Vitral's rooflights and roof glazing systems are able to achieve the industry's lowest U-values due to the focus on their construction.
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Vitral achieves an overall system U-value of lower than 1.6W/m2K. This figure includes the glass, with it's mid pane U-value of 1.1W/m2K, and the frame of the Vitral sytem, plus the head and cill detail.
This is only possible due to the thermal efficiency of the frame. Other systems focus entirelly on the U-value of the glass, or the mid pane value itself but these do not give an accurate figure for the thermal performance of the roof glazing.
Minimal frame means maximum light and reduces U-values
High quality construction that provides long term life expectancy and will not deteriorate
Smoke Evacuation
VITRAL is at the forefront of providing solutions for ‘Full Life Safety Smoke Evacuation’ our SHEVs are now fully compliant with EN 12101-2 which has superseded the now obsolete BS7346; a feat as yet unachievable by many of our competitors.
If you have a project that requires smoke venting for Full Life Safety Smoke Evacuation, we strongly recommend you consult with us at the earliest possible stage to ensure your building will comply with the latest regulations. Please contact our technical office on 01223 499 000.
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More and more residential and commercial buildings are adopting the PassivHaus standard of construction. The aim is to substaintionaly reduce the amount of energy consumed and to create excellent comfort levels in summer and winter. This is achieved by:
Very good levels of insulation with minimal thermal bridges
Well thought out utilisation of solar and internal gains
Excellent level of airtightness
Good indoor air quality, provided by a whole house ventilation system with highly efficient heat recovery
Well known Bath Architects, Mitchell Taylor Workshop, have specified Vitral’s A74 roofglazing system for the rooflights in the £1.2 million library for King’s College in Taunton.
The 600sq m library for the private
Specified by Richard Murphy Architects, Vitral Roofglazing has recently been installed in Justice Mill Lane in Aberdeen.
The Vitral installers were Graingers and the project consisted of 5 runs of monopitch rooflights in
