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Three’s the magic number for Senior at Dixons Trinity Academy A trio of high-performance aluminium fenestration solutions from Senior Architectural Systems has been put to the test at the new Dixons Trinity Academy in West Yorkshire, which is set to become a new all-through primary and secondary school. Located in the Chapeltown area of Leeds, the new educational facility has been designed by Faulkner Brown Architects and built by Willmott Dixon, with Senior’s long-term supply chain partner Aire Valley Architectural Aluminium Ltd undertaking the fabrication and installation of the fenestration package. With sustainability a key part of the envelope design, Senior’s patented PURe® aluminium windows have been used to provide the required low U-values and help future-proof the building for the pending changes to Part L of 14 | September 2021
the Building Regulations. The energyefficiency of the façade design has been further strengthened by the use of Senior’s thermally-enhanced SF52 aluminium curtain wall system which also maximises the use of natural light. Providing safe and secure access, Senior’s SPW501 commercial doors were specified
