‘THE architect’s guide’
November 2016

Glazing systems manufacturer KAWNEER has published ‘THE architect’s guide to aluminium in building’.

The specification guide is presented as 380 individual and easily updated pages within a ring binder in a slip case. It details Kawneer’s portfolio of traditional ‘stick’ and unitised curtain walling systems, door and window systems, door and window sliding systems, framing systems, Brise Soleil, and blast enhanced and fire resistant systems.

It also features sections on design consideration prompters such as ventilation and windload requirements, building movement, acoustic and thermal performance, DDA compliance, interfaces and finishings. This focus is also extended to sustainability, product materials and finishes, installation, fabrication and site work, services and support, and maintenance and cleaning, and even contains a glossary of terms.

Case studies show the Kawneer systems in use in the residential, commercial, education, healthcare, and arts and leisure sectors.

QR codes on the ring binder and slip case link directly to the home page of www.kawneer.co.uk and the inside front cover features a clear pocket for a business card or memory stick. Designed specifically to be easily updated, the guide includes a registration card for architects to be kept up to date on changes automatically.