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Thermeco
Thermal Break
Performance
by Design
Melbourne-based manufacturer and supplier to the Australian window
industry, Thermeco, is expanding its client base by combining highperformance thermally broken framing systems with equally stunning
European door and window hardware - it’s a savvy combination of form
and function.
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n an era of tightening energy efficiency
legislation and ever-larger windows,
it’s no surprise that thermally broken
window framing solutions are becoming
increasingly popular among building
designers and owners of exclusive homes.
Thermally broken windows involve the use
of a synthetic insulating material to form a
‘break’ in metal section, thereby limiting heat
transfer through the framing material and
enhancing overall energy efficiency.
Not only has Thermeco developed an
incredibly energy-efficient, high-quality
thermally broken window system, using
local aluminium and premium components
imported from Europe, but it has ‘taken the
next step’ by matching this high-performance
technology with some of Europe’s sleekest
framing solutions and most sophisticated
hardware products.
Importantly, all Thermeco product ranges
are manufactured in Australia to meet WERS
rating requirements and all relevant local
standards, including AS 2047.
As a wholesale supplier of advanced
window systems to window manufacturers
throughout Australia, Thermeco is pushing
boundaries on many levels.
Since the company’s establishment in 2000,
General Manager, Carl Costabile, says the
focus has been on the development of
cutting-edge, European-inspired window
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systems that enhance energy efficiency while
satisfying consumers’ cravings for ever-larger,
aesthetically pleasing doors and windows.
In addition, the company has gone out of
its way to assist its window manufacturing
clients (or ‘licensees’) with customised
support services – including software,
systems manuals and machinery to ensure
that all fabricators of Thermeco-based
systems are able to maintain premium quality
and productivity. The list of manufacturers
using Thermeco products is expanding all
the time.
hardware as for its energy-efficient window
systems, Carl admits!
Manufacturing licensees are able to choose
from 13 different Thermeco product ranges
and systems catering to residential and
commercial requirements, and spanning an
array of product classes from awnings and
fixed panels to casement and ‘tilt & turn’
windows, and bi-fold doors.
“It’s got a 22 mm stile and all the frame is
hidden in the structure. It has a flush jamb
european sensibility
Carl says many customers these days are
embracing the Thermeco approach to
window systems, which clearly recognises
the value of style alongside performance.
While stricter energy efficiency requirements
are certainly stimulating an interest in
thermally broken window systems, there is
an equally strong push for contemporary
framing devices and associated hardware.
Indeed, Thermeco has become almost
as well known for its European designer
“In particular, we’ve become Australian
distributors for two European products;
Keller minimal windows® from Luxembourg,
which is a thermally broken, minimal,
aluminium sliding door system featuring
double glazing (or triple glazing, if required),”
Carl says. “It really pushes the boundaries in
terms of how big we can offer the product
and how thin the sections are – they are
almost invisible.
Image left: Carl Costabile accepted the Highly
Commended award to European Window Co.
in the category of AWA Best Use of Windows
and Doors: Residential New Construction up
to $500,000, for the Origami Pool House,
Hawthorn, Victoria, at the 2015 Fenestration
Australia Design Awards. The project used
Thermeco window systems.
Image centre: Managing Director, Geoff
Costabile, and General Manager, Carl
Costabile, interviewed by AMP to promote
Small Business in Australia.
Image right: Curva House, East Malvern,
Victoria, uses Thermeco window systems. The
project was awarded a Highly Commended
in the category of AWA Best Use of Windows
and Doors: Residential Renovation at the 2015
Fenestration Australia Design Awards.