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Recycled Aluminium in Windows: Substance or Marketing?

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“Recycled Aluminium” Sounds More Precise Than It Often Is Sustainability language around aluminium has become increasingly prominent in architectural specification. Terms such as recycled aluminium, recyclable aluminium, low-carbon aluminium and circular aluminium can appear alongside one another in product literature, creating the impression that they describe broadly the same environmental benefit. They do not necessarily […]

Before You Choose a New Entrance Door, Read This First | An Architect’s Guide

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Section 1: The Entrance Door Should Belong to the Architecture When homeowners begin looking for a new entrance door, the search often starts with colours, finishes or security features. While these are all important considerations, architects usually begin somewhere entirely different. Before discussing the door itself, they first study the building it will become part […]