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Windows
Windows
The Category deals with material selection for windows. There is no general yes or no to any material, it completely depends on the use, application and composition of the window.
Articles especailly about timber can be found in the Timber section.
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- Parent Category: Material
- Category: Windows
- Last Updated on Friday, 22 June 2012 12:58
- Written by Salazar, James,Sowlati, Taraneh
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Buildings and building components, particularly windows, have been the subject of numerous studies seeking to recognize and quantify the environmental impacts caused by processes in the product life cycle.
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- Parent Category: Material
- Category: Windows
- Last Updated on Thursday, 04 October 2012 22:08
- Written by M. Asif BSc MSc, A. Davidson BSc and T.Muneer PhD DSc CEng MlmechE
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M. Asif BSc MSc, A. Davidson BSc and T.Muneer PhD DSc CEng MlmechE
FICBSE Millennium Fellow School of Engineering , Napier University, 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH10 5DT, U.K.
ABSTRACT
This article addresses the life cycle assessment of the materials normally used for window frames, highlighting their respective benefits and weaknesses. Frames of different materials have been assessed on the basis of their production, energy consumption and environmental impacts. It has been found that the embodied energy of the windows made of aluminium, PVC, Al-clad timber and timber, for a reference window (1.2m×1.2m), are 6GJ, 2980MJ, 1460MJ and 995MJ respectively.
The investigation shows that aluminium and PVC frames exhibit large amounts of environmental burdens. Accelerated ageing tests have been carried out to test the durability of windows against weathering impacts. These tests show that aluminium clad timber windows are comparatively least affected by environmental impacts. The article also provides results of a survey carried out with housing associations on performance of the studied windows.
Read more: Life Cycle of Window Materials - A Comperative Assessment