The Eku Woodart series allow the installation of fittings with casement or lift-slide opening. They comprise mixed profiles in aluminium and wood with a supporting section in aluminium either with or without a thermal break, lined in heartwood on the internal surface of the fitting.
The choice of the two materials brings together the hard-wearing strength of aluminium and the prestigious high-insulating feature of wood.
Wood and aluminium are materials with different thermal expansion coefficients, accordingly, the Eku Woodart series of profiles are made with all the necessary features to ensure profile sliding without affecting in any way the fundamental need for overall product rigidity.
Apartments with terraces and gardens, environments where an extensive view of the exterior is required, and large glass windows are typical applications for Eku Woodart lift-slide fittings.
These products are known for their ability to provide large-scale fittings with significant surface areas entirely in glass and, as such, offer bright internal surroundings and an excellent view of the exterior. This solution also avoids many of the potential problems associated with swing opening casement windows, without limiting its thermal or sound-proofing performance.
The large dimensions and heavy weights that this product series can withstand also represent no difficulties when it comes to opening and closing the fittings as a simple manual-opening device allows users to move the window with the minimum of effort.
The Eku Woodart series allow the installation of fittings that – depending on the combination of insulating glass and frames employed - are in full compliance with heat transmission rate limits as stipulated by current Italian legislation governing construction industry energy-saving (Law decree.192, 2005 and Law decree. 311, 2006).
Eku Woodart profiles for the Iift-slide series guarantee a level of thermal insulation that is far superior to equivalent profiles not made with wood lining. Apart from improving the internal climatic condition of the building, this also allows significant energy saving.
Replacing an old window unit with a new fitting in aluminium and wood can reduce by as much as 100 euros your heating bill for each square metre of glass. Furthermore, it is also possible to take advantage of state incentives for energy-saving improvements to existing buildings, including 55% tax relief, introduced in 2007 and extended by the 2008 Finance Bill for years 2008-2010.
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