The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has made public a recent report carried out on their behalf by Ipsos MORI that has revealed public support for new build homes to be governed by minimum space standards.
If RIBA are successful in their new campaign for more space and light, could bifolding and patio doors see even more sales?
The research has highlighted the importance of space and natural light as the most revealed causes of present dissatisfaction with people’s homes and especially those purchased in the last 10 years. These will be reasons people will either extend their present home or consider moving home. There is strong public support in this survey for the Government to introduce minimum space standards for new build homes.
How important is this research in relation to door and window products?
AluK are the first systems company to promote their products on the back of this new research promoting their range of bifolding and sliding door systems as solutions to offering more space and light in a property. They say
AluK’s BSC94 and BSC70 sliding door systems offer a variety of design features such as dual colours, allowing for different colour finishes for the inside and outside, as well a complete range of hardware and accessories to help achieve the right look and performance.
AluK’s BSC94 sliding door system is a multi-configuration in-line system that features thermally enhanced extrusions. Its robust and durable design allows up to 200kg panel weight inline sliding and 400kg in a lift and slide configuration. A perfect solution for homes where there is a desire to open wide spaces to the outdoors.
Versatile and robust, AluK’s BSC70 is an in-line sliding door system with narrow profile offering minimal sight lines 42mm interlock. This competitively priced solution is available with two pane sliding door or window options and is the ideal option for traditional patio doors.
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Sliding and bifolding door systems are effective at achieving and exceeding a minimum space and light standard.
With RIBA promoting a website whereby the public can register their support for minimum standards in new build homes it could signal a boost for the already buoyant sliding door market if the public take this new report on board. RIBA say
The country is in the grip of the worst housing crisis in decades and there is an urgent need to provide more affordable, quality homes. In their rush to build the Government must avoid the temptation to reduce current standards and give the go-ahead for builders to produce another generation of poor quality homes, without adequate space and natural light.
Quality cannot be sacrificed by the urgent need to provide more homes. To do so would be a false economy, leaving us with homes people don’t want to live and don’t want to have in their neighbourhood.
Many new build homes are criticised with having small casement windows in the main living spaces and standard narrow width french doors with little consideration given to the amount of natural light these products offer into the home.
Aluminium sliding door products and windows offer slimmer profiles than their PVCu counterparts and the introduction of larger glazed areas in new build homes would improve the levels of natural light substantially. However all these products cost much more than basic windows and french doors and the cost of these would surely be reflected in property prices.
The full report by RIBA can be found here.
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