AUTHOR: arcura_social | DATE: 13th December 2022 | CATEGORIES: Specialist
In the fenestration industry, a specialist product refers to a product that is not offered in the main product range. At Arcura, a specialist product relates to a product that sits outside our fenestration package. You can learn more about our fenestration package here. We offer a range of window and door PVC and aluminium…
AUTHOR: arcura_social | DATE: 14th June 2022 | CATEGORIES: Housing Developments, Products, Specialist
What does Fenestration mean? The term fenestration derives from the French term, ‘fentre,’ meaning window. It’s a word used to describe the arrangement, quality and quantity of the windows on a building facade. This is opposed to the term glazing which only refers to the glass components within the building’s appearance. What is a…
AUTHOR: arcura_social | DATE: 8th March 2022 | CATEGORIES: Company News, Specialist
What are Lifetime Homes Regulations? The idea of Lifetime Home Regulations originated from the 1980s with the concept being initially developed in 1991 by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Habinteg Housing Association. The standards are in a series of sixteen design criteria to make homes easily adaptable for a lifetime in a cost effective…
AUTHOR: arcura_social | DATE: 20th January 2022 | CATEGORIES: Products, Specialist
What is acoustic glass? Acoustic glass consists of two panes of glass laminated together using PVB (Polyvinyl Butyral). The importance of using PVB is because it is an acoustic membrane which bonds the two panes of glass together to give the appearance of a single pane of glass. Due to its features, materials and manufacturing,…
