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November 2016

OPEN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Spacious atrium features stylish, modern staircase

Design against disruption

The rise of sports facilities

Indoor air quality in education

Ways to combat or minimise risk in public buildings

Design features that make these spaces a success

Why increased ventilation can help improve performance

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Contents 06 News A round up of the latest industry updates including charity events, awarded contracts, completed projects and much more.

08 Upfront SES Engineering Services holds the keys to the 34,854ft2 flagship state-of-theart Sheffield and Rotherham custody suite.

14 Talking Point Allison Whittington, Head of Housing at Zurich Municipal – a leading insurance and risk management provider to the public sector – explains how the industry can manage risk through design.

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16 Leisure

20 Legal & Business

24 Housing

Tom Drew, Head of Sports Development at LK2 – which specialises in sports and leisure development – discusses how these facilities are changing.

Michael Hiscock from law firm, Wright Hassall, explores the true cost of a faulty product and the associated impact to the supplier and customer.

Stuart Hicks from Kemper System discusses the roofing system at ‘The Mount’, a mixed scheme of private, affordable and social housing in London.

18 Technical Focus

22 Education

26 Healthcare

Steve Jamieson from REL discusses the installation of cable management within the concrete at the new Tate Modern project.

Hywel Davies outlines recent developments in the environmental design of classrooms ahead of a presentation of the subject at the CIBSE conference.

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28 Floors, Walls & Ceilings

36 Retrofit

Can the design of a school help improve student and teacher performance? Carpet tile producer, Heckmondwike FB, explains more.

A total corrosion management concrete repair specification from Sika has provided a protective solution for residential buildings in Norwich.

32 Street Furniture

38 Lighting

Marshalls has provided a large selection of seats for Elephant and Castle’s newlyregenerated centre, in order to create a welcoming environment.

Kevin Cox, Managing Director of Energys Group, discusses why LED lighting is so essential in sporting venues.

34 Balustrades

40 Product Showcase

Essa Academy, Bolton, chose the innovative TAPER-LOC System from C. R. Laurence to create a striking staircase within the ‘inside outside’ space.

A dedicated focus of industry news, products and case studies to help specifiers and local authorities make informed decisions.

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News

INDUSTRY UPDATES

Each month PSBJ rounds up the latest public sector construction updates, from new contracts to industry awards.

Council and university build a winning partnership

Plans submitted for landmark scheme United Communities and Kevin McCloud’s HAB Housing have submitted a planning application for 161 new homes in Southmead, Bristol. The two Bristol-based businesses were selected by Bristol City Council to deliver an exemplar housing scheme on the former Dunmail Primary School site.

This super-sustainable mixed tenure housing development, designed by awardwinning, Bristol-based architects, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, is set around a central Green Lane, which provides a 20m-wide promenade for people and wildlife. This connects to neighbouring parkland which will be enhanced with a new children’s play area.

30% of the homes will be affordable housing for United Communities – both for rent and shared ownership, whilst 25% will be for a new form of ethical private rent.

These will be delivered by Bristol and Bath Regional Capital (BBRC), a civic-led, socially focussed investor. It will be offering highquality properties to rent, with longer leases and capped rental increases that will enable residents much greater peace of mind and ability to plan for the future.

If the planning application is successful, formal sales on the scheme will begin in early 2017. Construction is expected to start in spring 2017, with final scheme completion two years later in spring 2019.

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Wrexham Council’s Housing Service, tenants and a group of students from the town’s Glyndwr University won the award for ‘Best Practice in Tenant Engagement’ at the Welsh Tenants Community Awards, held in Llandrindod Wells at the end of September.

The partnership was created to help engage council tenants with the extensive housing improvements project due to be carried out on the Plas Madoc housing estate. The estate contains around 400 non-traditional, steel framed, Cubbitt properties, many of which were built towards the end of the 1960s on the Radburn design principles that now have compatibility issues with modern living.

The vast majority of these properties are still owned by the council and are due to receive external wall insulation and roofing improvement work in the near future. This is designed to improve the heat efficiency of the homes and reduce fuel bills, as well as modernise their external appearance.

The work is part of Wrexham Council’s extensive improvements project which aims to ensure all of its housing stock achieves the Welsh Government’s Welsh Housing Quality Standard by 2020. More information on the work being carried out to meet the standard can be found on the council’s website.

Government needs to readdress housing focus The Government needs to shift its housing obsession away from first-time to later life buyers and occupiers, says delegates at a conference held by housing law firm, Winckworth Sherwood, last month.

Over 50 delegates from housing associations, housing charities, social care providers and local authorities joined Winckworth Sherwood for its third annual Housing for Older People conference.

A survey of delegates at the conference found that 60% agreed that the Government’s focus on first-time buyers is misplaced, driven largely by the economy, and that its focus should be largely on the later life housing. Just 10% believed the Government’s current focus is right.

At the same time, however, delegates threw down a gauntlet to developers and providers, saying much greater choice is needed.

Charlotte Cook, a Partner at Winckworth Sherwood, specialising in working alongside later life developers and operators, said: “By 2020 it is estimated that there will be some 20 million people aged over 60. Even now, there are more over 60s in the UK than there are under 18. The Government’s housing policy does not reflect that. And whilst social housing providers and local Government are responding, much greater choice of housing and tenure is needed.”

Construction starts on East Lothian Community Hospital Work on the new £70m East Lothian Community Hospital has now started after financial contracts were signed with the Scottish Government.

The highly-anticipated facility, which is being developed jointly by NHS Lothian and East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership, will provide a fit-for-purpose facility to deliver high-quality healthcare for the county.

Health Secretary, Shona Robison, said: “This is a very exciting milestone in the development of the new East Lothian Community Hospital. It has taken many years of careful planning to get to this point, but I am delighted to be able t­­o announce today that construction work will start in a few weeks on this £70m project.

“The new hospital will be a significant addition to the local healthcare facilities available in East Lothian – bringing services back to the area and helping more patients get treatment closer to home. I look forward to work getting underway and seeing this fantastic new facility become a reality.”

The first phase of works will see the outpatient department and combined endoscopy/surgery suite developed at the current Roodlands Hospital site.

The new East Lothian Community Hospital is being delivered by NHS Lothian’s development partner, Hub South East Scotland, with Morrison Construction appointed as the main contractor.

Morgan Sindall wins Ashford primary school contract Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall has been appointed to design and build the first phase of the new £5.6m Finberry Primary School in the heart of Ashford, Kent.

The project for Kent County Council is already underway and will eventually see the school transformed from a one- to a two-form entry facility accommodating 450 pupils, once the second phase of the project is complete. The school will also include a 14-place Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision and a 26-place nursery.

The new school will be built at the Finberry housing development site at Cheeseman’s Green and is the seventh school within The Stour Academy Trust, a primary sector-only trust.

Morgan Sindall will deliver the first phase of works at the school which will include the construction of nine classrooms, a nursery area and an SEN resource room. The firm will also deliver a main reception admin area, school hall facility and kitchen area.

The school will comprise a steel frame structure and its brickwork skin will be partially clad in bright orange. Morgan Sindall will also deliver external landscaping as part of the project including; a new sports pitch, a multi-use games area, a soft play area, a habitat area and a covered outdoor learning area.

The HFI launches major new programme The Housing & Finance Institute (HFI), in collaboration with Local Partnerships, has launched a major new programme to help councils build more homes.

The programme, called ‘Housing Business Together’, will sit within HFI’s flagship Housing Business Ready scheme, both of which are designed to help accelerate house-building in the UK.

school pupils.

Local authorities are estimating there will be an additional 729,000 primary and secondary school pupils by 2020. The number of primary school pupils in England will rise 8.6% by 2020, but the greatest growth will come from secondary school pupils, set to increase by a 12% rise by 2020.

Mark Robinson, Scape Group Chief Executive, comments: “The country will soon start to feel the full weight of the impending boom in pupil numbers, and we’re already seeing unprecedented pressure on school places. A radical new wave of school-building must be a top priority for Government.”

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The national Housing Business Together programme will be delivered to councils across the country and assist them with their housing strategy.

Council leadership and senior council officers will work with the HFI team to carry out an intensive strategy assessment, using shared tools and techniques to improve delivery.

Chief Executive of the HFI, Natalie Elphicke OBE, said: “The HFI is delighted to be working with Local Partnerships to jointly deliver the Housing Business Together programme. The programme aims to give councils support and strategic clarity in their growth and housing agendas. By helping local Government devise a more effective housing strategy that collaborates closely with the private sector, we will continue to deliver the homes that we need across the country.”

Kajima completes first of seven new secondary schools Award-winning developer and investor, Kajima is pleased to announce the completion of the Kings Langley School, the first of seven facilities being built across Hertfordshire, Luton and Reading, as part of a £135m joint project by Kajima and Interserve.

As part of the Government’s Priority School Building Programme, the project will provide more than 8000 pupils with seven new, purpose-built secondary schools, and will create a further 900 additional places for 11 to 18-years-olds. The project is one of the first batches of schools to be funded using the Government’s PF2 private finance model and the 19th privately financed education project in which Kajima has invested.

Together with Kings Langley School, there are six other schools under the project all due for completion in the second half of this year, they are; Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School, Hertfordshire, Goffs School, Hertfordshire, Longdean School, Hertfordshire, Reading Girls’ School, Reading, Stopsley High School, Bedfordshire and Westfield Academy, Hertfordshire.

Over 24,000 extra classrooms required by 2020 New research from Scape Group, the public sector-owned built environment specialist, reveals the full extent of the school building challenge in England, as the equivalent of 24,287 classrooms, or 2122 new schools, must be built before 2020 to meet the growing numbers of primary and secondary

Morgan Sindall hands over latest batch of schools Construction and infrastructure company, Morgan Sindall, has handed over the latest batch of schools being rebuilt under the Education Funding Agency’s (EFA) Priority School Building Programme (PSBP). The programme aims to provide new, modern facilities to the schools in most urgent need of repair and replacement.

The four completed schools – worth a combined total of £27m – include: Blacon High School in Chester, Plymouth Grove Primary School in Manchester, Dee Point Primary School in Chester and Bedford Drive Primary School on the Wirral.

They form part of the PSBP North West batch, a total of 12 schools in Blackpool, Chester, Wigan, Manchester, Stockport and Merseyside, awarded to a Morgan Sindall Investments/Equitix consortium in August 2014.

Morgan Sindall's Managing Director in the North, Andy Hall, attended the official opening ceremony of Blacon High School on 9th September, along with EFA’s Sara Humber and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Chester, Razia Daniels.

Andy Hall comments: “Both pupils and teachers will enjoy the kind of modern, fit-for-purpose learning environments that Morgan Sindall has established a reputation for designing and building.”

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Upfront

THE KEYS TO SUCCESS

On a project to deliver the 34,854ft2 flagship state-of-the-art Sheffield and Rotherham custody suite for South Yorkshire Police, it’s ironic that the key to its success was an open door policy between the project partners. national L eading engineering specialist, SES Engineering Services, delivered its £2.7m mechanical and electrical (M&E) contract in close collaboration with lead contractor Willmott Dixon and South Yorkshire Police. From start to finish, the level of trust, transparency and collaborative decision-making produced unprecedented project outcomes and savings.

A technically complex project, SES was required to deliver a faultless engineering services solution, which would be relied on 24 hours a day in a confined environment in which detainees will be kept behind bars. The

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building provides custodial accommodation for up to 50 offenders and incorporates four cell wings and a two-storey office block.

The end result is an intelligent, inventive and practical space. The custody suite is the first building of its kind in the country to generate up to 50kw through its own PV capabilities.

With digital tools, such as BIM, in place and key processes, such as local supply chain selection and even criminal community rehabilitation integrated within the project team, this standout project is now a flagship site and is

being held up as a benchmark of sustainable building and tangible community investment for police forces across the UK.

Staying local Overall, a total of 26 weeks of work experience and 36 weeks of apprenticeships were provided to aspiring workers during the project.

Spurred by each of the project partners’ shared commitment to enabling and supporting the local workforce, over 75% of the project budget was spent within a 40 mile radius.

Furthermore, in line with the force’s commitment to local offender rehabilitation,

Project: Sheffield and Rotherham custody suite Location: South Yorkshire Contractor: Wilmott Dixon

South Yorkshire Police worked with Willmott Dixon and Sheffield City Council to run a traineeship programme for young adults

electrical and service traineeships were created onsite supporting young offenders to turn their lives around.

South Yorkshire Police worked with Willmott Dixon and Sheffield City Council to run a traineeship programme for young adults who were not in education or employment and who had come to the attention of the Criminal Justice System.

Over 10 weeks, these young people were engaged in classroom sessions to improve their general numeracy and literacy skills, given an understanding of various construction disciplines

Upfront and were provided with employability training to prepare them for work life.

Josh, 17, from Arbourthorne, Sheffield, worked so hard on site that he was subsequently offered an apprenticeship

with one of the supply chain members.

He said: “I would definitely recommend the traineeship to others in similar circumstances.

I really enjoyed the programme and now want a career in

building or roofing.

“Before this programme, I had never had a job interview so the guidance offered was great, helping to build my confidence through mock interviews and time in the classroom.”

A total of 26 weeks of work experience and 36 weeks of apprenticeships were provided to aspiring workers during the project

The close relationship between Willmott Dixon and SES even saw apprentices from both companies shared between teams and given the opportunity to develop their skills alongside experts across construction and engineering disciplines.

SES also took a very local approach when it came to the supply chain with its business ethos of ‘local projects for the local supply chain’ and commitment to job creation in the Yorkshire region was judged as being second to none.

This attitude extended from top to bottom of the supply chain therefore, which companies would support the project was an essential consideration of skillsets and deliverability, far from being a simple cost-cutting or regional quota meeting exercise.

While all three project partners shared a commitment to ensuring 75.4% of its £11,913,906 project 

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Upfront This standout project is now a flagship site and is being held up as a benchmark of sustainable building

budget was retained within the county, the selection process was judged on a wide variety of considerations with firms judged on their own commitment to regional investment, job creation and community upskilling.

BIM BIM was an intrinsic part of SES’ Integrated Project Delivery approach. The default position was to provide a fully coordinated model for all high level services, risers and plantrooms. This allowed the SES team to validate the design early and to reduce operations and maximise efficiency.

SES then developed the coordinated 3D model allowing the team to provide clash detection with MEP services, structure and architecture, off-site manufacture and automatic take-off of materials and costs. This information was shared with the project partners and the client in order to demonstrate best value design solutions that positively impacted on the building, envelope and spatial accommodation.

SES worked closely with the entire supply chain to provide

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true digital manufacturing functionality from BIM, reducing cost and waste as well as improving efficiency on the project.

Furthermore, the implementation and usage of BIM brought a number of project benefits such as: Clash avoidance (instant visibility of problems meant that most potential clashes never actually became clashes – however approximately 10 major clashes were spotted and avoided) Improved business process through the links with digital manufacture Mitigation of delays and reduced profit leakage through minimising rework and redesign, loss of productivity, late procurement decisions, snagging and defects Maximising time on site to manage health and safety, quality, labour, productivity, main contractor relationships and Smart Landings

SES worked closely with the entire supply chain to provide true digital manufacturing functionality from BIM

A standout success The success of this project and the smooth delivery of design work is testament to the Integrated Project Delivery approach which reduced îš…

The custody suite is the first building of its kind in the country to generate up to 50kw through its own PV capabilities

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Upfront BIM was an intrinsic part of SES’ Integrated Project Delivery approach

time and costs and resulted in earlier design, procurement and spatial fit certainty.

Robert Holmes, SES Project Manager, commented: “Right from initial tender to project handover, the relationship between the three key project partners was one of complete

transparency. While that’s easy to say, the precision and public money efficiency required on this technically complex project could not have been realised without this shared commitment.

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SES is immensely proud to have worked on this standout and ambitious scheme

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and ambitious scheme, which is now a flagship UK public sector building.”

Steve Joyce, SES Regional Director, North East and Yorkshire, added: “The local supply chain selection and criminal community rehabilitation integrated within

the project team are further testament to the fantastic legacy of this scheme.”

The project has set a new standard for what can be achieved through early and ongoing collaborative working.

The approach of SES and Willmott Dixon has set a new bar of expectation for the force.

Paula Ibberson, Custody Estates Project Manager, South Yorkshire Police, commented: “Given the nature of the building and its wing/cell layout, police custody suites can be difficult to heat and as such rather inefficient.

“This is one of the first suites in the country to truly embrace PV, a fantastic innovation and one which has certainly attracted the attention of forces across the country.”

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Talking Point

DESIGNING AGAINST DISRUPTION

Allison Whittington, Head of Housing at Zurich Municipal – a leading insurance and risk management provider to the public sector – explains how the industry can manage risk through design. fire, escape of S torms, water and theft can threaten the financial viability and long-term reputation of any organisation, including those in the public sector. Research from the Association of British Insurers shows that the top domestic property claims are weather related (25%), escape of water (21%), fire (13%) and theft (13%) and claims related to public sector property, such as schools and housing estates, are thought to be similar.

Yet many of these risks can be reduced or even eliminated through design. Through clever design, authorities – and their architects – can minimise exposure to losses and any associated impact, improve claims defensibility, reduce the crime rate, foster a sense of community amongst residents,

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and reap financial rewards, with initial costs offset by longerterm financial savings.

Weather Flood risk assessments are key to understanding the real risk of weather-related events.

Specialists can be brought in to conduct assessments and provide guidance on appropriate measures to minimise risk.

Of course, the best way to limit damage is to incorporate flood defences from the get go. Flood modelling shows how flood levels could look, helping developers understand the best way in which to build houses in the area. For example, putting the house on the equivalent of stilts so that the ground floor sits above the flood level or raising the level of electrical sockets and ensuring that

boilers are placed above the anticipated flood line. It is also worth considering roof covering and cladding systems, and understanding how these will perform in an extreme weather event and the ease of replacement should they be damaged.

In December 2013, the most severe tidal surge for 60 years hit the east coast and pushed the flood defences of Levington Court, a property managed by Orwell Housing Association in Lowescroft, Suffolk, to the brink. Zurich Municipal had previously carried out a flood risk assessment and provided a series of recommendations, which included installing flood boards (removable barriers with rubber seals for the external doors), moving plug sockets higher up the walls, and relocating vital

Allison Whittington is Head of Housing and a member of the leadership team at Zurich Municipal. She has over 17 years’ experience in the insurance industry.

electrical systems to the upper storeys. We also developed a detailed set of procedures for staff to follow when a flood warning was issued.

When the flood hit, the damage was greatly reduced by the measures taken. The vital heating, electrics and fire alarm systems were unscathed, and the lifts were running the very next day.

Water Escape of water is usually due to one of three things: pipes bursting, joints failing or accidental damage. However, over time the risk in homes has increased with the growing number of water-related domestic appliances in homes.

Where pipes are placed and their accessibility plays a crucial role in being able to identify

Talking Point Fire presents a very real and significant threat to both people and property

Flood risk assessments are key to understanding the real risk of weatherrelated events

and manage potential issues in the future. Ensuring that this is thought through during the planning and construction phase is therefore very important.

Modern plumbing often centres around the use of plastic pipes and care has to be taken to ensure that these can withstand the test of time and are resilient to both the building materials and temperature exposure.

There are a number of devices currently on the market that provide further protection.

Ranging from passive leak detectors and water flow sensors to more sophisticated active leak management systems, these can provide extremely effective and continuous protection, shutting off the water supply when a leak is detected.

For example, large open spaces which are visible and well-lit are a deterrent to crime and can be factored in when developing a new site.

Strategically placing trees and bins further away from windows can also help to limit access points to the building and are changes which can be made on existing sites.

Fire Fire presents a very real and significant threat to both people and property. Fire alarms, and sprinkler systems, are prevalent in most buildings and play a critical role in limiting damage.

However, more can be done through design and construction to reduce the threat of fires.

In the first instance, any firerated components need to be clearly marked and flagged to anyone living or working in the near vicinity. Cables and aerial installations can affect fire compartmentation and attention must be paid to the potential spread of any fire through voids within the building structure.

With renovations and maintenance, rigorous selection of contractors and subcontractors is key along with safety standard induction procedures. Routine inspection systems should be

used to ensure safety standards are met and maintained.

Procedures The key to successful risk management is to understand the risk. Robust checks and bespoke risk management measures can help minimise the impact of the unexpected.

Insurers can advise on design and implementation, as well as provide guidance on technological solutions. By working together and pooling expertise, it is possible to cut the cost of risk. 

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Moving plug sockets higher up the walls can prevent serious damage to a building’s electrics

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Leisure

THE RISE OF SPORTS FACILITIES

Sports facilities are evolving; from destinations for the select and passionate few, to community facilities with universal appeal. Tom Drew, Head of Sports Development at LK2, which specialises in sports and leisure development and architecture, discusses how these facilities are changing and the role that good design plays in making them a success. in new, I nvestment state-of-the-art sport facilities has traditionally been reserved for elite sport and even then, stringent budgets have sometimes limited their scope. Furthermore, ongoing support and investment is needed to maintain the London

2012 legacy alongside Team GB’s recent success at Rio 2016, to support less popular sports, engage with the younger generation and encourage women to try traditionally maledominated sports.

However, the strength and popularity of sport is grounded

in its social nature and thankfully we’re starting to see a real recognition of this, with value attributed to how it relates to the wider population and a sense of community. As a result, new types of sport and leisure projects are being established, presenting the architecture

All Parklife sites work with an alreadydesignated area of land

and construction sector with a number of different challenges.

The most noticeable change is the rise of multi-site locations or sporting ‘hubs’. It makes sense that busy people want familyfriendly facilities to be near to their homes or that families need something for their children to do whilst they are taking part in an activity. Accessible destinations, much like retail parks and greenspace, are ideal for these kinds of facilities.

All of this contributes to the broader move towards ‘place making’ and feeds into the idea of these new leisure facilities being part of a wider network or community to align with Sport England’s new strategy.

A great example is the increasing popularity of GP surgeries in close proximity to sports and physical activity provisions. Amidst recent discussions around referrals focusing on lifestyle and dietary changes for those who smoke or are overweight, it makes sense that linking these services together would be beneficial to communities across the country.

A rise in initiatives

The Parklife Football Hubs Programme was launched by the FA to revitalise facilities for grassroots football and improve the standard of coaching

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With greater ties to other sectors or private businesses, and the increasing pressure on the budget of local authorities, it’s understandable why there’s a rise in initiatives from organisations such as Sport England and the Football Association (FA), which are looking to tackle dropping

The first of an estimated 150 projects are now coming to fruition

participation rates, common health issues and unsatisfactory public facilities.

The Parklife Football Hubs Programme was launched by the FA to revitalise facilities for grassroots football and improve the standard of coaching. The first of an estimated 150 projects are now coming to fruition; some of which our team at LK2 have been a part of, such as the relocation of Middlesex FA’s headquarters in west London and Market Road in Islington, which is widely considered to be the forerunner to the Parklife project.

Accessible facilities Football is the number one sport in this country with participation levels at nearly two million, plus more than one million volunteers in the shape of parents, coaches and referees.

Although clearly ingrained in our culture and communities, activity levels continually threaten to drop in younger age groups and at an amateur level.

Much like many of the sport and leisure facilities we are working with, the aim of Parklife is to create local, accessible facilities. Situated in the heart of communities across the country, these schemes must encourage people to undertake more physical activity in high-quality, and affordable, environments.

All Parklife sites work with an already-designated area of land, which is usually in a dense, inner city area that will reach the intended audience.

They typically comprise two or three individual hubs, with each

hub site containing a minimum of two full-size artificial grass pitches and changing accommodation. This requires a minimum area of around 2.5 acres.

In addition to addressing these challenges, the design and construction process must also prioritise accessibility. This is both in the sense of the building itself and its facilities, as well as through its location.

Some features will naturally support the programme’s objectives; for instance, a wellmaintained natural turf pitch can offer between six and eight playing hours of football a week, whereas artificial pitches can easily accommodate double that volume on a daily basis, massively increasing the number of playing opportunities.

However, this type of project presents additional challenges for architects and contractors.

Affordability is, of course, an overriding factor, with the

limited allocation of space secondary, especially when working with city centre sites.

Architects working on these schemes must be collaborative and flexible as a number of agreed measures and set briefs will already be in place.

Due to these, LK2 Architects is frequently working with standard layouts and a drive for consistency. Our projects with the FA have been driven by uniform layouts for changing rooms and increasingly, the use of modular buildings. This not only reinforces the FA as a brand and its messaging around supporting participation, but it assists with the comfort factor that comes with a recognisable and familiar environment.

In order to future-proof these facilities, the design must work to accommodate the required technology which tracks how regularly they are used. Each Parklife facility will have a card and barrier system to be

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able to capture data, which in turn, improves the ability for monitoring and evaluation, marketing and communication.

The programme is already showing signs of success; the Market Road facility in Islington has had a huge impact on the community, securing the future of over 125 teams in the area.

There was greater design freedom for our team on the project which led to the use of metal cladding. The cladding is not only low maintenance and aesthetically complements an adjacent tennis centre, but also renders the building virtually vandal-proof. This was supported by technologies that deliver both energy efficiency and value for money, and the replacement of what were London’s first artificial pitches.

This all combined to produce a significant milestone for the high-profile site, which will continue to support the community for years to come.

A sporting legacy Britain has created a strong, positive and engaging sporting legacy for itself. To continue this, while benefiting both the economy and the health of the public, investment in welldesigned sporting facilities is vital. Working around a stringent list of requirements while making the design aspirational, and creating a destination people want to return to and spend their time at, is the real challenge for architects.

However, thanks to initiatives such as the Parklife programme, real progress and success is emerging and driving change. 

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Football is the number one sport in this country with participation levels at nearly two million

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Technical Focus

EXTENSION AT A GLANCE: The Switch House increases the size of Tate Modern by 60% and offers a huge new variety of experiences for visitors. They range from the subterranean concrete Tanks, the first permanent museum spaces dedicated to live art, to new spaces for learning and the magnificent panoramic public viewing terrace on level 10, offering a completely new perspective on London. The Turbine Hall now becomes the central space of the museum.

Much-loved masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko and Henri Matisse, are joined by recent acquisitions from around the world, which open out the history of modernism.

These include 1930s photography by Lionel Wendt from Sri Lanka, 1950s collage

by Benode Behari Mukherjee from India, and 1960s sculpture by Saloua Raouda Choucair from Lebanon.

There are also major works of contemporary art, including a giant tower of 800 radios

by Cildo Meireles from Brazil, a room full of human hair and car bumpers by Sheela Gowda from India, a tapestry of thousands of bottle tops by El Anatsui from Ghana and an immersive eight-screen film installation by Apichatpong Weerasethakul from Thailand.

THE ART OF CONCEALED ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Steve Jamieson from building services contractor, REL, discusses the installation of cable management within the concrete at the new Tate Modern project. c Tate Modern first W hen opened its doors at the refurbished Bankside Power Station in 2000, it became an instant icon of both architecture and the art world.

With the addition of TM2 to the south of the existing gallery, Tate has delivered another architectural icon. Designed by globally-renowned architectural practice, Herzog & de Meuron,

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its twisted pyramid concrete structure rises 10 storeys high, matching the height of the former power station’s towers.

Construction of this unique structure has involved varied challenges, which have been met with innovative solutions. Amongst these has been the installation of the cable management for the single core that rises through the centre of the building.

Hidden solution The architectural vision for the core involved polished concrete walls with an industrialised finish to echo the former power station’s past and bare walls to reflect the building’s function.

Consequently, the requirement for flush-mounted electrical accessories demanded an insitu cable containment solution within these areas.

Accuracy was paramount as the electrical infrastructure has been designed for purpose in the building’s core

Project: TM2 Location: London Architect: Herzog & de Meuron

The previous installation phases for the building used the traditional in-situ galvanised conduit method. REL immediately identified this method as being both costly and, more importantly, unworkable.

REL’s solution was to select Marshall Tufflex ‘Supertube’ to provide a robust cable management solution; being pliable and durable in its construction, and allowing up to 30m runs between junctions, its installation results in a greatly reduced installation time.

The conduit construction is polyethylene internal and external layers sandwiching and sealing a welded aluminium tube within.

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Using this solution called for a completely different installation approach; the REL team were on site during each stage of the concrete construction to install the Supertube, threading it through the rebar structure and fixing it in place for each floor before the concrete pour could take place.

Attention to detail Accuracy was paramount as the electrical infrastructure has been designed for purpose in the building’s core so, with the cable management embedded deep within the concrete, there was no question of snagging changes or any re-routing once each stage of the pour had begun.

REL was appointed to the scheme by the concrete formwork contractor, Byrne Group, and the established relationship between the two companies, thanks to co-working on the Olympics' infrastructure, helped to facilitate the close working relationship required.

REL developed detailed plans for the route of the Supertube and, despite the significant challenges of installing the containment in very restricted spaces, each storey was accurately installed, using the platform that sat within the structure to enable the concrete pour as a working podium

REL selected Marshall Tufflex ‘Supertube’ to provide a robust cable management solution

The architectural vision for the core involved polished concrete walls with an industrialised finish

to avoid the use of lifting equipment and any working at height requirements.

A total of 4.2km of containment was used to complete the installation for the core, along with 2000 back boxes, with every joint sealed using waterproof sealant tape to protect the vulnerable joints from liquid ingress during the pour.

The installation team ensured that a length of two metres of tube protruded from the top of each storey for every run of containment to enable the next section to be connected to the existing installation as the building continued to grow.

In all, the project required 6000 man hours from REL, including design activity, which were spread over an 18-month period of the build.

The company’s close proximity to the site meant that the team could be on site quickly as required to coordinate with the concrete build; a true example of interdisciplinary collaboration. 

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The requirement for flush-mounted electrical accessories demanded an in-situ cable containment solution

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Legal & Business

TRUE COST OF A FAULTY PRODUCT

Generally, if a product fails, the manufacturer should try to keep the matter private between the buyer or specifier and themselves

During the manufacture of construction products, faults can occur, and while most will not enter the supply chain, some might get through and can have serious cost consequences for the manufacturer, particularly if they fail to perform as specified.

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faulty product can damage the manufacturer’s reputation, which could easily reduce sales of this and other products with serious financial consequences. A good reputation built over time can be ruined by just one mistake.

Halting production to establish where the fault lies will impact cash-flow and could require a complete review of the manufacturing process, with costly investigation of the machinery involved.

Testing to see if the faulty product is within its performance tolerance, while assessing which batches have been affected, can take time and cost money.

Tracing customers that have received potentially faulty products will incur more costs and, with production halted, delivery dates will not be met and customers will shop elsewhere.

It’s likely to be expensive when supplying replacement products to those customers that will accept them and

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will typically be at the manufacturer’s expense to mitigate any damage to reputation.

Such costs may stretch to include delivery and collection of any faulty batches, as well as the costs of removal of the faulty product and installation of the replacement product.

The manufacturer may also have to pay for damage resulting from the failure or non-conformity of the product, with the extent of liability dependant on the nature of the product, the type of loss suffered and the terms and conditions of trade.

This is why manufacturers should consider limiting their liability in their terms and conditions of contract – however some limitations are unreasonable by virtue of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and therefore disallowed in the contract, despite the parties’ intentions.

If the matter is not managed properly, it can get worse

quickly, with customers bringing legal proceedings against the manufacturer. This can be for a breach of the specific terms of the contract and/or the implied terms of a contract, imposed on business relationships by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (note that if selling directly to consumers, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 displaces UCTA and SoGA).

Generally, if a product fails, the manufacturer should try to keep the matter private between the buyer or specifier and themselves. The parties should follow the contractual dispute resolution procedure, which may demand a specific approach to dealing with problems (the only exception being a right to adjudicate at any time if it is a statutory construction contract). Indeed, the courts encourage mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Adjudication (if available), mediation and arbitration are all private, but once court

Michael Hiscock, a Partner at Leamington Spa-based law firm, Wright Hassall, is a specialist in construction and engineering procurement, advising on a wide variety of works contracts, professional terms of appointment bonds, guarantees and ancillary documentation. proceedings begin, the dispute is public and may alert those who also specified the product, which could lead to a series of claims that will impact finances, reputation and management time.

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Education

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There is evidence that limiting indoor air temperature in classrooms below current levels and increasing ventilation rates may improve cognitive performance. Hywel Davies outlines recent developments in environmental design of classrooms ahead of a presentation on the subject at the CIBSE conference in November.

Wilkinson Primary School – winner of the Public Sector Building Award in the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2016

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air quality and I ndoor maximum comfort temperature criteria in schools may need to be reviewed in light of a growing body of evidence which highlights the importance of indoor air quality and temperature on pupils’ academic performance.

School buildings are complex facilities to design. A typical school can have an occupancy density of up to four times that of a typical office building, which means that heat gains from occupants and levels of carbon dioxide can be significant.

50 years ago, fresh air would have been introduced into a typical classroom by opening a window. This relatively uncontrolled approach to ventilation is not always effective, particularly when windows are located on a single elevation, which restricts the ability of air to move through a room. As a result, air temperatures in classrooms were often high and, in crowded classrooms in particular, the concentration of CO2 in the air increased significantly.

More recently, the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative called for classroom ventilation rates to comply with the demands of Building Bulletin 101: Ventilation of School

Buildings. The bulletin includes the requirement that pupils have a sufficient quantity of fresh air all year round and that schools do not get too hot in the summer.

This requirement is not always met. A 2006 study by BRE for the Department of Education looked at eight naturally-ventilated BSF schools and found that, of these schools, half regularly did not open their windows in the winter because the untreated outside air was too cold.

In 2011, the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSPB) heralded a new era in school design by making draught-free ventilation mandatory in an attempt to improve air quality and pupil comfort. Under the new rules, designers are now required to pre-mix the incoming cold air with enough warm air to mitigate any cold draughts.

The PSPB also set out to prevent overheating in classrooms in summertime by introducing the concept of operative temperature – a function of air temperature, humidity, air speed and the temperatures of the surfaces to which the occupants are exposed.

The PSPB also introduced the concept of a variable maximum internal temperature, termed the running mean temperature, which is based on allowing the

maximum internal temperature in a space to vary, depending on the maximum outside air temperature over the last seven days. This recognises that during a period of warmer weather, most people will adapt to the recent conditions and tolerate a higher temperature.

One way a scheme can meet the summertime temperature criteria is for the classroom ventilation system to incorporate crossflow ventilation using ducted stacks with “wind-catcher” type devices. With these devices installed, the ventilation system will typically work in one of three modes: In the morning, manually opened windows will provide ventilation by operating in conjunction with the windcatcher to exploit free cooling from outside air.

Once external air temperatures rise above internal air temperatures, classroom windows should then be closed and the system switched to minimum ventilation mode based on the CO2 levels in the room.

At night, opening windows for ventilation allows cooler night air to remove the absorbed heat from interior surfaces ready for the next day.

The threat of overheating in high occupancy spaces, such as classrooms, is set to increase as the climate continues to warm.

This should be of concern to all those involved with the design and specification of schools, following the publication of a report by The Bartlett Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, part of the Faculty of the Built Environment at University College, London, in 2014. This reviewed the evidence from

Under new PSPB rules, designers are now required to pre-mix the incoming cold air with enough warm air to mitigate any cold draughts

various studies from around the globe which highlighted the impact temperature appears to have an impact on academic performance.

The Effects of Thermal Conditions and Indoor Air Quality on Health, Comfort and Cognitive Performance of Students says that: “Schools should not allow temperatures to drift above the recommended range of 20 to 22°C in the winter and 22 to 24°C in the summer.” The report says: “There is evidence that lower temperatures in the range between 25 to 20°C improved student performance by 2% to 4% for every 1°C reduction.”

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Once external air temperatures rise above internal air temperatures, classroom windows should then be closed

Effects on academic performance Of more concern is the evidence which suggests that current guidelines, which allow classroom temperatures in the range 25°C to 32°C, may be having “an impact on cognitive performance and comfort of the students”.

In addition to temperature, the document also highlights the importance of limiting average indoor CO2 concentrations in all teaching and learning spaces to an average of 1000ppm (a minimum fresh air supply rate of 8l/s per person) during a teaching day, which is a lower concentration than current guidelines.

Overall the report found “indicative evidence” that CO2 levels in classrooms lower than those recommended in current guidelines could improve academic performance, health and comfort of occupants.

High CO2 concentrations are also indicative of a higher risk of transmission for airborne diseases and increased risk of respiratory disease.

The research project is ongoing. Professor Dejan Mumovic, one of the report’s authors, will be revealing the results of the latest research at this year’s CIBSE Building Performance Conference. To hear Dejan’s presentation or to book a place at the conference, which takes place 17 to18th November 2016 at London’s QEII Conference Centre, go to www. performanceinbuildings.co.uk. 

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Housing

The roofing scheme, delivered by contractor, Cawston Roofing, uses Kemper System’s Kemperol V210 cold-applied liquid membrane

Project: The Mount Location: Millbrook Park Roofing Contractor: Cawston Roofing

a prime example of this and demonstrates an investment in delivering robust social housing with excellent lifecycle values.

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BUILDING BETTER LIFECYCLES INTO THE SPEC Stuart Hicks from cold-applied liquid waterproofing specialist, Kemper System, discusses the roofing system at ‘The Mount’, a mixed scheme of private, affordable and social housing at Millbrook Park, North London.

Park is a multi M illbrook developer residential scheme in the Mill Hill area of the London Borough of Barnet, designed to create a new community of 2174 homes alongside a range of facilities, including a new primary school and almost six hectares of parks and open space.

Amongst the individual projects being delivered at the development is ‘The Mount’, which comprises a mix of low rise apartments and town houses. The variety of property styles reflects a mix of ownership options, including private sales, affordable units and social housing.

While the affordable and social housing units are slightly smaller than their premium neighbours, the specification of materials varies very little.

The roofing scheme delivered by contractor, Cawston Roofing, using Kemper System’s Kemperol V210 coldapplied liquid membrane, is

The eight four-storey blocks constructed as part of The Mount have just two apartments per floor, with the addition of a penthouse apartment in blocks A, E and F. The biggest difference between the private and social housing apartment blocks is that only the apartments offered for private sale have a lift. All eight blocks have the same roofing specification however, with a brown roof, incorporating a Kemperol V210 membrane and a solar PV installation.

The development also includes four blocks of three-storey town houses, all of which have balconies at level one, which alternate between the front and the back of the properties to avoid being overlooked. Of the 41 houses within the scheme, properties numbered 30-41 comprise the social housing element, with a smaller footprint but the same waterproofing specification for the balconies.

Inverted roof build-up

All eight blocks have the same roofing specification with a brown roof, incorporating a Kemperol V210 membrane and a solar PV installation

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The roof build-up for the apartment blocks has been installed as an inverted warm roof, with the waterproofing membrane applied beneath the insulation.

Cawston Roofing first applied Kemper System’s Kempertec EP5 Primer onto the concrete substrate, allowing it to cure before applying the Kemperol V210 resin system in a single wet-on-wet process. The liquid resin was first applied to the substrate using rollers with Kemper System’s 165g flexible reinforcement fleece laid into the wet resin, immediately followed by more resin on top to ensure complete saturation of the fleece.

The system was then allowed to cure, forming a monolithic waterproof membrane that is durable, permanently elastic and cannot delaminate.

Housing The roofs of the apartment blocks were completed with the installation of a slimline deflection membrane on the insulation layer

The use of an inverted system provided a number of advantages in this scheme: firstly Cawston Roofing was able to check the integrity of the waterproofing membrane installation before moving on to the installation of the brown roof build-up. This allowed other trades access to the site to begin work on the interior fit-out whilst other elements of the roofing work continued. The installation of a double thickness of 180mm XPS (extruded polystyrene) insulation on top of the

waterproofing membrane also helps to protect it from continuing construction activity on site. The use of the Kemperol membrane also avoided the need for an additional fleece layer as part of the brown roof build-up because Kemperol V210 is certified as root resistant.

The roofs of the apartment blocks were completed with the installation of a slimline deflection membrane on the insulation layer, before paving slabs were laid in the central rectangle of each roof as a base

for the solar PV panels. The brown roof was then installed around the perimeter section of each block, with a reservoir board followed by a pre-seeded 120mm thick growing medium with local plant species and an undulated profile to encourage maximum biodiversity.

The Kemperol V210 membrane was also used to waterproof the upstands on the apartment block roofs, some of which are as much as 1.3m tall. These were then concealed using insulated cement board, in line with the aesthetic vision for the scheme.

Terraces The same inverted system was used for the apartments’ terraces, with a lighter 140mm insulation installed onto the Kemperol V210 membrane, followed by the deflection membrane and paving slabs.

The town houses feature pitched roofs with a zinc finish, but still required waterproofing using Kemperol V210 for the level one terraces, which alternate between south and north-facing along each block.

Here, the substrate was ply so Kemper System’s D primer was used and allowed to cure before application of the Kemperol V210 liquid resin – fleece – membrane system.

There was no requirement for insulation on the town house balconies and the completed membrane has been concealed beneath timber decking.

Cohesive community The first apartments are now complete and occupied with the remainder set to follow shortly.

The similarity in specification between the private and social housing units on the same site will contribute to creating a cohesive community as new residents settle into their new homes.  The roofs feature local plant species and an undulated profile to encourage maximum biodiversity

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Healthcare

A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO WATER STRATEGIES Durapipe’s Building Services Brand Manager, Des Dolan, discusses why the design and installation of pipe systems needs including within water quality strategies.

The issue of water quality has risen up the agenda in recent years, particularly within healthcare environments

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Revisions to HTM 04-01: Safe Water in Healthcare Premises, made in May 2016, focus on hospital facilities formally establishing Water Safety Groups

of water quality T hehasissue risen up the agenda in recent years, particularly within healthcare environments.

Several major cases of Legionnaires' disease have hit the headlines across the globe and, subsequently, legislation surrounding water systems and their operation has become more stringent.

Pipe networks are the biggest carrier of waterborne bacteria, such as legionella pneumophila, and facilities managers have become more proficient at ensuring these systems are correctly monitored and maintained once operational.

However, Durapipe is warning that the design and installation of pipework systems is just as important and should always be considered within water strategies.

A lot of positive steps have been taken, with many healthcare authorities now implementing dedicated Water Safety Groups, responsible for monitoring, treating and maintaining a building’s water supply. However, it is vital that suppliers and manufacturers are represented within these groups to ensure the most effective solutions can be delivered.

Pipe networks are the biggest carrier of waterborne bacteria, such as legionella pneumophila

Revisions to HTM 04-01: Safe Water in Healthcare Premises, made in May 2016, focus on hospital facilities formally establishing Water Safety Groups, tasked with developing water safety plans for their buildings, but also include new guidelines on the installation of water systems. Part A: Design, Installation and Commissioning clearly states that all materials used in a hot and cold water installation must comply with the requirements of the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999. Therefore, when selecting new pipework systems, the first step for any Water Safety Group is to ensure products possess the relevant approvals, which is where manufacturers can provide invaluable advice.

The document also provides detailed guidance on the different options of pipe material, covering the advantages and disadvantages of steel, copper and plastic pipes, and warning that one pipe may not be suitable for multiple applications. The guidelines stress that ‘manufacturers’ recommendations should be strictly followed when selecting appropriate pipes and fittings for a particular application’.

The material choice for hot and cold water pipes cannot be underestimated; when considering treating bacterial

growth in pipe networks, Water Safety Groups cannot purely focus on the maintenance and treatment of systems. While it is important that pipework systems are regularly maintained to ensure system safety, the initial design and material choice can help prevent bacterial growth from the outset.

Bacteria settle and develop in biofilm, which easily attaches itself to sharp or jagged parts of

works or skilled welders, further reducing the installation cost and time of projects.

The correct design and choice of pipework material is the first area that needs addressing when commissioning new hot and cold water networks. Once the pipes are installed, it is then vital to apply preventative measures on a continuous basis and undertake regular and thorough maintenance, sampling, cleaning and treatment. There are many effective methods that can be used to kill bacteria in pipework systems including flushing through systems, thermal and chlorine treatments. Ensuring there is no water stagnation and allowing good water circulation throughout the system is then an important ongoing check.

The only way to ensure a truly effective hot and cold water network is operational, is to involve all parties from within the supply chain in Water Safety Groups, from manufacturers and suppliers through to facilities and maintenance managers. This will result in the most appropriate specification, design and installation being delivered, followed up with a robust strategy for monitoring, maintaining and treating water systems. 

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a pipe’s surface, caused either by the quality of the extrusion of a new pipe or the corrosion/ scale build-up inside a used pipe.

A rougher surface will provide a stronger platform for biofilm to grow, due to the fact that rough surfaces have more surface area for bacterial attachment and growth, and will also provide more shielding from flow.

The smoothness of the selected pipework is therefore an important factor to consider; while the surface of some metallic pipes is rough, the smooth bore of plastic pipes ensures the ability for bacteria growth is limited. While copper has natural anti-microbial properties, as limescale builds on the used, corroded pipe surface, the biofilms then cling to the limescale and begin to colonise.

By their very nature, plastic pipework systems, such as Durapipe’s HTA, can help combat bacteria growth; the material characteristics offer corrosion and limescale resistant properties, resulting in a smooth bore, which can limit and slow the growth process.

In addition to its performance capabilities, Durapipe HTA also offers installation benefits. Its lightweight nature, combined with its quick and simple cold weld jointing technique, eliminates the need for hot

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The only way to ensure a truly effective hot and cold water network is operational, is to involve all parties from within the supply chain in Water Safety Groups

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Floors, Walls & Ceilings

One of the biggest areas to cover, both literally and financially, can be the floors

ACHIEVE TOP MARKS THROUGH DESIGN

Can the design of a school help improve student and teacher performance? Here, carpet tile manufacturer, Heckmondwike FB, discusses the importance of design and its impact on performance. the recent F ollowing announcements on teachers’ low morale and a countrywide decline in pupils' results at both SAT and GCSE level, it is important to understand what impacts the performance of teachers and students today. Recent discussions have suggested that teaching methods are not the only mitigating factor to increased learning ability and engagement. The environment in which pupils and teachers spend time in is equally as important.

Over the next 25 years, the UK population is estimated to increase by 9.7 million, with secondary schools expected to need 105,000 additional places by 2025 (although in reality, this number could be much higher). UK schools already face a shortfall of places; furthermore, they often fall foul to a lot of scrutiny and are regularly questioned on the choices they make – one of the most prominent being how they

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manage budget spend. More recently, results day and the ‘leader board’ used to compare schools, raised even further questions about different levels of performance.

As prospective parents now have more options about which school to send their children to and how much they will be involved, schools have to compete even harder against one another to cater for the demand. Should they readdress budget allocation and use it to make more of a mark on the school environment, or focus purely on the traditional learning materials? Schooling is, and will remain, mandatory.

However, the look and feel of the interiors does not have to be, and one size should not fit all – could the design choices schools are making be the differentiating factor in their performance?

A recently-published RIBA study on the condition of UK school buildings has highlighted the fact that design alone

can have a positive impact on student and teacher morale, productivity and behaviour.

The study, which carried out a nationwide poll of teachers and evaluated UK primary and secondary schools, has demonstrated that the design itself, including soft furnishings and colours specified, can impact the environment and attitudes of students and teachers alike.

Favourable impact on the rate of peer to peer bullying, increased engagement and positive attitudes from teachers and staff working in the building have all been attributed to an innovative approach to design.

According to the study, 91% of teachers agreed [school] design can have an impact on pupil behaviour and one in five have considered quitting because of the condition of school buildings.

Referring to further research carried out by the University of Salford, design itself, as well as light, sound, temperature, air quality and links to nature, can cause an enormous impact on students’ learning and performance, with colour 

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alone influencing a student’s ability by as much as 12%. The report goes on to detail how students’ overall attitudes and behaviours were much better when exposed to natural light over fluorescent lights, fresh air from open windows and bright colours on soft furnishings, including floors/carpets and chairs used to add accents of colour.

The suggestion to designers, following on from the research, is to find a happy medium when introducing colour. The desired level for students is a ‘mid-stimulation’ level. This encourages active learning while also keeping the environment neutral, and in some rooms, calming. If this is to be applied not just in classrooms but also throughout schools, it is important for designers and architects to know their ‘audience’ and understand the flow of the building.

With so many people spending a vast amount of their working and learning lives in school buildings, it is important to specify products that are aesthetically and visually appealing, and at the same time provide a long-term value. One of the biggest areas to cover, both literally and financially, can be the floors. With thousands of pairs of feet using them daily, and the average secondary school having around 1750m² of floor space to cover, design teams can often be under a lot

It is important to specify products that are aesthetically and visually appealing

of pressure to find something that stands up against the demand, as well as remaining on budget. Sadly, design can often be the last consideration when choosing a product.

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Using walls and soft furnishings to introduce hints of colour to a bland building can mean happier, more engaged students

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reintroduced containing more variety of colours and patterns.

In most circumstances, flooring – specifically carpet tiles – can be easily cut on site to fit the layout exactly. Using different colours and patterned tiles, designs can be created on the floors including school badges, different coloured corridors for different age groups, subject matters or to create a directional walkway all while using flooring that will maintain its integrity.

Using walls and soft furnishings to introduce hints of colour to a bland building can mean happier, more engaged students. Changing the environment for teachers and pupils can mean higher grades at exam level.

So, can the design of a school help improve performance? It is not just performance, but in fact, the overall wellbeing of everyone within the building that can be enhanced by welldesigned learning spaces. 

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The bespoke seats were designed to encourage sociable, engaging and inviting areas for residents and visitors alike

Project: Regeneration Location: Elephant and Castle Architect: Marshalls

CREATING INVITING ENVIRONMENTS It is common knowledge that Britain’s towns and cities are having to accommodate more urban residents, workers and commuters, therefore the spaces they occupy will have to adapt, becoming smaller, going higher – or both. latest research M arshalls’ project ‘Future Spaces’

The benches were finished with Iroko timber to contrast with the aluminium legs

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identified a need for public sector projects to cater for more people in much smaller spaces, as increasing urban populations are having a significant impact on city lifestyles. Ever-rising house prices and a shortage of housing means that overcrowding is prevalent. Not only are a larger number of people cohabiting, but houses, and their outside spaces, are getting smaller.

While on the surface this is unsatisfactory, it presents some exciting opportunities for designers and architects who can convince clients to innovate around these challenges with minimal space living. Everyone deserves a good quality of life, and good design can deliver a practical, comfortable environment, whatever the footprint.

In order to make space for a growing population, many more amenities need to be included in our urban spaces. Not only are more quality, affordable homes becoming a necessity, but so are places to work and supportive infrastructures, such as transport links, schools, sports centres, shops and attractive public spaces for people to sit in and enjoy their leisure time there.

Exciting transformation As part of a £3bn redevelopment programme in Elephant and Castle, the area is being transformed into an exciting new destination for London over the next 15 years. The regeneration includes transforming the wasted space in Elephant and Castle into a usable, thriving public space, including a pedestrianised town

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centre, market square and new green spaces. Local people will benefit from the dramaticallyimproved physical environment with tree-lined streets, highquality open spaces and a largely traffic-free environment, allowing more space for social seating, pop-up markets and events.

The vision for the Elephant and Castle redevelopment is to form a great new town centre, which feels as though it has been designed with people in mind. When Elephant and Castle was originally designed, the motor vehicle was at the heart of planning decisions, and the area was designed with this in mind. Too much thought was given to cars, and the needs of the people were often overlooked.

Marshalls provided a large selection of seats for Elephant and Castle’s newly-regenerated centre, in order to create a bustling and welcoming environment for residents and visitors to take a minute and sit and enjoy the surrounding area.

Marshalls’ bespoke bronze seats in Leicester Square provided the inspiration for this project, and the client wanted to create a similar effect for the seating in Elephant and Castle.

Instead of the bronze arms however, the client opted for powder coated cast aluminium.

The aluminium was heat treated for additional strength to ensure it stands up to the demands of a bustling public space. In order to satisfy DDA compliance, the design was also adapted to include arm rests.

Steve Reddington, Marshalls' Commercial Director for Street Furniture, said: “The benches were finished with Iroko timber to contrast with the aluminium legs, which create a modern, contemporary aesthetic. Cast concrete beds were added beneath the paving and house threaded tubes, which mean the seats could be simply bolted into place for easy installation.

“This also allows the products to be removed at a later date should any maintenance be required.”

He added: “The bespoke seats were designed to encourage sociable, engaging and inviting areas for residents and visitors alike. The end result is a series of

functional yet attractive seating zones throughout the Elephant and Castle district, which capture the ethos of sociable seating perfectly and create a place that is enjoyable to sit in, not just to pass through.”

Sociable seating Creating better public spaces is of vital importance to urban areas, as the cost of land means that more city dwellers will be living in tower blocks. Some 263 towers of more than 20 storeys have been granted approval, are under construction or are built across London, and the vast majority – 81% – are residential.

Sociable seating areas in public spaces are a simple, yet highly effective way of creating inviting environments people want to spend time in. It is up to architects and landscape architects to seize the opportunity to inspire developers with innovative communal spaces that make up for the many smaller, gardenless homes we are seeing spring up all over the country. 

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Marshalls provided a large selection of seats for Elephant and Castle’s newly-regenerated centre

Instead of the bronze arms, the client opted for powder coated cast aluminium

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Balustrades

The building’s staircase has been built within the hall of the academy

Project: Essa Academy Location: Bolton Architect: Sheppard Robson

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SIMPLE, FAST AND UNIQUE BALUSTRADES Essa Academy, Bolton, has chosen the innovative TAPER-LOC System from C. R. Laurence to create a striking staircase within the ‘inside outside’ space.

Academy (formerly E ssa Hayward School) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the Great Lever area of Bolton in the English county of Greater Manchester.

The ultra-modern building comprises an interactive wrap-around 3D theatre, an international business centre and outstanding ICT facilities, along with the expected arts and science and humanities facilities and a gym and sports hall.

Striking staircase The building’s staircase has been built within the hall of the academy, which exhibits a modern blend of stylish interior design glass features, together with the spaciousness and openair feeling of an outside area.

The academy’s senior staff members were thrilled with the look, the practicality and the safety of the staircase as it

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is located in one of the busiest areas of the building. “The hall is the heart of the academy which, as well as providing a social meeting space, is also our circulation hub. It is one of our main priorities to offer pupils the right environments to learn and develop their relationships.

The staircase really acts as a bridge between the two.”

Steven Gill, of Webber Engineering – the steelwork specialist which constructed the staircase, commented: “CRL’s range of architectural hardware is first-rate. In particular, their TAPER-LOC System enabled a fast and efficient installation, which not only makes our job easier, but keeps costs to a minimum. Their products are also backed up with an excellent technical support division.”

To finish the project, CRL’s Cap Rails were used throughout the staircase and balcony area, in a 51mm diameter.

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Norwich City Council required a proven concrete repair and protection system

SIKA REINFORCES FAILING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

A total corrosion management concrete repair specification from global product supplier, Sika, provided the protective solution for residential buildings’ deteriorating exterior to ensure the long-term comfort and safety of its occupants. refurbishment works M ajor have been carried out on the Heathgate Estate near Norwich city centre, with works completed on a phased basis, focusing on two residential blocks at a time. The works totalled approximately 70 units, made up of a mix of social and private properties.

Spalled concrete had occurred throughout the 50-year-old buildings, with steel reinforcement exposed in many areas. With the health and safety of the occupants at risk, the buildings’ owner, Norwich City Council, required a proven concrete repair and protection system with long-term corrosion control measures to extend the structures' service life. Sika offered the total solution.

Specified by main contractor, JB Specialist Refurbishments, the Sika MonoTop repair mortar system is renowned for its simple application, as well as offering superb durability and reinforcement for a range

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of cementitious and steel applications. A full structural report carried out by engineering firm, Conisbee, outlined the required refurbishment at Heathgate. It revealed large areas of the buildings were in a poor state of disrepair due to corrosion initiated by carbonated concrete.

During initial repairs, which started in February 2016, the buildings’ external coatings were removed in the delaminating areas. Where the coating was found to be well-adhering after adhesion and compatibility tests, these areas remained.

Hammer test surveys were also undertaken to ascertain the extent of both visual and non-visual defects and the subsequent repair areas broken out in preparation for reinstatement. The exposed repair area surfaces were applied with Sika Monotop-610, a highperformance, one-component, cementitious polymer-modified primer.

Sika Monotop-610 simply required mixing with water to provide a superb, reinforcement corrosion protection and bonding primer in preparation for concrete repairs using Sika

Project: Heathgate Estate Location: Norwich Local Authority: Norwich City Council

Monotop-615. This concrete repair mortar – which also requires nothing more than simple water mixture for preparation – is the perfect reinforcement mortar for delaminated, weak, damaged and deteriorated concrete.

To address the carbonation induced corrosion within the concrete which hadn’t yet propagated cracking or delamination, Sika Margel VPI 580, a patented vapourphase corrosion inhibitor and part of Sika’s Total Corrosion Management portfolio, was also installed to all concrete elements.

The product provides a well-bonded layer of corrosion inhibitor through vapour release within and through the matrix of the concrete to provide protection to the surrounding steel reinforcement, by controlling corrosion from exposure to chlorides, water and oxygen.

Sikagard-550 W Elastic, a one-component, plasto-elastic, anti-carbonation coating system, provided the final application over the existing sound welladhering coating. Sikagard-550 W Elastic is solvent-free, and even at low temperatures, offers superb crack-bridging properties in concrete structures. 

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Different activities have different lighting needs

Kevin Cox, Managing Director of Energys Group, explains why LED lighting is so essential in sporting venues. hall lighting S ports rarely wins priority over other key investments, such as equipment or flooring.

Yet, it has a massive effect on player performance, safety and spectator enjoyment too.

Energys Group has extensive knowledge across many sectors, in particular lighting sports halls and sporting facilities. We understand the minutiae, and we know why the right solution is so important.

This is partially because we sponsor international squash talent, Ben Coleman. Given how vital funding for sporting

endeavour is, Energys is doubly proud of this involvement.

Our sponsorship also gives us insider insight into the realities of competing in the world’s top arenas. We use Ben’s input to inform and inspire our product offering across sustainable lighting.

“I’ve played on squash courts all over the world, and one of the most important parts to get right is the lighting,” Ben explains. “LED lighting has been introduced into many courts now and players always value it.

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LED lighting has been introduced into many courts now and players always value it

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ball really well, but the latest solutions also minimise any glare which is really, really important during the match and under high pressure situations.

“LED lighting is also more sustainable. I’m not an expert on the environment, but I know we must cherish and protect it, and do all we can to make sporting arenas as green as possible.”

The path to sporting sustainability Different activities have different lighting needs.

In sport, fast-moving balls mean accurate lights are key.

Halls must be kept cool and fresh. Glare can harm the opportunities for players to offer their best.

Energys knows all this, and knows the solutions too. The truth is that next-generation LED lighting technology is being adopted rapidly in sports arenas, facilities and even in schools across the world. It’s cooler, glare-free, adaptable and affordable.

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Fibreboard

FERMACELL DOES THE MATHS AT LANE END

Some 3000m2 of fermacell's 12.5mm squareedged panels have been used throughout the £5.5m Lane End Primary School in Beeston

Gypsum fibreboard from fermacell was used to dry-line a new primary school to enable main contractor, Interserve Construction, to accelerate the construction programme.

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square-edged panels have been used throughout the £5.5m Lane End Primary School in Beeston, Leeds. Designed by NPS for Leeds City Council’s children’s services, the original specification was for plasterboard, which would have required two layers and plywood pattressing to meet the loading requirements for potentially heavy wall fixings.

Plywood or other wooden sheets in a variety of thicknesses and grades are most commonly used for pattressing, in addition to plasterboard, for fixing items such as flat screen TVs, handrails and heavy tiles to walls. While failures are rare, as specifiers and installers take steps to ensure a fit-for-purpose partition, it is an outdated methodology that has not changed for many years. Using gypsum fibreboard panels enabled the dry-lining to go ahead with just a single layer of fermacell, in effect

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negating the need for one layer of plasterboard and one layer of plywood pattressing, saving money on materials and manpower.

Revised specification Chartered Architectural Technologist, Aharon Fegan, said: “The original NBS specification supplied by NPS specified plasterboard internal wall linings. Interserve then requested that the internal wall linings specification be revised to fermacell. Interserve had not used fermacell before, but they knew of the potential benefits of the product.

“Interserve’s main aim was to save time on the construction programme by allowing installation of the internal walls before the building was watertight. Interserve asked us to evaluate the product for this particular building and we had a meeting with fermacell to explore the product. Once we confirmed all details and

specifications, fermacell was suitably specified.”

At up to 100% more dense than standard plasterboard, fermacell has incredible racking strength which provides a costeffective, single-layer solution to pattressing, as it is capable of carrying up to 50kg per cavity fixing and 30kg per screw for dead loads. This negates the designer and installer having to plan carefully in advance where items are to be hung and consequently where specific areas need to be pattressed, making the interior design scheme flexible and futureproof and the wall section thinner than the traditional plasterboard/pattress combination.

The single-layer solution achieved with exceptionally dimensionally-stable gypsum fibreboard also helps reduce any risk associated with pattressing potentially compromising other panel performance aspects, such as fire-resistance and acoustics.

Gypsum fibreboard panels are resistant to impact, moisture and fire (Class 0, Class 1 surface spread of flame/Euroclass A2) and also perform acoustically – a partition with a single layer of 12.5mm gypsum fibreboard to each side achieving 54dB Rw of sound insulation when combined with appropriate insulation materials.

The fermacell panels were installed by DR Plastering Rendering & Partitions.

Commercial Manager, John Afford, said: “The fermacell panels were an integral part of the building as it was a school and needed a severe rating.

“The original specification had many double-boarded partitions with pattressing. The fermacell specification reduced the walls to single boards with minimal pattressing hence a cost saving was produced.” 

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Treated Timber

Celcurised Timber is the industry recognised term for timber that has been preserved with a Koppers Performance Chemicals Celcure brand preservative system

A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE The 8km Paiva Walkway running through the stunning scenery of the UNESCO-recognised Arouca Geopark in Portugal is a landmark in itself.

With an ever-growing number of travel reviews and blogs singing its praises, the Paiva Walkway, constructed from around 3000m³ of timber treated with Celcure, supplied by Koppers Performance Chemicals, snakes along the left bank of the River Paiva. started on the project W ork in May 2014 with the final touches applied in June 2015 before the inauguration ceremony. The total cost of the project was €1.9m with 85% of the funding coming from the European Union. Municipal funding made up the shortfall with running and maintenance costs expected to be around €40,000 annually. lvo Brandao, Press Officer for the Arouca Geopark, explained: “The president of the municipality came up with the idea with local Government technicians involved in the planning and checking process. The project was delivered by a private corporation under our strict guidelines with glued, laminated timber supplied by CARMO. We expect somewhere between 700,000 and one million people to use the walkway every year and initial feedback has been positive.”

Caroline Lauro, Marketing Manager at CARMO, added: “The contract for the path not only included supply of the treated timber, but also the assembly, maintenance and inspection. It

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has so many twists and bends and relies on many creative and technical solutions to attach the path to the rocky scarps.

Some parts of the walkway were inaccessible by foot, which meant we had to call in climbers to help with the assembly.”

Matthew Hempson, Business Development Director at Koppers Performance Chemicals, said: “We are seeing a growing

interest in these sorts of naturebased walkways. They offer an excellent way of experiencing nature up close and personal.

We have just been involved with a similar project at the Cuilcagh Mountain Park in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, with a 1.6km boardwalk treated with MicroPro. The 8km Paiva Walkway is, however, on a wholly different scale.

Celcure treated wood products can be painted or stained to match any outdoor colour scheme

“Celcurised Timber is the industry recognised term for timber that has been preserved with a Koppers Performance Chemicals Celcure brand preservative system, based on an effective combination of copper and organic co-biocides.

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“Pressure treated to force the preservative deep into the wood structure; it provides protection where it matters.

Timber treated using this system is suitable for Use Classes UC I, UC2, UC3 and UC4, including fencing, timber decking, landscaping timbers and construction timbers.

“Celcurised Timber will initially have a green appearance that highlights the natural variations of the wood. This will weather to an attractive natural honey brown colour before finally fading to a driftwood grey after long-term exposure to the sun.

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A Grade II Listed Victorian building, once home to public baths for London's poor, has been transformed into a state-of-the-art leisure centre, with Sika providing the anti-corrosive concrete repair system

SIKA PROVES VITAL IN LANDMARK VICTORIAN BUILDING TRANSFORMATION A Grade II Listed Victorian building, once home to public baths for London's poor, has been transformed into a state-of-the-art leisure centre, with Sika providing the anti-corrosive concrete repair system to ensure the safe conversion and long-term conservation of the historic structure.

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landmark building at the heart of the capital’s east end, Poplar Baths has served a variety of purposes since its opening in 1852. Its latest incarnation as a £36m leisure centre required the painstaking restoration of the existing Art Deco building, much of which was in a poor state of repair due to cracks across its entire

1600m2 surface area.

In conjunction with English Heritage and the project’s main contractor, Guildmore, subcontractor APA Concrete Repairs was specified to deliver a long-term concrete repair system with proven anticorrosive properties. It was imperative the system offered a simple, ‘non-aggressive’

Due to its easy application, Sika's high-performance concrete repair system ensured that APA Concrete Repairs completed the renovations within the client's strict deadline

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application to maintain the listed building’s interior and exterior facade during the renovations.

Sika provided all the required restorative, protective qualities.

APA Concrete Repairs carried out repairs to the interior floor, ceilings and walls of the old public baths area in readiness for its transformation to a leisure centre. APA Concrete Repairs also provided concrete renovation to the building’s exterior facade and installed an impressed current cathodic protection system (ICCPS) to prevent corrosion of the building’s steel frame sections.

During initial repairs, all surfaces, including the roof’s striking whalebone structure, were rendered using Sika MonoTop-610, a highperformance, one-component, cementitious polymer-modified primer. Spray-applied out of consideration for the listed building’s substrate, Sika MonoTop-610 simply required mixing with water to provide a superb, anti-corrosive bonding in

preparation for concrete repair using Sika MonoTop-615.

This high-build concrete repair mortar – which also requires nothing more than simple water mixture for preparation – is the perfect reinforcement mortar for delaminated, weak, damaged and deteriorated concrete.

For further reassurance, Sika Galvashield galvanic, sacrificial anodes were installed to prevent the formation of new corrosion sites adjacent to refurbished concrete areas.

This simple, innovative system involves a small, puck-shaped anode which is quickly and easily fastened to exposed reinforcing steel and then tested for continuity before reinstating the repair. Once installed, the anode’s zinc core corrodes preferentially to the surrounding rebar, rather than the refurbished, concreted areas.

Sika MonoTop-620 was then applied to create a cementitious smoothing coat to the repair mortar. Ideal for interior and exterior use, it completely seals any remaining pores within the reapplied mortar.

A new generation hardening accelerator for concrete and mortar, SikaRapid-1, was then applied. In comparison with normal Sikament concrete, SikaRapid-1 increases early strengths during the first 24 hours of application of up to 100%.

Easy application Sikagard-550 W Elastic, a onecomponent, plasto-elastic, anti-carbonation coating system, provided the final application.

Sikagard-550 W is solvent-free and, even at low temperatures, offers superb crack-bridging properties in concrete structures.

Due to its easy application, Sika’s high-performance concrete repair system ensured that APA Concrete Repairs completed the renovations at Poplar Baths within the client’s strict deadline. 

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A history lesson from Redland Redland, a leading manufacturer and supplier of pitched roof systems, has added a third tile to its Rosemary Clay Craftsman range: the Victorian. With a darker and grittier texture than its Hawkhurst and Albury stablemates, the new addition is designed to give traditional roofs a greater depth of texture and character. “The new colour has been introduced as a result of market research we carried out with a selection of our customer base,” said David Patrick, Head of Marketing at Redland. “They told us they liked the Craftsman tiles, but wanted a darker, more aged-looking tile to fit in with areas of conservation.”

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The SSE Arena, Wembley, has played host to countless world-class performances over the years and Firestone is now celebrating one of the most enduring – the UltraPly TPO roofing membrane that was installed 10 years ago. As part of a £35m refurbishment, completed in 2006, the Firestone UltraPly TPO membrane provides a light-coloured, environmentally-friendly solution that is ideal for the building’s 10,000m2 sloping roof. The advanced thermoplastic polyolefin membrane has stood the test of time and is still providing the same reliable protection for the global superstars, music fans and sports enthusiasts that frequent the arena 10 years later.

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Redland clay tiles meet tough planning rules Faced with tight planning restrictions in a conservation area, Mell Homes selected Cathedral Clay Pantiles and Postel Clay tiles to roof Fosters Croft, its development of three- and four-bedroom homes in the village of Hatfield near Doncaster. “There were numerous planning conditions for this project so, where we might normally have considered concrete tiles, they were not an option for this project,” says Natalie O’Connor, Director of Mell Homes. Neil Barron of BC Tiling explains: “We had already used Cathedral Clay Pantiles on two other developments that had won awards from the NHBC and we like the quality of the product, the reasonable costings and their availability.”

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Floors, Walls & Ceilings

FORBO BRIGHTENS UP NEW URGENT CARE CENTRE AT CHORLEY HOSPITAL The patients and staff of Chorley Hospital's Urgent Care Centre can view the colourful life of the ocean's coral beds, thanks to Forbo Flooring Systems' digitally-printed vinyls that allow designers and specifiers to create completely bespoke floorcoverings without compromising on quality.

Simmons, Interior D avid Designer at Frank Whittle Partnership, said: “We wanted to create a stimulating and vibrant environment for the patients and staff of the hospital, and one that they would be proud of. A range of Forbo’s floorcoverings was specified for the project, including Eternal and digitally-

printed vinyl, as the vibrant colours and the ability to create bespoke designs fitted the brief perfectly.”

For the children’s waiting area, an underwater scene of colourful tropical fish was digitally printed onto vinyl flooring to create a playful environment for the young patients to enjoy, and to

distract them at what could be a traumatic or upsetting time.

Throughout the corridors, reception and main waiting areas of the centre, David chose to use Eternal in Silver Chestnut, because of its heavy wear resistance and superior appearance retention – key requirements for a busy

Forbo's digitally-printed seascape, designed to distract young patients at Chorley Hospital's Urgent Care Centre

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Eternal in Silver Chestnut and vibrant colour blocks in the reception area

hospital environment. The natural wooden aesthetic of the floorcovering acted as a backdrop for the contrasting bright and vibrant Eternal colourways installed in the wards and consulting rooms of the centre and at the reception desks. Shades such as Petrol Sparkle, an eye-catching blue, and Honey Sparkle, a mustardlike tone, were installed to brighten up the wards and create a very individual environment.

David continued: “We also interspersed blocks of bright Eternal colours throughout the waiting areas. These blocks matched colours used in rooms on the wards as well as the reception desks and other furniture.”

He concluded: “We are very pleased with the overall design of the hospital and we were very fortunate to have a forwardthinking client that was brave enough to embrace the colourful design scheme.”

Forbo’s Eternal range is coated with a PUR Pearl finish which makes floors easy to clean and ensures low lifecycle costs – ideal for hospitals where budgets are tight and where staff and patients require a hygienic environment in which to work and be treated. 

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Altro sets clinical standard for new medical centre

Altro's flooring and wall cladding systems are proving their clinical capabilities in a new state-of-the-art primary healthcare facility in Maidstone, Kent, where safety and infection control are paramount.

Albion Place Medical Centre combines a local GP practice with services provided by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership, plus an on-site pharmacy. The three-storey medical centre was designed by GDM Architects, whose

priorities for the flooring and wall cladding were clear. “Our key drivers were safety and infection control, so the flooring and wall cladding had to meet stringent requirements,” says Senior Architect, Ben Jugoo.

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“We chose Altro’s range of products because of their suitability for clinical environments in terms of safety and hygiene. They also offer a range of colours, tones and textures, which gives us the flexibility to create an appealing environment, while keeping within strict health guidelines.

“Robustness was also a priority, our aim was to create a facility that would stand the test of time and where the flooring and wall cladding wouldn’t need to be replaced in five years.”

For the circulation spaces on all three floors, and the staircase, Ben selected Altro Wood Safety flooring in Oak Traditions.

In the consulting rooms, Ben chose Altro Zodiac Smooth flooring. Whilst Altro Suprema safety flooring was specified for the staff changing area. Altro Walkway 20 SD (static dissipative) safety flooring, in the shade Fog, was chosen for the computer server room. And, to minimise the damage from trolleys and buggies in circulation areas, GDM specified Altro Fortis corner protection for all external corners. Lastly, for the medical centre’s showers and hand basin splashbacks, GDM opted for Altro Whiterock Chameleon in Pure Innocence.

 www.altro.co.uk  enquiries@altro.com  01462 707604

Polyflor's Forest fx flooring is the perfect fit at Hull Royal Infirmary ward Commercial vinyl flooring from Polyflor was recently installed in a new 24-bed respiratory ward at Hull Royal Infirmary. Over 1000m² of Forest fx PUR wood effect vinyl flooring was installed in the hospital’s new Ward 500. The Vermont Maple design was used throughout the ward, including in corridors and waiting areas, to give the area a fresh, sophisticated look. Featuring 14 authentic wood effect designs in a practical and durable vinyl sheet format, the hard-wearing Forest fx range has been designed for use in heavy commercial environments such as high traffic healthcare facilities. Forest fx can also be welded at the seams to provide a hygienic surface finish.

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weberfloor DPM damp-proof system saves application time Saint-Gobain Weber has introduced weberfloor DPM, a highly moisture tolerant, epoxy resin, damp-proof system. weberfloor DPM has been designed to bond to concrete surfaces even when the concrete is still drying out and when it contains a high degree of moisture. It is a two-coat system which is easy to apply to concrete and cement-based substrates, as well as to Weber levelling compounds. weberfloor DPM contains a tin of resin and a bottle of hardener packaged in a 5.6kg box.

Before application all surfaces must be mechanically sound, dry and clean; free from dirt, dust, grease or other contamination or coatings.

 www.netweber.co.uk

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ROCKFON visibly displays strength and resilience ROCKFON was appointed to provide acoustic ceiling solutions for the British Army Reserve’s refurbishment programme. The ROCKFON Blanka dB42 ceiling was chosen to provide outstanding acoustic control in the drill hall, where regular drill practice takes place with up to 200 soldiers marching in response to drill commands which are characterised by their loud volume. The hall’s original interior was fitted with highly reverberant hard surfaces, which created an uncomfortable acoustic environment for the reservists. ROCKFON Blanka dB42 ceiling tiles are 40mm thick and offer Class A sound absorption. The ceiling’s high absorption controls the ambient sound level in the hall, preventing echo and increasing speech intelligibility.

 www.rockfon.co.uk  info@rockfon.co.uk  0800 389 0314

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Fläkt Woods provides a ventilation and fire safety system for revamped Birmingham New Street station As part of Birmingham New Street's £750m transformation, Fläkt Woods, a market leader in air movement technology, has supplied a ventilation and fire safety system in a £1.2m contract.

The Jet Thrust system was installed to provide ventilation and fire safety, with 100 fans fitted above the track at platform level, along with 14 control panels and over 100 carbon dioxide (CO2) detectors.

The system ensures escape routes are clear for occupants should a fire occur, and provides a safe area for the fire service. It ensures that smoke will not travel up to the concourse level, which allowed the architect to remove line-of-sight blocking fire doors from the platform level.

In emergency mode, the system allows

for directional flow of smoke along the platform. The extreme design conditions imposed on this very busy public building also provides more tenable conditions for firefighters during the latter stages of a fire.

Unlike the old system, this one operates on demand, with the speed of activation modified depending on the levels of pollutant detected on a per-platform basis.

The system is also designed to operate with any prevailing wind.

Ross Barritt-Mehta, Operational

Flexible billing for residents at The Ladbroke Grove The Ladbroke Grove development is part of the regeneration of Grand Union Centre and includes luxury apartments and homes for first-time buyers, close to Kensington and Chelsea.

Evinox Energy is delighted to be working with P R Morson on this outstanding development, supplying heat interface units and metering and billing services.

To reduce the environmental impact of the development, the apartments are all connected to a communal heating system, which supplies residents with thermal

energy for heating and production of domestic hot water. System water is heated in a central plant room, distributed via pipework around the building and energy is

Marketing Manager for Fire Safety at Fläkt Woods, said: “Birmingham New Street station was rebuilt while trains continued to run as normal for over 170,000 daily passengers, making this a challenging project. It has given Fläkt Woods an invaluable opportunity to prove its expertise in designing, modelling and providing a highly complex system.”

 www.flaktwoods.co.uk  rachel.dolgova@flaktwoods.com  01206 222686

transferred to residents via a ModuSat HIU. The ModuSat HIUs include both an energy meter for heating and hot water and an electricity meter, meaning residents will be billed for both utilities by Evinox Energy.

Evinox ModuSat HIUs are supplied prepayment or credit account ready, meaning there is no requirement for additional controls, sensors or hardware providing flexible metering options.

With most modern housing schemes being mixed-use, the ability to operate a part credit billing and part prepayment system on the same scheme is extremely desirable, and providing a future-proof solution is a key advantage of the Evinox system, as it can be adapted to different tenant occupations. The ability to make changes remotely provides the ultimate in simplicity and flexibility at The Ladbroke Grove.

By combining smart HIUs with excellent after-sales, end-user support and flexible metering and billing services, the building owner has a hassle-free, sustainable development and residents enjoy a fantastic place to live.

For more information on Evinox Energy's ModuSat HIUs, please visit the company's website.

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Doors & Windows

Consisting of 50% post-consumer recycled PVC-U as standard, the Modus range of doors and windows demonstrates sustainable use of materials

EUROCELL MODUS DOORS AND WINDOWS GET BBA QUALITY BACKING

After a rigorous testing programme, the British Board of Agrément (BBA) has given its backing to the market-leading Modus system of PVC-U doors and windows developed by Eurocell. considered T hekeyBBA product features, including: thermal properties, weathertightness, ventilation, resistance to intrusion, access and durability. Its tests concluded that the PVC-U profiles would continue to function satisfactorily for more than 35 years and confirmed a U-value across the Modus ranges of 1.2W/m² using 4/20/4mm sealed double-glazed units.

The BBA Agrément Certificate covers the Modus Single Leaf and Double Leaf Door System, glazed in white, cream or woodgrain finishes, for use in replacement and new-build applications, for external use as primary and secondary access doors in walls of domestic and non-domestic buildings.

It also certified the Modus Fully Reversible System, plus the

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Outward Opening and Tilt and Turn Systems, in white, cream or woodgrain finish, for use in replacement and new-build applications in dwellings, light commercial premises or similar habitable applications.

An Agrément Certificate is the mark of quality, safety and reliability that guarantees a product is fit for purpose.

It is only awarded to those products and systems that have successfully completed a series of comprehensive assessments.

These include laboratory tests, on-site evaluations, quality management checks and inspections of production, and provides clients and specifiers the assurance that the product will perform as described.

The effective thermal performance is due to the 75mm

six-chamber profile system used in the Modus that enables the range to achieve a U-value as low as 0.7 by installing triple-glazed units. This led to Modus becoming one of the very first systems to

achieve the BRFC Window Energy Rating (WER) of A++. This is only awarded to windows with an energy index value equal to, or greater than, +20; and Modus A++ designs achieve this for casement, reversible and tilt and turn windows.

Consisting of 50% postconsumer recycled PVC-U as standard, the Modus range of doors and windows demonstrates sustainable use of materials and a smaller carbon footprint than products made or recycled outside of the UK. Eurocell optimises material usage by employing its dual material extrusion technology (DMET) that layers post-consumer recycled and ‘virgin’ material simultaneously, so the recycled material is concentrated in the central core of the profiles where it cannot be seen once the door or window is installed.

Coming with a 12-year guarantee, the Modus system is available in nine solid and woodgrain-effect colours, all of which are available with white internal finishes to create a light and airy living environment.

A further range of more than 25 solid and woodgrain-effect finishes is available, including colour both sides.

To also help simplify specification, a selection of Modus BIM models is available to download for free at www. eurocell.co.uk/bimmodels. 

 www.eurocell.co.uk  chris.coxon@eurocell.co.uk  0800 988 3049

The British Board of Agrément (BBA) has given its backing to the market-leading Modus system of PVC-U doors and windows developed by Eurocell

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WORKING IN THE LIGHT

Designed by DarntonB3 architects, this 23,000m2 facility is the new HQ for Airedale International Air Conditioning in Leeds. The production facility is a stunning example of the way in which the Kalwall translucent daylighting system has been used in combination with Kalwall panel unit windows. It includes a state-of-the-art test centre and training school regarded as a worldwide hub of excellence for air conditioning. dramatic, linear T hesimplicity of the design projects real impact on the entrance facade, while the architects have configured the levels of the site so that the main mass is concealed from public view and all aspects of manufacturing are kept on a single level. Sustainability is also fundamental to Airedale’s core strategy which has been translated into a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’ for the building.

Keith Hardcastle, Director at DarntonB3, comments: “The ambiance within the factory has been transformed by the integration of natural diffused

light into the usually harsh environment.”

Unlike conventional glazing, highly-insulating Kalwall eliminates shadows and glare and the stark contrasts of light and shade. The system also enhances simplicity by eliminating the need for blinds, curtains or solar control. Even on cloudy days, the building is bathed with natural diffused daylight which means less artificial lighting and therefore reduced costs.

Apart from being specified for all types of new builds, Kalwall is increasingly used for the refurbishment of cladding or rooflights on

The ambiance within the factory has been transformed by the integration of natural diffused light into the usually harsh environment

aged buildings. Case studies, details of CPD presentations and technical information is available from Structura UK’s website. Structura UK is the exclusive distributor of the Kalwall translucent daylight building system for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and

The production facility is a stunning example of the way in which the Kalwall translucent daylighting system has been used

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a leading supplier, fabricator and installer of glass curtain walling, rainscreens, glass atria, windows and other architectural glass building products. 

 www.structura-uk.com/kalwall  kalwall@structura.co.uk  01233 501504

Notes from the Comar design team...

BIM ready.

With thermal foam and triple glazing, U-values are reduced to 0.77, creating a future proof solution.

The latest thermal break technology including foam.

Large 62mm glazing pocket for acoustic or triple glazed glass.

Slim sight lines for both the casement and tilt/turn.

Fast-track semi unitised construction for floor to ceiling glazing.

Windows hang direct from the Comar 9P.i Frame as well as rebated doors.

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Latest Thermal Break Technology Produces the Next Generation of Windows.

Comar’s Design Team brief was to specifically meet architectural demands; low U-values, matching slim sight lines for both the casement and tilt/turn windows, large glazing pocket for acoustic glass, Secured by Design and large sizes. For our fabrication and contractor partners, performance with built in fast-track fabrication and installation.

For more information about comar5P.i ADVANCED please contact us: Tel: 0208 8685 9685 Email: projects@parksidegroup.co.uk Web: www.comar-alu.co.uk

The technology from the Comar 9P.i system has been incorporated into the Comar 5P.i window range. This ensures the Comar 5P.i Advanced Casement and Tilt/Turn window system integrates seamlessly into Comar 9P.i framing and creates the option for standalone high performance windows, up to 2.5m high with U-values as low at 0.77. BIM Models available at Comar Partners: www.comar-alu.co.uk/login/.

ARCHITECTURAL ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS

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Using rich coppers and an intelligent use of brickwork, the building merges into the landscape

COMAR ARCHITECTURAL ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS ENHANCES STUDENT ACCOMMODATION The University of Birmingham's new Chamberlain Hall student accommodation is an impressive example of regeneration. In keeping with the surrounding landscape, as well as providing essential capacity growth for the future, the project comprises two linked, tall towers – 17 and 21 storeys high – and five 'finger' blocks. the modern financial W ithimplications of studying and attracting international students, accommodation needs are changing. The University of Birmingham now has a building

which gives good quality architecture and a landmark to Birmingham’s skyline that advertises the quality of the institute to perspective students and their parents.

The facade concept was to ensure that the palette of colours is sympathetic to the landscape

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Feasibility studies indicated that increasing the density could not be achieved with the existing floorplan, therefore a new building was commissioned. The design

concept was to maintain the links to the previous building tower yet create a design that was modern and light; creating a place where students would want to live, socialise and study.

The facade concept was to ensure that the palette of colours is sympathetic to the landscape. Using rich coppers and an intelligent use of brickwork, the building merges into the landscape and maintains cross-corridor views to the lake. The facade had to provide function as well as form. Daylighting is vital to aid with studying; no dark, gloomy corners, instead a light and airy interior is desirable.

Natural ventilation was also a must, however, in keeping with the structured facade, openin windows were required, fronted with ventilation panels, to allow ventilation yet not impact on the facade’s integrity, maintaining the clean lines and sleek elevations.

Doors & Windows Comar 5Pi Advanced Tilt/Turn open-in windows were perfect for the application as they offer slim sightlines

Open-in windows were required, fronted with ventilation panels

Making the facade work and integrate with all the cladding elements involved, Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems designed new methods of fixing. The flush facade was a must and all the elements – Comar glazing, mesh and copper panels – needed to integrate.

One of the engineering challenges of the project was the connection of the perforated copper cladding panels to the Comar 6EFT curtain walling. This connection had a few considerations, such as the metals being at opposite ends of the galvanic table, aesthetic demands, thermal performance and the structural considerations of loading panels to the Comar 6EFT curtain walling.

Continental Installations worked closely with Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems and main contractor Balfour Beatty on the complex facade.

The team designed a bespoke capping profile which was extruded with reinforced walls capable of fixing the copper panels directly to it. A heavyduty pressure plate, with a fixing port arrangement, was used to mechanically fix the capping to the pressure plate. Subsequent regular fixings then transmitted the applied loads back to the rear structural mullion member to ensure there was no thermal bridging. All connections were also fully isolated to prevent bimetallic corrosion.

Maximised daylighting This bespoke design then included inward, full-height opening windows which sat behind the facade, so Comar 5Pi Advanced Tilt/Turn open-in windows were selected. These windows were perfect for the application as they offer slim sightlines, thus maximising daylighting – also, the profiles themselves have thicker walls

One of the engineering challenges was the connection of the cladding panels to the curtain walling

that provide robustness and large spans to ensure they stand the test of time. The wire mesh was then fitted directly onto the window.

The five ‘finger’ blocks were sited to draw people through the buildings and connect with the landscape beyond. Full-height windows were selected, again, from the Comar 5Pi Advanced Tilt/Turn range. Fritted glass was used for the bottom of the glazing to increase light, but prevent items below the desk being seen from the outside. The use of bay windows provide a feature to the building’s facade and views of the landscape for occupants. At upper levels, again to maximise views, study bedrooms have splayed bay windows – a feature in the original 1960s Mason Hall. 

 www.comar-alu.co.uk  projects@parksidegroup.co.uk  0208 685 2318

Continental Installations worked closely with Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems and main contractor Balfour Beatty on the complex facade

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Focus & Innovation

Expertise and plant capability secured contract for Powdertech Powdertech (Corby) has demonstrated its expertise in metal finishing on both steel and aluminium in the exciting Dickens Yard development, Ealing, West London. As a specialist in architectural metal finishing, Powdertech coated all of the steel balconies and balustrades on the site, and many sections of aluminium facade.

Dickens Yard has been developed on the site of a former council car park in the centre of Ealing. It is termed a ‘high density, mixed-use’ development, with shops, cafes, restaurants and health and leisure facilities at street level. Sitting directly above these are over 600 residential apartments with landscaped courtyards, terraces and balconies.

Powdertech powder coated over 70 galvanised steel balcony bases and 500m of aluminium glass channel in Axalta RAL7039 matt grey polyester powder, providing corrosion protection and colour for 25 years.

“The large balcony bases, up to 6 by 1.5m, and weighing in excess of 800kg, took some handling,” said Richard Besant, Powdertech’s Sales Director. “Our plant has the capacity to accommodate the size, weight and quantity of these units.” In addition, posts for over 500m of steel balustrade were coated in Valspar RAL7012 matt grey.

Ealing is identified as one of London’s major metropolitan centres in the London Plan and Dickens Yard reflects that vision.

“This is a prestigious development with a requirement to look smart over many years,” said Richard. “The powder coated finish on the prominent metal work will help to achieve that with minimal maintenance.”

 www.powdertechcorby.co.uk  pcl@powdertech.co.uk  01536 400890

Clement steel windows provide modern thermal performance Eurologik in heritage colours wins planners' approval Proposing three different colours of the Eurologik 70 window from Eurocell – a leading manufacturer of PVC-U windows – helped Bloor Homes successfully address the concerns of South Hams District Council’s (SHDC) planning department and provide an attractively-varied external appearance at its Woolston Fields development. Eurologik provides clean sight lines due to its unobtrusive gasket line and slim profile, while its 70mm front-toback dimension enables timber frames to be replaced seamlessly. The three colours selected – Chartwell Green, Cream White and Moondust Grey – complement the heritage style appropriate to the area, while the windows themselves were fitted with sculpted ovolo beads and Georgian bars that suited the country cottage design.

 www.eurocell.co.uk  chris.coxon@eurocell.co.uk  0800 988 3049

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Clement Windows’ bespoke EB16 steel window range has been chosen to replace the original single glazed fenestration at Harleyford Court, a residential building within Lambeth’s Vauxhall conservation area. Like many of its neighbouring towns, Vauxhall is undergoing a major transformation by Lambeth Borough Council.

The council’s vision is to recreate Vauxhall as “the living town centre it once was”. The Vauxhall regeneration and development project includes restoring existing historical buildings, as well as providing modern, new buildings and facilities. Clement’s EB16 window range benefits from slim 16mm glass units, is krypton filled and Part L compliant, offering improved thermal efficiency over that of the original windows.

 www.clementwindows.co.uk

 info@clementwg.co.uk

 01428 643393

Phoenix balustrading rises to the occasion Cooke Brothers is making a significant investment in the launch of a comprehensive modular stainless steel handrail and balustrade system: the Phoenix range. Phoenix is an innovative balustrading and handrail solution undergoing testing to all relevant European standards and Building Regulations. Because it is an entirely modular system, the Phoenix balustrading range allows complete design flexibility with a huge range of tubes and infill panels to suit any interior design scheme. The modular nature of the Phoenix system, with myriad tube and infill panel options, means that it can be adapted and bespoke manufactured for any design scheme with ‘mix and match’ solutions.

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 sales@cookebrothers.co.uk

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Nelson Health Centre utilises all areas of BHC Furniture's expertise As an expert in modernising NHS health facilities, BHC Furniture was able to rise to the challenge and furnish the new Nelson Health Centre, Merton, meeting its diverse needs and varied uses.

The initial brief was to merge two local NHS practices in order to bring a wider range of services to the local community and to reduce hospital visits. The Canon Hill Lane Medical Practice and Nelson Practice were

to be under one roof, with around 1000 employees. Merton CCG was responsible for the procurement and commissioning of the clinical services to be provided within the new Nelson Centre.

Peter Bright, MD at BHC Furniture, said: “Working with the Senator Group, BHC put a thorough presentation together based on the tender specification which demonstrated expertise, product diversity and an understanding of the varied service requirements.

“We worked closely with the head of departments to understand the individual needs of particular working areas to ensure successful practise and solutions for longterm, efficient use.”

For BHC, working sympathetically with the contemporary style of the building was an important aspect of the brief, at the same time as facilitating the diverse needs of the services on offer. Furniture requirements had to fit the visual framework of the architecture and the interior as well as offering a turnkey solution to the project.

Requirements had to meet services from outpatient appointments to minor surgery procedures, including x-ray, ultrasound and blood tests, as well as a range of community mental health services and a pharmacy.

The completed project offers the community a high-end healthcare facility that meets its growing needs at the same time as being functional and modernised.

 www.bhcfurniture.co.uk  sales@bhcfurniture.co.uk  0207 264 1945

25 years of partnership for Epwin and Total Glass

Roman's urinal partitions International shower designer and manufacturer, Roman, has launched urinal partitions for the project market. Roman has developed urinal partitions in 10 and 12mm thick toughened safety glass.

The standard products come with an allover etch finish for privacy and the wall brackets are produced from extremely durable stainless steel. Roman can also design partitions to match any design requirement and can utilise a solid surface sheet, if required, in place of glass. The urinal partitions can be sized to the exact project specification and requirements.

Whilst, the glass finish can be frosted or printed glass, using Roman’s digitallyprinted glass technology.

 www.roman-showers.com  info@roman-showers.com  01325 311318

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2016 marks a milestone anniversary for Epwin Group and Profile 22 customer Total Glass. Since 1981, Total Glass has been manufacturing and supplying Profile 22 products, as Group Managing Director, Frank Deary, explains: “Total Glass has been with Epwin and Profile 22 since day one.

When we were looking for a profile supplier they ticked all the boxes; a high-quality, sustainable range of products with a stable supply chain.

That decision 25 years ago has formed the business we have today, and with Profile 22’s support we are now one of the UK’s largest fabricators of PVC-U products.”

 www.profile22.co.uk

 specifier@profile22.co.uk

 0151 549 2339

Sentinel Kinetic Advance MVHR shortlisted in HVR Awards Vent-Axia is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted in the HVR Awards 2016. Its award-winning Sentinel Kinetic Advance is a finalist in the ‘Commercial Ventilation Product of the Year’ category. This is the second time the Advance has been shortlisted in a month, with the nomination following hot on the heels of the Advance being named a finalist at the Electrical Industry Awards. Sentinel Kinetic Advance is a new breed of Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) unit. With best-in-class performance and offering near silent, energyefficient and high pressure operation, it is perfect for care homes and student accommodation as well as new build properties.

 www.vent-axia.com

 info@vent-axia.com

 0844 856 0590

Focus & Innovation

Sika arrests leaks at Paisley Police divisional HQ Sika Liquid Plastics' Decothane cold-applied liquid membrane has been used to overlay a 1000m2 police custody suite at Paisley Police's divisional headquarters.

The building was partially overlaid using Sika’s Decothane liquid system when polyurethane membranes were in their infancy 30 years ago, and the previous Decothane surface was still intact.

However, two thirds of the roof still had an asphalt surface and, as this was failing, the decision was taken to overlay the entire roof with Decothane 20-year single point guarantee system in slate grey.

Decothane was specified as a cold applied liquid system that requires no hot works, providing an ideal solution for a building in which full occupation and security are business critical.

Roofing contractor, MMPS Scotland, prepared the roof by power washing the asphalt and Decothane surfaces and carrying out patch repairs on the asphalt to create an even surface. An appropriate Sika primer was then applied to each area

and allowed to cure overnight before the Decothane system was applied to each area of the roof.

The client required a 20-year guarantee to ensure the police station would be sound for years to come. All works were checked on a weekly basis by the Sika Liquid Plastics application team to ensure correct application of the system, leading to a full 34-point final inspection sign-off.

The project also involved construction of a raised concrete area on the roof to accommodate new plant and MMPS used the Decothane system to encapsulate the upstands, lifting each piece of plant to install the roofing system in phases across the rooftop plant area to ensure a watertight finish.

Danny Quinn, Senior Area Manager at Sika Liquid Plastics, concludes: “We’re delighted, but not surprised, that the

existing Decothane was still intact and, following the overlay project, the whole building can now expect to remain leak-free for decades to come.”

 gbr.liquidplastics.sika.com  liquidplastics@uk.sika.com  01772 259781

Repair and protect with Fila Salvaterrazza

New to the UK, Fila Salvaterrazza provides a complete repair and protection solution for spa and leisure surfaces – from swimming pool tanks and surrounds, to steam rooms and changing rooms.

Designed for stone, porcelain, ceramic and concrete, the solution consolidates surfaces without creating a film. It then prevents future water penetration, mould and efflorescence formation and protects against frost and damp. Ready-to-use Salvaterrazza also provides high coverage, does not alter appearance and will not ‘yellow’ with age.

Salvaterrazza can be used to treat terracotta, quarry tiles, natural stone, porcelain, ceramic, concrete and composite surfaces. It also protects grout joints. The solution is brush-applied and penetrates fissures, forming a chemical bond and consolidating cracks up to 1mm in depth.

Once applied, it allows the material to breathe, preventing any issues with rising damp. In addition to leisure environments, the treatment can also be used on damaged and weather-worn paths and patios.

Before application, all surfaces should

be cleaned with a suitable deep cleaning treatment – Fila recommends FILAPS87 degreasing detergent or, for acid-resistant surfaces, FILA Deterdek, a fume-free buffered acid solution. Salvaterrazza should then be worked into the surface with a cloth before any excess treatment is removed. Surfaces can then be walked on after 24 hours.

Established in 1943, Fila is a global, ecofocused company. It specialises in surface care products for marble, natural stone, porcelain, terracotta and wood. Combining the traditional values of a family-run firm with innovative product development, Fila products are recommended by over 220 floor manufacturers throughout the world.

For more information on Fila's products, please visit the company's website.

 www.filasolutions.com  filauk@filasolutions.com  01584 877286

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Modelling Abet's laminates Abet Laminati is delighted to announce that, as part of its ongoing drive to ensure ease of specification, Building Information Modelling (BIM) is now available across its core ranges in the UK. The BIM objects are now available for the complete range of compact grade high pressure laminates. This includes the dedicated Cubicle, Locker and Labgrade collections as well as MEG, the exterior grade self-supporting laminate. All objects are compatible with both Autodesk Revit and IFC programs.

Abet’s UK and Ireland compact grade solutions are available in different thicknesses and a variety of sizes in a range of plain colours, speckled finishes, woodgrains and textured surfaces. The compact grade’s solid core construction, available from 6 to

12mm thick, makes it a perfect choice for areas prone to high moisture and humidity.

This particularly applies to leisure centres, swimming pools and changing rooms and where there is no risk of peeling, cracking or delamination. The fully self-supporting boards are also easy to work with for cutting and fabrication and are widely used in situations where high quality performance and design can be carefully crafted together to create an

attractive visual experience.

The BIM objects will shortly be available from the NBS National BIM Library at www.nationalbimlibrary.com and are also available direct from Abet at www. abetlaminati.com/en/bim.

 www.abetuk.com  sales@abet.ltd.uk  0207 473 6915

Snickers advises on 'what to wear on site' this winter AluK systems help future-proof Welsh school

AluK systems have been specified for Block 21 of the Ysgol Maes Y Gwendraeth secondary school development. The client, Carmarthenshire County Council, required all new-build blocks to achieve BREEAM ‘Excellent’ ratings. In total, approximately 340m2 of aluminium profiles was used, with 105m2 used in the AluK SL52 curtain walling system, 215m2 for the AluK top-hung 58BW window systems, as well as 20m2 in the AluK single GT55 TB door systems. AluK was able to exceed project requirements as its standard BIM components are Level 2 compliant. The technical team at AluK was also able to provide detailed calculations based on glass specifications that verified compliance with Building Regulations Part L.

 www.alukdesignstudio.co.uk  info@aluk.co.uk  01633 810440

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You’ll find all need to know about the world’s most innovative range of working clothes in Snickers’ latest 48-page, free magazine. There’s advice on choosing the right work trousers and jackets to suit your trade – RUFFWork, LITEWork, FLEXIWork and ALLROUND workwear. These are working clothes that deliver superb functionality, protection and are equipped for any task.

Whatever trade you’re in, there’s something for you in Snickers’ range – trousers, jackets, tool vests, underwear, accessories and tool carriers. Complemented by Snickers’ Profiling and Embroidery services and the UK’s most extensive range of garment sizes, Snickers’ Workwear System delivers the ultimate solution to make everyone’s workday easier and safer.

 www.snickersworkwear.co.uk  info@snickersworkwear.co.uk

 01484 854788

ABB Elkay launches new easyDALi lighting system ABB Elkay has launched a new DALi compliant lighting system, the first in the UK to be capable of automatically detecting DALI lighting ballasts during lighting installation and commissioning. easyDALi is a response to demand from electrical installers for a simplified, dimmable DALI lighting system, which can help installers and end users comply with Part L of the Building Regulations. The easyDALi system has been developed with the goal of making installation and set-up of DALI systems simple, easy and accessible for all electrical installers, and to ensure that electrical wholesalers have to stock fewer items on their shelves in order to build an automatic control DALI system.

 www.abb.com

 sales-elk@tnb.com

 01675 468236

Roofing, Cladding & Focus & Innovation Insulation

Reducing noise in the first Welsh Passivhaus school The Burry Port Community School is the first Passivhaus school in Wales. In a design collaboration between Carmarthenshire County Council and Architype architects, this groundbreaking project unites the town's infant and junior schools, accommodating 210 pupils and a 30-space nursery class.

Its aesthetically-pleasing, comfortable and noise reduced environment is also a showcase for the use of Troldtekt acoustic panels.

The original school building has been refurbished, while the extended block accommodates four new classrooms, as well as two further teaching spaces and staff and meeting room facilities. Sitting between the new and old buildings, a dynamic multi-use ‘pod’ offers group recreation and performance space, making an important statement about Architype’s commitment to sustainability.

The choice of Passivhaus lies with Carmarthenshire’s ongoing commitment towards long-term sustainability, with the standard providing the most rigorous energy certification in Europe. Based on

simple, robust principles, this depends on high-quality design and thorough construction with a focus on continuous airtightness, insulation and solar gain to deliver exceptionally low energy performance, high internal comfort and dramatically reduced energy costs.

A major contribution to the pleasant environment was the choice of Danishmanufactured Troldtekt acoustic ceiling panels, especially in the classrooms and potentially noisy, open spaces. Specified throughout the UK and Europe, the benefits of the 100% natural wood fibre panels include high sound absorption, high

durability, natural breathability, low cost lifecycle performance and sustainability documented by Cradle to Cradle certification at Silver level.

 www.troldtekt.co.uk  info@troldtekt.co.uk  01978 664255

Remmers' waterproofing solutions keep guests dry The roof of a Manchester hotel required general repairs and had failing waterproofing to the parapet walls. The building had been suffering from water ingress from the roof for a number of years. The failed areas of waterproofing required replacing with a flexible waterproof system which could be terminated over the parapet wall and into the existing waterproofing. Remmers' Kiesol was used as an injection agent to remedy the damp in the brickwork and is ideal for fair-faced masonry with high moisture penetration.

Remmers' Multi-Tight 2K was also applied, as it has a crack-bridging capacity five times more effective than the standard flexible mineral-based waterproofing systems.

 www.remmers.co.uk

sales@remmers.co.uk 

 01293 594010

EVC System BIM objects announced

by UK manufacturer Baldwin Boxall has announced the availability of BIM objects for its two Emergency Voice Communication (EVC) systems, Omnicare and CARE2. The drawings are freely available from the company upon request. BIM increases efficiency, reduces costs and saves time for building and infrastructure projects. There are many benefits to this type of approach for the construction industry and because of this, it is being increasingly adopted by companies worldwide. Baldwin Boxall’s EVC systems (encompassing disabled refuge, fire telephones and disabled toilet alarms) have been well-proven and are the systems of choice for many.

 www.baldwinboxall.co.uk

 mail@baldwinboxall.co.uk

 01892 664422

Simply saving energy with DANLERS' High Bay PIRs DANLERS’ range of High Bay PIR occupancy switches is ideal for energy-saving lighting control in areas such as sports halls and entrance halls. The products detect a person moving within the detection area and control the lights accordingly. There are versions for simply switching the lighting load on/off, as well as products for DALI, DSI or 1-10VDC ballasts, which automatically dim or brighten the lights in response to changes in the ambient light level. The products either come with manual adjustment or as versions which are programmable using the free DANLERS ‘EasyZAPP’ or ‘ControlZAPP’ apps on an Android phone or tablet.

 www.danlers.co.uk  sales@danlers.co.uk  01249 443377

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RECYFIX SLOTTED Channel range extended Hauraton has extended its RECYFIX SLOTTED Channel range with the introduction of a new twin slot design. The range is intended for the surface drainage of pavements or public squares in city/town centres, shopping malls and the like.

The RECYFIX channel unit is made from the company’s tough, virtually unbreakable polypropylene (PP), whilst the slotted components are manufactured from 1.5mm galvanised steel or alternatively, stainless steel.

The single slot symmetrical and asymmetrical versions are available in three nominal channel widths of 100, 150 and 200mm. The new twin slot asymmetrical design is offered with a 100mm channel. In all cases the HEELSAFE slots are 8mm wide whilst the slotted up-stand is 105mm. The whole range, which includes a Trash Box, is suitable for a loading category up to Class D400.

Tim Connolly, Hauraton’s Managing Director, explains a major benefit of the company’s slotted channels: “Where the surface water drainage system needs to be as unobtrusive as possible, then customers have found that specifying our RECYFIX SLOTTED Channels not only achieves reliable drainage, but provides a visually pleasing finish, and all at a competitive price.”

RECYFIX channels are certified in accordance with EN 1433. The CE symbol, external monitoring and the conformity declaration are the guarantee of a maximum technical and qualitative standard.

 www.drainage-projects.co.uk  janine.kennedy@hauraton.co.uk  01582 501380

Dr. Martens launches revolutionary DM's Lite footwear collection Complex floor system for Sovereign Park & Leisure Homes

On the Level has designed and manufactured a large, complex, complete floor system for a toilet and shower block for Sovereign Park & Leisure Homes, delivered within four working days from receipt of the order. Built on a transportable chassis, the complete floor system accommodated toilet and washroom floors, as well as sloping wetroom cubicles. This huge floor measured around 12 x 5m – a truly unique project. The design of the floor included a level area around the perimeter edge to which the timber stud walls were mounted. The final structure was then built upon this flooring system.

 www.onthelevel.co.uk  info@onthelevel.co.uk  0843 7758 630

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Dr. Martens is set to challenge the conventional perception of safety footwear with the launch of its revolutionary DM’s Lite collection. The collection features a contoured, comfort Softwair anti-static footbed with moisture wicking properties. The memory foam cushioning at the ball and heel areas are anatomically positioned and shaped to give arch support. The collection also incorporates an anti-microbial treated breathable lining, plus a padded collar and tongue to enhance comfort. The range meets the EN ISO 20345:2011 safety specifications. Each style boasts a range of safety benefits – a composite toe cap, a flexible puncture-resistant midsole and a nitrile rubber outsole that provides exceptional heat and slip-resistance.

 www.drmartens.com

 customerserviceuk@drmartens.com  01933 667078

REHAU achieves ISO 50001 Energy Management Certificate REHAU has announced that it has achieved the ISO 50001 Energy Management Certificate for all of its UK manufacturing and warehousing facilities. This is a key element in the fenestration and renewables specialist’s ambitious energy policy which is focused on reducing energy losses and using and producing energy efficiently. It extends not just to the company’s manufacturing processes, but to the design and application of REHAU’s products and to its buildings, infrastructure, purchasing policies, machinery and energy. The UK plants covered by the certification are in Blaenau and Amlwch, North Wales. It also covers the company’s UK warehouse in Runcorn and its headquarters in Ross on Wye.

 www.rehau.uk

 irene.smith@rehau.com

 01989 762600

Reflex-Rol

bespoke roller blind systems

. . . protect your eyes from harmful glare and dazzle Reflex-Rol is a proven solar shading system offering state-of-the-art glare and dazzle control CUTTING EDGE HEAT CONTROL

PERFECT FOR BESPOKE INSTALLATIONS

With g-values as low as 0.23, Relex-Rol blinds reflect up to 77% of incoming solar energy*, compliant with EN14501(12) and EN13363(13) standards.

Suitable for vertical blind installations (rolling up or down), for unusually shaped windows, as well as for angled or horizontal sky and rooflight windows.

Choice of manual or automatic operation, including a photovoltaic option.

If you know of another sunblind system which offers all this, then use it! If not, contact us at:

Tel: 01989 750704 • www.reflex-rol.co.uk Reflex-Rol (UK) insulating solar & Glare Control systems

reflex-rol (Uk), ryeford Hall, ryeford, ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire Hr9 7pU tel: 01989 750704 Fax: 01989 750768 email: info@reflex-rol.co.uk Web: www.reflex-rol.co.uk * Accredited data reports from Sonnergy of Oxford - copies available on request

Reflex-Rol is a division of De Leeuw Ltd

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SAFETYWORKS & Solutions Ltd ...the complete fall protection & access providers

Walkways

Handrails

Lifelines

Flexideck Walkway system is a combination of GRP and polyethylene that provides safe access for foot traffic on fragile roofs.

Ideal for installation on standing seam aluminium roofs where regular access is required for maintenance personnel.

Rooflights, protective fall guard panels.

Access across fragile roofs.

Suitable for roof perimeters or the designation of access ways for both retrofit and new build projects. Available galvanised finished or powder coated.

• Easyguard Handrail system - permanent freestanding handrail.

• Easyguard II - clamp-on handrail system for modern standing seam roofs.

• Bespoke systems also available.

Uniline horizontal and vertical wire-based fall restraint and fall arrest lifeline systems.

Provides secure, hands-free access over high-level areas where solid barriers cannot be achieved.

Lifelines are waterproof, chemical resistant and available in orange, black or grey.

HANDRAILS LIFELINES WALKWAYS FALL GUARDS FLEXIDECK DEMARKATION LADDERS STEELWORK

Tel: 01487 841400

www.safetyworksandsolutions.co.uk

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