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June 2014

Community hubs A strategic investment by local authorities

Shell scheme Remodelled interior transforms library

The wow factor Take a seat for Bradford's water display

Smart specification Essential resource at your fingertips

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Cover image FaulknerBrowns Architects has been developing community inspired buildings for more than 50 years, providing inspiring environments in which to learn, work and play. See page 20

Welcome. . .

This month PSBJ has turned its attention to community hubs and the impact they have on towns and the public itself. Not only do they serve to provide a civiccentered facility, comprising essential health, education and leisure services, but they also reflect a strategic shift by local authorities that wish to streamline their property portfolios and readdress the format in which they offer these vital resources.

In this edition, architecture firm FaulknerBrowns reaffirms their significance and discusses the importance local authorities place on this particular type of building asset. Similarly on page 8, PSBJ profiles the transformation of Palace Hub, which has provided communal facilities since the early 1900s. With the help of xsite architecture, the building has once again reinvigorated the north-east coastal town of Redcar and has attracted a wealth of creative businesses to enjoy this stunning centre.

Elsewhere in this issue, we bring you the latest high profile case studies and talking points, including a striking housing development that was able to come to fruition by a new private investment model. Designed to enable social regeneration, the model has provided over 250 high quality affordable homes in Barking, London. Under this scheme, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has granted a lease over their land for a fixed period to a private joint-venture funder. Read more about this unique investment on page 32.

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Contents

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06 News A round up of the latest industry news including charity events, awarded contracts, show partnerships and responses to timely construction announcements

08 Upfront PSBJ profiles Palace Hub – a landmark building designed by the north-east based award-winning architectural practice, xsite architecture (xsite).

14 Healthcare

18 Talking Point

22 Modular Building

Capio Nightingale Hospital has recently unveiled its newly-designed and refurbished facilities, providing an exemplary highquality environment for its patients.

Manufacturer of stone wool resin bonded mineral wool acoustic ceilings, Rockfon discusses the factors that can affect good acoustics in schools.

Wernick Buildings has provided a modular building for The Stansfield Centre, Exeter which provides education for pupils who have difficulty integrating in mainstream schools.

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24 Street Furniture

PSBJ demonstrates its position as a leader in smart specification with its state-of-the-art app. Find out about the features that could help it become your essential resource tool.

Lee McLaughlin, Project Director at FaulknerBrowns talks to PSBJ about civic engagement and creating hubs at the heart of the community.

To enhance City Park, which hosts the largest man-made water feature in any UK city, Bailey Streetscene was approached to provide the street furniture surrounding the pool.

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28 Acoustics & Sound

34 CIH Housing 2014 Preview

As open plan becomes more and more prevalent in interiors, there is increased focus on the need to control noise and provide speech privacy. Could sound masking systems have a solution?

This year’s Chartered Institute of Housing annual conference and exhibition from 23rd26th June in Manchester seeks to provide answers to the housing challenge from across the UK housing world.

30 Roofing, Cladding & Insulation

36 Shelters & Shading

New properties on the Royal Marine development in Plymouth have been built to the highest standards, using weber.rend OCR by Saint-Gobain Weber.

Levolux unveils a custom solar shading solution specified for a regeneration project in Crawley, West Sussex, providing 274,000ft2 of prime retail and leisure accommodation.

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38 Education

40 Product Showcase

PSBJ explores a recent housing development in Barking, made possible by a new private investment model designed to enable social regeneration.

Ryder’s architecturally ambitious design has transformed the beautiful, well-loved but internally hamstrung Manchester Central Library into a cohesive and coherent delight.

A dedicated focus of industry news, products and case studies to help architects and specifiers make informed choices when planning their building project.

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News

Groundbreaking centre is given go-ahead Planning has been granted by Cambridge City Council for The Forum, an innovative £120m mixed-use medical and education facility on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The Forum, designed by architects NBBJ, is the product of a pioneering joint venture between John Laing and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUHT).

Consisting of a post-graduate medical education centre, 900 delegate conference centre, 90-bed private hospital, and fourstar hotel, The Forum will bring together local, national and international medical professionals, researchers and academics from around the world all focused on the development of life-changing treatments.

The scheme has been privately funded but allows CUHT to retain freehold ownership of the site. Forum Cambridge LLP (a joint venture between John Laing and CUHT) will operate the new building which will contain a Ramsay Health Care UK private hospital and a Crowne Plaza hotel.

NG Bailey completes technical milestone NG Bailey has completed and handed over the paper archive area of Manchester Central Library – marking a key technical milestone in the ambitious transformation of Manchester’s Town Hall Extension and Central Library.

Hundreds of the library’s most historical

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paper documents have been returned to the archive, following the extensive work to refurbish the lower ground floor archive area as part of Manchester City Council’s project to transform the Grade II* listed buildings.

This comes as the company completes a full scope of mechanical and electrical services, working alongside main contractor Laing O’Rourke, as part of the three-year construction project to transform the buildings, opening up more of the space to the public than ever before, and improving services while also restoring key heritage features.

The renovation of the paper storage rooms was a particularly important part of the project, to preserve the library’s most valuable paper archives in environmental conditions meeting National Archives standards while reducing the carbon footprint, fuel and other operating costs. It involved installing powered racking for the books, pamphlets and other documents, as well as stringent heating and lighting controls.

Playground orders falling despite inactivity crisis First quarter UK orders for playgrounds and play equipment fell to an eight year low in 2014, according to the Association of Play Industries (API).

API member companies reported £42m of orders in the first quarter of 2014, the lowest level since the same quarter in 2006.

This is the fourth consecutive annual fall in Q1 figures and represents a 33% drop since the first quarter of 2010.

The association, which represents UK manufacturers, installers, designers and distributors of outdoor and indoor play equipment and safety surfacing, cites a combination of local authority spending cuts, delayed procurement decisions and discounting as the cause of declining order books.

The value of API member company orders reached a high of £198m in 2010 following the launch of the previous government’s national Play Strategy and £235m investment in play provision. The Playbuilder Play pathfinder initiative was scrapped by the Coalition government and by 2013, play industry order values fell by 18% to £162m.

The API is the lead trade body within the UK play sector, representing approximately

85% of UK play industry companies. It campaigns at the highest levels for policy recognition of the value of play.

Lakehouse secures four new contracts Lakehouse – the award-winning construction support services provider – has secured a flurry of new contractor-led design projects in the education sector as part of the SMARTE East framework.

Lakehouse started work in February with Little Thurrock Primary School in Grays and Graham James Primary School in StanfordLe-Hope on the design and construction of new extensions and related refurbishment works. The £2.9m Little Thurrock contract is expected to be completed in February 2015 and construction at Graham James, a contract worth £2.4m, is expected to be finished by August this year.

Lakehouse will also be supporting Market Field SEN School in Elmstead Market, which cares for children with moderate learning difficulties, in its growth plans.

The school is a 140 place SEN but is oversubscribed because of need in the local area and currently accommodates over 180 pupils.

The fourth contract, which is worth £1.8m and started in March, will provide modular buildings to three schools for Hertfordshire County Council – Galley Hill, Walkern and Oxhey Wood – with work expected to finish in September this year.

Scape adds to portfolio with new framework A new national framework with an anticipated value of between £1bn and £1.5bn is being procured by Scape to support clients in delivering their civil engineering and infrastructure requirements.

The Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Framework will extend public sector procurement specialist Scape’s current

News portfolio of national construction and professional services frameworks.

Mark Robinson, Group Chief Executive at Scape, says: “Our clients asked that we considered the procurement of a national civil engineering and infrastructure framework, bringing the expertise from years of procuring construction to the market. This is in response to more and more government investment in national and local infrastructure projects with a commitment to invest over £100bn of capital in specific projects in the lifetime of the next Parliament.

“The framework will be able to deliver on large-scale, high profile projects such as associated infrastructure around HS2, however it will meet the immediate need of the large number of public sector bodies to carry out projects such as flood defence work, footbridges, public realm and local road network improvements that they need.”

in Bournemouth, Dorset.

The £5.7m project, which will deliver 50 homes for local authority tenants, is one of only a few such schemes being carried out in the UK and the first council-only development constructed in Bournemouth for 20 years.

Residents will benefit from low density housing and improved open space, with a locally managed community centre and a sunken skate park as part of general shared-use facilities.

Mansell Homes has built over 3000 homes in the area in the past 15 years and with its expertise in post-planning design, will be using its experienced off-site timber frame fabricator to help deliver value and meet a challenging timeframe. Its own team of environmental assessors will ensure the homes reach Sustainable Homes Level 4 with air tight structures giving high levels of energy efficiency and lowering long term running costs.

pebbles, gravel, glass chippings and shells, laid in drift layers visible through the plastic, giving the huts a beautifully tactile seaside aesthetic.

The freeholds remain with Southend Borough Council who, through local agents Haart, are now actively seeking interest from prospective tenants for a potential Phase 2 of the development, which already has planning permission.

Handover marks completion of Talbot Gateway offices

A new perspective on tradition Brits are set to enjoy a late spring heatwave according to the Met office, which is good news for those lucky enough to have bagged one of the eight new beach huts at Southend, designed by London practice Pedder & Scampton.

Bidding for the 7-year leases of the huts at East Beach was fierce given their location just an hour and a half’s drive away from London and perfect for last minute weekend getaways.

The walls of the huts – which are built on the existing raised concrete promenade with great views of the sea – are formed from recycled timber pallets bolted into timber frames and faced with tough translucent polycarbonate sheeting to the outside and plywood to the inner faces.

The wall cavities are then filled with layers of

CCURV achieves planning permission

Eric Wright Construction has handed over the 126,000ft2 Bickerstaffe Square office development at Talbot Gateway, Blackpool.

Situated within Muse Development’s 25-acre Talbot Gateway Central Business District (CBD) in the centre of the seaside town, the building is highly efficient, having achieved a BREEAM Excellent score and an EPC A rating, the highest that can be awarded.

Now complete, it will be occupied in the main by Blackpool Council, with the first floor being let to a third party.

Built over five storeys, the building has retail units at ground floor, a central courtyard, a cycle store with the capacity to house 80 bicycles and a gym, complete with fitness studio, membership of which will be open to the public.

When complete, Talbot Gateway will provide new retail, commercial and community space for Blackpool, in addition to town centre parking and transport.

The Croydon Council Urban Regeneration Vehicle (CCURV), a partnership between Croydon Council and John Laing, is pleased to announce that Croydon Council’s Strategic Planning Committee resolved on 24th April to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of Taberner House, which will replace the existing 1960s office block with approximately 420 new homes in Croydon town centre.

Taberner House, the former headquarters of Croydon Council, is being redeveloped as part of the Council’s £450m regeneration plan for the borough and will comprise five new buildings in conjunction with the protection and enhancement of the neighbouring Queen’s Gardens.

Redevelopment of the site is expected to begin in December 2014. Phase One, for which CCURV has exchanged a conditional contract with Essential Living, will provide 230 private rented sector (PRS) units in a 32-storey tower. Places for People will be developing the remainder of the scheme, which will add approximately 220 Flexible Tenure sales units in four lower rise pavilion blocks. Together they will deliver a variety of homes in a high-quality residential environment.

Mansell Homes starts first council-only house scheme Mansell Homes, a Balfour Beatty company, has commenced work on its first ‘councilonly’ family housing scheme at Duck Lane

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Upfront

This mixed-use development helps make the seafront a more attractive destination as well as providing unique workspace for SMEs

Transformation at its best Once transformed to resemble the war-torn beaches of Dunkirk during the Second World War evacuation for the romantic drama Atonement, the seafront of Redcar, a north-east coastal town, has now undergone a more permanent transformation.

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The design of the building promotes casual interaction between its users

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ollowing significant investment by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council this time it’s for real not for the movies, yet in part retaining a cinema connection.

The site originally came to life as the Coffee Palace but by 1913 it was home to The Palace of Varieties, beginning its life as a theatre. By the 1920s, as movies became the main attraction, it became a cinema but with the arrival of the swinging sixties, the venue became a bingo hall cum casino and night club, before reinventing itself as an amusement arcade in the 70s.

Before finally closing its doors in 2007, the building had been used as a chip shop and a hairdresser’s.

In 2012 as part of strategic plans to

regenerate the borough, the Edwardian building was demolished to make way for construction of the £6m Palace Hub (the Hub), a landmark building designed by the north-east based award-winning architectural practice, xsite architecture (xsite).

Located opposite the beach in the heart of Redcar, this mixed-use development helps make the seafront a more attractive destination as well as providing unique workspace for SMEs in the creative industries.

Seafront regeneration Forming part of longer term regeneration plans for the area the Hub plays a key role in the economic regeneration of the town and the accelerated development of the creative and digital industries sector across the borough.

Following Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council’s ‘Love it Hate it’ consultation, combined with detailed research and engagement with key stakeholders and partners, a masterplan for sustainable regeneration borough-wide was developed.

Part of that plan identified the seafront

Upfront as a key area for significant change and improvement and a number of innovative projects were launched including improvements to sea defences and landscaping the Esplanade.

Identifying a need to create a purposebuilt space for companies from the creative industries, which would comprise both retail and workspace, xsite’s innovative approach to design together with a desire to create something unique for Redcar, was at the heart of the project. A further driver shaping xsite’s design and development of the building was sustainability.

The key challenge for this development came from constraints placed on the site by its close proximity to the busy Esplanade, coupled with it being enclosed on three sides. These particular challenges greatly influenced xsite’s design concept where the focus of the structural design led to much of xsite’s designs solutions which were developed to minimise the impact on neighbouring businesses. To that end the Hub features a central courtyard providing natural light and help with way finding and orientation.

The design of the building promotes casual interaction between its users. The ground floor is undercover and open to the public while two stair cores lead up from the central courtyard to the upper floor areas. These

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Design and key challenges

The Esplanade curtain walling design was developed in conjunction with specialist manufacturers and features a digitally printed laminate interlayer within the glass

cores are connected by a loop of circulation corridors, which runs around the edge of the internal courtyard. Informal meeting areas are ‘hung’ off this circulation space, thereby animating each level of the central courtyard.

The Esplanade curtain walling design was

developed in conjunction with specialist manufacturers and features a digitally printed laminate interlayer within the glass.

This allows the building to read like a giant billboard from street level at the same time as framing views of the beach and sea from within.

An ethene-co-tetrafluoroethene (ETFE) roof was introduced in the courtyard to create an eye-catching cover whilst allowing light from above, yet at the same time avoiding fragile roof systems. The irregular design was developed in collaboration with Novum, who had previously worked on ETFE roofs at the iconic Eden Project, Cornwall.

Industrial heritage With the aim of creating interior spaces that are distinctive from standard office accommodation, xsite paid homage to Redcar’s industrial heritage. This resulted in exposed services and Echophon ceiling rafts which animate the ceiling space and give a stripped back appearance.

The interior spaces reflect a range of characters depending on which of the external areas they connect to – the courtyard offices are more intimate and link visually to the blue glazing, circulation routes and ‘pop out’ break-out spaces.

The rear offices on the top floor have a view over Redcar to the Cleveland Hills while the

The Esplanade offices provide inspiring sea views observed through distinctive purple wavy glass

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Upfront Esplanade offices provide inspiring sea views observed through distinctive purple wavy glass.

'A' rated efficiency

An ethene-co-tetrafluoroethene (ETFE) roof was introduced in the courtyard to create an eye-catching cover

services or fire strategy principles.

Distinctly different Drawing on amusement and seaside themes the Hub’s colourful frontage and signage delivers more ambitious architecture

The building’s internal design encourages networking between the occupiers through the use of the incidental meeting spaces located at various points around the internal courtyard

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for Redcar, particularly when set against surrounding buildings, significantly lifting the quality of building design on the seafront.

The scheme also successfully integrates with recently completed promenade improvement works, all of which form part of the borough’s regeneration plans.

Since its completion last year, the Hub has created 3380m2 incubation and managed workspace for organisations involved in the creative industries. Facilities include a digital suite, four meeting rooms, a workshop type meeting room, studio spaces and office accommodation as well as a small retail space.

The open aspect at ground floor level allows the public to view workshop areas and see firsthand how some of the tenants create their work. The workshop spaces can also be used as occasional gallery space where artists can display their work.

The building’s internal design also encourages networking between the occupiers through the use of the incidental meeting spaces located at various points around the internal courtyard.

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Incorporating principles of sustainable design wherever possible, the Hub achieves EPC ‘A’ and BREEAM ‘Very Good’ ratings.

Natural ventilation and natural light have been incorporated wherever possible.

The thermal envelope of the building achieves U-values 20% lower than Building Regulations Part L and an airtightness value of 7m3/hrm2@50. Solar control glass has been incorporated on south facing windows to reduce heat gain within the building during the summer.

Mechanical ventilation systems are monitored and controlled via a BMS system.

Low energy light fittings and PIR sensors have been used throughout the scheme to minimise energy wastage when rooms are not in use. For further energy efficiency and greater flexibility over levels and user control, general lighting levels in office spaces have been reduced to 100lux with supplementary task lighting installed at individual work stations.

Electricity use is supplemented by solar photovoltaic panels installed on the roof.

Further to this internal spaces have been designed to be adaptable to future needs. This has been achieved by a raised access floor and floor boxes to provide the flexibility to meet tenants’ internal lay-out requirements. Further flexibility is provided as the circulation arrangements make it possible for partitions between rooms to be changed without the need to disturb major

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Since its completion last year, the Hub has created 3380m2 incubation and managed workspace for organisations involved in the creative industries

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for economic growth, Mark Hannon, the building is a huge success and is outperforming against its business plan.

“Thanks to developments of this type Redcar is poised to become part of a network of creative industry hubs in the wider region. The unique spaces, views out and networking areas mean the design is a major selling point for the building and we are absolutely delighted with the end result.”

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building, xsite’s Tim Bailey says: “When we set out on this journey we were conscious of the impact the building would have, not only on Redcar’s seafront street scene, but on raising the aspirations of the local community. Additionally we had to address Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council’s priority of attracting, creating and growing business in the Borough as well as accelerating development of the creative and digital industries sector.

“I believe we have achieved what we set out to achieve by listening to and understanding the needs of both the local authority and the building’s occupants. The Hub’s design reflects the desire by creative businesses to work within a dynamic and approachable building, with plenty of opportunities for informal meetings and knowledge transfer. In fact one tenant has commented that working at the Hub has really benefited his business and clients love to visit him as they enjoy the views from it.

It has been incredibly well received by both the local community and its occupiers and was recently awarded a highly commended in the RICS North East Renaissance awards.”

The broad mix of tenancies, including retail spaces, studios, offices, hot-desking areas and micro offices attract a range of quality business to the building.

According to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council’s cabinet member

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Healthcare

The hospital is pioneering a patientcentred approach to care

Capio Nightingale Hospital believes that the quality of care can be supported by a patient’s surroundings

Pioneering approach to care Capio Nightingale Hospital, London's leading independent mental health hospital has recently unveiled its newly-designed and refurbished facilities, providing an exemplary high-quality environment for its patients.

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he £3m refurbishment is the culmination of the hospital’s commitment to deliver patientcentered care, whereby the environs of the hospital complement and support the highlevel care provided by Capio Nightingale Hospital.

The hospital carefully selected designers,

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contractors and furnishers that could deliver on this brief and uphold the quality required for this project, providing a modern environment to complement the high level treatment programmes provided by the hospital.

The hospital has completely redesigned its therapy rooms to include comfortable private

therapy and consulting rooms and modern group and family therapy facilities. The new interiors provide a caring environment where patients feel safe to heal and recover with a carefully selected colour scheme to expedite patients’ recovery. Green, which promotes balance, personal development and self-acceptance, and blue, for its healing and mentally relaxing properties have been chosen for the bedrooms and therapy rooms. In addition purple, a colour considered liberating and freeing, has been used in shared spaces through the hospital.

Expert opinion Capio Nightingale Hospital believes that the quality of care can be supported by a patient’s surroundings; inpatients can now recuperate in their own newly-designed and decorated private en-suite bedrooms to ensure maximum comfort and discretion.

The inpatient facilities are now more akin to contemporary hotel rooms and amenities, with kitchens, lounges and reading rooms available to enable time with friends and family, socialising with other patients or quiet time.

A number of specialist contractors and designers were selected for the refurbishment to bring their expertise in healthcare and other relevant sectors.

Koubou Interiors, which works across the residential, commercial and healthcare

Healthcare

The new interiors provide a caring environment where patients feel safe to heal and recover with a carefully selected colour scheme to expedite patients’ recovery

sectors, was commissioned for the initial design concepts.

Design direction

to care and design. MRF supplied the furniture for the bedroom, lounge, kitchen and dining room seatings and communal and therapy areas. MRF Design delivered furniture direct to the hospital over a phased five month installation programme.

This is the culmination of work undergone by the hospital to provide the most up-todate care and facilities in the sector. The hospital is pioneering a patient-centred approach to care, empowering patients to exercise genuine choice in the care they receive. This has seen the hospital expand its portfolio of healthcare programmes over recent years. In response to demand, the hospital has designed new treatment programmes to reflect the pressures that changing lifestyles are placing on mental health; increasing use of technology, stress at work, rising levels of obesity all require specific new treatment therapies.

The hospital has been working to design and develop the right environment to deliver the best possible care to their patients.

The refurbishment enables the physical environment of the hospital to complement these programmes. Capio Nightingale Hospital prides itself on providing the best possible care environment at a time when more and more people are seeking private mental health support.

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The design team at Koubou worked closely with the hospital to facilitate a thorough understanding of the brief with which they were able to produce a design direction and develop a refined concept. This work included the selection of sample materials, colours, layouts and visuals and the drawing up of a set of working drawing which

could be issued to the contractors for implementation. Luke Rose Architects were the design and project management team and Anna Thomas delivered the creative interiors.

Following this conceptual work MRF Design was selected to supply the design for the range of bespoke furniture for the refurbishment. With experience across the hotel, leisure & hospitality and education & healthcare sectors MRF was the perfect choice for the hospital’s pioneering approach

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Specification: App

Tap into the market The landscape of specification and sourcing new products has dramatically changed since the arrival of smart technologies. Coupled with the industry's evolving reading habits, a new opportunity has opened up in the way that publishers can offer their services.

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Sam Ball, Managing Director of Mixed Media Information comments: “PSBJ has always been a leading purveyor of multi-channel publishing and this is consistent among all of our titles. We believe it is important to publish information and content in a variety of channels for the building industry as the publishing landscape has changed dramatically and readers have a multitude of ways of reading, searching and specifying and we believe it is important to offer all of those channels.”

He continues: “We conducted a lot of research to our readers and believe we offer the best app as it’s not just presenting a page flip magazine, it goes much deeper than that to the needs of the reader and the marketplace.”

According to our reader surveys, case studies are by far the greatest source of inspiration for decision makers and with that in mind we have filtered the content in a dedicated ‘Features’ zone. These spotlight features, which highlight indepth projects and technical articles, are categorised in one area, meaning you can select the articles you need, as seen in the magazine. Not the issue you want? Our archive dates back to April 2012 and can be accessed in the ‘More’ function along with past supplements, event calendar and sign-up service to PSBJ’s eNewsletters.

The PSBJ app also offers a direct route to featured suppliers in association with its sister service SBP Library (www.sustainable-buildingproducts.com).

Organised by product area, the Supplier

function takes users through to the SBP Library, giving them access to a whole host of information from contact details and press releases through to brochures, videos and CPD. To access product information and project inspiration at your fingertips, make the free to download PSBJ app your first port of call – just enter ‘PSBJ’ into Google play or the App Store. Why miss out on this vital resource that makes specification so simple?

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leader in its field of multichannel publishing, Mixed Media Information is already one step ahead having launched its state-of-art PSBJ app over a year ago. The app was created in response to demand and in recognition of a new culture. Tablets and smart phones provide a bespoke reader experience, designed for users on the move and those who require readily available data and information.

Free to download from either the App Store or Google play, PSBJ’s app is simple to use and easy to navigate, and is formatted to allow users to access the information they need quickly and efficiently – it is a useful, purpose-built tool that caters for the fast-paced lifestyle of PSBJ’s readership.

The handpicked content includes essential resources such as the latest digital edition. Simply read the magazine as you would with your print subscription, but have the added bonus of accessing it anytime, anywhere. What’s more, if you

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Talking Point

Utilising acoustic ceiling tiles, acoustic wall linings and/or islands will reduce reverberation

The power of speech Fifty years ago the ROCKWOOL Group launched acoustic ceiling division, Rockfon. Since then the specialist brand has grown from a single manufacturing site at its Hedehusene headquarters near Copenhagen to production in 27 countries. Tim Spencer is the Technical Manager for Rockfon in the UK and in this month's Talking Point explains the importance of good acoustics.

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Installing a Rockfon sound absorbing ceiling will contribute to a reduction in the ambient sound level of the space

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peak with anyone involved in education, such as teachers, students, architects and contractors and the same major challenges will come up. Acoustics and noise is by far the largest problem.

Good acoustics in schools ensures that all children, particularly those with hearing difficulties, have access to a learning environment that will enable them to reach their full potential. It also ensures that teachers are less likely to suffer from acoustic environment induced stress and long term health and wellbeing issues.

What factors can affect the acoustics in schools? Modern classroom designs focus more on circulation and thoughtful layout, while group-work activities and individual learning programmes for the surrounding community require larger size classrooms and multi-purpose spaces. Architects

now have to take into consideration the ever-changing role of the school as part of society, leading to more all-inclusive design.

Energy efficiency is also high on the agenda these days and in a quest to meet environmental ratings in public buildings, designers are increasingly using thermal mass solutions. In order to optimise thermal mass, it is necessary to use materials with a high inertia, like concrete, which need to remain uncovered to allow effective circulation of air and heat exchange. But materials such as concrete, steel and glass also reflect and amplify sound leading to noisy spaces.

Alternative solution Traditional ‘wall to wall’ suspended ceilings made from a material, such as stone wool, provide excellent levels of sound absorption and can dramatically improve acoustic comfort. However, in thermal mass situations, the hard surfaces need to be left exposed and so other solutions are required. The alternative solution is to utilise ceiling islands or baffles which allow the air to circulate freely while absorbing sound from both sides, thereby optimising acoustic comfort.

Reverberation (the amount of echo in a room) affects how well speech is understood and typically occurs in rooms with hard reflective surfaces. If levels are high enough, students lose concentration, teachers have to speak louder and speech intelligibility diminishes. Young children

Talking Point Rockfon has a mix of other acoustic solutions: Rockfon Contour acoustic baffles and Rockfon Eclipse ceiling islands. Baffles are particularly useful where frequent and unhindered access to service installations is required, but also for providing additional sound absorbency to existing acoustic ceilings. For areas where a traditional suspended ceiling cannot be used, such as glass roofs and thermal mass buildings, Rockfon Eclipse ceiling islands are the answer. Absorbent on both faces, the islands and baffles allow air to flow freely around the room for cooling and heating, while delivering best in class sound absorption.

Additional specialist products are Rockfon Boxer 1A impact resistant ceilings for areas such as sports halls, and Rockfon VertiQ acoustic wall linings for classrooms and other heavily trafficked areas. All Rockfon solutions provide good acoustics, excellent fire safety and humidity resistance combined with outstanding design. They are easily installed on site and can be suspended in a variety of ways from all types of soffit.

Part of the Rockwool Group, Rockfon is an environmentally focussed company. The rock used to produce the company’s stone wool is not a scarce resource. Every year the earth’s volcanoes and plate tectonics produce 38,000 times more rock material than is being used to make the stone wool used in Rockwool insulation products and Rockfon acoustic ceilings.

Tim Spencer is Technical Manager for Rockfon in the UK and supports the company as a leading provider of acoustic stone wool based ceiling and wall solutions.

On larger scale projects, particularly those being developed with public funds, environmental concerns create new challenges. These often involve the need to minimise off-cuts and recycle where possible. We work closely with contractors to develop plans for sending off-cuts to the Rockwool manufacturing plant, where they are upcycled into energy saving and CO2 reducing stone wool insulation products.”

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are especially vulnerable to this, and the situation can be made worse in highly reverberant spaces. The main determinants of reverberation are the geometry of the room and the amount and distribution of absorbent materials. Utilising acoustic ceiling tiles, acoustic wall linings and/or islands will reduce reverberation and increase speech intelligibility in the classroom. For example, in a standard classroom of 180-250m3, the installation of a Rockfon stone wool ceiling with high sound absorption will reduce reverberation time to an acceptable level to create a healthy environment. The majority of Rockfon products have a sound absorption (αw) greater than 0.90, i.e. Class A, meaning at least 90% of the sound energy is absorbed or dissipated.

In the case of islands, for the greatest level of sound absorption to be achieved it is essential that they are suspended at least 200mm from the soffit and that the back surface is as absorbent as the front. Further improvements can be obtained by spacing the islands at least 300mm apart.

Rockfon has over 50 years of expertise within the education sector. Installing a Rockfon sound absorbing ceiling will contribute to a reduction in the ambient sound level of the space while specifying a Rockfon Sonar dB ceiling will also insulate against intrusive noise from installations in the ceiling void and adjacent spaces.

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Traditional 'wall to wall' suspended ceilings provide excellent levels of sound absorption

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Leisure

Designs have been revealed for the ambitious £12m regeneration of Hebburn town centre and the creation of a state-of-the-art community hub

Civic engagement The principles that are driving many contemporary local authorities to embark on new and innovative community focused buildings are not new. As early as the Neolithic and Bronze ages, communities have endeavoured to develop sites and buildings dedicated to communal and civic gathering. Many of these buildings offer points of ceremonial and civic purpose as well as identity, inspiration and social interaction.

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he current agenda for communityfocused hubs and facilities now revolves around public health services, civic administration, access to information in the form of modern libraries, and fully accessible sport and leisure facilities.

Further to this, the output is a shared and collective representation of many differing ethno-political and gender associated components that change from region to region, city to city, each demanding diverse and intelligent building responses.

FaulknerBrowns Architects has been developing community inspired buildings for more than 50 years, providing inspiring environments in which to learn, work and play.

The social, economic and political context within which many of these facilities have been generated has changed throughout our history but the main community-driven focus of each project has remained unchanged.

Onslaught of the information age The current context within which FaulknerBrowns is developing many of these projects has been reinforced with the onslaught of the information age according

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to Lee McLaughlin, Project Director at FaulknerBrowns. He says: “Instant access to digital and global information on demand has greatly changed how we respond, not only architecturally through changing building programmes and components, but also socially through the manner in which these shared spaces need to be shaped.

“On top of this we have also witnessed a key shift in economic strategy which has led many local authorities to reassess mushrooming property portfolios in favour of rationalised and streamlined estates. We continue to witness many local authorities striving to reassess and rationalise how they engage with the nature of ‘customer services’ with a number of common aspirations underpinning many of their decisions. These include improving community and social services through efficiency and accessibility; reducing operational and maintenance overheads; and creating modern and inspiring community facilities that play a leading role in their local context.”

Many of these contemporary projects fuse such ambitions with a drive to transform the organisation and the services which it

delivers – pushing towards an efficient and stimulating structure, capable of new ways of working and also new ways of thinking for

The hub is aimed at creating a modern town centre for the whole community that acknowledges Hebburn's proud history

Leisure community events including activities such as Tai Chi which are part of the Council’s Give it a Go programme.”

This facility is a flagship library and community centre for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The 900m² building has been dubbed one of the UK’s most innovative public libraries housing over 10,000 brand new fiction and non-fiction books. It also features dedicated spaces for quiet reading and for children’s activities, as well as a new teenage area with computer games and chill-out space.

McLaughlin explains: “One of the most innovative aspects of the library is the Work Zone, which sees London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham partnering with Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College, Job Centre Plus and Westfield London to provide a recruitment service for retailers to fill their jobs locally. Borough residents can benefit from work specific training such as food hygiene, plus gain advice on interview techniques and help with the initial childcare costs for local residents who secure jobs at Westfield London.”

The new building recorded an incredible 700% increase in membership compared to the previous year. Such was its success that the Council applied for £15,000 of emergency funding to provide an additional 20,000 books. The library has been designed to support the guidance defined in DCMS’s publication Framework for the Future: Libraries, Learning and Information in the Next Decade as well as CABE’s publication

The new facility at Walthamstow provides a stimulating and innovative community focused environment

Better Public Libraries which uses one of FaulknerBrowns’ library designs as best practice. A great achievement for the practice.

According to McLaughlin: “Community hubs are about providing the right ‘tools’ for work, learning, social support and play, wrapped up in an architecture that fits with the local context, setting out to inspire and above all, unite the community.”

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both community and authority, delivering a building asset for everyone to be part of and proud of.

The new facility at Walthamstow provides a stimulating and innovative community focused environment which includes a fiction and non-fiction library, public information services, public computer suite, reference library and children’s library – this is a safe, protected environment where children of all ages can discover the joy of reading, use designated computers to research homework or relax with friends and parents in the soft seating and storytelling area.

The new library and community facility also contains an audio-visual library – which includes a ‘try before you buy’ area and ‘listening posts’ so that you can hear what’s new before you make your choice.

McLaughlin says: “The creation of a highly contemporary facility responded to the ambitions of the brief moving the library from being a simple book repository to a centre of knowledge. This is reflected in the library being home to KIS training and information – this is a community learning and training provider based in North London. These information sessions give details of the range of services and training provided to improve the skills and employment opportunities of local people and businesses within Haringey, Enfield, Hackney and Waltham Forest. In addition to this, the new community facility has been able to offer PCT and adult learning services to the local community. It also provides a venue for a wide calendar of

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Modular Building

The facility houses a canteen area, two communal social areas, fitness room and purpose built sports hall built by Wernick Buildings

Pupils have received alternative education in a purpose built modular building from Wernick. "The building is light and airy which is a welcome change from the previous Victorian buildings¨ were the words describing the purpose built modular development that replaced three separate Victorian buildings at The Stansfield Centre, Falcon Road, Exeter.

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he specialist school provides education for pupils who have difficulty integrating in mainstream schools. Students that have been excluded, are at risk of exclusion, or have serious health problems preventing them attending other schools, are welcomed to further their education.

Due to the sensitivity of the students that attend the Stansfield Centre classes tend to be small, which enables one-on-one learning to give the students the attention they need to progress. Currently there are around 35 members of staff that work with up to 55 pupils.

Julia Jordan, the Senior Administrator of the school comments: “Our preconceived idea of this kind of building was flimsy and noisy but the new building is the complete opposite. We are impressed with the sound proofing of the building which is important with these children, as any disturbance can cause an unwanted disruption.”

The new facility accommodates key

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stages 1-4, accepting children from year one to year eleven, with ages from 4 to 16 years. Internally, it houses a canteen area, two communal social areas, fitness room and purpose built sports hall built by Wernick Buildings. Outside there is a separate workshop, MUGA and outdoor playing ground. The building is state of the art with specialist fob-lock doors, full technology and science areas.

Julia continues: “The school has a nice big gymnasium area and fitness room which is used by students and staff, as well as outside organisations such as the Special Olympics Club who also use the kitchen and hall. The canteen and communal areas have been a big hit with the children as they are great spaces.”

The Stansfield Centre initially had building plans for new facilities in 2011 from Devon County Council, who also made the decision to use a modular development. The building received approval in late 2012 and Wernick Buildings delivered it outside term time

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during the following summer. Wernick worked with project architects to achieve a design which not only met the needs of the school but was also finished in a style that matched the industrial area of the development. This was achieved by using sinusoidal cladding on the building’s exterior.

When asked about the project Julia comments: “It was a very quick installation, we couldn’t believe the building was up over the summer. I would recommend Wernick Buildings to other schools. Our (Wernick) representative has been very good to us, visiting us often and dealing promptly with our requests concerning the building.”

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Street Furniture The largest water feature in any UK city, the £24.4m pleasure ground’s cycle starts with low-lying steam at dawn – an urban Scotch mist – then sees three shallow sunken bowls slowly fill with water until dusk when an underwater light show begins.

Camera-controlled lasers also plays tricks with visitors after dark, lassoing them with loops of light as they stroll around an area as big as three full-sized football pitches.

Other features include “walking on water” – a narrow causeway across the flooded area – children’s fountains that throw balls of water at one another, and a central jet with a maximum reach – reserved for special events and dubbed the Bradford Burst – of 30 metres.

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Camera-controlled lasers enhance the water feature after dark

City Park is a high-quality, sixacre public space in the heart of Bradford. A great place to relax, meet friends or family and enjoy a breath of fresh air, the area now contains the largest man-made water feature in any UK city.

arguments and scrabbling for money, the Yorkshire city of Bradford has pulled it off: a vast mirror pool splashed by 107 fountains now glistens beside the Victorian city hall.

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Praise received from passing tourists will delight Bradford’s cabinet member for regeneration, Labour councillor David Green, and the council’s Strategic Director, Barra Mac Ruarí, who have overseen the plan’s implementation. The lake has changed shape from Alsop Architects’ original teardrop – “It virtually lapped at the walls of City Hall and we weren’t sure about that,” says Green – but the scale and ambition are a match for Bradford’s grand 19th-century “Woolopolis” heyday.

Those historical watery achievements included Europe’s largest sewage works with a three-mile disposal tunnel big enough to take an opening procession of locally made Jowett cars carrying the lord mayor and aldermen.

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ity Park’s 4000m2 mirror pool features more than 100 fountains, including the tallest in any UK city at 30m (100ft), laser light projectors and mist effects. This unique feature reflects and showcases the Grade 1-listed City Hall and sets Bradford apart. City Park, and the mirror pool in particular, is an adaptable environment which is capable of holding events such as carnivals, markets, theatre productions, screenings and community festivals.

It was mocked in its earliest days, as a dotty dream, an architect’s fancy or just the “puddle in the park”. But after nine years of

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A vast mirror pool splashed by 107 fountains now glistens beside Bradford's Victorian city hall

estimates that it would bring £80m a year to Bradford. Officially called the City Park, it connects the Victorian centre of Bradford with the National Media Museum, the Alhambra theatre and the university, whose buildings and parkland run up a gentle valley to the west.

Attention now turns to attracting new businesses to finance a cluster of proposed office blocks beside the pool, and the long-awaited completion of a Westfield

shopping mall on the other side of city hall.

The recession stalled work there when only the foundations had been laid, leaving a desolate empty space nicknamed the Hole in the Heart, marginally improved in the last two years by a temporary minipark.

Breeding success Other challenges include converting the derelict Odeon cinema, which overlooks the mirror pool, into offices with Homes and Community Agency funding, and talking up the image of Bradford as more than Leeds’ has-been, poor relation. Gideon Seymour, who runs an art gallery between a cafe and a restaurant by the pool, says: “Each success breeds more, and the pool and fountains are the biggest success so far.”

To enhance the public’s experience of this striking feature, Bailey Streetscene was approached to provide the street furniture surrounding the pool.

The high quality feel of this scheme required high class design and material finishes to the products selected which Bailey Streetscene was able to supply.

Stainless steel and Iroko timber seating were selected, along with stainless steel litter bins, cycle stands and bollards. Design detail, as built drawings along with material samples to aid the selection process were provided to the client for approval. The finished installed street furniture reflects and complements the high quality of the overall scheme and adds to the popular and useable features of the space.

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visitors for the new water feature have been ushered into the urban lake’s underground workings – six kilometres of piping and a tank like a Byzantine cistern in Istanbul. “We have got to think big and be bold because that is the way to bring in business and visitors,” says Mac Ruarí.

The pool and its sinuous park, which has London plane, larch and Scots pines planted instead of dinky blossom trees, won all-party support on independent

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Acoustics & Sound

Understanding sound masking

As open plan becomes more and more prevalent in interiors, there is increased focus on the need to control noise and provide speech privacy, explains Niklas Moeller, Vice President of sound masking manufacturer K.R. Moeller Associates.

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ost people are familiar with the idea of using walls, doors and a wellplanned layout to physically block noise, as well as the benefits of installing ceiling tiles, wall panels and soft flooring to absorb it. However, many also enlist these solutions in pursuit of the old adage ‘silence is golden.’

Though well-intentioned, part of the problem with this approach is that the more silent one tries to make a space, the louder it can seem to occupants. This phenomenon can be attributed to the fact that an effective acoustic environment relies in part on the provision of an appropriate noise floor or level of continuous background sound. Without it, occupants can clearly hear conversations and noises, even those generated at a distance or

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concentration is diminished. Similarly, conversations are either entirely masked or their intelligibility is reduced, improving their privacy.

Examples of this effect are endless: the sound of running water, an airplane engine, rustling leaves, the murmur of a crowd in a busy restaurant. Of course, when introducing a masking sound to a workplace, it is vital to ensure that it is as comfortable and unobtrusive as possible. Otherwise, the sound runs the risk of becoming a source of irritation as was the case with ‘white noise’ systems in the 1970s.

Sound masking systems have come a long way since that time, particularly with the introduction of networked-decentralised technology just over a decade ago. This type of architecture allows one to easily tailor each system’s design and function to the specific application, expanding the market base and providing clients – who frequently live with their system for a long period – with the ability to make adjustments to zones and settings without incurring significant cost or disruption to their operations. Most systems also distribute paging and music.

Masking is easy to retrofit. However, if one plans for its use during the design phase, one can reduce the specs for other acoustic treatments and use floor-to-ceiling walls rather than slab-to-slab construction.

Masking typically adds 5 to 12 dBA of ambient volume to private offices and meeting rooms, which is why one sometimes hears that it ‘adds 10 STC points to walls.’

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A sound masking system is the only acoustic treatment that can control the noise floor. This technology consists of a series of loudspeakers installed in a grid-like pattern in or above the ceiling, as well as a method of controlling their output. The loudspeakers distribute an engineered sound that most people compare to softly blowing air, raising the ambient level.

The right ambience The premise behind this solution is simple: any noises that are below the new ambient level are covered up, while the impact of those above it is lessened because the degree of change between the baseline and any volume peaks is smaller. The frequency and severity of disruptions to occupants’

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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation

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i-space, the affordable housing business of the Midas Construction Group, was awarded the main contract as part of Aster Homes’ strategy to create a sustainable neighbourhood. A mixture of homes for shared ownership and affordable rent, the 25-unit Royal Marine development has been built on the site of the former Royal Marine public house and is a stunning example of the best of urban regeneration.

Property types vary in design and size in order to meet specific needs, and the use of different finishes, colours and types of cladding has created the atmosphere of a diverse but small village community that has easy access to local schools, shops and entertainment.

The properties are constructed from a range of traditional materials used in a contemporary style including weber.rend OCR one-coat base render. weber.rend OCR has the appearance of a traditional cement and sand render and was specified for its ease and speed of application.

Applicator Steve Turton of Steve Turton Plastering, Plymouth, says: “Application of one-coat weber.rend OCR can save us considerable time on site compared to using site mix; at the very least three days

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and in the worst case scenario, depending on weather conditions and accuracy of the wall alignment, a possible saving of 18 days can be made. A delay of this type can cause considerable on-site problems for access by other trades. We can also pump apply weber.rend OCR whereas traditional renders can only be applied by hand.”

Consistent high quality weber.rend OCR can achieve a thickness of 16-25mm to most suitably prepared substrates, including brick, block and concrete, and can be sponged-finished after 4-6 hours. Curing takes place over 2-3 days before the application of a decorative textured finish or traditional masonry paint.

In comparison, a traditional sand and cement render requires two or even three coats of render, each requiring a curing time of 3-7 days, before the final decorative finish coat can be applied. weber.rend OCR is a Portland cement, lime and sand mix and is supplied as pre-blended dry powder requiring only the addition of clean water on site so overcoming the possibility of errors with incorrect proportions of raw materials being used. It offers excellent weather resistance and durability whilst allowing the structure

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It provides affordable homes for all Aster Group companies and other housing associations. It is also part of the HCA framework. It has an overall development programme of 600 homes per year.

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Housing

A private investment The Council retains the freehold interest in the land, and will receive ownership of the properties at the end of the investment period

The redevelopment of the eastern end of the Thames View Estate in Barking provides 276 high quality affordable homes for Londoners, achieved without grant-funding or cross-subsidy: the development was made possible by a new private investment model designed to enable social regeneration.

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ollard Thomas Edwards and Jerram Falkus Construction have designed and built the development for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and developer, Explore Investments, a Laing O’Rourke Company. Thames View East is a 100% affordable homes scheme of 151 family houses, 35 duplex flats and 90 one and two bedroom flats.

High-quality traditional homes have transformed the estate’s typography, with the original 1950s nine-storey tower blocks and poor quality low-rise stock now demolished.

The Council will nominate and manage all the tenancies, and all the homes have let very easily – the majority to existing local people previously housed in unsatisfactory conditions.

The long-term investment model that funded Thames View East was devised by asset management specialist Long Harbour.

Under this model the Council has granted a lease over their land for a fixed period to a private joint-venture funder. The joint venture body has financed the construction of the scheme and will cover all lifecycle and maintenance costs in return for a regular income derived from rental receipts.

The Council retains the freehold interest in the land, and will receive ownership of the

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properties (at no extra cost) at the end of the investment period. Meanwhile Barking & Dagenham can alleviate the burden on their housing lists by allowing aspiring families to move into these properties, paying intermediate rents for new, high quality homes. Management of the stock remains with Barking & Dagenham on a fully funded basis. By creating a ring-fenced corporate entity, right-to-buy legislation does not apply and the local authority retains control over their housing stock.

the main public frontage to Renwick Road. The ground and first floors contain duplexes with private gardens, which include homes suitable for disabled residents. The combination of houses and maisonettes also fits the flood risk strategy, which prohibits bedrooms at ground level. Roughly half the homes are corner units, which enjoy exceptionally generous and well-lit common areas.

Each block is distinguished by a unique colour scheme and artwork. Space for refuse, bicycles and plant is all integrated within the building, avoiding the need for

Subtle variations The scheme is predominantly composed of family houses, entered at ground level with active frontages and private back gardens.

To meet the cost and programme objectives of the project, a carefully limited range of townhouse types was developed, with variety achieved through subtle variations in plan, roof-form and window arrangements.

For example, first floor living rooms are located at the front or rear of the house according to orientation. Oriel windows mark the corner houses and alternate along the terraces to provide enhanced space, light and view.

The houses are complemented by five detached apartment blocks, which create

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rented out at a mixture of 50%, 65% and the majority at 80% of market rent. These will only be available to people in employment whose earnings are in a pre-determined salary range, helping people who cannot afford to get on the housing ladder, but also find it hard to get a council home.

In practice, this innovative method of funding social housing provides a long-term investment opportunity with exceptional security, offering a moderate return that can be accurately estimated. This finance model appeals to investors with wealth that needs to be secured for the long term, for example pension funds or private equity firms.

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external stores and shelters.

Pollard Thomas Edwards’ Executive Director, Andrew Beharrell said: “These are great homes, and in a climate where rising land values and diminishing grant make it very difficult for lower income households to find homes in London, the fact that the scheme is 100% affordable is impressive.

What makes it exceptional is that this social good is the outcome of a novel investment scheme, which harnesses international interest in London as a force to provide homes for ordinary Londoners. With the final homes complete in April 2014, the financial

model behind the redevelopment will begin to prove its worth.”

Thames View East has also taken the first steps towards meeting Barking and Dagenham’s future energy goals of creating a borough-wide heating system with the inclusion of an energy centre on site. This will provide district heating for the whole estate.

The new homes will also reach Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Developed by Long Harbour in association with a funding partner, the novel, long-term investment fund is a secure, asset-based finance model based on the particular qualities of social rented housing.

Barking and Dagenham local authority allowed housing to be built on land that it owns, which was supplied cleared of existing tenants and structures. The investor will take the rent as income until the build costs, plus a modest return, is repaid. At this point, ownership of the houses will be transferred to the Baking and Dagenham. In effect this means that, after roughly 40 years, Thames View East and the buildings on it will again belong to the local authority, although it will have provided social housing throughout the life of the scheme.

Social housing provides a virtually guaranteed rent, with practically no vacant properties. It is highly unlikely for a local authority to become insolvent so it is constitutes a very secure investment.

The homes will be rented out and managed by Barking and Dagenham Reside, a new housing company set up by Barking and Dagenham Council. They will be

Contractor: Jerrram Falkus Construction Architect: Pollard Thomas Edwards Engineers: ARUP Landscape: Plincke Landscape Architects Planning Consultant: Savills

Each block is distinguished by a unique colour scheme and artwork

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CIH Housing 2014 Preview

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ith fewer than 12 months until the general election, housing, in the words of Grainia Long, CIH Chief Executive, has the potential to be a ‘dynamic driver of growth’ for the UK economy. CIH Housing 2014 will explore this in a variety of ways.

First, it will assess how more homes

can be built where they are needed. In addition to expert builders and developers, attendees will hear from financiers such as Nigel Wilson, Group Chief Executive of Legal & General, on their ambitions to see more homes built for Britain.

Second, CIH Housing 2014 will examine how the sector’s work with communities

Event details • 23rd-26th June 2014 • Manchester Central, Windmill Street, Manchester M2 3GX • 20% discount on Virgin Trains tickets to Manchester for the event • 2500 budget to five star hotel rooms within a five-minute walk of the venue

CIH Housing 2014 will play host to all the key players in the countdown to next year's general election

helps others in the health, social care and sustainability worlds. The Health & Housing Hub, The Green Room and the Ideas Exchange will explore this in more than 50 free seminars, available to exhibition visitors from all social landlords.

Finally, CIH Housing 2014 will play host to all the key players in the countdown to next year’s general election. Besides the current and prospective housing minister – Kris Hopkins and Emma Reynolds, respectively – the conference will welcome Eric Pickles, secretary of state for communities and local government. CIH Housing 2014 will also hear from a host of political commentators and policy-makers, including Philip Blond of ResPublica and the BBC’s Mark Easton and Allegra Stratton. Crucially they will be there to listen as well as speak.

CIH Housing 2014 is pulling out all the stops to ensure it rises to the Chancellor’s challenge. Make sure you don’t miss your chance to be part of the solution!

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Shelters & Shading Healthcare

Curve appeal The long-awaited transformation of the former Sussex House site in Crawley Town Centre is almost complete, as Land Securities' new £39m mixed-use development takes shape, showcasing a curvaceous solar shading and screening solution by Levolux.

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ccupying a prominent site at the northern end of the High Street, this significant development represents the first phase of the ‘Town Centre North’ regeneration project. It provides 274,000ft2 of prime retail and leisure accommodation, including a 110 bed hotel, restaurants and a 500 space multi-storey car park.

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All aluminium Fins used on this project have been given a distinctive and highly durable bronze coloured powder coating

closed, or opened to either 45 or 135 degrees.

Distinctive coating The combination of Fins fixed at alternating angles creates an interesting ‘wave-effect’ external aesthetic. The east-facing elevation also accommodates the main entrance of a 75,000ft2 supermarket. This area features glazed curtain walling, which is stepped back almost 2m from adjacent rainscreen cladding. To continue the line of vertical Fins across the glazed curtain walling, Levolux incorporated its Matrix 910XL Walk-on Brise Soleil system.

Two horizontal walkway panels, formed from extruded aluminium components, provide solar shading to the supermarket’s glazed entrance. The projecting shading structure also supports the vertical Fins and facilitates easy access to the facade for cleaning and maintenance. The solar shading and screening solution continues onto the west-facing elevation, which accommodates the entrance to a multi-storey car park. Here, vertical Fins create an attractive screen that flows around the car park, following the curved perimeter of the site.

All aluminium Fins used on this project have been given a distinctive and highly durable bronze coloured powder coating, while other aluminium components are finished in light grey. The aluminium walkway panels have been given a silver natural anodised finish. This ultra-modern, energy efficient development in the centre of Crawley, with its dazzling array of vertical aluminium Fins from Levolux, is making a positive impression on the local community.

It has regenerated and reconnected a previously isolated and under-utilised site, transforming it into an iconic town centre landmark.

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As the UK’s leading specialist, Levolux was approached to develop a custom solar shading and screening solution, to be applied across glazed curtain walling,

rainscreen cladding and open steelwork.

The solution comprises extruded aluminium rectangular-shaped Fins, each measuring 175mm deep by 50mm thick.

The Fins are arranged vertically, secured between custom extruded aluminium ‘C’ section channels, each measuring 175mm high by 80mm deep. All Fins are fixed at a pitch of 400mm, following the horizontal channels, which continue along straight and curved elevations. The combined screen extends an impressive 390m in length, with a maximum height of 12m.

Most Fins are fixed at 90 degrees from the facade (fully open), creating a uniform external aesthetic. However, a section of Fins fitted to the east-facing elevation are fixed at contrasting angles. Custom brackets have been engineered to achieve three alternative angles, these being fully

Levolux was approached to develop a custom solar shading and screening solution, to be applied across glazed curtain walling, rainscreen cladding and open steelwork

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Education

The Central Library has become home for a new integrated archive service, Archives+

A novel restoration Through a series of controlled interventions, Manchester Central Library has been transformed, updated and refurbished on its existing site and within the existing building envelope. The design, created by Ryder Architecture, has been driven by Manchester City Council's commitment to reshaping the way library, information and archive services are delivered.

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anchester Central Library’s transformation is part of a wider refurbishment of Manchester’s Town Hall complex, a civic complex that ranks amongst the best in any British city outside London. The Town Hall, Town Hall Extension and Central Library are buildings of national significance, some of the very best examples of the architecture of their period. Albert Square and St Peter’s Square are major public spaces at the heart of the city and provide a suitably grand setting for these important civic buildings.

Ryder’s architecturally ambitious design has transformed a beautiful, well-loved but internally hamstrung building into a cohesive and coherent delight, able to fulfil its practical purpose for decades to come.

The scale of the two main interventions – removing the book stacks from the core

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of the building and installing a new vertical circulation provision – was considerable, likened to removing the fruitcake filling from a wedding cake and replacing it with sponge, all without disturbing the icing.

Yet scooping out the entire innards of the building and putting in a radically different new structure was vital to renewing Manchester Central Library, making a completely accessible, legible and uplifting space whose inherent flexibility would see it loved and used for its next 80 years – and beyond.

Ease of navigation The Central Library has become home for a new integrated archive service, Archives+, the city’s treasure house and the main knowledge hub for information. The design has aimed to retain and enhance the

original look and cherished ambience of this much loved building whilst providing it with modern facilities and a continued relevance for the next part of its life. Key elements of the design include: • Attractive and simple to use layout with intuitive wayfinding • Space to house non-fiction and reference collections • Facilities and technologies to showcase special collections • Well-designed study spaces, for individual and group learning • Spaces which are flexible and adaptable, to support a range of activities • Performance and events space • Maximising income generation by creating meeting rooms and a performance area • Emphasising the library as a destination and meeting place • Clear customer, rather than collection, focus • Accessible and inclusive The whole new internal structure was designed to provide the main stimulus for navigating around the building, overcoming the previous confusion with a rational and simple way for moving easily, reaching one’s chosen destination and finding delights along the way.

Having removed the library theatre to a separate building, the basement levels

Education The Ground Floor is the public heart of the building, providing a welcoming orientation space with the main public enquiry point. Daylight flows through the existing perimeter windows and through the opening to the Great Hall above, which allows light from the glazed area in the dome to penetrate down through the first floor.

and film media.

The fourth floor, originally designed as stack storage and bindery, will be open to the public, providing additional library space and a destination for visitors at the top of the building.

Peter Buchan, Senior Partner of Ryder Architecture, explains: “We saw that this listed building was designed to be imposing in a civic way, but not particularly welcoming or inclusive. Our challenge was how to reverse this whilst also restoring the significant key spaces and maintaining the spirit and integrity of the building. We saw what needed to be done at our first visit to the building. Bookstacks took up all of the inside of the building below the main reading room. The floors were supported on them. We scooped it all out, replacing them with new public floors. We negotiated ways around and through the key heritage spaces to open up a spectacular new open vertical circulation route, allowing visitors to read and experience the whole building in an entirely new way.”

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contain all the archive storage, allowing differing materials, paper, film and magnetic media, and photographic items, to be stored appropriately. The existing cafe was removed, and space created for a flexible exhibition and interpretation space, working as an extension to the Shakespeare Hall above. This level also contains a public connection to the new library space created in the adjacent Town Hall Extension as well as plant and service areas.

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The Shakespeare Hall has been restored to its original splendour and formality by removing all the non-original additions, creating an impressive arrival space.

This level contains the public reading room and archive search room, which take advantage of the controlled northern light, whilst the southern quadrant houses flexible learning and performance spaces.

A large interactive exhibition space uses elements from the archive to tell the story of Manchester, and has the flexibility to accommodate changing exhibitions. A new cafe provides both traditional and lounge seating.

The spaces on the first floor are of high heritage significance, and have been returned to their original glory. The Great Hall reading room, resplendent with its Scagliola columns, takes the central space under a domed roof, with books, The Henry Watson Music Library and differing types of study spaces occupying the outer ring.

Having removed the majority of the book stack supported floor, the new floor is detailed so it appears to have slid into position with a glass perimeter ring to emphasise the dynamic of what has been done.

Unified appearance The old central desk is now an oculus, sitting in a glazed ring which provides both daylight into the heart of the new ground floor public space and views up to the historic domed ceiling. These uplifting sight-lines between the ground floor and the rest of the building create a sense of unity in a building which was hitherto only experienced as separated elements.

The second floor rooms, including original panelled committee rooms, provide a suite of flexible meeting and breakout spaces.

The remainder of the floor is open library space providing facilities and resources for the local business community.

The third floor provides staff work areas and meeting rooms, plus a conservation studio space, north facing, for both paper

Ryder’s architecturally ambitious design has transformed the building into a cohesive and coherent delight

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Street Furniture

Applications on the street Specialist timber importer and distributor, James Latham is now offering the next generation of panel products through all nine of its nationwide panel depots with both Accoya and Medite Tricoya.

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ccoya – which spans eight decades of research – can be used for virtually any joinery project. From windows to doors, decking to cladding and siding and, because of its long lasting properties – Accoya is guaranteed for 50 years in exterior use and 25 years when used in the ground – it’s a perfect solution for street furniture.

Accoya is one of the most advanced wood products on the market and uses Accsys’ proprietary wood acetylation technology to deliver outstanding levels of performance and stability as well as delivering the same levels of durability as the highest quality tropical hardwoods.

Whether for windows, doors, decking, cladding or other joinery applications, it’s a fantastic material for external specification and fits perfectly with our already established range of sustainable products.

“Architects are now looking for products which are more dimensionally stable and durable and Accoya ticks all the boxes.”

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new design and application possibilities offered by Medite Tricoya – which sees the marriage of acetylated wood fibre with the manufacturing technology of Medite MDF – has already excited and stimulated composite product manufacturers, designers, architects and the construction industry alike, opening up new possibilities and solutions for outdoor projects.

The proprietary technology behind Medite Tricoya is based on wood acetylation, a process that has been studied by scientists around the world for more than 80 years. This method of improving wood has been proven to deliver such superior performance that it has long been used as the “gold standard” against which other methods are measured. Medite Tricoya combines this science with years of proprietary research and investment by Accsys Technologies.

Paul Leach, Group Product Champion at James Latham, continues: “The potential applications for Medite Tricoya are far ranging and will inspire creativity and discovery, particularly in areas where wood would not traditionally have been considered, and especially in environments where humidity and weather are usually concerns.”

Following a commission to create some contemporary furniture for outdoor use that needed to last, bespoke furniture maker, Justin O’Brien chose Medite Tricoya recently to produce some amazing contemporary benches which can be seen below.

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Increased demand Plus, Accoya is also highly sustainable.

Produced using modified, fast growing species, this long lasting product also helps to protect the world’s precious hardwood resources and can be safely recycled.

Paul Leach, Group Product Champion at James Latham, says: “As well as our established customer base of joiners who are increasingly opting for Accoya, we’ve also seen it open up opportunities with new customers as demand for sustainably modified products continues to grow.

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Tricoya has been used recently by furniture maker Justin O’Brien to create this innovative bench

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Building Access they are a more compliant solution.

The Abloy CLIQ system is on display, and is the very latest in user-friendly, web-based security management. CLIQ is designed for remote sites, enabling the commissioning, programming and full administration of security management centrally via webbased software.

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Jon Burke, Marketing Manager of Abloy UK, discusses the evolution of the Abloy UK brand, and how the company has celebrated its 50th anniversary with the unveiling of a new showroom located at The Building Centre in London.

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bloy UK has been a well respected and trusted brand for over half a century, creating market-leading products such as electric locks, CLIQ Remote and compliant access controlled door solutions.

Abloy’s products are produced using excellent materials and quality craftsmanship, a combination that sets the brand head and shoulders above the competition.

Visual representation Security solutions are designed and developed within the harsh environment of Finland, so products are built to withstand the toughest weather and treatment known to man.

The new Abloy London showroom, located at The Building Centre on Store Street in London, is a must-see visual representation of these products, showcasing the company’s most practical yet aesthetically pleasing and compliant products in access controlled doors.

The London showroom signifies another

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milestone in the progression of the brand, and enables specifiers and architects to gain hands-on experience with the Abloy range, with interactive demo points presenting Abloy’s door locking solutions.

It can be difficult to demonstrate just how effective Abloy solutions really are, but this facility enables visitors to truly appreciate the benefits of the Abloy range in delivering secure and compliant electric locking.

Abloy is eager to hear feedback from architects, specifiers, and any other visitors to the showroom, and its team of highly knowledgeable staff are available for those wanting to offer comments or to find out more.

Industry professionals are able to get information about courses run by the Abloy Academy and RIBA-approved CPD points too, with literature available to take away.

Some of the electric locking solutions presented at the showroom include Abloy’s EL560, EL520 and EL590 locks. Abloy also puts forward its case for specifiers to select electric locks over door magnets for use on fire doors and emergency escape points, as

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PROTEC2 is another of the solutions from Abloy, and offers various levels of key control to satisfy individual security requirements. It covers the complete product range of high-security door lock cylinders, deadbolts, industrial locks, cabinet locks, cam locks and padlocks.

One key fits all when the system is keyed into the same master-key system.

Abloy understands its not just about mass-producing products; it’s about ensuring you provide the very best solution possible. By continuing to evolve and keep up with new trends whilst retaining its reputation for excellence and promoting the brand and its products at locations such as the London Showroom, Abloy will continue to provide revolutionary security innovations and stay one step ahead.

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insulation, rooflights, safety and tool sectors, as well as merchants and distributors. This will ensure a beneficial show for visitors, there really will be something for everyone.”

In addition to the main stands, SIG Live will be a major feature at the RCI Show 2014. This will see SIG present a number of live demonstrations in an amphitheatrestyle setting and visitors will be able to ask questions, interact and get up close to the leading roofing suppliers’ products, materials and new innovative solutions.

Tony concludes: “The RCI Show will offer a wide range of benefits for the exhibitors and visitors alike, as an example we have the RCI Show discount voucher cheque book which enables exhibitors to reward visitors with discounts and prizes. Also the first 1000 pre-registered visitors will receive a free £5 lunch voucher, free parking plus free coffee and Danish on arrival, so sign up quick! We will keep you updated of further developments as we approach the October show date.”

Held at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, from the 29-30th October 2014, the RCI Show will showcase the biggest and the best from across the roofing, cladding and insulation industry, and as such, the organisers say it is fitting that KNAUF Insulation has come on board as the show's main sponsor. ince its launch back in September 2013, I am extremely pleased with the support we have received from the industry, and this has enabled us to make huge strides in bringing together the biggest roofing show ever to be staged in the UK, which ticks all the boxes for both visitors and exhibitors,” explains RCI Show Event Director Tony Brown.

According to Tony, the news that KNAUF Insulation has become the main show sponsor further reaffirms the strength of the RCI Show as a launch event, and highlights the progress the show has made in such a short space of time: “We are thrilled to be able to announce KNAUF Insulation as main show sponsor for the RCI Show 2014. KNAUF are well known and respected within the construction industry and they will bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise and innovative products to the RCI Show. This key

appointment comes on top of securing close to 100 exhibitors in the last eight months and increasing the exhibition space from 4000m2 to 5000m2 to accommodate the demand. With just six months to go until the October show date and the RCI Show at 80% capacity, I would advise any potential exhibitors to sign up quickly whilst we still have space available!”

Recent additions to the RCI Show exhibitor list include key players such as Firestone BP, Celotex, Sandtoft, Kingspan Insulation, Xtratherm, Metrotile and Carlisle Construction, but as Tony explains, it’s not just the volume of exhibitors who have come on board which pleases the organisers, it’s the broad cross section of the market who will be represented at the RCI Show which he feels is crucial.

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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation

Alumasc raises the roof in Yeovil Alumasc has provided a complete package of flat roofing solutions and technical expertise, for the successful refurbishment of Preston School in Yeovil. The Somerset Academy gained Business and Enterprise Academy status in 2011 and has a student population of around 1000 pupils aged between 11 to 16 years.

Having gained Academy status, the school was in need of considerable renovation, including major repairs to the complex roof area.

Alumasc’s technical team, involved from the outset, provided an initial roof condition survey and suggested schedule of works. This enabled the school to

successfully apply for financial support from Academies Capital Maintenance Fund (ACMF) and agree a three-phase approach to the project.

Almost 4000m2 of Euroroof high performance bituminous membranes was specified by Academy Business Manager Gary French. Euroroof Mono was applied

to the main roof area with Euroroof Mastergold used for detailing, along with Alumasc’s Caltech cold-applied liquid roofing system.

Alumasc’s registered installer Stormforce Roofing Ltd, completed phases one and two of the project over the school holidays in 2012 and 2013 to avoid any disruption to staff and pupils. Phase three will be carried out during the same period in 2014.

The specification for the main roof area focused on flat roof membranes that can be installed by flame-free methods, which is always important for academies, schools, hospitals and other public buildings.

The nature of the buildings required different roofing systems to provide adequate protection in specific areas.

To avoid the final installation appearing patchy, Alumasc recommended the use of matching loose grit across the entire roof, which has resulted in a uniform aesthetic appearance.

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Boris learns from the experts In April during a whistle-stop tour of Lancashire, Boris Johnson called in at the Chorley HQ and factory of the UK’s leading manufacturer and prefabricator of ceramic granite cladding systems, Shackerley. He saw the investment Shackerley has made in the bespoke engineering facilities required to transform ceramic granite slabs into ‘installation ready’ Sureclad ventilated facade panels and, naturally, was keen to discuss the company’s high profile cladding projects in London. He was impressed to hear that Shackerley had supplied the external facade systems for newly-opened buildings such as the Hilton London Wembley and University Square Stratford.

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Doors & Windows

Selectaglaze helps keep 'Silence in the Library' As part of Nottinghamshire County Council's recent £5.3m building extension and upgrade programme of the West Bridgford Library, Selectaglaze, a leading designer of secondary glazing, was briefed to treat the 12 sash windows, two with arched over-lights, in the building's original facade.

To avoid the introduction of additional sight lines hinged casements were specified and these were supplied with high specification sealed units to create triple glazing and so maximise the thermal insulation and energy performance of the building.

The heavy glass and twin compression seals to each frame also ensure high levels of sound insulation and multipoint locking improves security. The inclusion of flush hinges and a budget lock provides a very clean finish and avoids the windows being opened, apart from cleaning access by maintenance staff.

Each window is bespoke manufactured to ensure the tightest seal and delivered to site fully fabricated, allowing rapid installation. Secondary glazing can be sympathetically installed in fully occupied

buildings with minimal disruption.

A secondary window is a reversible adaptation which, with sensitive design, achieves more significant noise insulation than standard double glazed units, typically 45dB, and reduces heat loss by over half. Where security is important products accredited to Secured by Design can be specified.

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IronmongeryDirect showcases extensive offering

Patient access improved with Tormax Simplifying access for patients and busy staff at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank, Tormax automated four internal swing door entrances using its advanced iMotion 1301 operators. iMotion door drives require minimal ongoing maintenance in order to continue delivering incomparable levels of reliability.

“Automating key internal entrances is part of an ongoing programme of upgrade within the hospital,” comments Paul Hogg, Operations and Engineering Manager for the Golden Jubilee National Hospital. “Tormax operators were selected as they represent a costeffective, reliable solution with high levels of functionality to accommodate the different levels of foot traffic anticipated throughout a working day.” ( *

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IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s biggest online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products to the trade, has launched a new summer catalogue. Over 500 new items have been added to the collection including an innovative range of GRIPIT fixings. These fixings have a unique wing design which means they can’t get lost in cavity walls. What’s more, they can also support heavy loads up to 180kg. Packed with over 14,500 ironmongery items, the brand new 900 page catalogue features at-a-glance information for choosing the best product for any job, as well as details on its competitive locked down prices.

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Nationwide Windows rewards 1500th door installation Leading social housing door and window supplier Nationwide Windows and Gloucester City Homes (GCH) were delighted to recently reach the milestone of the 1500th door installed in GCH’s current improvement programme. So delighted in fact, that the recipient of the new door, GCH tenant Mrs Roberts was presented with a bunch of flowers and a box of chocolates by the installers who fitted the door, in conjunction with the housing organisation. Matthew Reed, Nationwide Windows’ Project Manager for GCH enthuses: “That we’ve reached our 1500th door installation goes some way to show the strength and longevity behind our partnership with Gloucester City Homes.”

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Kawneer's healthcare window stars in new video A window designed specifically for use in the mental healthcare sector is the subject of a new video from Kawneer. A video demonstrating how well its AA 3110HW horizontal sliding window meets the requirements of mental health units has been unveiled by leading aluminium systems supplier Kawneer. The five-minute video shows the performance of the window system when under sustained attack, demonstrating its security credentials in this environment. The frame and the perforated security mesh passed the test “superbly well”, with the glass staying intact for 45 minutes, according to Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust.

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The Comar 5P.i window system uses trademarked Polyamide Insulated (P.i) that provides exceptional thermal performance in a market where energy efficient designs and meeting the demands of the latest building regulations are paramount. For the sleek modern facade, Comar 6 ladder frame curtain walling was specified.

Comar 6 curtain walling is a versatile thermally efficient system designed to integrate panels and glass of different widths into the facade.

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Whitefriars HA chooses Rehau's PVC-U solution Rehau’s RAUFERNO fire rated PVC-U system has helped commercial fabricator Astraseal win a screen replacement contract for Whitefriars Housing Association in Coventry, part of WM Housing Group. In total, 52 screens have now been installed, measuring an average of 2.5m² each. Rehau’s commercial sales team supported Astraseal with the tender, helping them to achieve the maximum sizes with the best design results. Astraseal has been accredited to fabricate and install RAUFERNO system since 2008. Based on the Rehau TOTAL70C 70mm window profile, RAUFERNO incorporates an intumescent material which enables it to satisfy the fire safety requirements of BS476 Parts 20 and 22 and the 1992 Building Regulations.

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The MCIAT Professional Assessment

– a new qualifying route What is the MCIAT Professional Assessment?

The MCIAT Professional Assessment is a flexible, rigorous, robust and quality assured qualifying process, based on performance and designed to recognise the diversity of Architectural Technology.

Candidates must provide an in-depth critical analysis clearly summarising their professional experience. This should be a reflective report and should refer to challenges and successes encountered whilst working on projects and how any issues were resolved.

Applicants should also undertake a self-evaluation highlighting their strengths and weaknesses in relation to their area(s) of practice.

The Professional Assessment process is based on four core competencies: • Designing • Managing • Practising • Developing (self)

Who can apply for the MCIAT Professional Assessment?

Any applicant working in or on, for example, academia, general practice, component design, refurbishment, small residential projects, large commercial projects etc within Architectural Technology, should be able to apply their own experience to the Professional Assessment process, but they must hold one of the following membership grades: ACIAT, TCIAT or profile candidate.

Each application will be assessed on its merit. However, each applicant will need to demonstrate a sufficient level of knowledge and understanding and professional competence/experience in relation to their sphere/s of practice and demonstrate to the Institute they can meet the expectations of a Chartered Architectural Technologist, MCIAT.

How much does it cost?

To apply for the Professional Assessment, applicants are required to pay £300 for the assessment of the application and the Professional Assessment Interview.

For further information email our Membership Director, James Banks via james@ciat.org.uk or call us on +44(0)20 7278 2206 50 Public Sector Build Journal

HVAC/HVP

Evinox simplifies underfloor heating control To simplify underfloor heating control for communal/district installations, Evinox has launched an UFH control kit for its ModuSat HIU system. This provides individual room or zone temperature control when combined with Evinox room thermostats.

The Evinox UFH control system connects to the ModuSat Heat Interface Unit and the ViewSmart room controller, which then operates as the time programmer. The UFH control system sends a run signal to the ModuSat when there is a demand for heat from any of the room thermostats or a run signal from the ViewSmart controller during the timed period.

This allows for each room to be independently adjusted within the timed programme of the ViewSmart controller.

For example an occupant who works from

home can turn the heating on by simply adjusting the temperature in the one room they work in, and reduce the temperature in unoccupied rooms if required.

In addition to this, using Evinox’s SmartTalk remote monitoring system we are able to adjust individual zone/room temperatures and also provide remote diagnostics.

Evinox combines the expertise and independence to deliver lifetime communal heating packages for any project brief. It

can provide complete communal heating solutions including central plant room equipment, modusat heat interface units service and maintenance packages and energy metering, billing and remote surveillance.

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Heat pumps chosen for Norfolk Village Hall Local residents living in the village of Thornham near Hunstanton in Norfolk are reaping the benefits of renewable energy from a Danfoss ground source heat pump for their exciting new Village Hall.

The 400m2 cedar clad building was fitted with a Danfoss DHP-L 16 Kw 3 phase heat pump by Danfoss’ approved installer Thermofloor. The heat pump receives its energy through 1000m of horizontal ground loops which were laid by Thermofloor one metre underneath the six acre sports field adjacent to the building. As Thermofloor also fitted an underfloor heating system throughout the building, this will provide optimum distribution of the space heating for the building.

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Located just off junction 31 of the M62, the building will provide 20,000ft2 of warehouse space, a trade counter and ample customer parking. The new facility has created 12 new jobs and allows Specflue to offer businesses in northern England and Scotland an improved service that equals what is already being enjoyed by its customers in the south.

Through its fleet of service vehicles, it will provide a next day service between the north Midlands and the Scottish border.

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Plate heat exchangers maximise efficiency As a recognised authority on the design and installation of solar thermal systems for a variety of locations, Stokvis Energy Systems has completed many successful contracts for clients including hotels, schools, hospitals, commercial organisations and even Government departments. Rather than deploying inefficient flat plate collectors, Stokvis has been supplying the patented Ecotube, featuring evacuated tube technology to minimise temperature losses, either by convection or conduction. The heat from the Ecotubes is best stored in a ‘solar preheat’ vessel from where water is then drawn off via one of Stokvis Energy System’s compact Econoplate packaged plate heat exchangers which provides the additional temperature rise if required.

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Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms

Cistermiser launches stylish hands-free infrared tap Water management expert Cistermiser has launched a new hands-free infrared tap.The Vectatap delivers up to 80% water savings (compared to an average basin tap) and exceptional hygiene standards due to its ‘no-touch’ technology. It is the newest of four models in the range, which includes Vectaspout, Novaspout and Novatap.

The Vectatap is easy to both fit and retrofit and its infrared sensor technology helps to lower water use in commercial washrooms – the sensor detects user activity and disconnects the water supply when the tap is not in use, minimising the risk of water wastage.

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Eurocare showcases accessible showers collection Accessible bathing and showering manufacturer Eurocare Showers has launched a new brochure that brings together the widest collection of accessible showering systems available on the market today. The Eurocare collection offers unlimited choice and includes wet floor systems; shower trays; doors, screens and enclosures; shower curtains, rails and accessories, all designed to help end users maintain independence in the bathroom.

Products include wet floor systems to enable the creation of wet rooms – a flexible, long-term accessible bathroom solution – alongside an extensive range of traditional, low-level and above-floor waste trays, allowing customers to create level-access, low-level scenarios or a more traditional shower setup.

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The ultimate washroom package Fairfield High School has been a high achieving, fast evolving school for the last 200 years. Now a specialist science college, Fairfield continues to pride itself on providing a high quality education for 980 girls. The new washrooms supplied by Bushboard reflect this quality and provide an area the students were invited to help create and can be proud of. Bushboard’s ready-plumbed ducting and Tough Stuff range were chosen for Fairfield in the colours Arctic and Fern. With sturdy floor and wall fixings, durable hardware and individual headrails; Tough Stuff is a stylish, robust cubicle range perfect for busy, demanding environments. (

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Introducing R-Pods from Rollalong

Changing Places to optimise youth potential An innovative project designed by, and for, young people in Calderdale has taken steps to ensure it is accessible to all by including a state-of-the art toilet. To make sure all the area’s youth, regardless of ability, can benefit from the Centre, a Changing Places toilet has also been incorporated, by the cafe. Larger than a conventional ‘disabled toilet’, the Changing Places facility incorporates a height adjustable adult-sized changing bench, height adjustable washbasin, hoist and, at Orangebox, a Clos-o-Mat Palma Vita ‘wash and dry’ (automatic) toilet, all supplied and installed by Clos-o-Mat. ( *

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The increased activity and restored confidence in the construction market has led to an exciting development at Rollalong. This Dorset-based design and build contractor, known for its expertise in modular and off-site construction for the MoD, Healthcare, Education and Accommodation market, has revealed plans to develop a range of steel-framed ensuite bathroom pods. Rollalong has a close relationship with the MoD and over the last decade has delivered thousands of tried and tested bathroom pods to meet their exacting standards. The recently extended Rollalong factory in Dorset will now have its own dedicated pod production line.

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Marbrex completes Nexus Housing bathroom refurb Marbrex, a low maintenance PVC-U paneling system, has been installed in 40 bathrooms at Chalverton Court in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire.

The washroom facilities were completed as part of an annual bathroom refurbishment programme managed by housing association Nexus Housing.

Tiles and grout in particular can attract a buildup of water and moisture. To eradicate this issue interior cladding panels like Marbrex are available featuring an attractive tile effect. The effect is achieved with the design giving the illusion of grout. This means the panels can be installed much quicker and with far less fuss, as no grout is required.

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Floors, Walls & Ceilings

FINSA boards now Class C certified Every year many homes and buildings are damaged by fire.

Fire Retardant (FR) building products save lives. That is why FINSA, one of the most innovative panel producers worldwide, has developed a very comprehensive range of FR products that are available in the UK market.

Recently, FINSA has certified its FR MDF Fibrapan as Class C according to EN 13501-1 standard, meaning the performance of this product in reaction to fire fulfills all the prescribed requirements.

All-round performance The wide array of FR solutions that FINSA offers also includes raw particleboard Fimapan, structural panels Superpan Tech, melamine faced boards Fimaplast and Fibraplast, lightweight Greenpanel – a unique product that combines strength, lightweight and FR properties in one panel – laminate flooring FINfloor, machined or grooved components and many other

products combining fire resistance, functionality and aesthetics.

As with all FINSA products, they are available with FSC or PEFC certifications and inventories are kept at its Birkenhead main warehouse as to ensure a prompt delivery to every customer.

Whenever the best protection against fire in a woodbased panel is needed, architects and specifiers can always count on FINSA, the market leader in FR solutions.

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Polysafe flooring specified in dementia-friendly ward

Sophistication secured with Schlüter-Systems A former jazz club is once again making noise in London after being restored and converted into a luxurious hotel.

The Wellesley has ensured that whilst it may have that roaring twenties feel, its flooring will remain silent and secure with Schlüter-Systems. Contractor, Henry Alger, from Associated Stone Group comments: “Thanks to being made of a heavy polyethylene mat Schlüter-DITRASOUND not only reduces the impact sound in airborne noise by 50% (13 dB test values according to DIN EN ISO 1408), but it also provides durability thanks to its anchoring fleece which is laminated on both sides to bond with tile adhesive.” ( *

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Polyflor, the UK’s commercial and residential vinyl flooring specialist, has recently installed a selection of its market-leading Polysafe flooring products at the recently refurbished Stirling Ward at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. To uplift the interior environment, over 700m2 of Polysafe Hydro Evolve in the Amazon shade and Polysafe Modena PUR in Gypsum was installed throughout circulation areas, WC areas and bedrooms by Unlimited Flooring of Stocksbridge. The flooring chosen was used to enhance the design of the clutter-free and bright dementia-friendly environment, whilst also providing the required sustainable slip-resistance for patients and staff at all times.

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Mapei offers new Swimming Pool Construction CPD Mapei (UK) has launched a new Swimming Pool Construction CPD seminar. The new technical seminar will assist in the specification of correct materials, in accordance with current BS and EN Standards. Seminars can be arranged to suit group or specific needs. The new CPD is 30 minutes duration, followed by a Q&A session. The seminar examines each stage of the build process – from construction of the pool shell, to tiling, and it refers to the relevant design standards throughout.

Subject areas include watertight joints, renders, screeds and waterproofing membranes. Later on, the seminar explores the various surface options and submerged conditions, as well as adhesives and grouting.

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LEVATO MONO porcelain paver system The Levato Mono porcelain paver system is the pinnacle of external raised flooring technology; enabling the specification of lightweight, slip resistant and attractive raised flooring solutions, combining incredible technical properties with uncompromising aesthetics; making them the ideal choice for commercial and domestic use alike.

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Expona Control provides underfoot safety Polyflor, the commercial and residential vinyl flooring specialist, has revealed that Expona Control, its slip resistant Luxury Vinyl Tile brand, has recently been installed across four assisted living housing sites, each managed by Broxbournebased social housing provider, B3Living.

Developed for use in areas which receive high footfall, Expona Control is the first flooring product of its type, combining the design benefits of an LVT with the sustainable slip resistance of an HSE compliant safety floor.

Over 900m2 of Expona Control’s Classic Oak was installed by Cheshunt Flooring of Hertfordshire throughout the communal living areas within four of their assisted living schemes.

Ideal for environments such as assisted living, Expona Control is fully HSE compliant, offering the same slip resistance specification

as Polyflor’s market-leading Polysafe ranges.

The slip resistance is sustainable for the guaranteed life of the product due to its achievement of 36+ in the pendulum wet test and 20 microns of surface roughness.

The enhanced wear layer creates a rougher, harder friction surface to ‘bite’ into the sole of footwear, resulting in the necessary durability and underfoot safety required of the flooring. Furthermore, once Expona Control is installed and maintained correctly, the slip resistance commonly improves over time.

A clean floor is a safer floor, and the incorporation of Polyflor’s PUR technology provides an easier regime for maintenance staff and a reduced need for energy, power, water and chemical consumption.

The range boasts 14 designs combining neutral stones and popular woodgrains; suitable for any purpose or design-led installation where underfoot safety is paramount. Contrary to traditional safety flooring, Expona Control is complemented with a range of inlay strips which allows for countless design possibilities.

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Polyflor takes pride at new maternity unit Polyflor’s flooring products have recently been installed in the new Maternity Unit at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth for Hywel Dda University Health Board. Over 5000m2 of 2000 PUR, Pearlazzo PUR, Polysafe Hydro Evolve, Polysafe Standard PUR and Polysafe Wood FX PUR was installed. Ideally suited to the demands of high traffic healthcare environments, Polyflor 2000 PUR offers a range of 20 multi-tone shades and features Polyflor’s renowned PUR maintenance enhancement. Ideal for continually wet/barefoot areas within commercial and recreational settings, Hydro Evolve meets HSE and UK Slip Group Guidelines to deliver sustained slip resistance throughout the guaranteed life of the product.

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Heradesign helps happy healthy learning Heradesign ceiling panels from Knauf AMF have been specified for one of the country’s first certified Passivhaus primary schools.

Wilkinson Primary School building utilises high levels of natural light and excellent ventilation to create a healthy and positive atmosphere that helps motivate the pupils and aid concentration.

Heradesign played a key role in creating these feel-good rooms with 2000m² ceiling panels installed in the classrooms, sports hall and circulation areas. Heradesign is a range of quality acoustic ceiling and wall panels manufactured from sustainable wood-wool from PEFC and FSC certified sources.

Foundations for success with Jackpad Jackpad is a Leicester-based business providing foundations for modular and relocatable buildings. The product is a reusable foundation system suitable for temporary or permanent modular buildings and in most instances negates the need for excavating the existing surface or pouring concrete. This is especially important if a building is temporary and the surface on which it is placed needs to be returned to its former use afterwards like a classroom placed on a playground or offices on a car park. Jackpad operates throughout the UK and Europe and products have featured in the London Olympic village and at Windsor Castle among other prestigious locations. (

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Enhanced work ethos for NHS Reading BHC Furniture is focused on the planning, managing and installation of every project it undertakes for the supply of office and healthcare furniture. It creates eye catching and well-designed offices not only to enhance the interior spaces but to work with the architecture and design of the contemporary exterior build.

“For BHC, a blank canvas for an office space in a healthcare building must be executed with attention to detail in function and practicality but nowadays must also echo the contemporary aesthetic of the exterior design,” says Peter Bright, MD BHC Furniture.

“Working within an environment that works cohesively from a design perspective, including the furniture, will be condusive to output and general satisfaction of employees.”

BHC Furniture’s most recent brief was to create cost effective, functional working

offices, over two floors, for NHS Reading.

Space was at a premium but a modern, spacious and collaborative working interior for its staff was key. BHC’s expertise in planning a project with concise space requirements came into play. The Agile bench desk system to support flexible working practices was specified with Clipper task chairs which offer a universal seating solution with sufficient adjustment options for all users.

Meeting rooms within the NHS Reading offices were vital to support the open plan areas. Shared storage and reprographic solutions were centralised to the open plan office area to meet the requirements of the clients working practices.

BHC Furniture’s management and installation process are highly regarded and it is with these efficiencies that ensured the project was successfully completed over the allocated three days, with pre-occupation orientation days scheduled to introduce and inform staff to the functions of the new offices and furniture there was no flexibility in completion times.

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Ultra Floor transforms health club chain

City success with railing restoration Humber Galvanizing, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing, has recently galvanised steel used to restore bar railings which run alongside the historic walls in the City of York. Cllr Sonja Crisp, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Tourism at City of York Council, said: “The walls are a significant part of York’s history. It’s important that any restoration work is done with maximum efficiency.” Tony Linsley, Sales Manager at Humber Galvanizing, adds: “Galvanizing the railings is a fantastic way to prevent corrosion for years to come without the need for any regular and costly maintenance.” ( *

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Ultra Floor’s Prime IT AR and Level IT Two have been used to refurbish a branch of the health club chain truGym in Maidstone, Kent. Old carpet tiles were ripped up and adhesive residue removed before Prime IT AR was applied to the concrete substrate. Prime IT AR is a water-based acrylic primer suitable for absorbent subfloors and as a barrier primer, prior to applying a smoothing underlayment. It was used to prepare the area prior to levelling with Level IT Two. Level IT Two is a general purpose two part smoothing underlayment with exceptional flow characteristics which makes it very easy to apply to most common substrates.

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Swift delivery of interim sixth form centre Portakabin, a leading modular building specialist, has delivered an interim sixth form centre in just six weeks at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School in Cheshire after structural defects to an existing building meant alternative accommodation was urgently required.

Portakabin configured 15 steel-framed modules to meet the school’s exact requirements, which were installed to form three single-storey buildings. A spacious, open-plan sixth form study centre was constructed featuring a full-height glazed wall across the front elevation creating a bright and inspirational education environment.

Two large double classroom buildings were sited adjacent to the study centre and the facilities include two multi-purpose classrooms and toilets, an art room, and cafe.

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Focus & Innovation points was an important consideration.

The Isokorb type K thermal break from Schöck being incorporated to combat any problems. It provides an efficient thermal break between the varied connection profile and the concrete structure, and transfers bending moment, stress and shear forces, reducing thermal losses to a minimum by virtue of its innovative technology.

The extensive Schöck Isokorb range allows connections to be made between concreteto-concrete, concrete-to-steel and steel-tosteel – with one of the modular connection types even allowing the retro-fitting of balconies in certain situ-ations.

The Isokorb range also provides BBA Certification, LABC Registration and it comfortably exceeds the requirements of BRE IP1/06 and Part L of the Building Regulations where the temperature factor used to indicate condensation risk (fRSI), must be greater than, or equal to, 0.50 for commercial buildings. A stipulation comfortably exceeded by incorporating the Schöck product into the design.

Schöck Isokorb for landmark Social Justice Centre A former commercial building in Vauxhall, south London, is being redeveloped as a landmark Social Justice Centre. Known as The Foundry, the Centre will provide a highly accessible, energy efficient base for social justice and human rights organisations.

Designed by London architects 00:/ the building will house up to 40 organisations, providing flexible office facilities, a conference hall, meeting rooms, cafeteria and exhibition space. The works include extensive refurbishment of the original three-storey building, and a newbuild extension involving

the use of exposed concrete structure. This acts as a heat sink for the building and will achieve a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating.

The frontage has been designed as a highly transparent glazed facade with a continuous external canopy structure; and the prevention of thermal bridging at the various connectivity

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Beat damp in a day with Safeguard Dryzone The scourge of rising damp can now be dealt with easily, cleanly and quickly using the Dryzone System damp-proofing products available from Safeguard – a leading specialist in damp- and waterproofing, and masonry repair solutions. These materials combined allow for treatment and room reinstatement in around a day. There are three elements to the system: Dryzone Cream, which forms a chemical Damp Proof Course (DPC); Dryshield Cream, which primes walls; and Drygrip Adhesive to direct bond plasterboard to treated walls. Armed with these products, a skilled operative can treat rising damp, replaster and complete re-decoration in just 24 hours.

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James Tobias invests for success James Tobias, a leading storagewall manufacturer, has opened a new showroom in Central London. Situated in Farringdon, the impressive new showroom is shared with facilities services company, The Atkinson Group of Companies. In order to continue bringing the company’s products and services to the attention of the largest possible number of customers, James Tobias is also announcing two new additions to its sales force, Daniel Goodall (South East) and Mick Lamy (Midlands).

Their joining the company represents an increase in the size of the team from five to six, enabling James Tobias to offer improved service to its customers.

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Flexible paving aids housing regeneration Working with Bullock Construction, KBI UK has helped to regenerate 51 properties owned

by Gedling Homes in Newstead Village, Nottinghamshire. KBI Flex-Pave was installed in both front and rear gardens, helping to revitalise the look of the neighbourhood and transform the quality of the properties. Neil Ward from Bullock Construction explains: “The fact that the material could be laid straight on top of the old surface was a major benefit, reducing the need for costly and time consuming groundwork’s enabling us to keep the works to schedule and on budget.”

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The demand for transparent data As the UK Government's aspirations of a low carbon, sustainable construction sector gain momentum, every regulatory and legislative framework governing the construction process has tightened.

This has resulted in the need for robust, transparent and manageable data to be made readily available across the construction industry, in order for specifiers of building materials to make an informed choice when it comes to selecting products.

The most accurate method of measuring and communicating a product’s environmental performance is through verification by an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) following a lifecycle assessment study. All EPDs must be third party verified and the information is based on an internationally agreed system for calculating and reporting impacts of construction products.

Simon Hay, Chief Executive Officer for the Brick Development Association comments on the importance of transparent information when it comes to lifestyle assessments:

“Whilst the figures for other cladding products can look impressive at first glance, the data collected eg, in the case of timber, requires assumptions to be made about issues outside the control of the supplier, in particular, the material’s End of Life phase.

The UK’s clay brick industry has been completely transparent in its study, taking into account the entire production process, including extraction of raw materials and the conclusion that disposal to landfill must be avoided at End of Life.

“Indeed, manufacturers of heavy materials

would like “land use” to be included as a measure in life cycle assessment as currently the Global Warning Potential (GWP) does not take into account any aspect of ‘soil carbon’.

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Total Glass displays PVC-U fencing at CIH Show

Yeoman Rainguard adds the 'wow' factor Yeoman Rainguard, in conjunction with WOW Contracting has supplied and installed a wide range of products, including Aluminium pipes and gutters and GRP radius guttering along with associated white GRP soffits, for a prestigious £1.8m new build development in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. Ross Purcell, Director of WOW Contracting, which offers developers a complete commercial residential contracting solution, said: “We chose Yeoman Rainguard for the quality of the products and the company’s ability to provide radius guttering. Delivery and installation went smoothly and we are pleased with the final appearance of the products.” ( *

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Total Glass will be displaying its new maintenancefree PVC-U fencing range alongside the Total Glass Aluminium Security Door, its secure communal entrance door for social housing providers, on stand F51 at the CIH Housing Exhibition 2014 in Manchester Central in June. The fencing is manufactured using 90% recycled PVC-U content with reinforced multi-chambered sections that do not burn, rust, rot or splinter. Easy to install, the panels can be fitted to existing concrete posts and are available in white, green or brown. The Total Glass high-security communal entrance door is manufactured to superior specifications and designed with the needs of social housing organisations in mind.

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Stay cool when the heat is on Snickers’ Warm Weather Workwear – and particularly the AVS garments – combines market-leading fabrics with advanced technology for top class working comfort and functionality. The high-tech AVS fabric is an innovative mix of polyester and bamboo carbon, which combine to produce a highly breathable material for moisture transportation, UV protection and antiodour comfort. There’s also a host of other garments and accessories in the Snickers range for both tradesmen and women including working trousers in Rip Stop and CoolTwill fabrics and Snickers’ original Pirate Trousers with KneeGuards. Work shorts can also offer maximum ventilation and comfort.

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First choice for slip-resistant flooring

Rapid accommodation solution for MOD Premier Interlink (Waco UK Ltd) is a leading modular building manufacturer in the UK with over 55 years’ experience in off-site construction – a proven, high quality method of construction in the defence sector. Working with Lend Lease, the integrated property and infrastructure group, Premier Interlink has been successful in securing a new project build for MOD base Beacon Barracks in Staffordshire which will house over 400 soldiers on their return home from Germany. The six modular, steel framed, accommodation blocks, built off-site, will provide high quality living accommodation for single living, Junior Ranks. (

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With an even more competitive price, the Isafe First collection from Itec Contract Floors makes safety flooring the first choice in a range of environments. Joining the existing Isafe One and Isafe Apex ranges, Isafe First provides an alternative for projects needing the slip-restraint of safety flooring in a more competitive specification. Available in eight versatile and multi-directional colourways, Isafe First achieves 36+ Low Slip Potential and comes in a two-metre width. “Since launching a year ago, Isafe One and Isafe Apex have led the charge for a more decorative and style-considered breed of safety floor,” says David Bigland, Managing Director UK and Eire, Itec Contract Floors.

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Fire detection at new warehouse facility Fike Safety Technology (FST), the UK-based manufacturer of intelligent fire detection solutions, has provided a state-of-the-art system to protect Unilever’s new $25m warehouse facility in Nigeria.

Combining Video Fire Detection (VFD) with traditional fire alarm technology, the solution ensures any fire is detected at the earliest opportunity. The system was installed and commissioned by approved partner Phoenix Energy. The system consisted of Fike’s SigniFire VFD and CyberCat Fire Alarm systems closely integrated to provide the overall fire detection solution. SigniFire continually analyses images from its cameras, looking for telltale characteristics that indicate the presence of smoke and/or flames.

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Helifix moves to landmark London office building Helical fixing manufacturer and masonry repair specialist, Helifix, has relocated to an impressive new facility in London. The Helifix team is now located at The Mille, 1000 Great West Road, London TW8 9DW, just a few miles from its former premises in Acton. The company’s telephone numbers and email/web addresses are unchanged. John Heseltine, Helifix General Manager, said: “This move is great news for the business, especially for our office-based sales and technical team who will enjoy a greatly enhanced working environment; it demonstrates a significant corporate investment and a long-term commitment to maintaining a London base which has been Helifix’s home for almost 30 years.”

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Butt chisels to last a lifetime Hultafors’ new heavy duty butt chisels are superbly crafted tools with high quality steel blades that have EPD rust protection (Electrophoretic Deposition). Sharp, tough and totally reliable, these chisels combine maximum sharpness with hard-wearing durability. They’re perfectly sharpened with high-quality Japanese steel blades and heavy-duty handles designed for hard hammer blows. The EDC chisel is available in eight different blade widths, while the gougers are available in two styles to suit whatever job that is in hand.

And, as expected from all Hultafors Tools, these are top-quality, precision tools designed to last a lifetime.

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New FILASTOP DIRT joins Fila's Protection Line Natural surface care specialist, Fila has introduced a protective dirt-barrier treatment for textured and unpolished porcelain tiles.

New FILASTOP DIRT chemically bonds without leaving a film, to create invisible protection that prevents dirt build-up and promotes fast and easy cleaning. The ready-to-use protector can be used inside and outdoors and features Micrometrics technology – tried-and–tested science that respects the environment, the operator and the end user. FILASTOP DIRT improves surface resistance to foot traffic and general wear. It also protects against watery and oily stains, and limits water retention, as demonstrated by lab tests conducted on surfaces laid in according with UNI 11493.

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Casca uses Lacobel SAFE glass, safety backed and complying with BSI 6206, EN12600 and ANSI z 97.1. The product is guaranteed not to fade, and is fully fire resistant.”

Professional finish

Bespoke boards Functionality or aesthetics? This is often the dilemma for designers, contractors and facility managers alike, and often the result is at best a compromise of the two.

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his applies in particular to visual display presentation equipment, and architects are often disappointed to see an ugly, old fashioned whiteboard ruining the clean lines of their modern office creation!

But now there is a solution to this dilemma!

Glass writing boards have become the new ‘must have’ product in design conscious offices and homes. The trend originated in Scandinavia, but has arrived in Britain and the trend is growing rapidly.

These boards are magnetic, and also provide a perfect writing surface, and Casca, the leading UK manufacturer of these elegant boards also offer a bespoke size and colour surface.

David Shaw, Casca Marketing Director and founder of the company, says: “We think it’s wonderful that such an attractive, design led product can be manufactured wholly in Great Britain and is being so well received both here and in the US. Our growth has

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Casca glass writing boards are easily moveable allowing for flexibility of use

One of the most exciting product developments is the ability to digitally print to the back of the glass, allowing the potential to have corporate logos, images or photographs as a feature of the board. This really allows for true ‘individualisation’, and is proving extremely popular to corporate establishments and interior designers alike.

Also, Casca now produces its ‘Creative Wall’ which allows whole walls to transform into a coloured magnetic glass writing surface.

Other products include Mobiglass – Casca glass writing boards which are easily moveable allowing for flexibility of use, and can double up as office screens or partitions – a fantastic product for the modern office. “We are continually developing new product ideas,” explains David. “These are often driven by our clients. And as our manufacturing base is in the UK we feel no restriction in our ability to produce exactly what our client requires.”

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been spectacular and we look forward to more business development throughout 2014.”

Minimalistic approach Glass, of course, offers many advantages over the alternatives. It is ideal as a writing medium, giving clean and clear marking. It is also hygienic, easy to clean and extremely difficult to scratch. So functionality is perfect.

But then of course, there is the aesthetics.

Simply beautiful minimal lines, in stunning colours, transforms a writing board into a piece of furniture, or even art.

“Casca boards offer a new dimension to office design, and enable designers to build in the writing board to their office concept rather than suffer ugly products ruining their vision,” David explains.

“It is also vital that the technical qualities are of sufficiently high enough grade to ensure the decorative element, the colour

Casca boards offer a new dimension to office design

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