Educational-Based Performance Windows
Today's aluminum-framed windows offer:
- Excellent thermal performance
- Superior structural performance
- Incombustible and red-list free framing
- Low maintenance and long life
- A range of aesthetic options
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High Performance Window Benefits
Utilizing aluminum-framed windows in educational construction projects further help meet educational project challenges, including:
- Student safety and security
- Student learning and well-being
- Environmental stewardship
- Value
- Thermal performance
- Structural Performance
Window Thermal Performance
Advances in thermal barriers, glass, and spacers have led to substantial improvement in window performance over time. Today's aluminum framed windows provide not only exceptional energy efficiency but enhanced thermal comfort adjacent to windows, creating more usable space within the classroom.
Performance Suppliers
Note that discussion of alternative thermal barrier technologies is outside of the scope of this document. Key suppliers of thermal management technologies include:
Structural Performance
Elastic modulus (E) is a key measure of material stiffness and the ability to resist deformation under load. The elastic modulus for aluminum is 4-30 times that of vinyl, wood, or fiberglass. This allows larger spans, slimmer framing, and narrow sightlines.
Project: King Open / Cambridge Street Upper School & Community Complex
Cambridge, MA
Type: New
Architect: William Rawn Associates in association with Arrowstreet Architecture & Design
Notable: Net Zero Energy
LEED Platinum Certification
USGBC Green Building of the Year - 2019
American Architecture Award - 2020
Photos: © Robert Benson Photography. Used by permission of Arrowstreet and/or William Rawn Associates
Project: South Intermediate High School
Broken Arrow, OK
Type: Renovation & expansion
Architect: Perkins+Will, Dallas
Assisting: Selser Schaefer Architects, Tulsa
Notable: 2013 Built: Design Award, AIA Dallas
Products: Storefront and curtainwall - Tubelite
Photos: Charles Davis Smith, AIA, Dallas
Project: Bernalillo Elementary School
Bernalillo, NM
Type: New
Architect: Fanning Bard Tatum, Albuquerque
Products: Storefront and curtainwall - Tubelite
Photos: mattophoto architectural photography; Albuquerque
Project: Montgomery Ward Building
Medical & Dental Divisions
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Type: Renovation
Architect: Will, Janney, Elstner Associates, Chicago
Products: Thermal windows - Kawneer
Photos: Kawneer Company, Inc., ©Bill Gnech
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