Maximise natural light
Key Benefits to a Builder
- Quality state of the art product with best u-value rating in its class
- Offers comfort and ongoing energy savings to the consumer
- Easy to install
- Can be installed from the inside and the outside
- Easier positioning within the lintel
- Brick coverage is improved
- Internally glazed making replacement onsite easier
- Flexibility of design
- The ability to add more windows or more floor area without compromising home energy ratings
- Full range of sizes available
- Acoustic comfort
- Contemporary colours
- Compliance without compromise
- Sustainable product 100% recyclable
Home Design
- Many people underestimate the role of the window frame in energy efficient home design.
- Windows play a critical role in a home’s comfort and energy consumption.
- They set the tone of a home by providing daylight, views, ventilation and a sense of spaciousness.
- The most energy efficient windows result from a combination of both an insulated frame and the right glass to achieve superior energy performance.
The Sun-Path
House orientation plays a big part in energy efficiency and comfort
- By analysing the impact of the sun on a site, the designer can take full advantage of passive solar design features and increase the energy efficiency and comfort of the building
Calculating the sun-path
- Web based tools can be used to calculate the sun path and assist in can determining which window configuration would be most suitable on a particular side of the building.
- Resulting in a clever design combination of Dowell Thermaline™ and Dowell standard double glazed or single glazed windows to achieve maximum cost-energy efficiency building solution.
Climate Zones
- Australia has a varied climate, leading to different locations around the country having different heating and cooling requirements.
- When selling ThermaLine we need to think about what climate zone a customer is in
Energy Ratings
- The energy performance of buildings is greatly influenced by local conditions – especially climatic conditions, including local temperature, humidity and natural light.
- In most climates Dowell ThermaLine assists the designer to achieve star rating improvements from 4-5 up to 6 stars or greater.
- Energy rating experts are available and can evaluate the house to optimise design and energy efficiency.
- Choosing Dowell ThermaLine windows is a step in the right direction to improving a buildings energy rating.
Dowell ThermaLine allows you to add more windows or more floor area without compromising home energy ratings, helping create a brighter and more spacious home environment.
Summary of Key Features
- Flexibility of design
- The ability to add more windows or more floor area without compromising home energy ratings
- Dowell has range of single glazed, double glazed and ThermaLine options allowing flexibility in the level of investment versus target energy performance
- Full range of sizes available
- Acoustic comfort
- Contemporary colours
- Offer comfort and ongoing energy savings to the owner
- Compliance without compromise
- State of the art product
- Sustainable product
- The only aluminium product that would achieve the US green logo
- 100% recyclable – whole of life cycle product