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VELFAC windows are a prominent feature at the BREEAM-rated ‘Excellent’, Holyrood South, a group of linked apartment blocks providing accommodation for 250 post-graduates at the University of Edinburgh. Built as part of the Edinburgh Old Town master plan, Holyrood South maximises its urban footprint by echoing the...

Situated on the south-east edge of Cambridge, Great Kneighton is one of Europe’s largest new mixed use developments; the site will feature new homes, community and retail facilities, new schools, and 120 acres of specially created parkland. Home to over 5,800 people Great Kneighton will be home to over 5,800 people,...

Sited in the grounds of Nottingham City Hospital, Maggie’s Centre is a two-story, floating oval ‘tree house’ built by the Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Trust, and conceived by architect Piers Gough of CZWG in collaboration with designer Paul Smith. VELFAC glazing features on every facade, enhancing the...

Contemporary design, adaptability and sustainability are key drivers for Greenfield Place, Hayes, a group of 14 eco-homes from homebuilder Latis Homes. As ‘light and spaciousness’ were fundamental to the overall concept, VELFAC windows were specified for the project, chosen both for the system’s impeccable...

VELFAC composite glazing will be installed at X1 The Landmark, a major residential development in Salford, Greater Manchester, to be built by Forrest. Designed by DK-Architects, the building will comprise 191 luxury apartments and townhouses, together with communal facilities, in a stepped development rising from five...

VELFAC windows and window walling have been installed in the UK’s first carbon neutral school, built as part of an ambitious scheme to transform an unkempt piece of land in Islington, London, into an exemplar carbon-negative development. Once neglected urban woodland, Crouch Hill Community Park is now home to Ashmount...

With average daily energy bills of only 24p, the cottages at Howgate Close have earned a reputation as possibly the UK’s most energy-efficient homes. Project information Project: 9 new-build zero-carbon affordable homes Location: Eakring, Nottinghamshire Client: Dr Chris Parsons Design Consultants: Hockerton Housing...

The Fitzjames Teaching and Learning Centre, built in the grounds of Hazelgrove Prep School, is deliberately designed to encourage independent learning and enquiry by balancing traditional classroom environments with open resource space. As part of a ‘fabric first’ approach to sustainability, architects Feilden Fowles...

The UK Government’s pledge to reach ‘net zero’ by 2050 has important implications for housebuilders, especially the changes introduced by the new Future Homes Standard, introduced in 2022. The Standard makes sure that from 2025, CO2 emissions from new build homes will be reduced by 75-80% compared to current...

Some of the UK’s most prestigious developments feature VELFAC aluminium / timber windows, as these award-winning residential projects demonstrate. Photo: Daniel Shearing VELFAC is becoming a mark of quality for residential developments. Architects specify VELFAC because they know the composite system offers quality...