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Many FFI products facilitate green building principles such as passive solar design, passive heating and natural ventilation. There is a clear line from choosing the right building materials to better energy conservation.

For example, FFI's lift-slide hardware and high-capacity window hardware allow you to create very large glazed openings, for passive solar heating, secure ventilation and daylighting.

Also, our motorized window control systems from UCS help you design energy efficient vents from small to large. UCS has actuators for awning and hopper windows, skylights, and parallel connections to control multiple windows.

FFI is committed to promoting hardware products that support sustainability, to serve future needs as well as present needs. We select products designed to last longer than average; for more than 10 years, FFI has promoted European hardware, from countries where homes, windows and doors are expected to endure for years to come. Indeed, FFI has many products with warranties that far exceed their competition, such as our 15-year warranty on stainless steel lift slide hardware, and 2-year warranty on UCS motors.

For FFI product details, please see our product catalog, and contact service@fenestration.net.

AIA - The American Institute of Architects
Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction
U.S. Green Building Council
developer of the LEED Green Building Rating System.
Forest Stewardship Council
certification for wood products that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Home of David Hertz Architects, Syndesis Inc, and Syndecrete
an environmentally friendly building material.
Passive Solar design
passive solar buildings stay at a comfortable temperature without the use of mechanical cooling and heating equipment.
Passive Solar heating
distribute natural solar heat through large glazed doors, walls and windows.
Natural ventilation
betterbricks.com features a natural ventilation primer.
Natural ventilation
horizontal pivot windows (awning and hopper windows) offer the highest ventilation capacity.
Natural ventilation
stack ventilation and wind ventilation.
Mixed-mode ventilation
using a mix of operable windows, stack ventilation, and HVAC ventilation as needed.

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