Buying windows. Are you facing an important decision? Choosing the right windows for your new building is a decision that is sure to affect the quality and comfort of life for all household members, energy savings and the aesthetics of the building.

Aluminium window joinery offers modern solutions that can meet a variety of requirements. What is worth considering when choosing the ideal windows?

Technology Smart Home

Intelligent window control systems increase your comfort. Check whether your particular window model has the ability to be calibrated with a system that allows you to control your windows via an app on your smartphone. This applies to the product itself, as well as any additional accessories that can be fitted to the chosen window – blinds, shutters or awnings.

Air quality sensors can automatically open windows to improve ventilation. Weather-responsive roller shutters optimise interior sunlight and protect against overheating.

Key points:

• Choose windows with the ability to integrate with smart home systems.
• Look for windows with automatic air quality sensors.
• Check that roller blinds and curtains that are compatible with your chosen model can be controlled remotely.

Adaptability and flexibility in design

Key sub-points:

• Look for modular windows that can be easily adapted.
• Choose sliding and folding systems for greater flexibility.
• Ensure that windows can create wide transitions.

Aluminium windows offer great flexibility in interior design. Sliding and folding systems are perfect solutions for modern homes. Sliding windows allow wide passages to be created between the interior and exterior. Folding systems allow the wall to be completely ‘opened up’. – a virtually ideal solution for large terraces and balconies.

Innovative insulation solutions

Aluminium windows with modern insulation technologies provide excellent thermal and acoustic protection. High-quality aluminium windows with thermal breaks and double-glazed units are the standard in modern construction.

Exemplary windows with a U-value of less than 1.0 W/m²K offer excellent thermal insulation. Insulating glass units with layers of noble gas (argon or krypton) and low emissivity coatings ensure high energy efficiency.

What to look for?

• Choose windows with thermal breaks for better insulation.
• Look for windows with double or triple glazing units.
• Check the U-value of the windows.

Daylight management

The efficient management of daylight in a building is made possible by innovative solutions in aluminium windows. Sunlight control systems – such as external blinds, but also the increasingly popular smart glass – allow the quantity and quality of light entering the interior to be controlled.

External roller shutters that automatically adjust to the sunlight reduce overheating in summer and minimise heat loss in winter. Intelligent glass, which changes its transparency under the influence of electrical voltage, allows the light intensity to be adjusted infinitely and provides greater privacy in the evening.

Important points:

• Look for windows with smart glass to regulate light.
• Choose external blinds that automatically adjust to the sunlight.
• Check that windows have solar control systems.

Think green

Aluminium window joinery is environmentally friendly, as the material is fully renewable. What’s more. the recycling of aluminium uses only about 5 per cent of the energy required for primary production – this reduces CO2 emissions. It is advisable to choose products that are certified to meet high sustainability standards.

If you choose to buy windows from manufacturers that care about sustainability, you are investing in green and sustainable solutions.

Key advice:

• Choose windows made from recycled aluminium.
• Check that the manufacturer is certified organic.
• Look for information on the energy efficiency of windows.

Security and privacy

Highlights:

• Choose windows with multi-point locks and reinforced hardware.
• Look for windows with laminated glass for increased security.
• Make sure your windows have security shutters.

Aluminium windows provide a high level of security and privacy. Multi-point locks, reinforced hardware and laminated glass are standard in modern window systems to protect against break-ins.

Laminated glass, which is difficult to break, increases protection against attempts to break into the house. In this respect, the possibility of installing burglar-proof roller shutters, which provide an additional protective barrier, is also significant.

Greater privacy can be provided by the use of milk glass or reflective glass, which makes it more difficult to see into the building.