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Articles & Insights

Technical insights on engineering, thermal efficiency and acoustics for your project.

Thermal Insulation

The physics that shields your façade's temperature.

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The anatomy of comfort: what the Uw value means in the thermal insulation of windows

Understand what the Uw value is and why it is the definitive metric for assessing the thermal insulation and energy efficiency of the windows in your project.

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The metal that gives away your comfort: the engineering behind the Thermal Break in aluminium

Understand how the thermal break cancels aluminium's conductivity, ends condensation on the window and shields the comfort of your home.

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The thermal frontier: why the Warm Edge is the detail that changes everything in double glazing

Understand the warm edge spacer: how it cuts the thermal bridge at the edge of insulated glass and why it is decisive against condensation.

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Light without heat: how the solar factor (g) defines the comfort of glass façades

Understand the difference between thermal insulation and solar control, what the solar factor (g) is, and how selective glass stops your home from becoming an oven.

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The summit of efficiency: what the Passive House standard is and why the windows decide the game

Discover what the Passive House standard is, how it revolutionises the comfort of homes, and why the window is the most critical component of that ecosystem.

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Design your openings with thermoacoustic efficiency

Enter the Aken Studio configurator and simulate your project's Uw by combining Thermal Break profiles, double glazing, and Warm Edge.