Secondary glazing supplied by Granada Secondary Glazing has added greater thermal and acoustic efficiency to an historic converted chapel in the Vale of Glamorgan, delivering 21st century levels of comfort for the building’s occupants and helping to lower energy bills.
Built in 1906, part of the Gothic-style Albert Road Methodist Chapel in Penarth became a community centre in 1980. The chapel furniture was removed, and a first floor inserted at gallery level. Recent renovations have created eight clinic and health units, 14 office spaces and one community space.
To provide additional thermal insulation and soundproofing to the original single-glazed windows, a total of 15 Granada Glazing’s Vertical Sliders and two-pane and three-pane Horizontal Sliding Units were installed.
The slimline aluminium frames in a high gloss white powder-coated finish support 6mm toughened glass and 6.4mm acoustic laminate glass. Secondary glazing offers a cost-effective and efficient solution to noise intrusion as it makes buildings up to 80% quieter: reducing noise levels by up to 54dB. Thermal insulation is improved by up to 65%.
Robert Cottam, Granada Glazing Commercial Sales Manager comments:
“We worked closely with the developer on this project to ensure we met the client’s demands from both a thermal and acoustic perspective. Following a number of consultation sessions, we agreed upon a specification that included a mixture of both 6mm toughened and 6.4mm laminated glass to achieve the desired effect in terms of both noise reduction and thermal insulation.
“As energy bills continue to soar, it was incredibly important that we offered the client a secondary glazing solution that would mitigate against increased costs. We worked with this developer on a similarly successful project in Newport Market towards the end of 2021 and hope to work on further projects in the near future.”
Suitable for all property types, Granada’s slimline aluminium secondary glazing frames can be powder coated in over 200 RAL colours. Virtually invisible, they blend in with any interior décor. The Granada Glazing product range encompasses hinged, sliding, vertical sliders, including tilt back, and lift-out options.
Granada Glazing partners with architects, specifiers and developers on the design, manufacture and supply of high quality commercial secondary glazing for all sectors and building types across the UK.
For more information on the Granada Secondary Glazing range, please call 01909 499899, visit www.gsecg.com or email info(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)granadaglazing.com.