Reynaers Aluminium offers a technical conference in the COAATM

reynaers aluminium, company specializing in innovative solutions in aluminium for the architecture, following its campaign of support to professionals, delivered on 20 January a technical conference about calculations of thermal and structural values in the COAATM, Professional Association of quantity surveyors and architects Técnicos de Mallorca.

Some of those attending the technical conference, during the presentation of business carried out by Manel peanut, commercial director of Reynaers. Beside Alex Peral (responsible for projects of Reynaers) and Pau Barceló (CEO of Alumsa).

The day, with the title 'Thermal and structural calculations in aluminum enclosures' was excellent assistance of more than 50 professionals, including architects, technical architects and students. After a presentation of the company in charge of Manel peanut (commercial director), Alex Peral (Project Manager) made a presentation of the broad range of systems of Reynaers Aluminium, to later move into the mainstream in the agenda that gives title to the day. The presentation focused on the calculations that must be at Windows and doors from the Executive to complying with the regulations project. First was a description of the thermal calculations that describes the CTE (comparing it in accordance with EN 10077-1), to then carry out a practical example with U-Tool software Reynaers has available on the Internet for architects and specifiers. This tool calculates the thermal values (or) of any type of enclosure whether Windows, doors or curtain walls and provides the direct results to fill the support chips that CTE specifies.

Secondly the Conference focused on the structural calculations carried out in the facades of aluminium and specifically in the curtain walls. Also, after a technical explanation of the parameters and formulae to be applied, was made a practical example of a calculation of inertia on stanchions and frame of a curtain wall.