Doors & Windows

We love our doors and windows! Ross worked closely with Architectural Openings in Dallas to specify the perfect doors and windows for our home. We both knew that we wanted metal on both the interior and exterior and we were looking for a bronze finish. After several go arounds Ross narrowed it down to the Western Windows 900 series, largely in part due to the 5 foot wide doors on the South side our home that will open to the side yard.  “They manage to provide the durability, size, and modern styling of commercial aluminium doors while also having the refinement, precision, and protection of residential door systems.”  These doors and windows also offer an R value & U factor of commercial quality which is much higher than what you typically find in a residence.  These numbers mainly tell you how well the window or door insulates and the heat loss or gain, which significantly contributes to the energy efficiency of the home and have a major impact on the energy modelling done for LEED.

http://www.westernwindowsystems.com/product-information/thermally-broken-aluminum/hinged--pivot-door.html

Below are images of the doors on the first day of installation, many more to come in future posts.

Here's where it looks like we have an all black house.  The windows are in fact dark bronze.  Everything else that is black will be covered with white fiber concrete panels.