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AMBIAL - Sustainable Aluminium Folding Door - Aluminium folding door

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The Folding Door

Technal Variant:

Panoramic views to flood the indoors with natural light.

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Application

Designed to suit all architectural new build or renovation applications including:

  • Villas.
  • Architect-designed houses.
  • Extensions.
  • Hotel or restaurant terraces.
  • Balconies of apartment blocks.

Description

The AMBIAL folding door is durable and easy to use, offering panoramic views, flooding rooms with natural light and blurring the boundaries between inside and out. It can be fully opened inwards or outwards and can incorporate up to ten leaf configuration with a maximum height of 3 m for a 12 m wide opening.


All finishes have been designed with attention to detail to offer a harmonious appearance when open or closed. The frames are flush fitting with slim, well-balanced profiles. Upper and lower rollers and fixings are covered to provide a uniform look, even when the system is open.


Features and benefits:

  • Folding door and corner folding door variations.
  • Drainage is concealed to ensure a smooth, flush design.
  • Large sizes offer a panoramic view.
  • Durable and easy to use.
  • Can incorporate up to 10-leaves with a maximum height of 3m - providing an opening of 12m wide.
  • Guaranteed thermal and acoustic performance as well as high level weather and water resistance.
  • Completely flush appearance when closed for clean lines
  • Exclusive ultra-flat handle and key.
  • Easy to operate thanks to the upper and lower rollers, foldable pull handle and optional exterior handle on the service leaf.
  • Flush-fitting threshold available with the double brush option.
  • 1 or 2-leaf door can be created to maintain visual harmony.


Sustainability Information

  • AMBIAL is made with Hydro CIRCAL 75R aluminium - the prime-quality alloy that's made with at least 75% recycled, end-of-life material
  • By choosing TECHNAL products that are made with Hydro CIRCAL 75R - you prevent 85% of CO2 emissions from entering the atmosphere (when compared with the CO2 emissions from the global average for primary aluminium production)
  • AMBIAL is supported with a dynamic EPD which enables you to demonstrate the environmental impact of each and every project you work with us on

General information

Finish

Powder-coated

Anodized

Material

Aluminium

Polyamide

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)

EPDM

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Length

Bespoke

Width

Bespoke

Height

Bespoke

Uniclass

Pr_30_59_24_81 Sliding folding doorsetsPrimary

CAWS

L20/55 Doorsets

L20/530 Sliding folding external doors

Product range

Aluminium Sliding Doors
Aluminium Doors

Specification data - Sliding folding doorsets

Grade

External.

Format

Upper and lower rollers.

Guidance for specification option:

TECHNAL exclusive rollers.

Track system

Stainless steel tracks and wheels.

Door leaf

-

Construction

-

Manufacturer guidance

  • Frame manufactured from Hydro CIRCAL® Aluminium with glazing infill.
  • Large sizes: up to (W x H) 1200 x 3000 mm per leaf.
  • Weight: up to 150 kg per leaf.
  • Glazing thickness: 9 to 59 mm.
  • Vent height: 63 mm (standard); 73 mm (reinforced for large dimensions).
  • Consult manufacturer and insert requirements.

Finish

Natural anodized to EN 123731:2001.

Polyester coating.

Guidance for specification option:

Polyester coating finishes in a wide range of colours in accordance with “QUALICOAT” instructions. Consult manufacturer and insert requirements.

Lacquered.

Guidance for specification option:

Lacquered finish with exclusive TECHNAL colours for a stylish and contemporary look. Consult manufacturer and insert requirements.

Operation

Manual.

Hardware

Black hardware, seals and brush seals.

Guidance for specification option:

Highly resistant hardware:

  • Rollers covered with black caps which help with cleaning the tracks (design exclusive to TECHNAL).
  • Stainless steel tracks and wheels.
  • Simple adjustment on site: Vertical +3 mm/ -1 mm; lateral +5 mm/ -5 mm.
  • Anti-derailment load-bearing wheel.

Accessories

-

Manufacturer guidance

Consult manufacturer and insert requirements.

Handles

Square, ultra-flat handle and key.

Guidance for specification option:

Standard.

Square, ultra-flat handle and key, TECHNAL colour.

Guidance for specification option:

Optional lacquered to match all TECHNAL colours. Consult manufacturer and insert requirements.

Exterior handle on service leaf.

Guidance for specification option:

Optional.

Locking

-

Manufacturer guidance

Locks adapted depending on function: 2 points with or without key, 3 points with key or 2 lever points for semi-fixed leaf.

Consult manufacturer and insert requirements.

Configuration

1-leaf.

2-leaf.

3-leaf.

4-leaf.

5-leaf.

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Opening

Inward opening, centre.

Outward opening, centre.

Inward opening, one side.

Outward opening, one side.

Threshold

Flush-fitting, double brush.

Guidance for specification option:

Standard.

Recessed disabled access.

Outward opening, rebate.

Thermal performance

-

Manufacturer guidance

Thermal performance is based on configuration. Consult manufacturer and insert requirements.

Air resistance

A3 (600Pa).

Water resistance

8A (450 Pa).

Wind resistance

Class 3 (1200Pa).

Acoustic performance

Up to 43dB acoustic attenuation.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of material origin

United Kingdom

Country of product manufacture

United Kingdom

Embodied carbon

A1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804

1.9 kg CO₂ eq/kg

Recyclability

95

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

75 %

BIM objects

Platform Compatible Version
Revit
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1

Literature

AMBIAL aluminium folding door brochure

AMBIAL aluminium folding door brochure