It's easy to say you're awesome, but to be truly awesome, you need real proof. At EDGE, we call this proof, successful product testing. MAX™ double glazing provides architects, builders, fabricators and end users, with superior performing windows and doors. At EDGE, all our products are marinated in...
It's always interesting to watch science-fiction films (or The Jetsons) and see visual predictions of how our world might look in the future. With architectural boundaries pushed every day, and our perceptions of built form continually challenged, it's hard to pinpoint what cities of the future...
The EDGE ecosystem features a network of partner suppliers chosen for their proven commitment to excellence, support and Australian construction. This applies to the providers of surface finishing services, as well. The premium performance of the EDGE suites warrants premium surface finishing reliably delivered on...
Large spans of glass have long been popular in commercial architecture, but lately, a shift seems to be occurring. Commercial façades are embracing smaller, more compact windows, in larger quantities. Scattered formally or informally across large façades, this new style of external window design is...
Last month, I wrote about the EDGE Bi-fold door and the development strategy around designing a system that makes user operation easier. Our Bi-fold is quickly gaining popularity with fabricators, installers and designers....
Daylight savings has ended and it's becoming more and more difficult to get out of bed in the morning. There's no denying it, winter is approaching. In the past week, Melbourne's temperatures have snapped, within a couple of days we went from bright and sunny, to...
We test the EDGE Architectural window and door systems in accordance with AS2047, the standard for windows and doors. It entails testing a physical product at full proportions (within 10 per cent, generally, of maximum size). The test entails deflection, to the ‘serviceability’ – expected...
Once relegated as merely practical, architectural louvre systems have stepped into the spotlight to become a superstar as an element of building design, ventilation and thermal performance....
Architectural specification of windows and doors focuses heavily on system capability, aesthetics, and thermal performance. Water management is not often taken into consideration, and it should be. Ask yourself, what will happen to water if it penetrates inwards at horizontal frame members? How will it...
Any savvy specifier does their research. When it comes to specifying architectural windows and doors, it's paramount you download technical product manuals, obtain test data, access CAD files and familiarise yourself with successfully completed projects. Have you considered, as part of your research, discovering in person, where...
