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4B develops barrier-free balcony door

4B modernized its development and production capacities in Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne just one year ago. Now, the company is launching a new product on the Swiss market with its barrier-free balcony door. 4B is also working on the window of the future.

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Image Credit: 4B

 

4B sees demography and digitalization as two major megatrends in the construction and real estate industries. To this end, the company is continually reorienting itself and even invested close to 12 million Swiss francs into its development and production capacities in Hochdorf.

Just one year after the modernization, 4B is now launching a new product on the Swiss market: a barrier-free balcony door that connects the indoor and outdoor spaces without a threshold between the two.

As Jürgen Scandone, head of development, explains, such a door requires sophisticated technology: “A balcony door must withstand stormy weather. At the same time, it must also be airtight so as to prevent indoor air from escaping into the construction and ensure a high level of sound insulation. This puts extremely high demands on the sealing system.”

According to 4B, the new balcony door is the first in a series of products offering increased comfort.

4B is also working on the window of the future. “In the very near future, our windows will be able to do far more than we were used to or expected of them,” said Bodo Gräbner, head of innovation.

As 4B explains, the window of the future will be equipped with sensors, allowing it, for example, to assess air quality and open accordingly. Depending on the sun’s position, windows will also be able to dim themselves, and it will even be possible to open or close windows using voice control.

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