Door Industry Journal - Winter 2014

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk entrance doors feature 63 THE door industry journal winter 2014 Aluprof’s MB SR50N HI+ utilising a 39mm thickness, sound control laminated, glass DG units and finished in a single colour construction in RAL 9010 matt. The MB-TT50 and MB-SR50N HI+ systems are designed for constructing large glazed walls in hotels or public buildings such as banks, office towers, administration buildings or sports halls. Systems can also be used for building curtain walls, ceilings and other spatial structures. They allow the creation of large glazing in buildings while ensuring excellent insulation, which has been recognised by the PHI Institute in Darmstadt. Consequently, these products may be used in the construction of passive buildings. At the moment, only three curtain wall systems are certified A + by the Passive House Institute in Darmstadt, and this includes the two above-mentioned Aluprof systems. The installation was completed by Leicester based, Norman & Underwood, Director Ross Hedley, takes up the story, “ The project was a challenging one, as during the design stages we had to demonstrate that we could achieve the high levels insulation and acoustic performance. The broad range of Aluprof systems allowed us to achieve the specification.” A wide range of door systems are available from Aluprof, these include commercial and residential doors systems, swing, sliding, sliding folding as well as roller shutter garage doors. Aluprof also specialise in fire rated door systems and screens with are approved under the ‘Certifire’ scheme. Aluminium doors and screens can be designed to achieve up to EI120 ratings. With a complete range of systems Aluprof also offer a bespoke design service where profiles can be designed to achieve the most demanding of applications. With their UK base in Altrincham, Aluprof systems are designed, fabricated and installed by selected, specially trained companies across the UK. Details on the companies bespoke solutions can be found on the Project Specific and Bespoke Solutions brochure. Further information is available on the company’s website at www.aluprof.eu/en/ and specialist advice is available from Aluprof on 0161 941 4005. DORMA LAUNCHES REVOLVING DOORS IN BIM DORMA, trusted global partner for premium access solutions and services, is proud to announce the addition of Revit objects for the KTV Revolving door range to their current BIM product Library. The KTV revolving door range of objects are highly customisable and intelligent, allowing the designer to easily adapt KTV revolving door systems to specific site requirements. Choose between 3 or 4 wing doors, manual or automatic activation, canopy or glass roof, as well as a number of other features. DORMA launched a range of BIM objects for their popular ranges of door closers and hardware, automatic doors, and manual glass door fittings last year. The addition of the KTV range of revolving door objects has further simplified the design and delivery of high performance building solutions for BIM users. David Gillies, Senior Specification Advisor and DORMA UK BIM Champion commented: “The creation of the revolving door BIM objects was a collaborative process where we strived to ensure that the models demonstrated the most accurate real-life scenarios for the designer, whilst allowing quick and hassle-free drop in of sophisticated revolving door systems into the building fabric, helping to deliver the best building results for designer and client” DORMA’s latest addition to its BIM offering cements their position as the first choice for access solutions in line with a continued commitment to enable better buildings. All DORMA objects are free to download at www.dorma.com and via www.bimstore.co.uk to make identifying the most suitable product for each project specification a simple and efficient process. Asa McGillian and the Apeer team at Grand Designs Live, Birmingham Oct 2014