Send this page / Print this page Home / Composites News / Applications

01 Nov 2006  -  Canada

Extensive building envelope up-date of the Altona Bergthaler Church includes composite windows

Todays market demand products that are low maintenance, provide appealing aesthetics and high performance at reasonable cost. Building occupants, managers and owners have a great deal of choice and have become extremely demanding. These demands have not always been satisfied with the building materials available or in popular use. Consequently, it has become a growing issue to find the best possible replacement products for a range of buildings. Windows are one such product.

Altona Church window up-date
DUXTON preferred : Red River Glass
Location : Altona, Manitoba
Installation : Red River Glass
Includes several unique details: 
- T-mullion allows for narrower detailing
- Tripane e/Argon c/w Super Spacer
- Pre-finished, low maintenance liner

DUXTON Windows & Doors specializes in the fabrication of pultruded fiberglass windows and doors. Additionally, DUXTON creates high performance products with a wide range of glazing offerings from Heat Mirror Super Glass to a full range of Dual and Tripane glass with low e and Super Spacer.

Historical considerations
Replacement of windows in historic buildings has come under increasingly careful scrutiny. Notably, pultruded fiberglass windows have met the requirements with ingenuity and excellent application of technology. Matching of historical colors and/or the use of split finish capabilities and unique fixed, magnum double hung configurations have resulted in approved window replacements. Notable projects include the historic Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon.

The Delta Bessborough, located on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River, was in need of a substantial retrofit, including changes in the heating system and replacement of very drafty windows. The management team was concerned about retaining the historic look of the building. However, they also wanted windows that were easy to clean and allowed access to fresh air. The choice of double hung tilt windows met all of these needs, and allowed the custom matching of the required green exterior.

"We replaced about 225 windows, and the installations went very smoothly, with minimal interference in the rooms a key consideration for our operation," says Debbie Kobelsky, Rooms Division Manager. "The new, air-tight windows have been one of the most appreciated changes by the hotel guests. It drops to minus 40 here, and this winter our complaints about drafty windows dropped to zero."

Source : Duxton