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Climate-proof Building for The Future

Climate change is having an increasingly noticeable impact on our environment and is leading to ever more frequent extreme weather events. At the same time, the…

11.10.2023 - Building materials, Components

Technical article

After Karawanks tunnel we go further

The current situation of Croatian regulations for construction products and technical specifications for the construction product - fire doors, notices on the…

14.07.2023 - Doors

Technical article

Mechatronic fittings in Germany and Europe

Electronic components have been used for doors, windows and hardware technology for many years. Everyone is familiar with access controls, electromechanical…

14.06.2023

Technical article

Requirements to, from and in Europe

Every group, every system house, every medium-sized or small craft company knows the challenges that CE labelling and the European marketing of construction…

14.06.2023

Technical article

Fire protection à la greek

The present-day situation of Greek construction product guidelines, building codes and technical requirements for the products – fire closures will be reviewed.…

14.06.2023

Technical article

Trends in window installation

Reducing the immense consumption of resources and CO2 emissions in the construction and operation of buildings is a major challenge for politics, business and…

23.05.2023 - Windows, Supporting structure connection systems

Technical article

Burglar resistance on windows

Multi-pane insulating glass units have been bonded into sash frames and fixed glazing as standard for around 20 years. Even before that, there were systems in…

27.04.2023 - Windows

Technical article

The “Fire” from Rosenheim

No, we do not forge “magic rings” for elves in the “fire” of ift Rosenheim. Furthermore, 20 burner with a performance of each 600 kWh spark of a “standard fire”…

30.04.2017

Technical article

Coupled windows in the current guise

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EBPD) 2010 of the EU for new construc-tions until end 2018 requires the lowest energy performance of buildings…

03.11.2016 - Windows

Technical article

Insulating glass units

The first draft version of EN 1279 was published in the year 1994. It contained the test standards prEN 1279 Part 2, 3 and 4, which then superseded the national…

14.10.2016 - Glass

Technical article

Pressure release of insulating glass units (IGU)

This technical contribution is based to a large extent on findings of the research project "Analyses regarding the feasibility of pressure released insulating…

13.10.2016 - Glass

Technical article

ift Rosenheim – 50 years of service to the industry Part 8 (time slot 2001 – 2005): Highly thermal insulating and energy-efficient building elements

The first oil crisis in 1973 is the cause for the Thermal Insulation Ordinance 95 [1], which was replaced by the first Energy Saving Regulations EnEV 2002 [2].

01.07.2016 - Building materials