders are turning more and more to triple glazed window solutions for their homes.


’Scandinavian style’ triple glazed windows are increasingly cited as role models for future window design. VELFAC – founded in Denmark over 50 years ago – is the archetypal ‘Scandi- window’ manufacturer. With a slim frame to maximise the daylight, VELFAC windows and doors combine durable aluminium on the outside and natural wood on the inside, and come with a number of benefi ts


• U-values of 0.8W/m2K – to achieve impressive thermal and acoustic insulation in every room, reducing your energy bills


• Cost effective solutions – triple glazing are only marginally higher than double glazing thanks large scale manufacture in our European factories


• Specialised accessories and ironmongery available proven to bear the added weight of triple glazed units


 Long warranty   years product warranty on windows and 5 years warranty on doors for a complete peace of mind


STOUR HOUSE, SUFFOLK


This beautiful, contemporary family home features generous swathes of LC triple glazing on eery  oor, providing far reaching views over the Rier Stour while also  ooding eery room with plentiful natural light. Stour House was purpose-built by award-winning UK design and build company Facit Homes, with a brief to replace an existing cottage with ‘an exemplary piece of contemporary architecture that was sensitive and responsive to its location’. The result is an innovative, modernist home with a striking facade. On the upper  oor, large LC triple glazed windows are deep set into splayed reveals which add external drama to


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the western red cedar facade. External aluminium LC frames are fi nished in pale grey, complementing the red cedar as it fades to silver while also fi tting seamlessly into the aluminium panels that create the dramatic reveals. In contrast with the more structural upper  oor, epansie full height triple glazing  fi ed and opening  brings transparency to the ground  oor and maximum daylight into the interior. A Scandinavian aesthetic inspires an interior design of white walls and grey cement  oors, with cedar-clad ceilings and balustrades add warmth and texture to living spaces. Internal timber VELFAC frames are painted white and then ‘plastered in’, creating the illusion of frameless windows which simply capture the view beyond. The triple glazing also plays an important role in the sustainability of Stour House by helping maintain a consistently even temperature in every room, even across the open plan ground  oor.


VELFAC COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT VELFAC strives to become an even more responsible window and door manufacturer by continuously adapting


and improving their products and processes to reduce its impact on the enironment


 LC only uses SC-certifi ed wood in our windows and doors, and all wood treatments are water based


• Around two thirds of the aluminium used in VELFAC frames is manufactured using renewable energy, and around 40% is recycled


• Precision cutting technology minimises waste during manufacture, with left over wood and sawdust recycled or used to heat the factories


 The LC slim frame profi le allows up to  more light to enter every room, boosting solar gain and reducing the need for artifi cial light


• VELFAC windows are designed to be low maintenance and have an expected lifespan of minimum 40 years if maintained properly, reducing repair and replacement budgets


Discoer all the benefi ts of LC windows and doors by visiting the website.


01480 759 510 velfac.co.uk


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Photos © Martin Gardner


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