Look to the future
Dated: 30/06/2011
New Ecoplus3 window & door range launched
Green Building Store’s new Ecoplus3 range of windows & doors launched today (Thursday 30th June 2011) aims to meet the energy efficiency requirements of 2050 and beyond and comes with ultra efficient triple glazing as standard. Ecoplus3 also aims to systematically address the environmental impact of window manufacture, through use of FSC Pure timber, natural timber finishes, boron preservatives and UK manufacture.
Ecoplus3 is the third evolution of Green Building Store’s Ecoplus range since its launch in 1995, and is the most energy efficient Ecoplus range yet, with whole window U values as low as 0.86 W/m2K. Not surprisingly, Ecoplus3 triple glazed windows have also achieved an 'A' energy-rating in the BFRC energy rating scheme. Ecoplus has been at the cutting edge of sustainable window design for over 15 years. In 1995 it pioneered the use of safer boron timber treatments and, in 2005, was the first UK manufactured range of windows to be made using FSC Pure 100% timber.
According to Chris Herring, Green Building Store Director and designer of the Ecoplus3 range:
“Ecoplus3 is one of the most energy efficient oak or pine timber window & door ranges made in the UK and offers a unique environmental specification. Ecoplus3’s elegant outward-opening window design also works well in either traditional or contemporary settings, offering a beautiful and sustainable solution for retrofitting homes to low energy standards.”
Buildings can lose 10-25% of their heat through windows but this can be considerably improved through use of energy efficient glazing. Green Building Store believes that only triple glazed windows and doors will be the correct specification to complement the necessary super insulation measures which the existing housing stock needs to address the threat of climate change.
As well as offering high thermal performance, the Ecoplus3 range combines a number of sustainable features. Ecoplus3 is handmade in Green Building Store’s Yorkshire workshops to high standards of quality and durability, using FSC Pure engineered pine or oak. Ecoplus3 is also treated with inorganic boron-based mineral salts, widely recognised as the safest and most environmentally benign treatment available. It is then finished with OSMO natural plant based finishes, which are so safe they have been deemed safe enough to use on children’s toys (safety standard EN71).
As a special introductory offer, Green Building Store is offering 10% off all Ecoplus3 orders placed before 31/08/11. For more information on Ecoplus3 or for a FREE quote, contact Green Building Store's Ecoplus3 department on 01484 463336 or email: emma@greenbuildingstore.co.uk.
Notes for the Editor
Ecoplus3 is being launched at Greenbuild Expo in Manchester today (30/06/11) where it will be displayed on Green Building Store's stand E47.
Also available
Photographic images
Images of the Ecoplus3 range are available to view at: www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk/page--ecoplus-gallery.html
Please email chayley@greenbuildingstore.co.uk or call 01484 461705 to obtain high-res versions of the images.
Brochure
Ecoplus3 brochure available to download from: www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk/page--ecoplus-brochure.html
Feature articles
Available on many topics relating to sustainable building including: the Green Deal, Green DIY, Passivhaus design, water-saving bathrooms; FSC timber. The features are generic/ non-advertorial and can be tailored to any audience and word length requirements.
About Green Building Store
Established in 1995, Green Building Store is a specialist manufacturer/ supplier of: FSC timber windows and doors; water-efficient toilets and sanitaryware; Passivhaus products; and insulation and airtightness products. Founded by three experienced building professionals Bill Butcher, Chris Herring and Steve Slator, the company grew out of their frustration with the poor availability of ecological building products. The company is committed to doing all it can to help tackle climate change and to champion best practice in low carbon and sustainable construction. Green Building Store is based in Heath House Mill, Bolster Moor, Golcar in the hills above Huddersfield.www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk, Tel: 01484 461705
For more information on this press release, please contact:
Chayley Collis, Abi Anderson or Camilla Govan at Green Building Store, Tel: 01484 461705 or email: chayley@greenbuildingstore.co.uk
