Mid-Rise Residential Buildings
Mid-Rise Residential Buildings
Mid-Rise Residential buildings present unique challenges for main contractors.
Mid-rise buildings, typically between 3 and 6 storeys, are increasingly common across the UK for residential, student accommodation, healthcare, and commercial developments. These projects must balance the performance and compliance requirements of high-rise schemes with the cost efficiency and speed of delivery demanded in regional construction markets.
At Advanced Glass Glazing and Façade Services, we provide complete façade solutions tailored to the specific needs of mid-rise buildings. From early design input through to installation and testing, we support main contractors in delivering safe, compliant, and efficient building envelopes.
How We Support Main Contractors
Delivering façades on mid-rise projects comes with challenges such as meeting thermal targets (Approved Document L), ensuring fire safety (Approved Document B), and achieving PAS 24:2022 security compliance for residential schemes. Contractors also face pressure to manage programme and minimise risk across multiple packages.
Advanced Glass reduces these risks by acting as a single point of responsibility for the full façade package, coordinating design, procurement, and installation. Our partnerships with leading suppliers including Technal, Senior Architectural Systems, and Aluprof ensure that all systems are tested, accredited, and suitable for mid-rise applications.
Contractor benefits include:
- Curtain walling and aluminium windows designed for performance and compliance.
- Rainscreen cladding in glass, stainless steel, and aluminium finishes, fully CWCT-tested.
- Pre-glazed windows and doors to support MMC/offsite construction methods.
- Fire stopping integrated at compartment lines for full compliance with Building Safety Act requirements.
- Roof glazing and atrium systems delivering natural light and energy efficiency.
Advanced Glass has proven experience delivering façades for residential blocks, student schemes, and healthcare facilities in the mid-rise sector. By combining technical expertise with programme certainty, we help main contractors meet their commitments to clients while reducing interface risk.
Planning a Mid-Rise Building project?
If you’re delivering a mid-rise residential, student, healthcare, or commercial project, speak to us today. Our team will work with you to design, supply, and install a compliant façade package that meets regulations, reduces risk, and ensures programme certainty. Call us on 01455 241844 or click the link below to get started today.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aluminium windows offer durability, low maintenance, excellent thermal efficiency, and modern aesthetics, making them ideal for commercial applications.
Yes, modern aluminium windows feature thermal break technology to improve insulation, achieving low U-values meeting Part L building regulations and often exceeding it.
Options include double or triple glazing, solar control glass, acoustic glass, laminated safety glass, and enhanced security glass, depending on performance needs.
Yes, commercial aluminium windows can be PAS 24 certified and meet Secured by Design standards with multi-point locking systems with reinforced frames.
When properly maintained, aluminium windows can last 30 – 40 years, due to their corrosion resistance and high-quality powder-coated finishes.
Yes, they are available in a wide range of RAL colours, anodised finishes, and different configurations, including casement, tilt-and-turn, and sliding options.
Aluminium windows are designed to withstand extreme weather conditions, with high wind load resistance and water-tightness ratings to ensure long-term performance.
Minimal maintenance is needed – just the occasional cleaning and lubrication of moving parts is required to help ensure smooth operation and longevity.
Yes, aluminium is up to 100% recyclable, and many modern aluminium window systems use recycled materials, supporting sustainable building practices.
Lead times vary depending on customisation and project size, but standard windows typically take 12 – 16 weeks for design, manufacturing and delivery.
Would You Like To Discuss A Particular Project?
If you’re looking for a specialist curtain walling, facade, or cladding contractor to assist you with your upcoming project, ensuring on-time delivery and a smooth process from start to finish, our expert team are on hand and ready to assist you.
