The term ‘Wind Load’ is used to refer to any pressures or forces that the wind exerts on a building or structure.
SAP Calculations and Glazing
All residential new builds and extensions (where the building is open to the extension) in the UK are required to have a SAP (Standard Assessment Procedure) Calculation if the glazing guidelines for Building Regulations are…
The term ‘structural glass’ is a wide-reaching product term used to describe a frameless glass assembly where the glass is taking an element of the structural load. The…
Running underneath the whole of the sliding system is a solid neoprene block. There are many reasons why the system has been engineered this way: It gives a very good thermal break between the…
Structural glass installations tend to be very large unencumbered structures of glass. Whether the element is a structural glass wall, floor, roof or window the entire glass installation will be frameless with little structure marring the division between…
In recent years the expansion of technology in glazing has produced brilliant fire rated glazing components that comply with…
The G Factor is a coefficient for measuring the amount of solar radiation that enters a building through a glazed unit. In simpler terms the G Factor represents the amount of heat entering…
The beauty of a glass structure is that they are clear and transparent. Large elevations of…