System10 Aluminium curtain walling from Bowater Architectural, is part of the wider range of window and door systems used for clients in the public sector refurbishment and new build markets, has been designed to offer the widest versatility combined with ease of manufacture, installation, and future maintenance.
The system is designed to meet the demands of large scale refurbishment projects typically found in many of our educational buildings and office blocks. It perfectly combines the use of aluminium and PVC-U components.
Bowater Architectural curtain walling is increasingly used across a wide spectrum of building projects, including new build and housing regeneration, and for the Ministry of Defence. However, over 80% of Bowater Architectural curtain walling schemes involve the refurbishment of educational buildings which no longer meet the requirements of modern day building regulations or “fit for purpose” environments.
Thermally efficiency
Bowater Architectural's new and improved curtain walling delivers better thermal efficency than ever before. The system acheives a reduced 1.0 U-value. The resulting curtain wall installation obtains an ‘A’ rated WER value.
| Curtain Wall Version |
2000 Version* |
2010 Version** |
| U-Value (28mm double glazing) | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| WER, energy index (28mm Double glazing) | E -33 | A+14 |
| U-Value (32mm Triple glazing) | n/a | 1.0 |
| WER, energy index (32mm Triple glazing) | n/a | A+28 |
| *&** Based on 50mm mullion curtain wallin | ||
Product Accreditation
Products from Bowater Architectural have undergone rigorous independent testing at Wintech in line with CWCT test criteria to achieve a 2000 pascal rating.
Design Team Involvement
Bowater Architectural offer a full drawing design service to clients wishing to use its Curtain Walling products, taking schemes from design concept through to final specification.
Integrated Supply Chain
With Curtain Walling products only available through a nationally approved list of fully trained manufacturers and installers, Bowater Architectural offer products and services throughout the length and breadth of the United Kingdom, to the same consistently high standards at all times.
Keyway & Spigot assembly methods (click on the image for a larger view)
System10 Aluminium curtain walling offers the innovative and unique Keyway assembly method, allowing faster fabrication and installation - saving time and money. Always keen to offer a range of fenestration solutions, Bowater Architectural also offer the more traditional Spigot method for those fabricators who are familiar with this system.
Additional curtain walling products
Solar shading
System10 Aluminium solar shading provides a simple, low maintenance way to reduce energy bills and carbon dioxide emissions. When used in conjunction with System10 Aluminium curtain walling installations, solar shading provides a relatively quick-fix, inexpensive solution to offices and classrooms that suffer from excessive solar heating.• Helps maintain office or classroom temperature at 24˚C, reducing the use of air-conditioning units and so contributing to lower energy bills and CO2 emissions
• Integrated fit with System10 Aluminium Curtain Wall system
• Total solar gain is limited to 35 W/m2 (UK BR Part L2)
• Can be manufactured in a range of sizes to suit any installation
• Aesthetically pleasing, flexible, lightweight system
System10 Aluminium's innovative photovoltaic panels offer you a product that generates electricity in a clean, quiet, renewable way. The easy to install PV panels simply slot into any System10 Aluminium curtain walling system where infill panels would normally be situated. Once connected, the panels will continue to generate electricity for many years, even in low light conditions.
• Convert sola
r energy into electricity for use in schools, homes and offices• PV Panel fits quickly and securely into the Bowater Architectural curtain walling system
• Generate electricity for export to the National grid using your PV system
• Take advantage of preferential ‘feed-in’ tariffs for solar-generated electricity
• Reduce the amount of Carbon Dioxide you produce by 5,931Kg/annum*
• Generate up to 6,697kWh per annum**
