01Project guidance
Not every exterior opening is a window or door.
Plant rooms, generator rooms, pump areas, mechanical spaces and utility buildings may need permanent airflow while still forming part of the external envelope.
Ventilation + weather-management openings
Louvre pathways for plant rooms, utility areas and exposed service openings.
Apollo supplies aluminium fixed and adjustable louvre pathways for buildings where ventilation or equipment screening remains necessary. Severe-weather suitability is kept distinct from ordinary architectural louvre performance.
Fixed + adjustable pathwaysPlant + mechanical applicationsCoastal aluminium systems
Complete-Building ProtectionMap every vulnerable opening before choosing the product.
- Windows
- Doors
- Sliding openings
- Balconies
- Garages
- Shopfronts
- Plant + service areas
02Project guidance
Fixed, manual-adjustable and motorised pathways solve different operating needs.
The simplest suitable system is normally preferable. Adjustable or motorised blades can provide operational control where airflow or closure needs to change, but power-loss and equipment-ventilation requirements must be considered.
03Project guidance
Weather resistance and hurricane performance are different claims.
A louvre can be architectural, ventilating, rain-resistant or wind-resistant without having verified hurricane-impact performance. Apollo publishes severe-weather claims only where the exact configuration supports them.
04Project guidance
Mechanical airflow still governs the opening.
Free area and pressure drop can matter on larger ventilation projects. Weather protection should not create an airflow problem for equipment behind the louvre.
Plan · compare · specify
Use the wider Apollo protection pathway.
Application
Commercial buildings
Include plant and service areas in a whole-commercial-building protection review.
Open pathway ApplicationSchools & public buildings
Plan ventilation openings alongside classrooms, halls and service facilities.
Open pathway Technical authorityTesting & standards
Separate weather-management louvres from verified hurricane systems.
Open pathwayTechnical claim control
Performance follows the exact system and project.
General aluminium louvre capability is established, but specific hurricane-impact or design-pressure claims remain configuration-specific. Severe-weather numerical claims stay on HOLD unless supported by the exact louvre technical/test pack.
Testing, standards & specificationApollo NZ Global · International project supply
Start with the building. We’ll help map the protection system around it.
Send the project location, drawings or photos, opening dimensions and any known wind or impact requirements.
Supply-only project model. Final structural design, fixings, installation, local approvals and code compliance remain project-specific unless expressly included in the quoted supply scope.