Comparison of Windows made with different （窗户用的比较不同）.pdf

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Volume 1, No 3, 2010 © Copyright 2010 All rights reserved Integrated Publishing services Research article ISSN 0976 –4399 Comparison of Windows made with different type of Materials-A case study Sathish Kumar.R National Institute of Construction Management and Research-Hyderabad kumar.sathish100@ doi:10.6088/ijcser.00202010046 ABSTRACT Windows are one of the important components of building for ventilation. Windows are of various type depending up on materials, purpose and opening types. Wooden windows are traditional type and used widely. They are easily available and made in various sizes and shapes. Aluminum power coated windows are light weight and fabricated as per requirements. It is available in all sizes and types. Cost of aluminum window depends upon the section size and thickness used for the window. Aluminum window are not energy efficient and not sound resistance but it is light weight, low cost, rustproof, and required less maintains and painting. Aluminum windows are commonly recommended for building where high degree of elegance is required. UPVC windows are the un plasticized polyvinyl chloride. Now a day’s UPVC windows are becoming more popularly used because of high energy efficient, excellent appearance and smooth surface. But they are costly as compare to wooden and aluminum and they are not that flexible in design and execution .A case study was also done to see the suitability and economy of all these three