According to Aluprof, modern buildings perform ‘exceptionally well’ and, as a result, are generally more complex in their construction. No longer does the ‘one size fit all’ approach work, with many building products now being available with various options, often with ‘off the shelf’ availability. Where a solution is currently not available, a bespoke solution is designed, says Aluprof, and this can often become a stock solution.
The company claims that this is what drives our current construction processes and we have become accustomed to a constant process of change. Aluprof states that window designs and their interfaces with the building structure are a good example of this ‘constant state of flux’. No longer does the interface with the building structure conform to any standard, points out Aluprof, with designers now free to develop high thermal performance interfaces which reduce cold bridging, whilst keeping the whole assembly weathertight. The key here, says Aluprof, is the importance of ‘system design flexibility’.
One good example of this flexibility, according to Aluprof, is the Atlas Building in Stratford. Originally designed as the East Village for the 2012 Olympics, the building comprises of windows used in various applications, such as used in balcony door configurations into punched openings. Detail design and installation using Aluprof high performance MB-70US was completed by Glass & A.L.U. Cad of County Meath in Ireland.
When choosing a system for any project, says Aluprof, one of the key requirements would be to always look to the supplier’s range of profiles per system. The wider the range of profiles and options will ensure that virtually all building interfaces can be accommodated and be completed on site to meet a robust detail. Aluprof is said to have a very wide range of profiles and options for its systems and when a solution is not available off the shelf, a bespoke solution can be designed, extruded and suppled in a matter of weeks.
