Thermal Rating
Performance & Comfort
Aluminium is great. It’s strong, sleek, recyclable, and doesn’t warp in the sun. But left to its own devices? It’s also a highly efficient thermal conductor. Which, in an office building, can mean unwanted heat streaming in through your perfectly framed windows.
Enter: thermally broken frames — a small change with serious upside.
A thermal break is just what it sounds like: a non-conductive material inserted between the inner and outer aluminium sections of a window frame. This stops heat (or cold) from moving through the metal — creating a barrier that keeps your interior climate steady.
No more metal frames radiating heat like a barbecue plate on a summer afternoon.
Office buildings live and die by thermal comfort. Whether it’s a CBD tower or a business park in the burbs, these projects need to:
Meet energy efficiency targets
Control internal temperatures without overloading HVAC
Provide comfort for workers without complaints about hot desks by the window
Thermally broken aluminium frames make it easier to:
Hit U-value targets under NCC
Reduce energy bills
Support Green Star or NABERS ambitions
Create façade systems that perform year-round
We manufacture and supply a full suite of commercial-grade thermally broken systems, engineered to:
Work with double or triple glazing
Meet compliance specs for commercial and high-rise projects
Support WERS and energy modelling with accurate data
Need to meet a tight Section J report? Designing a facade that balances glass area with insulation? Or just want consistent comfort across every floor, all year round?
Thermal breaks may be invisible. But you’ll feel the difference — and so will your client’s energy assessor.
Located on the corner of Brunker Road and Awaba Road Broadmeadow. Centrale consists of 39 apartments across 4 levels and a fantastic rooftop entertaining space, all of which was completed in just under 12 months. The construction of Centrale was a true team effort that saw four Hunter Group companies working together to achieve completion.
Located in the Steel River Industrial Estate in Mayfield West, the Electrodry complex offers four storeys of storage spaces and office suites located at the front.