We’ll keep this one short. Here’s a list of windows and brands we’ve compiled by material category.
Timber framing:
There’s numerous manufacturers of timber windows ranging from Stegbar and Dowell to custom made local timber joinery. Timber is economical, carbon friendly with low thermal conductivity (insulating).
Often in South Australia we need to look interstate for specific products. Commonly people import their windows from Europe so ordering from the east coast of Australia where you can select high quality Australian manufactured products seems like a reasonable alternative. As such, many of the window companies we’ve listed here are based in the state of Victoria:
Composite
(Alu-clad timber) framing:
These tend to be the most expensive category of framing but result in a good combination of performance, longevity and aesthetics. Stegbar even have a cost effective range called Siteline although they’re limited in style/ range. Other companies (including some that are imported from Europe) include these below:
Thermally Broken Aluminium:
As we’ve discussed in a previous blog, when projects require aluminium instead of timber for aesthetics or practical purposes such as maintenance issues, installing aluminium windows in any facade will potentially create a huge thermal bridge. ‘Thermally Broken’ is the only way to go if you’re specifying pure aluminium frames (instead of composite). Without a thermal break you’ll notice a constant heat exchange between inside and out (they feel hot or cold to touch) .
Thermeco (manufactured by various suppliers) https://www.thermeco.com.au/products/
Suppliers who may delivery to SA include:
EuroWindow https://www.eurowindow.com.au/products and
Merri Windows https://www.merrialuminium.com.au/
Rylock: https://www.rylock.com.au/product-series/thermally-broken/
Capral: https://www.capral.com.au/architectural-building-solutions/our-brands/futureline/
Alspec: https://www.alspec.com.au/thermaframe/
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