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Joints Are The Energy Problem
ISO Chemie says the problem with window energy efficiency is the joint not the window and has thus increased its UK stock holding of its multi-functional...
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A Load Off The Minds Of Modular Home Builders
ISO Chemie’s thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system has been specified for a modular house design that could, it says, affect the new homes market and environment.
The development sees Winframer units along with Win2Wall multi-level sealing tape, being supplied to north east based CoreHaus for installation in its modular properties. The company has a five-year plan to produce around 1,000 precision engineered units a year built using modern methods of construction (MMC) to deliver long term energy cost savings.
Passivhaus certified and fire rated to up to 30 minutes, Winframer is a prefabricated installation frame, manufactured to accommodate cavities up to 250mm that allows windows to be supported independently from the face of the wall regardless of any external cladding being in place.
The product’s application on CoreHaus properties comes as the modular housing sector has been given a boost by national housing agency Homes England, which is accelerating the delivery of local authority housing schemes.
ISO-Bloco Win2wall enables window and door gaps between 2mm to 8mm to be easily sealed from inside the property. Available in two widths to give the extra thermal insulation equivalent to A rated (40mm tape) or A+ and A++ windows (65 mm tape), the tape is able to accommodate the vast majority of UK window installations.
“As a house designer, we look at new ways to deliver low carbon structures, which use sustainable technologies. ISO Chemie’s fit and forget products offer solutions for window and door sealing, delivering measurable airtight, acoustic and thermal sealing benefits in the process.”
– Dan Selby
Production manager, CoreHaus
Thermal efficiency
Nick Thompson, ISO Chemie’s technical consultant, is of the opinion that modular housing is gaining increasing traction and Winframer and Win2Wall can add real value during the initial and post construction phases. He says: “Using Winframer as a platform for the windows to be moved forward, allows a cavity wall to be created outside the existing one. This can then be filled with insulation to massively improve thermal efficiency. As it’s also very thermally efficient and airtight.”
Bi-fold doors
The composite Winframer brackets can bear heavy windows loads, including bi-fold doors, to provide a reliable, strong and high-performance support frame. Installation is quick with windows attached directly and secured mechanically using either standard fixing screws or fixing lugs in the usual manner.
Picture: ISO Chemie’s products are being used by modular house designer CoreHaus.
Article written by Cathryn Ellis
23rd September 2021