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“Thermally Broken” Windows Explained

Westeck News

“Thermally broken” is a term used to describe a window’s construction in the windows and door manufacturing industry. The term refers to the fact that an aluminum frame is manufactured with an interior and an exterior side joined by a barrier. Thermal windows prevent heat loss in the winter.

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Types of Residential Windows

Aric Gitomer Architect

Windows are the openings to the outer world. Encompassed within your home is the niche of comfort, warmth, and safety that get their aesthetic touch through windows. Windows act as catalysts of a functional yet visual completion of a home. Along with distributing load, windows promote natural ventilation and light.

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Different Types of Window Glass for Window Construction

Architecture Ideas

Although traditional glass windows provide excellent insulation, a range of alternative materials is becoming increasingly popular for window construction. Types of Window Glass Float Glass Source: gharpedia.com Float glass is a large flat glass panel that is floated on the molten tin to create a smooth thin glass panel.

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Wonderforest Nature Preschool by Palette Architecture

Archinect

The façade provides opportunities for natural light, visual connection, and varying levels of privacy. The most public layer lies next to the glass and contains the welcome area, The Forest , and The Wetland. These areas receive borrowed light by way of acoustic interior windows.

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These Five Homes Get a Fresh Outlook With Custom Windows and Doors

Dwell

Whether part of a new build or a gut renovation, natural light is the great equalizer. Despite light’s transformative power, standardized window sizes remain a mainstay in home improvement centers. While there’s nothing wrong with the ease and convenience of stock windows, we know that one size doesn’t (and shouldn’t) always fit all.

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Looking Glass Lodge features glass facades that reflect the surrounding woodland

Deezen

Michael Kendrick Architects has completed a woodland retreat and holiday let in East Sussex, England , featuring timber-clad facades and large windows that allow views right through the building. The lodge sits on a nature reserve. Looking Glass Lodge is clad in timber. The building has electrochromic glass for added privacy.

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Daniel Canda adds "suspended glass box" to 1980s residence in Argentina

Deezen

Local architecture studio Daniel Canda & Asociados has renovated a 1980s country club residence in Argentina , opening up the interior and wrapping the second floor in ribbon windows. We tried] to keep a simple home, with a certain degree of austerity and in broad contact with nature.

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