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novel shutters used on exterior window of residential building

Make-do Bushfire Screens

As bushfires again approach Canberra, door and hardware specialist Howard Styles has fabricated some novel shutters in an attempt to improve the fire resistance of his family’s 1956 Monocrete cottage.

Architecture & Design Team

19 Feb 2020 • 1m read • View Author

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