KAWNEER UK LTD
Suppliers of: Aluminium Curtain Wall, Unitised Systems, Entrance Doors, Windows, Folding Sliding Doors, Curtain Walling, Rooflights, Skylights, Glass Facades, Glass Doors, Patio Doors
Kawneer are a leading UK supplier of Architectural Aluminium Glazing Systems.
Kawneer manufacture an extensive range of products suitable for use in a variety of market sectors, including, Education, Healthcare, Commercial, Residential, Arts & Leisure and can also supply bespoke solutions. Kawneer products are extensively tested to comply with both EU and UK regulations.
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Kawneer Curtain Walling:
The AA®100 Curtain Wall is available as a standard 50mm system, or for increased loads and movement, our AA®110 65mm system, now further developed to allow up to +/- 15mm building movement. By providing a unique dry jointed facade solution both systems can be installed as fully capped, horizontal capped or vertical capped. The AA®100 SSG system allows glazing of the curtain walling to be achieved without the use of conventional pressure plate and face caps, or for increased loads and movement, our AA®110 SSG system, now further developed to allow up to +/- 5mm building movement. The AA®100 and AA®110 CV is available as a top hung vent or parallel opening window, allowing flexibility and freedom to maintain flush seamless visuals externally, with no visible aluminium framing. For Fire Resistance, the AA®100/AA®110 FR is designed as a stick curtain wall assembly offering 30 minutes insulation and integrity.
Kawneer Curtain Walling - Unitised Systems
AA®201 Unitised Curtain Wall is a structurally glazed system along with our AA®265 Unitised System, a dry glazed solution incorporating a 3-chamber system and overlapping gasket design for optimum weathertightness. Both systems give the building team a unique set of benefits, including, factory fabrication to ensure additional quality control, rapid onsite installation as well as slimline design and flexibility.
Kawneer Windows
The AA®720 series corresponds to the BRE Global Green Guide online generic specification for windows and achieves a summary rating of A*. The windows are a 72mm profile incorporating the very latest thermal technology and meet the latest European requirements for thermal performance. Glazing and panels up to 56mm thickness can be accommodated enabling the use of triple glazing. The range consists of the AA®720 Casement, the AA®720 SL Slimline Casement designed with narrow frame sightlines to achieve a modern aesthetic look available in two styles, one offering a cost effective and robust solution for the Education Sector and the second a unique double flush external and internal aesthetic for the Home Improvement sector, the AA®720 Pivot, the AA®720 Tilturn and the AA®720 Parallel Opening. AA®720 FR consists of Door and Fixed Light variants offering 30 minutes insulation and integrity.
The AA®541 Casement corresponds to the BRE Global Green Guide online generic specification for windows and achieves a summary rating of A+**, and is designed to offer optimum weather and thermal performance at a competitive price.
The GT70 Slimline Renovation Window is an elegant aluminium fenestration solution designed specifically to replicate the appearance of steel windows.
The AA®720 Juliet Balcony is designed to suite with Kawneer’s AA®720 Open-In-Window and provides a simple, elegant and affordable glazed balcony with virtually seamless external visual appearance.
Kawneer Sliding Solutions
Kawneer also supplies an extensive range of window and door sliding solutions which includes a AA®3110 Horizontal Sliding Window & Door, Mental Healthcare Window Systems, the AA®3610 Vertical Sliding Window and the AA®3610LS Window, a unique solution which opens the top and bottom sashes simultaneously for improved ventilation
The AA®3720 Folding/Sliding Door, AA®3572 Lift/Slide Door and AA®4110 Lift/Slide and Sliding Patio Door systems have been developed as solutions for projects that demand the highest levels of thermal and weathering performance. The AA®3720 is equally suited to the discerning home owner or installed in commercial premises that wish to enhance the environment whilst the AA®3572 is an ideal space saving solution where safety is a consideration and projecting swing doors are undesirable, with the AA®4110 a cost-effective system ideal for both residential and light commercial applications.
Kawneer Entrance Doors & Framing
AA®190 TB is a severe-duty, all-purpose, themally broken, welded, commercial entrance Door for use in high traffice areas and automatic entrances. It’s robust construction means that it is suitable for use in heavy/severe applications and can be installed with a finger guard pivot stile. Kawneer offers two Swing Doors both single action open-in or open-out with the AA®545 designed to offer optimum weather and thermal performance at a competitive price. The AA®720 Series Door systems are available in two levels of thermal performance to enable flexibility of design, performance and cost. The AA®720 FR consists of Door and Fixed Light variants offering 30 minute insulation and integrity.
The thermally efficient 451PT Framing system is suitable for ground and first floor applications, combining thermal performance with product aesthetics and is suitable for use on commercial projects in the public sector and is also ideal for large display windows in the retail sector.
* www.thegreenguide.org.uk Element Number 1231500007
** www.thegreenguide.org.uk Element Number 1231500011
Further technical information is available in the BPi download library or on the Kawneer website.
Kawneer Helps A Key Facility At The Heart Of A Community
26th June, 2024
VISION
A new £17M state-of-the-art four-storey outpatient facility has replaced the previous small mental health centre in Lowther Road, Islington London by Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.
Offering a range of mental and physical health services, the new centre is aimed at helping Islington residents with complex depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders and rehabilitation with interview, counselling and treatment rooms, agile workspace, as well as a café and group collaboration zones. It is also the new home of the Islington Clozapine and Depot Clinic.
Designed by Ryder Architecture, the expanded Centre is part of the North London Mental Health Partnership’s St. Pancras Transformation programme, an NHS project aimed at moving services out of St Pancras hospital to modern community-based facilities.
TRANSFORMATION
Sustainability is at the heart of the design of the building’s external envelope, with solar panels fitted to the roof and bolt-on solar shading to control heat gain and reduce demand on mechanical ventilation systems.
The solar shading was attached to Kawneer’s AA®100 Curtain Wall System featuring special extended feature caps on all elevations around the building, installed by specialist subcontractor Leay Ltd.
Working to a specification provided by main contractor Kier Construction, Leay also installed Kawneer’s AA®720 HI Reflex Windows for their excellent thermal performance, in line with the sustainability goals of the project.
REALISATION
The larger Centre is now offering enhanced levels of care for local residents with mental health challenges, providing a sustainable, modern and welcoming space at the heart of the community with integrated services that can also address physical health.
It also provides an enhanced working environment for clinical teams and there is a ‘pocket’ park to support visitor and staff wellbeing.
Photo: Leay Ltd
For further information, please contact:
Jane Ashley
Marketing Executive
Kawneer UK Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 1928 502500
Kawneer Helps to Transform an Iconic London Library
VISION
Built in 1964 and designed by Sir Basil Spence, Swiss Cottage Library is widely recognised as a masterpiece of civic London architecture.
Grade II listed, the 52,506 square feet building remains a key local epicentre of community life. One of the largest energy consumers in the London Borough of Camden it was in need of a major fabric, mechanical and electrical refurbishment. The aim was to improve the internal conditioning and prevent high levels of heat loss.
The introduction of the new Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) marked an ideal moment for the council to improve the building to modern standards by using low carbon technologies as part of the commitment to deliver Camden Net Zero by 2030.
TRANSFORMATION
The initial phase of the project included a focus on upgrading the existing single-glazed windows. The old mastic and packers that contained asbestos, had to be removed under strictly controlled conditions using an airtight tent with boarded openings.
Architects Atkins chose Kawneer’s AA®720 SL Slimline Casement Window, installed by Kawneer specialist subcontractor EuroWindows Ltd, in addition to AA®720 Fixed Lights and Horizontal Pivots, AA®3610 Vertical Sliding Windows and AA®190 TB Doors.
The AA®720 SL Slimline Casement Window with its ultra slim sightlines was specified by Atkins as it was the ideal choice for use on the Grade II listed building. The BRE Green Guide ‘A’ Rated narrow frame also maximises the glazing vision whilst delivering optimum weather and thermal performance with a superior and modern look.
Kawneer’s support team provided back up to Atkins throughout the project, including on-site technical support.
REALISATION
The building was kept open at all times and the project also represents a blueprint for other planned London Borough of Camden retrofits. It is expected to realise running cost savings of more than £31,000 a year, in addition to achieving carbon savings of 138 tonnes of CO2e.
The two-year renewal scheme, constructed by property maintenance specialists Ergro, cost £3.7m and has delivered better energy efficiency, a decarbonised heating source and important building repairs, while simultaneously maintaining Sir Basil Spence’s iconic original envelope design.
Library users are now enjoying enhanced levels of comfort to help ensure that the building remains and becomes an even more essential local community hub.
For further information, please contact:
Jane Ashley
Marketing Executive
Kawneer UK Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 1928 502500
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