Why Thermally Broken Aluminium Frames Are Ideal for Office Builds

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  • Topic

    Thermal Rating

  • Sector

    Performance & Comfort

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Benefits of Thermally Broken Aluminium Frames in Office Buildings

Thermal Breaks: The Gap That Changes Everything

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.


How It Works

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.

Why It Matters in Offices

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

Hunter Windows Has You Covered

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.

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Hungry Jacks

This new build restaurant in Tighes Hill incorporates a range of commercial framing, glazing and large panel installations. Hunter Windows undertook both supply and install.

  • 100mm front glazed frame
  • Zeus warranty powder coat
  • Structural glazed mullions on the large fixed panels which included concealed mullion stiffeners
  • Specified Dorma EL301 sliding automatic entry
  • Approximately 65 sqm of glass
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