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Kingfisher KW100Z Single Bank Weather Louvres - Weather Protection Louvre System

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BPD Building Product Design Ltd

Louvre system comprising banks of 100 mm pitch, Z-profile blades providing permanent ventilation combined with weather protection and visual screening.

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Application

Any application requiring permanent large-scale ventilation combined with screening, for example air inlet and exhaust for ventilation or air conditioning systems, plant rooms, lift motor rooms, generators and pumping stations.

Description

Louvre system comprising banks of Z-profile blades providing permanent ventilation combined with weather protection and visual screening.


Louvres are supplied either mounted on concealed mullions for a continuous appearance or as individual framed panels, and can form an architectural feature of a building. The system is very flexible; banks and panels can be made to any practicable size or shape.


Features and benefits:

  • Free area: 61%.
  • Blade pitch: 100 mm.
  • Designed to give good protection against water penetration together with low resistance to airflow (BSRIA tested).
  • All components are extruded aluminium for long life with good corrosion resistance.
  • Mitre cuts available to maintain a continuous appearance.
  • Single and double door sets available for integration into louvres or as a stand alone component.
  • Optional bird/ insect guards and blanking plates.


50 mm, 75 mm blade pitch or S-profile versions also available, specified separately.

General information

Color

Silver

Guidance for specification option:

Powder-coating or natural anodized.

Other

Finish

Powder-coated

Anodized

Mill

Matt

Satin

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Material

Aluminium

Shape

Rectangle

Square

Other

Length

Bespoke

Width

Bespoke

Manufacturer guidance

Minimum installation depth with M2 mullion 145mm.

Height

Bespoke

Uniclass

Pr_30_59_48_04 Aluminium louvre panel unitsPrimary
Pr_30_59_48_02 Aluminium louvre blades
Ss_25_10_20/540 Custom-made louvres

CAWS

L10/54 Louvres

L10/650 Metal louvres

H11/140 Louvres

Specification data - Aluminium louvre panel units

Size (l x w x d)

Guidance for specification option:

Insert requirements including drawing/ schedule reference as required.


  • Banks can be made to any practicable shape and size, with virtually no restriction on height or width.
  • Maximum blade length is normally 2.5 m for ease of handling.
  • Installed blade depth: 98 mm.

Material

Extruded aluminium concealed mullions and louvre blades, grade 6063 T6 to BS 1474.

Finish

Polyester powder coating to BS 6496.

Guidance for specification option:

Standard.

Anodizing AA25 to BS 3987.

Guidance for specification option:

Where anodizing is specified, the aluminium will be of anodizing quality.

Natural mill finish.

PVF2.

Colour

Guidance for specification option:

Insert colour requirements (not applicable for natural anodized or natural mill finishes).

Texture

Guidance for specification option:

Consult manufacturer for options and insert requirements.

Construction

M1 mullions (175 mm overall depth), continuous appearance.

M1 mullions (175 mm overall depth), panelled.

M2 mullions (145 mm overall depth), continuous appearance.

M2 mullions (145 mm overall depth), panelled.

Manufacturer guidance

All panels have a +5 mm depth to their continuous counterpart.

Air intake and exhaust performance

-

Face velocity

1.95 pressure drop at 0.5 m/s.
7.82 pressure drop at 1 m/s.
17.59 pressure drop at 1.5 m/s.
31.28 pressure drop at 2 m/s.
48.87 pressure drop at 2.5 m/s.

Core velocity (maximum)

-

Manufacturer guidance

Contact manufacturer for further information.

Weather performance

-

Water penetration class (minimum)

Manufacturer's standard.

Guidance for specification option:

Consult manufacturer for details.

Performance will vary whether mesh (bird/ vermin or insect guards) are required.

Discharge loss coefficient (minimum)

To BS EN 13030, Class 3.

Guidance for specification option:

Up to 2.5 m/s; Cd (discharge): 0.277.

Fire performance

-

Reaction to fire

Non-combustible.

A2-s1,d0.

Louvre configuration

-

Number of banks

One.

Blade orientation

Horizontal.

Blade pitch

100 mm.

Blade angle

Fixed.

Guidance for specification option:

45°.

Accessories

None.

Bird/ vermin guard (aluminium; 15 mm hole size).

Guidance for specification option:

Overlapped and secured to mullions.

Insect guard (HDPE; 4 mm hole size).

Blanking panels.

Other.

Guidance for specification option:

Consult manufacturer for details of ancillaries (doors, access panels etc.) and insert requirements.

Sustainability data

Country of product manufacture

United Kingdom

Material

Aluminium

BIM objects

BOS

NBS BIM Object Standard

This BIM object has been authored to meet the requirements of the NBS BIM Object Standard.

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Platform Compatible Version
Revit
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1

IFC
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1

Literature

Kingfisher Louvre Blades and Mullion Span Capability

Kingfisher Louvre Blades and Mullion Span Capability

Kingfisher Ventilation Louvres Brochure

Kingfisher Ventilation Louvres Brochure

Case studies

Kingfisher Louvres - Circle Health Group

Kingfisher Louvres - Circle Health Group

Kingfisher louvres - Westfield (now Derbion) Shopping Centre

Kingfisher louvres - Westfield (now Derbion) Shopping Centre

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