Fabricator of windows, doors, curtain walling, and fencing systems, Britplas, says NHS Trusts and private healthcare companies across the UK, and other healthcare providers worldwide, entrust the company with the provision and installation of healthcare windows.
Britplas’s windows are all designed with comfort, well-being, and safety in mind. However, to those organisations questioning why a specifier would need ‘specialist windows’ for healthcare, Britplas has the following to say:
Why can’t we install regular windows?
“Healthcare establishments such as hospitals must create an environment that is conducive to patient recovery. They must also provide comfort for their patients, who may be confined to one room for days or weeks on end. It is also important to create a comfortable environment for staff, who need to stay alert, aware, and attentive during potentially long shifts.”
How do specialist healthcare windows differ from standard windows?
“Healthcare windows have been specifically designed with these concerns in mind. They should, of course, be safe and secure, and provide a good amount of natural lighting. Perhaps most importantly, however, healthcare windows must provide effective ventilation, which is why Britplas Rapidvent windows for healthcare were developed with ventilation as a top priority.”
What makes Britplas Rapidvent windows stand out?
“Rapidvent windows for healthcare have been ingeniously designed to ensure they offer maximum ventilation without compromising on safety. They comprise a double-fronted outer window, and a free-sliding horizontal internal sash. The naturally ventilated hospital windows are operated on a sliding system. When the horizontal sash is open, fresh air can flow in, but a transparent stainless steel mesh prevents anything from being passed in or out, and keeps pests out. The free-flowing fresh air helps create a comfortable environment ideal for patients and staff alike.”
What other benefits do Britplas Rapidvent windows for healthcare bring?
“Such effective ventilation cuts down the need for air conditioning, saving energy and money. The stainless steel mesh means the windows can be purged at night without compromising the security of your healthcare establishment.”
Can Rapidvent windows for healthcare help with BREAAM certification?
“Certainly. Rapidvent healthcare windows conform to BREEAM best practice criteria, so users can rest assured that they provide great sustainability benefits. Indeed, the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology (on the Wirral in north-west England) cites the installation of Rapidvent healthcare windows as one of the reasons that it achieved a BREAAM ‘excellent’ rating.”
Independent testing
To prove the effectiveness of its Rapidvent secure healthcare windows, Britplas commissioned an independent technical performance study from WSP. The results, it says, confirmed that Rapidvent healthcare windows delivered a 10 degrees Celsius reduction in peak internal temperatures, 50 per cent lower concentration of carbon dioxide, and good ‘daylight’ and ‘see out’ performance.
To find out more about Britplas’s ‘well-established, trusted’, naturally ventilated hospital windows and ‘the safety, wellbeing, sustainability, and cost benefits’ they provide, visit: www.britplas.com.
