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AIM’S CAVITY BARRIERS SELECTED FOR ‘PATH-BREAKING’ UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATION

from PSBJ August 2023

from PSBJ August 2023, page 41

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AIM (Acoustic & Insulation Manufacturing) has supplied Wall Cavity Barriers and Open-State Cavity Barriers (OSCBs), along with technical support, for a ‘path-breaking’, 900-room student accommodation development at the University of West England Bristol’s Frenchay Campus.

The new-build, low-carbon design development, which includes three buildings, six storeys high, is to help meet demand from students for high-quality on- campus accommodation. The first rooms will be available from September 2023. Designed by Stride Treglown, the project’s main contractor is Vinci Construction.

AIM worked with Maple Sunscreening on the rainscreen facade system assembly from the ground floor upwards, which is mainly cassette panels with AIM’s OSCBs incorporated horizontally and AIM’s Wall Cavity Barriers installed vertically.

AIM also supplied and supported installer Sandford Building Contractors during the construction of the extruded polystyrene (XPS)-filled sub-floor cavity, which included a layer of AIM’s Wall Cavity Barrier directly above the XPS, and all two masonry storeys.

Designed for use within ventilated rainscreen facades and timber-frame cladding systems, AIM’s OSCBs allow free airflow and drainage and improve fire safety, providing fire resistance of up to two hours insulation and integrity in suitably supporting structures. In the event of a fire, heat activates an intumescent strip that expands quickly to fully close the cavity.

Manufactured from high-density ROCKWOOL stone wool and faced with the higher-performance intumescent strip, AIM’s OSCB range provides either a 60- or 120-minute rating for both integrity and insulation. The OSCBs are an effective barrier to the passage of hot smoke as well as fire. The AIM range has been tested to TGD 19 and the general principles of BS EN 1363-1.

AIM Wall Cavity Barriers are made from foil-faced highdensity ROCKWOOL stone wool and are suitable for use in all masonry cavity walls, as well as for firestopping between a masonry curtain wall system and a concrete floor slab. The barriers prevent the passage of heat, flame and smoke within the cavity they fill for one- or two-hour fire-resistance rating periods. They are tested to BS 476-20.

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NEW FUNDING FOR LEISURE CENTRES MEANS NOW IS THE TIME TO UPGRADE VENTILATION www.aimlimited.co.uk sales@aimlimited.co.uk

Deanestor, one of the UK’s leading education fit-out specialists, has been awarded its 16th contract for Morrison Construction. The new project involves the provision of around 6000 items of loose and fitted furniture for a primary school and community hub now under construction in Aberdeen. This contract for Greyhope School and Community Hub follows the successful completion of Countesswells Primary School. Ramsay McDonald, Managing Director for Deanestor in Scotland, said: “We are delighted to be working on another school project with this award-winning construction team. It will create a truly inspirational learning environment for local children and invaluable community facilities.” www.deanestor.co.uk/education

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Breathing Buildings, a leading provider of controlled natural and hybrid ventilation systems, welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement of a £60m fund for publiclyowned leisure centres with swimming pools. The new funding makes it the ideal time for leisure facilities to invest in energy-efficient ventilation that also enables centres to benefit from their heat gains, such as Breathing Buildings’ NVHR 1700, thus helping cut future heating bills. NVHR 1700 provides effective and energy-efficient ventilation and thermal comfort and is the ideal ventilation solution for leisure centres and other buildings with high heat gains.

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INTRODUCING THE NEW RJ007 SLIMLINE LETTERPLATE FOR FD30 AND FD60 www.lorientuk.com

Lorient, a leading manufacturer of highperformance sealing systems, is delighted to offer a new slimline fire- and security-rated letterplate into its door hardware protection range. The new slimline RJ007 letterplate from Lorient combines fire and security performance with functionality and aesthetics. Designed to meet the exacting security standards of TS 008:2015, it is tested to withstand a series of physical tests based on the common methods of burglary. It features an innovative pivoting stay mechanism that reduces the opening to 37° for protection against key ‘fishing’ and lock manipulation. The RJ007 can provide up to 30 and 60 minutes of fire resistance and is tested in accordance BS 476-22:1987; and smoke tested in accordance with BS EN 1634-3:2004.

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