Dave sits with down Simon Farrell-Green, editor of HERE magazine, to talk about APL's innovative technology that keeps them ahead of Building Code requirements. Windows and doors play an important role in a building envelope, Dave explains the challenges that can bring, and what APL do in response to create products made specifically for New Zealand homes and buildings.
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Dave’s introduction
01:14 About Dave’s team
01:40 How much has the design of window frames changed in recent years?
03:50 What’s changed in terms of what we can do with our windows?
04:48 How does the building code play into that?
05:42 What are the challenges?
06:26 APL was ahead of the competition
07:08 About APL’s ThermalHeart+
07:57 How does APL make a window perform better and be more insulated?
08:59 What does “a better-performing window” mean for homeowners?
09:47 What does it mean for New Zealand as these systems improve?
10:28 Better-performing windows and the H1 changes
11:07 How do you design your products knowing that most New Zealand homes are stick-built?
12:06 About Centrafix
14:17 What about renovations?
14:44 How do you design around that?
15:13 Where do you see things going from here? what are you excited about?
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