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VELFAC windows are a major feature at the innovative 360o Observatory at Cors Dyfi Nature reserve in Wales, recently voted Best Environment Project in the 2015 National Lottery Awards The multi-platform building uses large, slim framed VELFAC windows to deliver a panoramic vista of the nature reserve, and especially...

As ‘value for money’ remains core to every project brief, cost comparison analysis should always be the first step in the specification process. Cost comparison enables specifiers to analyse and compare supplier estimates and performance assumptions in terms of the measurable, lifetime performance expectations and...

Aluminium over-cladding specialists d+b facades will be installing 2,600m2 of VELFAC aluminium/timber windows at Wellington Close, Walton on Thames, as part of a major refurbishment project. The block of 132 flats, built in 1967, currently features large single-glazed windows which offer poor insulation, with some...

Key to the ‘ideal home’ is a good indoor climate - the ideal balance of light, temperature, air quality and noise control. Prospective buyers are actively seeking comfortable and practical places which are also cheaper to run and maintain. If housebuilders can achieve the ideal indoor climate without design...

Casa-Di-Lusso is a showcase for latest thinking in care home design, where contemporary style and specialist functionality combine to deliver a highly attractive environment which also fully supports residents’ varied needs. Project information Name: Bridgwater Sector: Care home Architect: Boon Brown Specified for:...

Modular construction is becoming more popular as a building strategy in many of our key market sectors, especially inner city residential and mixed-use developments, student accommodation and healthcare facilities. While prefabrication has long been associated with temporary structures, quickly built, modular...

The new Sikh Gurdwara in Barking, London, is a strikingly beautiful building which skilfully combines traditional and modern architecture to create both a place of worship for members of the Sikh faith and an important hub for the wider community. Project information Project: New build Gurdwara Location: Barking,...

Cardinal Pole Catholic School is one of the most innovative redevelopments within an extensive BSF Programme which aims to refurbish or rebuild every school within the London Borough of Hackney. Cardinal Pole Catholic School – which features extensive VELFAC glazing - was designed by architects Jestico + Whiles, who...

VELFAC composite glazing makes a major contribution to UEA’s Crome Court, one of a new breed of student accommodation blocks which combine exceptional design with low energy performance. Crome Court, designed by LSI architects, is an architecturally innovative project, which secured a number of design awards,...

Deaconess House, a major student accommodation project for the University of Edinburgh, features VELFAC windows in a series of impressive, innovative new-build blocks linked to a refurbished Victorian hospital. VELFAC composite windows and doors are a distinctive element within the different facades used in the...