Wood's use for solar shading
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Patrick Hislop and Philip O'Leary, TRADA Technology explains wood's use for external solar shading.
With ever increasing concern about saving energy, areas of glazing are becoming still bigger, both to obtain the maximum advantage of daylight and to benefit from passive solar gain in the winter.
Article from In Touch with Timber Issue 9 (Autumn 2012)
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Using wood for solar shading
Patrick Hislop and Philip O'Leary review the principles for designing solar shading and how to make the best use of wood.
Article from the TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2013
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Long-lasting wood windows - a specification guide
Barnaby Dickens of the Wood Window Alliance offers guidance on how to specify for long-lasting timber windows.
Article from the TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2015
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Wood windows
A wood window is an engineered product, designed and manufactured to withstand extremes of weather. Only fit windows independently assessed to meet British Standards. For maximum durability and maintenance intervals, fit wood windows that have been fully painted or stained and glazed in the factory.
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01/01/2012 | Choose and Use