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Absolute Blanc from COMPAC is probably the most vibrant, pure white technological quartz worksurface on the market today. It offers superb consistency of colour, is extremely hard wearing, highly resistant to heat, scratches, staining and is very easy to clean and maintain. www.compac.es
The decoflame e-Ribbon Fire combines ease of installation and operation with functional safety, introducing the joy and warmth of a real open fire to domestic and commercial fireplace applications without the need for a flue or chimney. www.decoflame.com
The UKs very first project to incorporate Kalwall UV resistant weathering surface is the Jubilee Line train maintenance supershed at Stratford Market Depot in East London. Kalwall is the most highly insulating light transmitting cladding and skylighting system available. www.structura-uk.com/kalwall
A new two-storey teaching block for an Leicestershire school completed by off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, a member of the Portakabin Group. The Yorkon pre-installed high performance concrete floor has been used to deliver superior acoustics and a robust finish. www.yorkon.info
Having previously provided flooring solutions for the Snowdome, Remmers were again contacted to provide a flooring system to the newly refurbished ski hire centre. 600m2 of Remmers Floormix DQ was installed to the wash bays and toilets, locker and changing areas as well as the open staircase leading in from the main foyer area. www.remmers.co.uk
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Dynamic Glass CPD Seminar Receives RIBA Approval Mapei Introduces Their New Render Protected External Wall Insulation CPD
For an introduction to, or more information on the topical subject of External Wall Insulation, Mapei have announced the launch of their new Render Protected External Wall Insulation (EWI) RIBA assessed and accredited CPD. Mapeis informative, free of charge Render Protected EWI CPD provides guidance to specifiers on what EWI systems is, detailing the products that typically make up the succession of layers, where the system can be utilised, how EWI can be specified, advantages gained and best practices. The CPD also examines EWI performance criteria, reviews current standards and looks at construction techniques. All CPDs are independently accredited by RIBA. To enquire further information on the Render Protected External Wall Insulation CPD or any other, please email cpd@mapei.co.uk or phone Mapei on +44 (0)121 508 6970.
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The ways in which electronically tintable glass can improve building energy performance, enable more sustainable building design and construction, and create a more comfortable environment for occupiers are outlined in a new RIBA approved CPD seminar by glass and glazing specialist GLASSOLUTIONS. An introduction to Electrochromic Glazing: Dynamic Control of Solar Heat Gain and Glare by the Saint-Gobain Group company demonstrates how electrochromic technology works, operates and performs and occupiers; and how it can be integrated into facades. For further details or to book a CPD seminar contact enquiries@ glassolutions.co.uk or visit www.ribacpd.com
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HOPPE Offers A Helping Hand To Make CE Marking As Easy As A, B, C Thanks To The ARRONE AR915
With CE Marking of external doorsets, including emergency escape doorsets, now compulsory, HOPPE is on hand to offer advice. Andy Matthews, HOPPEs National Sales & Marketing Manager for the Architectural Division comments: Everyone in the supply chain must now heed the legal requirements placed on them with the introduction of compulsory CE Marking. From July, any door assembly, completed on site, comprising of components from more than one source cannot be CE Marked as it is not covered by a harmonised standard. This rule applies even if those component parts such as hinges, door closers, locks and glazing etc are themselves individually CE Marked. When it comes to compliance for external emergency exit door use, ask for a CE marked lockset to BS EN 179, and a Declaration of Performance (DoP) from your supplier. Even more simply, just select the ARRONE AR915 escape lock with one of our compatible HOPPE or ARRONE lever handles and AR228 spindle supplied as standard for your complete CE Marked Lockset. www.hoppe.co.uk
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Portakabin Wins Zero Waste Gold Award The Highest Accolade For Sustainable Waste Management
Portakabin has received the highest accolade at the Zero Waste Awards in recognition of its achievements in sustainable waste management. Portakabin was awarded a prestigious Gold Award only the 5th time this accolade has been presented since the awards began. The awards, organised by letsrecycle.com, recognise excellence in waste prevention and re-use, recycling and energy recovery and are open to all organisations in both the public and private sectors. Derek Carter, Chief Executive of the Portakabin Group, said, To achieve national recognition for this work and our achievements to date gives our customers, staff and suppliers even greater confidence in the sustainability of our approach and our accommodation solutions. www.portanews.co.uk
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Glazing Vision is the UKs leading manufacturer of innovative glass rooflight solutions. From Fixed, Hinged and Sliding Rooflights to Bespoke Designs Glazing Vision aim to lighten your environment and improve your lifestyle. To arrange a visit or for a brochure call us now on 0333 8000 881. Buy Online at www.glazingvision.co.uk STOCK ROOFLIGHTS DELIVERED WITHIN 48 HOURS!
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The Steel Deal From Lindab -Rainline For The Price Of Plastic
Rainline gutters and downpipes from Lindab cost around the same price as a mid-range plastic system so why specify plastic when you can have steel? Rainline, unlike plastic systems, offers minimal thermal movement and UV stability. It will not crack, fade, blister or peel, is highly resistant to corrosion, virtually maintenance free and vandal proof. Rainline also has a long lifespan even its coating is guaranteed for 15 years. There is also a natural copper option. Quick and easy to install with no special tools required, Rainline is precision engineered by Lindab to simply click together for a perfect watertight fit. Rainline at the end of its natural life can itself be totally recycled further underpinning its environmental and whole life costing credentials. www.lindab.co.uk
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Absolute Blanc from COMPAC is probably the most vibrant, pure white technological quartz worksurface on the market today. It offers superb consistency of colour, is extremely hard wearing, highly resistant to heat, scratches, staining and is very easy to clean and maintain. Absolute Blanc has a timeless elegance that provides the opportunity to create a truly stunning environment for a wide range of applications- from bars and restaurants to hotel receptions and domestic kitchens. Its purity of colour allows it to blend perfectly with contemporary or traditional designs and layouts. Absolute Blanc can be fabricated for walls, tables, bar tops or kitchen worksurfaces. www.compac.es
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Design options include: A large range of door sizes from 800mm to 1400mm and up to 2400mm high, meeting both Building Regulations and project-specific requirements such as easier access for mobility scooters, double buggies and wheel chairs. Car entrances can be increased in 50mm increments a unique feature in the market. This enables the lift to be installed in an existing confined shaft or a constrained building footprint, for example between two staircases, whilst ensuring the largest possible opening for ease of use. The wide variation in car sizes allows a larger car to be fitted into various lift shaft dimensions. Widths can be adapted in steps of 50mm up to 2.5m and heights are variable up to 3000mm in 100mm increments. Italian designers have developed four distinctive interior lines for the Schindler 5500 ranging from functional to sophisticated aesthetics and finishes such as stainless steel walls, warm or cool colours, back painted glass, wood laminates, gold or silver metallic glass, advanced ceiling and lighting concepts, patterns and colour gradients. A bare car can be supplied, providing a blank canvas for interior design so the lift can be adapted to reflect a buildings specific architectural concept. Up to 50 per cent of the rated passenger load can be used for interior features. There is the option of both bidirectional and unidirectional doors for efficient passenger management in high traffic areas. Doors can also be two or four piece centre opening, two piece left or right side opening and glass. A choice of accessories is available, such as operating panels, mirrors to add a sense of space, handrails for a secure feel, illuminated skirtings and handrails, warm spot and ambient lighting.
Schindler Launches Revolutionary New Lift System Offering The Widest Range Of Options From Any Lift Manufacturer In Europe
Schindler has launched a new lift system which offers the widest range of options available from any lift manufacturer in Europe. The Schindler 5500 has up to three million variations and its intelligent design sets new standards in flexibility, space efficiency, reliability and sustainability. The Swiss-engineered system features a number of innovations that combine all the benefits of a bespoke lift with the cost efficiency of a standardised product for applications such as commercial offices, high specification residential schemes, hotels, hospitals, shopping centres, transport hubs and sports stadia. Suitable for buildings up to 50 storeys or 150m high and in groups of up to eight cars, it offers an advanced module system that can be configured for almost any building type without sacrificing valuable space. Custom configuration is simple, allowing a bespoke lift system to be created and ready for installation in the same time frame as standard products. The Schindler 5500 has been engineered to be highly sustainable and to minimise a buildings carbon footprint. Its clean drive technology and regenerative drive system reduces energy consumption by 30 per cent and it is the first lift system to achieve a VDI A rating for energy efficiency on multiple sites. It can also generate energy which can be fed back into a building network or electricity grid. The system offers a fast, smooth and quiet ride, with speeds from 1 to 3m per second and its noise reduction features make it ideal for residential schemes. Loads can be handled from 630kg to 2500kg for the widest possible range of applications and Schindlers new PORT technology for highly efficient traffic management allows one single system to co-ordinate as many as 99 lifts and with less waiting and quicker arrival times. Flexible shaft placement is also an important feature of the Schindler 5500. The new Suspension Traction Media drive is 50 per cent lighter and more compact for optimum space utilisation and with no compromise on performance or reliability. For additional flexibility, the drive can be located on a roof top in a mini machine room and there is a machine room-less option if space is constrained, making it even easier to fit the lift shaft into a building design whether new build or refurbishment. The design of the counterweight gear also allows new spaces to be used below the shaft itself to maximise net rental area and space planning. www.schindler.com
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Aperam Stainless Steel In 5M Church Transformation Ancons New App Makes Choosing Wall Ties Simple
Ancon has launched a new Cavity Wall Tie Product Selector App. The new App, which is available for both iPhone and Android handsets, makes choosing the most appropriate wall tie for any cavity wall construction quick and easy. App users simply answer a series of simple multiple-choice questions on cavity width, inner leaf construction and building type and height to arrive at their required solution. With each stage of the process, the choice of wall ties is automatically reduced and users have the option of either reviewing the available solutions or further refining their search. Users are then presented with the ideal tie, or choice of ties, for their application. The new App is free to download from the App Store for all iPhone and iPad users, or from the Google Play Store for Android handsets and tablets. Desktop users can access a web-based version of the product selector at www.ancon.co.uk
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The 5m restoration of Grade II listed St Barnabas Church Erdington after an arson attack in 2007 included a sweeping stainless steel roof. This has enabled the modern extension to be fused with the extensively restored Victorian structure to incorporate a glass fronted cafeteria. Architects Brownhill Hayward Brown specified a standing seam system using Aperam Uginox and Ugitop stainless steel using across the entire span. UGINOX takes on the matt grey appearance and traditional aesthetic of aged lead sheet through natural patination. UGITOP was installed to the overhanging soffit areas where natural ageing through weather was restricted, the material also being easy to clean. The stainless steel roofs has been described as providing a modern twist in the creation of a place of worship fit for the 21st century. www.aperam.com
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traditional construction rather than a facility built off site and we would be very happy to work with Yorkon again in the future. This was a new venture for the school and we have been very pleased with both the finished result and the construction process. The building is designed to make the most of the fantastic views from the windows of the nearby beauty spot, Bradgate Park. The design of the cladding blends in well with the countryside and we have created a truly iconic building for the school. Yorkon has an extensive track record in the primary and secondary education sectors, having completed a wide variety of bespoke modular projects including self-contained teaching buildings, classroom extensions and complete schools, delivering all the speed, quality, sustainability and efficiency benefits of off-site construction. Following completion of this project on time and on budget, Yorkon has since been awarded its fourth academy project in the Midlands a twostorey sixth form centre at Woodbrook Vale High School in Loughborough. www.yorkon.info
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Preventing thermal bridging was a challenge The faade and roof are made from a titanium zinc outer shell and the varying textures are achieved through the use of longitudinal sectioning. An angled standing seam technique is used in the steep roof areas, with a horizontal open slat facade in the entrance areas and on vertical surfaces. Balconies are widely incorporated around the perimeter of the new Velux building and the prevention of thermal bridging was an early design consideration. It is critical because the resultant heat and energy loss are only two of the consequences if thermal bridging should occur. Condensation and mould growth can develop as well, which may lead to potential health and respiratory problems for the occupants. So with balconies around the building connected to the edge of the internal reinforced concrete slab, preventing the possibility of thermal bridging at these connectivity points is crucial. As a result, the designers of the Velux building incorporated one of the most effective countermeasures on the market, the Isokorb structural thermal break unit from Schck. It is a range that allows connections to be made between concrete-to-concrete, concreteto-steel and steel-to-steel. The many different unit types available, combined with their ability to enable the transmission of shear, bending moment, tension and compression forces, also means that the options available effectively run into thousands when the different combinations are taken into account. Concrete-to-steel balcony connectivity For this particular application the Isokorb type KS from Schck was the ideal solution. It is a concrete-to-steel connectivity module that sits between the outer and inner structural connection points and blocks the outflow of heat through the use of high quality polystyrene insulation foam. This polystyrene core sits inside a compression module that has stainless steel bars passing through it and these in turn take the tension and shear forces between the building frame and the balconies. The Isokorb thereby enables a thermally insulated, load bearing connection to be made between reinforced concrete and steel construction components, and at the same time provides a clean and unobtrusive connection detail. A 20 page Specifiers Handbook is available which provides an overview and introduction to the Schck Isokorb, and there is a comprehensive 236 page Technical Guide which displays in detail the complete range of thermal break applications for all construction types. For your free copy of the Schck Specifiers Guide and / or the Technical Guide contact the company on 01865 290 890 or visit www.schoeck.co.uk
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Built on two levels, with 1750m2 of usable area, the new headquarters incorporates offices, showrooms and training rooms, with a car park underneath the structure. Critical to the design of the building is the Velux core concept of bringing fresh air and daylight into living and working spaces; so natural light floods into the building at every opportunity, helping to create a hospitable and friendly environment.
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The grating specification chosen featured parallel rows of 20mm wide slots, each half metre grating being secured to the channel with the companys patented SIDE-LOCK system and eight high tensile bolts. The order for the 1425 metres of channel required was placed with Builders Merchants Grafton Group contracts office in Glasgow, who decided to process the orders through their Buildbase Shetland Depot in Lerwick. Tim Connolly Sales and Marketing Director at Hauraton outlines the features and benefits of FASERFIX SUPER channels that made them ideal for the Shetland Gas Plant project; Hauraton have for the last 50 years been at the forefront of manufacturing robust Fibre Reinforced Concrete (FRC) surface water drainage systems that are today distributed and installed around the world in some of the harshest environments. The FRC perfected by the company in the mid 70s allows our FASERFIX channels and trash boxes to have much thinner walls yet are very much stronger when compared with similar non-reinforced concrete products. A standard feature of FASERFIX SUPER channels are galvanised steel pressings securely moulded on to the top edges of the channel during production, this detail allied with the Class D400 ductile iron gratings provides exceptional wear resistance and increased load bearing capability. Unlike some other well known makes, FASERFIX components are so strong, even prior to installation they are able to endure the rigours of site work so reducing waste and down time. For Case Study go to www.hauraton.co.uk
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DuPont Tyvek FireCurb Enhances Safety And Sustainability At A New Hotel In Norway
The impressive Lerkendal Hotel project, part of the Lerkendal Stadion complex in Trondheim, Norway, aims for the highest standards of safety, efficiency and sustainability. With a volume of 35,000 square metres and a height of 75 metres, the 20 storey structure encompasses 400 bedrooms, plus state-of-the-art leisure and conference facilities. Designed by Voll architects, the new building has been planned to conserve power both passively, through structural elements such as optimum airtightness and actively: through solar heated water; returned energy from elevators and cooling units; and by encouraging and rewarding guests to save energy. The aim for total energy use in the hotel is a maximum of 50kw per square metre per year. This forward-thinking project called for specialist and innovative solutions to protect the building, both during the construction phase and once in use. Apart from minimising carbon footprint while maximising interior comfort, another key factor is, naturally, occupier safety and the structure benefits from both in the form of DuPont Tyvek FireCurb Housewrap. This pioneering new building product features a patented technology designed to improve fire safety and reduce costly fire damage, while providing an environmentally-friendly breakthrough solution that delivers a hi-tech breather membrane at a competitive cost. Supplied with technical support, both off and on site, by Isola (distributor of DuPont Tyvek products for Scandinavia) and approved by Norwegian safety consultants COWI AS, 12,000 square meters of DuPont Tyvek FireCurb Housewrap have been installed into the building envelope to meet stringent requirements for airtightness, thermal performance and moisture control. The adoption of this DuPont product would also limit flame propagation within the faade structure, restricting damage and potentially saving lives in the event of a fire. Adding superior flame retardant performance to the renowned properties of DuPont Tyvek. The new technology potentially limits or stops the spread of fire through the external envelope using innovative technology to reduce the flammability of polymer based substrates. This solution dispenses with halogens, using instead a phosphorous containing agent to promote the formation of a char layer at the surface when it is in contact with an ignition source. This thin layer of carbonized polymer is highly flame retardant and forms a barrier, slowing the release of flammable materials into the fire. Starved of fuel, the flame spreads over the membrane more slowly or not at all and if the membrane does ultimately burn, it produces less smoke another vital advantage for human safety. Rigorously tested, DuPont Tyvek FireCurb Housewrap has a fire rating of class B-s1,d0 according to EN13501-1. Light-weight, robust and easy to work with, DuPont Tyvek FireCurb Housewrap was installed to the external envelope of the structure in the form of ready-wrapped and carefully sealed panels, built off-site as separate elements in a facility owned by Skanska, about 100 km north of Trondheim. www.FlameRetardant.tyvek.com
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KNX Members Team Up For Successful Home & Equine Centre Project
A challenging home automation project at a home with an equine centre in the Scottish Borders has seen two members of the KNX UK Association working closely together. Beasons of Dolphinton, Peebleshire was established to offer a complete one-stop shop for technology in the home and commercial buildings. The company achieved KNX Partner status. For its first KNX project, Beasons was approached to install a KNX home automation system that would help to maximise energy savings and provide lifestyle benefits in a barn conversion. Beasons called upon the expertise of fellow KNX UK member KNX Consultants, who had previously provided them with the KNX Partner training. KNX Consultants provided documentation that covered everything needed on site to carry out the installation. www.knxuk.org
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Bespoke Fakro Roof Windows And Flashings For Creamery And Farm Shop
21 Fakro roof windows have been used in a series of low pitch zinc roofs at Loch Arthur, a working community of more than 70 people. Its Farm Shop forms part of a series of low wings which are attached to a higher barn-like centre. They echo the appearance of traditional farm buildings with timber-clad walls and zinc standing seam roofs in pre-weathered Quartz-Zinc. The detailed product selection process resulted in specification of Fakro whose FSC accredited windows included fixed closed, electrically and manually operated windows with bespoke flashing to match the mid-grey Quartz-Zinc. www.fakro.co.uk
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Kemmlit Cubicles On The Menu For Five Guys First Burger Restaurant In UK
Five Guys, the fastest growing burger restaurant chain in the US has just opened its first UK restaurant in Long Acre, Covent Garden which features Kemmlits stainless steel Classic Cell cubicle system in their washrooms. Kemmlits Classic Cell cubicle system in a brushed stainless steel finish was specified. This cubicle system with its straight profiled lines features 42mm thick smooth surfaced welted doors and sound reducing floor to ceiling dividing partitions. The Classic Cells concealed edges and recessed leg supports creates the unique impression that the cubicles are floating above the floor without support. Classic Cell is part of an extensive range of high performance cubicle and locker systems from Kemmlit that are exclusively available in the UK from Skirmett Washrooms who also offer a design, project management and installation service. www.skirmett-washrooms.co.uk
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The Upward Growth Of London's Skyline... And How Roto Has Helped Make A Cheesegrater
Londons skyline is ascending fast. While the UK capital is a long way off the likes of New York and Hong Kong in terms of being a towering metropolis, some notable high-rise buildings have been appearing in recent years. The City skyline has since been rising at quite a pace. And that brings us to the Leadenhall Building, where Roto has supplied hardware for over 500 windows. Named after its address, 122 Leadenhall Street, this brand new skyscraper is being built right opposite the iconic Lloyds of London building. The statistics tell a story in themselves: 225 metres (737 feet) tall. 48 floors, accessed by a total of 29 lifts, and there are 560 windows all featuring Roto hardware. The shape of the building has resulted in a nickname, one that will surely stick: The Cheesegrater. There are good reasons for the sloping face: it ensures views of St Paul's Cathedral are not obscured. The windows needed a bit of clever thinking. Theyre inclined inwards at 10 degrees. Of course, Tilt&Turn hardware is generally intended for use on installations that stand vertically. Roto engineers have designed and manufactured bespoke hinges especially for this project, and they form part of a dedicated hardware specification based on the ALU T540 system. Some of these windows act as external entry points for the emergency services. On these, a flush-encased gearbox is fitted. This has a spindle drive, which can be accessed from the outside by fire crews, who are able to use a tapered spindle (a standard part of their kit) to operate the gearbox and open the sash. ftt.roto-frank.com/en/press/details/article/kundenspezifischer-kompetenzbeweis/
Technal Windows And Curtain Walling For New Flagship School Of Medicine In Cardiff
A new flagship medical education centre in Cardiff features aluminium curtain walling options and casement window systems from Technal. Designed by Powell Dobson Architects and built by Vinci Construction UK, The Cochrane Building accommodates the School of Medicine on Cardiff Universitys Heath Park Campus at the University Hospital of Wales. It is now one of the largest facilities of its kind in the UK, home to over 3,000 students and staff, and is a major international centre for medical teaching and research. The brief for the project was to bring all the schools departments together in a single location and to create an exciting and vibrant place for learning. The age and condition of the previous facilities on the Heath Park campus and a steep increase in student numbers had led to an acute shortage of suitable facilities for medical professionals. The new building is designed around a central atrium and features extensive use of Technals GEODE-MX curtain walling to allow high levels of natural light into the centre of the building. The capped visible grid option was specified for the main entrance and the top two floors of this six-storey scheme. Structural glazing with a mechanical toggle rather than silicone bonding was used for the full height stair towers at the ends of the atrium, which provided a seamless, flush finish and an effective contrast to the capped curtain walling in the other areas. Ribbon glazing on some elevations and opening vents in the curtain walling were created from Technals FXi65 projecting side and top hung window systems. These allow the building to be naturally ventilated, drawing fresh air in through the exterior faades. A distinctive feature for the building envelope is a series of staggered aluminium panels finished in a bright lime green. These units were fixed into the window or curtain walling frames and provide a lively accent to the schemes otherwise neutral palette of gun metal grey and white render. Fabricated and installed by Vision 2000, the Technal systems were polyester powder coated in dark grey and glazed in grey tinted solar control glass. Passive ventilation louvres were also inserted into the window frames on one elevation. One of the challenges for this project was its highly restricted hospital site with no room for material storage. The Vision team overcame this with a phased delivery and installation programme and the use of Technal products that are designed to reduce time on site. As this project demonstrates, Technals GEODE-MX curtain walling can be used to create a wide variety of architectural compositions from a single grid system low to high rise faades, horizontal or vertical emphasis, and ribbon, structural, faceted, beaded and sloped glazing. Technals FXi65 casement window system, which is fully compatible with GEODE-MX curtain walling, features curved profiles and delivers superior thermal efficiency using a 19mm flush polyamide thermal break and innovative gasket detailing to meet or exceed the latest Building Regulations. It can accommodate 17mm up to 48mm glazing units for wider choice to provide additional thermal or acoustic performance. Configuration options include fixed lights, top, side and bottom hung, tilt/turn and tilt/slide. The 6,300 sqm Cochrane Building is a low energy building that is designed to BREEAM excellent aspirations. Its design includes elements such as passive ventilation, a building envelope for minimal air leakage, good natural light, energy-efficient lighting and controls, solar shading, high levels of insulation, a green roof, solar water heating and high efficiency boilers. The scheme is designed as three interlinked areas unified by two atrium spaces. It accommodates a twin-storey inter-professional library, state-of-the-art clinical skills simulation training facilities for medical students, postgraduate teaching areas, seminar space, student support services, group study rooms and an innovative learning hub. www.technal.co.uk
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The energy bill for heating and hot water incurred by the owners of a large country house in Wiltshire is expected to be reduced by as much as 6,000 a year, following the installation of a ground source heat pump solution by green technologies specialist, ISO Energy. The 17th century property, which is in the William & Mary style with accommodation over three floors has, until now relied on an oil fired boiler for warmth. Fuel prices, though, had rocketed in recent years, while repetitive maintenance was a further burden on the estates owners. However, when ISO Energy surveyed the Grade II* listed house and surrounding grounds last autumn, its engineers realised there was clear potential for the place to benefit from the renewable heat energy, which can be harvested by a ground source heat pump. For while in many instances, these high performance units have to be linked to pipework drilled deep into bedrock, the proximity of a 10 acre field was the ideal location to install relatively shallow ground arrays. While the existing boiler room towards the rear of the house was plenty large enough to accommodate two large light commercial high temperature heat pumps and the necessary hot water storage, the fabric of the building still presented challenging load conditions. Despite being altered, added to and renovated several times over the centuries, the buildings construction of brick and stone, along with many large single-glazed sash windows, offers minimal insulation standards. Nevertheless, ISO Energys survey and calculations concluded that the combination of a 10 kW and 34 kW CTC heat pump, with a nominal primary flow temperature of 65 degrees centigrade, would be adequate to provide good levels of comfort for the occupants using the existing radiators. Meanwhile the supply of domestic hot water from the trio of factory insulated, 800 litre storage vessels would far outstrip the performance of the original system. ISO Energy duly organized the installation of a fan shaped array of ground collectors that spread out across the field, navigating their way around the established broadleaf trees. A total of 11 separate 300 metre long, 40 mm diameter collectors connect back
to a manifolds, which is in turn linked to the plant room by the 65 metre long flow and return pipework. A spokesperson for ISO Energy comments: There is a perception amongst architects and even some M&E consultants that heat pumps are only suitable for use in highly insulated properties with fairly low demand for heating and hot water. What this project in Wiltshire demonstrates, however, is that even a centuries old structure with very poor U-values and Grade II listing preventing any real improvement, can still have all its heating and hot water demands met using ground source heat pumps. Linking them to ground arrays keeps the capital cost down while the annual saving compared to relying on an oil boiler is going to be in the region of 6k p.a. That is impressive enough but when annual subsidies [partly estimated until the Renewable Heat Incentive Phase 2 is in place] of well over 7k are added, the figures are truly remarkable. The large storage capacity provided enables the heat pumps to run for long cycles which makes them more efficient than stop-start operation; while the controls are very straightforward for the occupants to use. CTC EcoPart heat pumps can be connected in series to meet the needs of the largest private residence and most commercial buildings including schools, hospitals and even swimming pools. They can draw their renewable energy from either sub-soil, hard bedrock or lakes and can deliver it - via their advanced refrigerant gas cycles, offering seasonally adjusted coefficients of performance (COP) of up to 4.5 through new or existing radiator and under-floor heating circuits. www.iso.co.uk
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Flexibility in design and longevity are the cornerstones of the newly launched Comar 7P.i FSD, folding/sliding door solution from Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems. Market research indicated that long term operation and smoothness were key issues, so the Comar Design Team designed-in adjustable door jambs and hinge stiles to allow for up to 8mm adjustment. This means that the end user and supplier can rely on reduced call-backs as the door can be adjusted to suit on-site building tolerances and situations. In effect, the Comar 7P.i FSD is a versatile moveable wall, with up to 8 doors sliding in either direction, allowing space and light into any project. Even in the winter months the glazed facade offers light by offering the slimmest sight-lines in the market as well as keeping the building well insulated through the trade-marked Comar 7P.i innovative thermal break technology.
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