﻿ How automatic doors help your building be more sustainable

How automatic doors help your building be more sustainable

Why is it important to build sustainably? 




How do automatic doors improve sustainability?


Doors and windows are the obvious vulnerabilities when it comes to maintaining indoor climates – they’re thinner than walls and allow external weather to rush in when open. While windows tend to remain closed, doors are obliged to open and close several times each day for a building to function.

Automatic doors are faster, smarter and more suited to high foot traffic than ordinary doors. Therefore, automatic doors are a necessity for sustainable commercial buildings, helping to minimize heat transmission, air leakage and air infiltration.

Why is ASSA ABLOY well equipped to boost sustainability?


Revolving doors are the most sustainable entrance solution for high foot traffic – ideal for climate control and eliminating draughts. They’re always open for people, but remain closed to the elements.

Swing doors offer convenient handicap access as well as a space-saving solution. They can be operated by sensors or elbow-switch, so they’re only open when they need to be.

Sliding doors provide fast, quiet access – either as a single doorway or a vestibule (double doorway) solution. Vestibules create a ‘buffer zone’ to minimise draughts and air leakage, regardless of the weather.


  • Minimise energy loss
  • Improve indoor air quality
  • Increase daylight
  • Control air circulation
  • Optimise overall energy performance of any building

Compliance and EPDs

ASSA ABLOY is one of a handful of corporate partners of the World Green Building Council – a responsibility we’re immensely proud of. We also have one of the world’s largest collections of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), enabling decision-makers to take a transparent view of each product’s lifecycle.

