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  2. Insulated glazing - Wikipedia

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    EURO 68 wooden window profile with insulated glazing. Insulating glass (IG) consists of two or more glass window panes separated by a space to reduce heat transfer across a part of the building envelope. A window with insulating glass is commonly known as double glazing or a double-paned window, triple glazing or a triple-paned window, or ...

  3. Polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    Dielectric Breakdown Voltage. 40 MV/m. Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly (vinyl chloride), [6][7] colloquial: vinyl[8] or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC[8]) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene). About 40 million tons of PVC are produced each year.

  4. Window - Wikipedia

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    A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air.Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent material, a sash set in a frame [1] in the opening; the sash and frame are also referred to as a window. [2]

  5. VEKA - Wikipedia

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    VEKA AG is a German extruder of uPVC profiles for use in windows, doors, roller shutters and sliding doors headquartered in Sendenhorst, Germany. [1] Founded in 1967 as a manufacturer of shutters, it currently operates its own extrusion facilities in twelve countries. [1][2][3] It also operates representative offices in more than forty ...

  6. Door - Wikipedia

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    A door is a hinged or otherwise movable barrier that allows ingress (entry) into and egress (exit) from an enclosure. The created opening in the wall is a doorway or portal. A door's essential and primary purpose is to provide security by controlling access to the doorway (portal). Conventionally, it is a panel that fits into the doorway of a ...

  7. Sash window - Wikipedia

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    A double-hung window where the upper sash is smaller (shorter) than the lower is termed a cottage window. [citation needed] A single-hung window has two sashes, but normally the top sash is fixed and only the bottom sash slides. Triple- and quadruple-hung windows are used for tall openings, common in New England churches.

  8. Mashrabiya - Wikipedia

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    e. A mashrabiya or mashrabiyya (Arabic: مشربية) is an architectural element which is characteristic of traditional architecture in the Islamic world and beyond. [1][2] It is a type of projecting oriel window enclosed with carved wood latticework located on the upper floors of a building, sometimes enhanced with stained glass.

  9. Pin tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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    The first known example of a tumbler lock was found in the ruins of the Palace of Khorsabad built by king Sargon II (721–705 BC.) in Iraq. [1] Basic principles of the pin tumbler lock may date as far back as 2000 BC in Egypt; the lock consisted of a wooden post affixed to the door and a horizontal bolt that slid into the post.