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Architects' Journal|

Building with timber. AJ 14.07.93|

Architects' Journal Building Study Wild at heart. Wetlands Conservation Centre, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. AJ 24.02.2000
Refurbishment and new build project for the Wetlands Conservation Centre, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. The timber-clad buildings house offices, visitor centre, shop and restaurant. Environmentally-friendly features include recycling of rainwater, natural ventilation, use of daylight and energy efficient design. Includes working details of timber windows in a ventilated cedar rainscreen wall. Gives costs breakdown. Architects: ECD Architects. Building Services and structural engineers: Whitby Bird and Partners

BRE|

Defect Action Sheet 11 Wood windows and door frames: care on site during storage and installation

Defect Action Sheet 13 Wood windows: arresting decay

Defect Action Sheet 14 Wood windows: preventing decay

Good Repair Guide 10 Part 1 Repairing timber windows: investigating defects and dealing with water leakage
Defects occur in timber windows for a number of reasons including poor design, poor installation or glazing or lack of maintenance. One of the advantages of timber windows is that they can often be repaired without specialist skills, materials or knowledge. This Guide gives advice on how to investigate the fault and what to do about water leakage.

Good Repair Guide 10 Part 2 Repairing timber windows: dealing with draughty windows, condensation in sealed units, operating problems, and deterioration of frames
This Guide gives advice on dealing with draughty windows, condensation between the panes of sealed units, windows that are difficult to operate, deterioration of external finishes, and distortion and decay of the frame.

Information Paper 21/81 In situ treatment for existing window joinery

Information Paper 20/82 Effect of water-repellent preservative treatment on moisture levels in window joinery

Technical Note 28 Maintenance and repair of window joinery

Technical Note 29 Ensuring good service life for window joinery

British Standards Institution|

BS 644:2003 Timber windows - Factory assembled windows of various types - Specification
Document History - Supersedes BS 644-1:1989, BS 644-2:1958 and BS 644-3:1951
Requirements are given for types, materials, profile design, workmanship, glazing, construction, safety, security, weathertightness performance, and operation and strength performance of factory assembled timber windows.

British Woodworking Federation|

Installing timber windows
Guidance on glazing methods and practices preferred by the BWF. Covers: forming openings, fitting, support, fixing, sealing and decoration.

Double hung sash windows
Provides guidance on the design of double hung sash windows - covering requirements for materials, workmanship, dimensions and construction.

Industry standard: double hung sash windows
This publication covers; materials, workmanship, dimensions and construction (cased frames, solid frames, sashes, and slide and tilt sashes).

Guide to specifying wood windows
This guide covers; window types, appearance, general performance, thermal and acoustic performance, durability, installation, site practice, and specification methods.

British Wood Preserving and Damp Proofing Association|

Timber 4 Preservation of window joinery

English Heritage|

Framing opinions 4: Timber sash windows
This publication is divided into four main sections; the origins of timber sash windows; timber quality; repair and rehabilitation; and the surveying and assessment of timber windows.

Guild of Architectural Ironmongers|

Technical Manual 1.8 Timber, joinery, doors and frames
Document History - Supersedes - Timber, joinery, doors and window construction, 1998
This manual sets out the door types generally in use and provides details of the materials used and their construction.

Glass and Glazing Federation|

Glazing Manual Data Sheet 5.10 Design, installation and performance of secondary sashes made of aluminium, uPVC or wood
This document deals with secondary sashes fitted to the room side of primary windows and which have frames made from aluminium, uPVC or wood or a combination of these materials. It includes all forms with opening and/or fixed panels containing glass or plastics sheet glazing materials.

Housing Association Property Mutual Ltd|

Technical Note 12 Insulating glass units in timber windows
The frequency of problems with insulating glass units in fully bedded timber window frames has prompted this HAPM technical note. It highlights the most common problems in HAPMs experience, explains failures and describes the most reliable options.

Nordic Timber Council|

Design principles of weather sealed timber windows
The scope of this publication is limited to; weathersealed windows, top or side hung, opening outwards, glazed from the outside, manufactured from Redwood or Whitewood.

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings|

Technical Pamphlet 13 Repair of wood windows
This pamphlet aims to demonstrate that limited decay can be tackled without total destruction, and that repair methods are to hand (both for the experienced joiner and the DIY enthusiast) which enable a decayed window to be brought back into a sound, functioning condition.

TRADA Technology|

High performance wood windows. 2nd edition
Document History - 1st edition published as - Wood windows - design, selection and installation. Document reference number: TBL 65.
Guide which is primarily aimed at establishing principles of good practice in the design of wood windows in the UK. These principles are intended to aid architects in designing specific windows for projects, or in the selection of suitable commercially available standard windows for their buildings.

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