Thermal External Doors

Thermal Qualities

External doors from Longden combine the bespoke beauty and quality that you expect from our hardwood designs. Plus, we also provide a choice of doors with enhanced thermal properties. With each individually designed door coming with a 10-year guarantee against bowing, with CE marking and all necessary certificates.

The Longden Thermal range with enhanced heat-reducing qualities provide you with a range of options from 68mm thick, through 78mm and 88mm up to the top level 98mm that incorporates all the properties required in line with Passivhaus recommendations. You can read more about Passivhaus below.

 Longden Thermal
KlassikPlus
68 – 98 mm
Longden Thermal
Akustik
68 – 98 mm
Longden Thermal
Passiv
98 mm
Longden Thermal
PassivAkustik
98 mm
Longden Thermal
FireSafe
68 – 98 mm
Longden Thermal
FireSafe Akustik
68 – 98 mm
Longden Thermal
FireSafe Passiv
98 mm
Fire ratingflushglazedflushglazedflushglazedflushglazedflushglazedflushglazedflushglazed
BS 476 Part22SDFD30FD30FD30FD30FD30/FD60FD30
DDFD30FD30FD30FD30FD30FD30
Certification TUV UKLongden DoorsLongden DoorsLongden Doors
Acoustic value STCSD30 db37 db44 – 47 db44 – 47 db30 db32 db42 db42 db31 db32 db44 – 47 db44 – 47 db31 db32 db
DD30 db32 db44 – 47 db44 – 47 db30 db32 db42 db42 db31 db32 db44 – 47 db44 – 47 db31 db32 db
Concealed hardware **Longden DoorsLongden Doors
Service life testingEN1191200.000 cycles200.000 cycles200.000 cycles200.000 cycles200.000 cycles200.000 cycles200.000 cycles
BS EN 6375PAS24PAS24PAS24PAS24PAS24PAS24PAS24
EN1627RC2/RC3RC2/RC3RC2/RC3RC2/RC3RC2/RC3RC2/RC3RC2/RC3
Weight [kg] 1050 x 2240 mm62 – 7888 – 1087010870 – 9888 – 10880
U-value [W/m²K]0,92 – 0,681,2 – 0,780,540,781,0 – 0,81,2 – 0,780,76
Climatic performEN1530c,d,e,4c,d,e,4c,d,e,4c,d,e,4c,d,e,4c,d,e,4c,d,e,4
NAUFon requeston requeston requeston requeston requeston requeston request
FSC / PEFC *Longden DoorsLongden DoorsLongden DoorsLongden DoorsLongden DoorsLongden DoorsLongden Doors
*only MDF exterior face
** related to fire protection

Longden Thermal KlassikPlus

Longden Doors

FOR SECURITY AND COMFORT

The best seller with a 10-year guarantee against bowing– Longden Thermal Klassik Plus. Also with excellent thermal insulation and robust burglary resistance.

Longden Thermal Klima

Longden Doors

FOR A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT.

Longden Thermal Klima external door save fossil resources and energy in production.

Longden Thermal Akustik

Longden Doors

THE SOUND ABSORBER

Longden Thermal Akustik. Come in, leave the hustle and bustle outside. Thanks to its extreme acoustic insulation of up to 47 dB, this door core is peace itself.

Longden Thermal Passiv

Longden Doors

FOR ALL LOW ENERGY AND PASSIVE HOUSES – PASSIVHAUS CERTIFIED

The door core creates the very best conditions for a comfortable internal climate thanks to its high level of thermal insulation and its sophisticated design. The 2 part flat steel stabilizer running lock-side gives the door its excellent stability. And it is insulated to prevent thermal bridges, eradicating condensation problems.

Longden Thermal FireSafe

Longden Doors

SAVING LIVES WITH FIRE RESISTANCE.

The Longden Thermal FireSafe family: In addition to its fire resistance, the Longden Thermal FireSafe KlimaSoft core achieves excellent thermal insulation. The Longden Thermal FireSafe Passiv fire rated core even achieves the required thermal insulation values for low-energy and Passive houses with Passivhaus certification. Lastly, as well as fire resistance, the Longden Thermal FireSafe Akustik core also achieves a high level of sound insulation.

Longden Thermal Comfort

Longden Doors

FOR STANDARD REQUIREMENTS IN DOOR CONSTRUCTION.

An aluminum moisture barrier integrated in the two face layers of this door core, in combination with an engineered timber inner-core, ensures excellent overall stability of the door leaf. ALU Comfort can be used universally, can be processed easily and cost-effectively thanks to its high-quality components and low weight. ALU Comfort provides a high level of stability and achieves very high values in all performance classes according to EN 14351-1.

Longden Thermal Classic

Longden Doors

FOR STANDARD REQUIREMENTS IN DOOR CONSTRUCTION.

An aluminum moisture barrier integrated in the two face layers of this door core, in combination with an engineered timber inner-core, ensures excellent overall stability of the door leaf. ALU Classic can be used universally, can be processed easily and cost-effectively.

Contact us to discuss your requirements both in terms of final look and finish, as well as the thermal performance you are looking to achieve.

Read on to find out more about Passivhaus

What are Passivhaus Doors?

Passivhaus is a voluntary energy-saving standard for buildings that helps to shrink their environmental impact, focusing on creating comfortable living spaces with minimal energy use for heating and cooling.

Passivhaus doors play a crucial role in this by:

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Legislation and Specifications

While Passivhaus is a voluntary standard, there are building regulations that focus on energy efficiency in construction.

Scotland is planning a policy for ultra energy-efficient new homes. This policy is expected to go into consultation in summer 2024 and be implemented by December 2024.

Policy
Building standards

The April 2024 technical handbooks are now published, introducing the Scottish Government’s New Build Heat Standard via standard 6.11 (Heating and hot water – direct emission heating system) and consequential changes to standard 6.1 and 7.1.

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Statutory guidance Conservation of fuel and power: Approved Document L

Building regulation in England setting standards for the energy performance of new and existing buildings.

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