It’s a beautiful winter’s day in Brisbane (Australia) today: blue skies, 23C with a breeze blowing from the west. Unlike most other office workers around the city today, I can actually feel the breeze. It’s not because I’m working outside though, it’s because the air...
“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” – H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) The energy efficiency of a building is influenced by many different design aspects. Orientation, insulation, ventilation, shading, sealing and building...
It’s not uncommon to see short, wide windows (particularly Altair Louvre Windows) installed near the ceiling and above head height. These windows are commonly known as highlight or clerestory windows and besides looking great, they also offer a number of specific...
Claims of “impenetrable” security should always be met with some scepticism. After all, ‘impenetrable’ is a pretty big claim! Would it resist a crowbar, or a hammer? What about a bull-dozer, or the jaws of life? And even if a window was ‘impenetrable’, would it offer...
Following a lengthy legal process, Breezway Australia Holdings Pty Ltd now has a decision from the Federal Court of Australia regarding the infringement of its patent for the highly successful Altair® Louvre Window product. Breezway claimed that the Fresair Premium...
