Go Public Issue 2 2012 April-May

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A p ril / M ay 2012

modern public sector architecture & design

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Contents PUBLIC/PROPERTY – Educational Buildings PUBLIC/PROPERTY – Healthcare Buildings PUBLIC/OPINION – Manufacturers Have Their Say PUBLIC/ANNOUNCEMENTS – News PUBLIC/MARKET – Product News PUBLIC/IMAGE – The Bigger Picture PUBLIC/WORK – Project News

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www.mgolympic.co.uk

M&G Is The Ryde Choice For Isle Of Wight School As part of the recent £ 5.5m extension and refurbishment project to Ryde School, Isle of Wight, M&G Olympic Products Ltd manufactured and installed a stunning feature staircase and landing to the recently completed entrance building. A key feature of the overall design was to maximise the natural features of the site whilst providing practical solutions to overcome the access, safety and security problems facing the school.

Alongside the existing Grade II listed Westmont Building, the site boasts spectacular views of the Solent. The architects design response has been described as “elegant” and by utilising modern construction materials and methods the structural glass balustrade and stainless steel staircase supplied by M&G Olympic Products Ltd provides a modern solution without compromising the views of the beautiful surroundings. The American Oak timber landing and open timber stair treads complete the attractive installation.

M&G Olympic Products Ltd specialise in the design, manufacture and nationwide installation of Stainless Steel and Mild Steel Staircases, Balustrades, Entrance Canopies, Balconies, Walkways, Architectural Gates and bespoke architectural metalwork. M&G Olympic Products Ltd has an impressive track record of delivering projects to a variety of clients in the Public and Private sector. Previous projects include prestigious commercial and residential developments, universities, colleges and schools, hospital facilities, MOD facilities, sports and leisure facilities, national pools and football training facilities.

Previous clients include Major Building Contractors, Architects, and Local Authorities. As part of a comprehensive package M&G Olympic Products Ltd provide a Project Management service. The team has a wide experience gained over many years and has the ability to help identify the best method of completing a project in an efficient and cost effective manner. The Design Team works with customers during the early stages of any project to undertake site surveys and produce design solutions, creating an end result to fully satisfy all criteria laid down by the client. The designers and will ensure that all plans comply with all relevant British Standard Regulations where required.

All products are manufactured at the company’s two-factory site in the centre of Sheffield which is constantly enhanced with investment in the latest state-of-the-art design and production equipment. As part of the commitment to delivering projects to specified timescales and within budget M&G Olympic Products ensure that quality is never compromised.

M&G Olympic Products has built up an excellent working relationship with manufacturers of other architectural products such as joinery and glazing companies, providing customers with complete turnkey solutions. The experienced installation teams complete the package to ensure that M&G Olympic Products Ltd provide the client with high quality from concept to completion.

Enquiry No 1

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Sensory School Benefits From Skyfold Tuke School in Southwark, London, has been designed to meet the needs of students aged 11 to 19 years with severe, profound and complex learning disabilities. Specialist in moveable partitions, Style was contracted to install to the main hall their Skyfold® vertical-rising, automatic folding wall system. Architects, Haverstock Associates, were keen not lose any of the 15m width from the hall with the storage of sliding wall panels and were impressed by how neatly the Skyfold unit is concealed within the ceiling cavity.

Addressing the specific needs of the ninety children at Tuke School a key design concept has been to incorporate sensory experience throughout the building, offering tools for learning, wayfinding and developing life skills.

Multi-functional, the main hall needed to be adaptable to different demands throughout the week. Measuring 13.0m x 4.2m the hall can be divided into two equal sections by the custom manufactured Skyfold® automatic folding wall. With child safety being of paramount importance at Tuke School, the Skyfold® unit is activated using two separate key switches located on opposite sides of the wall, giving the operators full view at all times. In addition, Skyfold® is fitted with a pneumatic bottom seal to halt operation in the event an obstacle is encountered. Style successfully linked the moveable wall system to the fire alarm, ensuring rapid evacuation of the school hall in the event of an emergency. www.style-partitions.co.uk Enquiry No 2

A Primary School Entrance Fit For A King A striking glass entrance at Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School in Northampton, which was shortlisted in last year’s 3R Awards (Refurb, Rethink, Retrofit) by the Architect’s Journal, is sporting two Slimdrive SL sliding automatic operators from GEZE UK, seamlessly enabling access for all.

Architectural firm EllisWilliams has created a highly transparent building which links the Grade 2 listed primary school to its nursery, while complementing and enhancing the traditional Edwardian architecture.

Two sets of bi-parting automatic glass doors form a lobby to reduce heat loss or gain, providing a sustainable, safe, functional and elegant entrance.

The bold, crisp lines of the framework, creating an eyecatching diamond shape above the entrance, combined with glass for maximum light and transparency, are an essential part of the architects’ design, which is why glazing specialists Birchdale Glass called on GEZE UK to supply its Slimdrive SL operators for the automatic entrances.

At just 7cm high, they can be mounted almost invisibly to the glass, making them the ideal choice. They have also been designed and tested to meet the requirements of all relevant standards and regulations. www.geze.co.uk Enquiry No 3

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www.selectaglaze.co.uk

University Of Reading Gets New Music Department Originally owned by the Palmer family, of Huntley & Palmers biscuit fame, the land and buildings at Reading’s London Road were gifted to the University of Reading at the turn of the twentieth century. The focal point of the property is the magnificent Victorian cloistered Great Hall set within landscaped grounds, providing the perfect setting for student Graduation ceremonies and live performances by national choirs and orchestras.

Reduced use over the last few years has seen a deterioration in the Cloister buildings. Since the injection of a £21m budget, these buildings have been refurbished to create a new home for the University’s Institute of Education, with dedicated spaces for the teaching of subjects such as Music, Drama, Languages and The Institute of Education’s unique programme in Theatre Arts, Education and Deaf Studies (TAEDS).

It was important to retain many of the Cloister buildings’ original features, including a mixture of curved and sash windows, all of which were single-glazed. This presented a particular problem for the 2-storey Music Department which accommodates a mixture of studios, practice rooms and recording facilities and enhanced levels of soundproofing for both noise egress and ingress were essential.

Main Contractor, Wates Construction, consulted secondary glazing specialist Selectaglaze Ltd. who have significant experience in dealing

with acoustic problems and had previously worked with Wates on a major sound insulation scheme for the Symphony Hall at Birmingham Town Hall.

The windows have been treated with hinged casements incorporating twin memory compression seals, multipoint locking and a 6.4mm laminated glass to ensure the best acoustic performance.

Flush hinges and flush locks fitted with escutcheon plates provide clean lines and minimal dust ledges. The installation has also markedly reduced drafts and general heat loss through the window ensuring comfortable conditions for practicing musicians. Typically, single glazed windows reduce noise by just 25-30dB, less if they are ill fitting and laboratory tests show that Selectaglaze secondary glazing can improve this to approximately 40-45dB depending on the distance between the glass.

As can be seen at the University of Reading, purpose designed secondary glazing can be unobtrusive and sympathetic to the character of a building, whilst still allowing full access to the windows. Factory assembly allows installation to be rapidly completed with minimal disruption to the building’s occupants.

As well as its acoustic advantage, secondary glazing raises the thermal efficiency of the window and improves security. Selectaglaze offers a range of products accredited to “Secured by Design” accredited.

Selectaglaze has produced an extensive range of literature - including Data Sheets and Test Results - all of which are free upon request from: 01727 837271 email enquiries@selectaglaze.co.uk or via their website.

Enquiry No 4

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www.timoleon.co.uk

Timoleon Provides The Basics For Bicton College's 'EaRTH Centre' Bicton College, set in rural Devon yet within 20 minutes of the centre of Exeter, is one of the country's foremost land-based educational establishments. Centred in a lovely Georgian manor house overlooking a landscaped park and lake, the College boasts the very latest in facilities and equipment linked to a forward looking attitude to all aspects of agriculture and allied subjects. Their latest project is the establishment of the Environmental and Rural Technologies Hub (EaRTH), a training and conference facility demonstrating all aspects of renewable energy generation and sustainable building methods.

While suitable courses are already being designed for the college's students, the further aim is to educate the wider community in 'green' methods, especially through school visits. It is expected that around 10,000 visitors will pass through the EaRTH's doors every year.

The EaRTH centre, carbon neutral needless to say, has been created around two underused farm buildings on Home Farm, which is part of Bicton College. Equally naturally only renewable energy is being harnessed to provide heating and hot water for the centre and, since the comparatively low operating temperature of under-floor heating is ideal for use with renewable energy, the design team decided on the Timoleon Staple System to supply below floor warmth evenly throughout the two buildings.

The Timoleon Staple System is simple and can be rapidly laid even in awkward areas as Fords of Sidmouth the local firm used for this installation, will agree. When in use, heat from the pipes is reflected upwards from the insulation sheet, optimising warmth for the

room above. The Timoleon system has a surprising double life as a Surface Cooling System, a far more energy efficient alternative to air conditioning. EaRTH's buildings offer a comfortably cool atmosphere even in the hottest of summer months. When the outside atmosphere demands it, Timoleon's sophisticated controls switch the system from heating to cooling modes. In cooling mode, cool water is circulated through the heating pipes. In this way the 'heating system' cools by absorbing radiant energy instead of emitting it. While air conditioning requires large volumes of cooled air to replace the hot air, Timoleon's Surface Cooling absorbs the sun's radiant energy before the air in the room has the chance to become unpleasantly warm.

EaRTH is so well insulated and the Timoleon system so efficient, that the energy absorbed in the building is simply dissipated by a loop of 1,300 metres of polybutylene pipe in damp sand beneath the subfloor, which is well isolated from the heated area. In this way the building is cooled without the need for any refrigeration equipment.

The result is a perfect indoor environment whatever the season, with reduced CO2 emissions and at a fraction of the cost.

Bicton College's EaRTH centre will demonstrate energy sources that include biomass, solar PV and thermal and wind power in addition to air and ground sourced heat pumps. It will also showcase rainwater harvesting systems, grey water systems and reed bed filtration.

Enquiry No 5

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Comprehensive Heating From Potterton Commercial Baxi Commercial Division has supplied new Potterton Commercial gas-fired condensing boilers and Andrews Water Heaters products for a refurbishment project at Range High School, Formby in Merseyside.

In order to reduce both carbon footprint and fuel costs, the school has switched from an oil-fired to a gas-fired system. The existing pressure jet boilers and calorifiers have been replaced by new Baxi Commercial Division gas-fired equipment which provides energy efficient space heating and domestic hot water. Existing space and water heating equipment has been replaced by four Potterton Commercial Eurocondense three 300kW floor-standing, condensing boilers and two Andrews HIflo 81/264 gas-fired storage water heaters. The new boilers serve existing radiators and air handling units whilst the storage water heaters supply domestic hot water to wash hand basins, showers, laboratories and kitchens throughout the school. Individual unit controls are connected to a central control panel in the boilerhouse which, in turn, is linked to a computer in the site manager’s office. Potterton’s latest floor standing condensing gas boiler, Eurocondense three, offers a range of upgraded features, including a smaller foot print, improved modulation range and reduced operating noise levels. This new boiler incorporates a heat exchanger made from aluminium/silicon with a 10 year warranty and a combustion system which delivers exceptional energy efficiency as well as advanced ultra low NOx performance of 35mg/kWh (Class 5). The Integrated System Regulator (ISR) control system developed in conjunction with Siemens can be used with simple room thermostats or fully integrated Building Energy Management Systems using a volt free connection. www.baxicommercial.co.uk Enquiry No 6

Top Marks For Alumasc At Mersey Street A Heritage Cast Aluminium rainwater system from Alumasc has contributed to the sympathetic conversion and refurbishment of the former Mersey Street Primary School in East Belfast which saw the redundant Grade B1 listed primary school converted into 30 selfcontained apartments.

As a Grade B1 listed building, the facade could not be significantly altered, leading to the specification of Alumasc’s Heritage Cast Aluminium rainwater system with a black textured finish to replicate the school’s original cast iron system. The Heritage Cast Aluminium range is ideal for traditionally designed buildings and can be used for the direct replacement of cast iron. The system, has minimal maintenance requirements and is lightweight, durable and easy to handle and fix. The moulded profile specified for Mersey Street was one of five profiles that are available in the range, alongside a choice of imperial sizes and RAL colours to suit all projects. www.alumasc.co.uk Enquiry No 7

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www.soundreduction.co.uk

SRS Solves Acoustic Problem In Sports Hall Charlton School opened in September 2001 and is a Group 7 Community Special (ages 11–19) School, maintained by the London Borough of Greenwich, for students with low incidence special educational needs.

When the pupils and teaching staff were suffering due to poor room acoustics within the large sports hall at Charlton School, Assistant Deputy Headteacher/Head of Physical Education Deborah Reid, decided to take Sound Reduction Systems Ltd (SRS) up on their current offer of free site visits to any UK school to see if they could help solve the problem.

Richard Sherwood of the SRS Technical Department visited site to take measurements and note the various surfaces before discussing the acoustic requirements of the hall, and any considerations that would need to be given in terms of aesthetics and practicality. The room in question was a large, open sports hall, used by the children for their Games lessons as well as practicing and training for the schools various sports teams. As is typical in most buildings for this purpose, the hall had a lot of hard, acoustically reflective surfaces on the walls, floors and ceilings and as soon as any number of children entered the space, the noise echoed and reverberated around the hall making for a very unpleasant environment.

The data taken from the site visit is inputted into SRS’s reverberation modelling software, and by adjusting the level of absorption within the equation, SRS can specify, to the exact panel, the area of absorption that is required to achieve the desired result. A report, quote and

layout suggestion is then emailed to the school for their consideration.

Building Bulleting 93 (BB93), the document that specifies acoustic conditions within schools, recommends that the reverberation time for a newly built multi-purpose school hall should be <1.5s – and the proposed treatment was sufficient to meet this standard.

To treat the sports hall at Charlton School, SRS proposed the use of 126m2 Sonata, their high performance acoustic absorber range.

Sonata Vario panels were suspended across the ceiling and also fixed at high level on the walls to ensure good, even absorption across all frequencies. From the many different colours available, the school chose ‘Smoke’ which they thought would look the best in the hall.

The Sonata absorbers were installed by Floorscan Acoustics Ltd and feedback has been very positive so far. Deputy Head, Deborah Reid commented: “We have recently held a whole school assembly with 250 people in the hall and the impact on the reduced noise delivery was noted by parents and governors. The Physical Education Department have noted the difference in student behaviours particularly with students who have Autism as the noise level has been greatly reduced and this allows the sessions to be calmer and with less background feed.”

Enquiry No 8

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Sikatack Panel Adhesive Is Perfect Solution For New Student Village Emily Bowes Court is a new student village accommodation in Tottenham Hale. With an external cladding system combining Trespa Meteon and Marley Eternit Natura panels, the new building needed a robust and cost-effective fixing system.

SikaTack Panel Adhesive System, from Sika, provided the ideal solution.

To hold the cladding firmly in place, and without unsightly fixings that could diminish the architectural aesthetics, a flexible and efficient fixing system was required. For this, SikaTack Panel Adhesive was specified. SikaTack Panel Adhesive requires no screws, rivets, clips or brackets, as unlike complex mechanical secret fixes, it relies on the exceptional adhesive power of its bonding agent. Offering the specifier and installer many distinct advantages over mechanical fixings, applying the SikaTack Panel Adhesive System is a simple process. www.sikaconstruction.co.uk

Silent Solution From Xpelair The PassivX stack vent system from Xpelair Ventilation Solutions has been designed to be one of the most cost effective, sustainable and silent ventilation systems on the market. Utilising the natural airflow of a building and the latest technology in ventilation, the PassivX works as a standalone ventilation solution or can be expanded by adding fans and heating/cooling coils to create a mixed-mode ventilation system. Conforming to Building Regulations Part F2 and Part L2, PassivX natural ventilation is the ideal choice for specifiers as the system can unlock a potential 40% saving in energy costs for commercial buildings compared to traditional mechanical systems. PassivX exceeds the requirements of the Building Bulletin regulations 93 and 101, which detail the optimal design regulations of Building Schools for the Future. The system also has one of the highest acoustic performances of any system on the market. www.xpelair.co.uk Enquiry No 10

Enquiry No 9

Logwise In The Great Outdoors Logwise have designed and built nine new buildings for the Danbury and East Mersea centres of Essex Outdoors, providers of high quality outdoor learning opportunities for young people.

Comprising five small residential units, a classroom, catering unit, large multi-occupancy residential unit and toilet and shower block, the log buildings were designed at the Logwise design centre in Devon, utilising laminated spruce logs of 88mm thickness. The buildings were actually timber frame in construction with the logs acting as an external cladding material. Triple glazed doors and windows were also supplied by Honka to complete the package.

Construction of the log kits was undertaken by Finnish contractors employed by Logwise and with around 4,000 logs in total, it was quite a task! The Toilet and Shower block was the final building to be completed in February of this year. The project was overseen

by Cadman Construction Ltd from Colchester as main contractors. "These buildings will provide a long lasting legacy for children to enjoy for years to come", says Robert Clarke, Managing Director of Logwise. www.logwise.co.uk Enquiry No 11

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It’s A Wrap For Roof-Pro At Reading University Film Centre Roof-Pro’s free standing support system has been used to support the rooftop services at the University of Reading’s new state of the art Film, Theatre and TV Department. The system has enabled the roof-mounted services to be installed on the building without penetrating the roof build-up with upstands or steelwork.

Consulting Engineers, DSSR, specified the system to support six roof-mounted air handling units (AHU) and a chiller, each weighing 1,500-3,300kg. The double-stacked AHUs also required high level access platforms to enable the site services team to reach the upper fan sections for on-going maintenance.

Roof-Pro’s solution included the design of pipe and cable-tray supports with a high-level ‘pipe corridor’ running the length of the main AHU plant area, giving unimpeded access to the tight plant area for maintenance teams.

At all stages, Roof-Pro’s technical team worked with the designers and installation team, providing on-site support to overcome the challenges of the project. In addition, Roof-Pro’s Technical Surveyor surveyed the plant area and requirements for the AHU access platforms once all the main services had been installed. www.roof-pro.co.uk Enquiry No 12

Solving A Problem Of Student Concentration 50/50 COLLEGE Blinds have helped to improve student concentration at Ashville College, a leading independent school at Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

The problem arose in south facing teaching rooms overlooking sports fields where activities tended to divert the attention of students. It would have been easy to install opaque blinds but this would have made the rooms claustrophobic and increased the demand on artificial lighting.

The solution from CURTAIN AND BLIND SPECIALISTS was to install 50/50 COLLEGE Blinds with an opaque fabric on the lower half joined to a more open screen fabric in the top section. The opaque fabric provides privacy, and stops students looking out, while the screen fabric allows good light transmittance to the interior so that the need for artificial lighting is greatly reduced. www.cbsblinds.co.uk Enquiry No 13

Technal’s New Low Rise Façade System Used For Inspirational Special School In Hampshire One of the first applications of the latest aluminium glazing system from Technal is a visionary new primary school in Hampshire for children with learning difficulties.

The revolutionary MODAL low rise façade system was specified for Forest Park School near Southampton.

Designed by Hampshire County Council’s in-house architects and constructed by Morgan Sindall in a £8.9m contract, the new building has created an inspirational, child-centred facility which is set to transform special school provision in Hampshire.

The school is a collection of low rise buildings interlinked by a series of canopies and arranged around a number of courtyards. The outer walls are constructed of brick with inner façades of dark timber and glass, and a combination of dual and mono-pitched zinc roofs. The site’s landscaping was inspired by the heathland that characterises much of the New Forest National Park.

Glazing fabricator Solaglas installed Technal’s MODAL low rise façade system extensively throughout. Finished in dark brown with contrasting bronze doors, MODAL is used as fixed light glazing and with FXi65 windows. Sound attenuated louvres provide additional natural ventilation, and the GXi sliding patio door, which is fully integrated with MODAL, was also specified, together with Technal’s CD commercial door.

MODAL is a rapid-build low rise façade system – and the first in the UK to offer integral opening vents. It has an innovative modular design, which gives specifiers a much wider choice of configuration options.

Nicky Dando, Head Teacher at Forest Park School said, “We are delighted with all aspects of the new building, including the glazing. All visitors have commented on how light and airy the building feels.”

Commenting on the specification of MODAL, the project architect at Hampshire County Council said, “One of the key design objectives for this project was to maximise natural light and views out onto the landscaped areas, helping us to extend the building into the external play spaces. This is a sustainable building so we also needed to provide a good level of natural ventilation. The MODAL system could incorporate both louvres for passive ventilation and integrated windows.”

He added, “We are very pleased with the finished building which is performing to a high standard and has been very well received by the children, staff and parents.”

The new school, which has been created following the amalgamation of two existing schools, provides accommodation for 72 children with special educational needs, aged between two and 11 years. Facilities include

Company: Technal Product: MODAL Façade System Location: Hampshire More information: www.technal.co.uk/MODAL

a library, IT suite, hydrotherapy pool, hall, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen for cookery activities, therapy room, office, dining room, soft play room, light room, specialist art room and extensive external play areas.

The scheme is targeted to achieve a BREEAM â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;very goodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rating and has a number of sustainability features to minimise its impact on the environment such as solar thermal panels to assist in providing hot water for the hydrotherapy pool, combined heat and power system, high levels of natural ventilation and highly glazed elevations to maximise natural light. The buildings are also orientated to minimise solar gain and improve cross ventilation, reducing the reliance on mechanical ventilation.

Enquiry No 14

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Yorkon Awarded Public Sector Framework Agreement For The Supply Of Modular Buildings For The Next Four Years

Investing In Yeoman Shield Helps To Protect Precious Budgets

Off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, has been awarded a major framework agreement

by Government Procurement Service for the supply of modular buildings across the public sector. The four-year framework is for the supply of bespoke modular buildings for applications such as nursery, primary, secondary and further education facilities; office schemes, healthcare buildings and patient accommodation.

By avoiding costly competitive tendering, the new agreement will substantially reduce procurement time and cost for Yorkon’s customers in the public sector.

Yorkon provides bespoke steel-framed buildings, which are manufactured off site in significantly less time, with less disruption and less impact on the environment. Its projects have been recognised by numerous independent awards and accolades for design, build quality, project performance and customer service excellence. www.yorkon.info

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust has tapped into the money saving benefits of installing Yeoman Shield Glazing Bead by refurbishing damaged fire doors with the innovative new product and saving the expense of purchasing brand new doors.

The Yeoman Shield hardwood PVCu Clad Door Glazing Bead is ideal for repair, refurb or overhaul having been specifically designed to replace timber glazing beads which often become damaged by everyday traffic such as trolleys. www.yeomanshield.com

Enquiry No 15

Health Care Centre Uses Charter-Integr8 Shutters For Security & Fire Protection Charter Specialist Security Ltd., is protecting North Lincolnshire’s newest health and social care facility - the Ironstone Centre - with its Charter-Integr8 security shutters. 48 Charter-Integr8 180C security shutters have been installed to all ground floor windows and five Charter-Integr8 180FR fire rated shutters have been fitted internally. Charter-Integr8’s shutter mechanics are integrated into the actual fabric of the building. The shutter curtain comprises twin wall extruded aluminium sections designed to ensure maximum security. The Charter-Integr8 180FR are fire rated shutters manufactured from galvanised steel with an option to polyester powder coat to any RAL/ BS colour. They come with a choice of 1 hour and 2 hour certification and optional audio visual warning to alert personnel. They are operated via a link to the fire alarm system and lower automatically upon activation. www.chartergroupuk.com

Enquiry No 18

Enquiry No 16

Formica Group Satisfies Healthcare Demands Elliptical Polyma GRP Casings Chosen For Boston Special Care Housing Elliptical Polyma GRP column casings from Encasement have been chosen for the interior of a new extra care housing complex, in Boston, Lincolnshire, to conceal internal structural column and rainwater harvesting pipe work. Encasement’s Polyma GRP column casings are manufactured fro moulded glass reinforced polymer to provide a lightweight and tough solution that can be produced to meet virtually any design or shape requirements.

Polyma casings are also being highly resistant to scuffs and damage in busy environments. The elliptical design was chosen to provide the ‘best fit’ with a minimum footprint, while enabling the structural columns and other services to be concealed effectively. www.encasement.co.uk Enquiry No 17

The Healthcare environment demands clean and easily maintained surfaces that create a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Formica Group provides the depth of range of surfacing materials to satisfy both demands.

Formica® laminate is used extensively in hospitals, dental surgeries and other healthcare environments, providing a surface for environments where high levels of hygiene are a must and where contamination could be a real threat. Formica® Compact is ideal for applications such as wall cladding in corridors and hospital rooms, working spaces in laboratories or operating theatres. www.formica.eu/uk/ Enquiry No 19

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www.washroomcubicles.co.uk/reducing-infection-washrooms.html

Washrooms Are Always A Hot Topic When It Comes To Hygiene When considering the impacts of Healthcare Acquired Infections (HCAIs) we are all agreed that patient safety should come before cutting costs, but wouldn’t it be ideal to achieve both?

Whether you are refurbishing existing washrooms or planning new toilet / showering facilities, Cubicle Centre Ltd has the perfect solution.

The Cairngorm™ cubicle system is designed to perform in even the most demanding environments. Manufactured from Compact Grade Laminate (CGL) panels this anti-vandal cubicle system will ensure your washrooms are, Vandal resistant and suited for areas of high volume usage. CGL is completely impervious to water allowing panels to be washed down thoroughly without fear of damage and is particularly suited for high humidity environments and offers resistance to many chemical products used in hospitals and other commercial facilities. Cairngorm™ cubicles are now available with Polyrey CGL panels.

All Polyrey CGL is Sanitized® at no additional cost. Perfect for sensitive (humidity, heat) and high traffic environments (schools, hospitals etc.), the Sanitized® additive ensures continuous protection against the development and proliferation of bacteria.

Sanitized® guarantees a safe and hygienic surface (99.9% effective).

Enquiry No 20

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www.trendcontrols.com

Controlling Healthcare Costs Using BEMS A combination of tighter budgets, environmental legislation and greater financial accountability means that healthcare estate managers are under growing pressure to save energy and money.

Despite introducing measures to enhance efficiency, the NHS has increased its carbon footprint by 40% since 1990 and the carbon footprint for the NHS England has risen to 21 million tonnes per year, which is more than some medium sized countries.

This means that meeting the Department of Health’s targets of a 10% reduction by 2015 and an 80% reduction by 2050 will be an enormous challenge – one that healthcare estate managers are at the forefront of addressing.

Set against a backdrop of increasing fuel costs, reducing energy expenditure may appear to be an impossible task. However, technology already exists that can control, monitor and manage energy consumption in real time, leading to instant and substantial savings.

In fact, 84% of a healthcare estate’s energy consumption can be controlled by using a building energy management system (BEMS) – technology that has been recognised by The NHS Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) as a way to achieve an energy efficient and low carbon healthcare service.

Trend Controls’ Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) monitor and control building services such as heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, ensuring that they operate at maximum levels of efficiency and economy. They do this by maintaining the optimum balance between conditions, energy usage and operating requirements. Intelligently understanding and responding to patterns of usage means that, for example, lighting and heating can be turned off in unoccupied areas.

Trend is a major international manufacturer of energy control solutions, with a worldwide distribution and support network covering over 50 countries. It has an enviable track record in successfully implementing BEMS within healthcare estates and its products cover a full range of hardware that can be installed via a network of approved systems integrators.

Many buildings will already have a BEMS installed and Trend can demonstrate how to experience the full benefit of it via an Energy Controls Audit. This ascertains what can be achieved by reviewing the way a building is used and identifying energy saving opportunities. After the audit a comprehensive report is then submitted detailing the modifications made, any on-site issues and the expected energy savings.

Healthcare estate and facility managers must take new and creative steps to put energy costs in check, because more has to be done with less. With the help of Trend, reducing carbon emissions and saving money can be achieved by increasing the lifecycle and efficiency of your energy infrastructure.

Enquiry No 21

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www.hochikieurope.com

Energy Efficient LED Emergency Lighting Serves A Dual Purpose The carbon footprint for the NHS England now stands at a massive 21 million tonnes a year. To address this The Department of Health has set an ambitious target of a 10 per cent reduction by 2015 and an 80 per cent reduction by 2050.

Lighting accounts for anywhere between 10-20 per cent of a hospital’s total energy bill and when set against a backdrop of increasing fuel costs, reducing expenditure on this resource can appear to be an insurmountable task. However, the introduction and innovative use of light emitting diode (LED) emergency lighting has already resulted in significant savings for some forward thinking health estate managers.

Correctly specified, installed and maintained emergency lighting plays a vital role in keeping the occupants of a building safe from the potentially deadly consequences of a failure in the general lighting.

While a traditional system is often just left in ‘standby’ mode until it is needed, the flexibility of a modern LED based system means that it can also be used as a secondary source of lighting – one that is far more cost effective than using the mains equivalent.

LED luminaires produce less than five per cent of the carbon emissions of fluorescent lighting and this allows operating costs to be kept to a minimum without compromising efficiency. They also operate via functional extra low voltage (FELV) power, meaning that a mains electricity supply does not have to be run to every luminaire, which vastly reduces the amount of wiring associated with 230V cabling.

As well as energy efficiency, an LED emergency lighting system offers enhanced levels of control. At particular times of the day when certain areas may have a much lower footfall, it can be used to provide general lighting via one of seven different levels of illumination. As

each luminaire can be controlled independently, areas of a building can be lit where and when necessary, for example, residents in a care home can have low-level lighting overnight in their rooms.

The use of low-level lighting can also enhance security, giving the impression that areas that are in fact closed are occupied. It is also possible to have a separate switch so that the emergency lighting system can be activated to provide light at a pre-determined level to assist manned security patrols.

While lighting can be controlled via timers and light levels configured to suit particular requirements, in the event of an alarm situation the system will resort back to its primary use and adjust the light levels accordingly.

Although reducing energy consumption is a formidable challenge, the savings possible by using LED based emergency lighting are significant and can go long way in helping healthcare estate managers achieve their carbon reduction targets.

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Healthcare Security That Meets The Prescription There are few challenges more demanding than providing security solutions for the healthcare sector. Those solutions must be unobtrusive and offer no impediment to essential activities, but they must also efficiently and reliably protect staff, members

of the public, costly medication and valuable equipment assets. The challenges are compounded by the need for healthcare facilities, in many cases, to be open to the general public and by the chronic tightness of budgets in the healthcare sector. These challenges can only be addressed effectively

by a provider of security products that has a sufficiently wide range of equipment to satisfy the diverse requirements of healthcare users, complemented by indepth knowledge of the sector and a proven track record of successful work within it.

Security Products from Siemens is just such a provider.

The company offers CCTV, access control and intruder detection systems that are ideally suited for applications in any kind of healthcare facility from the smallest local clinic to the largest city hospital. In addition, the company’s systems have been designed from the outset for interoperability, which greatly enhances their overall effectiveness.

For example, in a security installation with interoperable systems, the access control system can call on the CCTV system to record detailed images of a door where an authorised access attempt is being made.

The access control system can also set and unset intruder detection zones automatically,

and the whole security installation can communicate with the building management systems to reduce energy usage by, for example, turning off lights and turning down heating in unoccupied rooms.

Further, interoperable systems lend themselves to central monitoring, either on site or off site, which means that all of a hospital’s security systems can be monitored from a single location. The security officers therefore have a clear overall picture of any developing situation and can quickly initiate a well-targeted response.

Multiple hospitals and other healthcare facilities can often be monitored from a central location, with consequent large savings on staffing costs. The extensive portfolio of equipment offered by Security Products comprehensively covers the requirements of the healthcare sector, and every item is backed by the company’s renowned technical support, which ensures that it will consistently deliver the highest

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levels of performance and reliability throughout its whole working life.

Security Products from Siemens has a truly comprehensive range of video surveillance products, including high-resolution wide dynamic range cameras with automatic day/ night operation to ensure that they capture crisp clear images, indoors and out, even in the most difficult lighting conditions.

In addition to cameras, the company also offers all of the other key components needed for video surveillance, including high-performance video matrixes, network video recorders (NVRs) and monitors.

The Sintony and SPC ranges from Security Products provide dependable and cost effective intrusion detection solutions for healthcare facilities of every type and size.

Controllers in the Sintony family can be used in conjunction with an extensive range of detectors including motion detectors, PIR detectors and even specialised detectors such as seismic devices. This enables the

design of any system to be readily tailored to meet the exact needs of the user.

Further, to cater for the fast changing requirement often encountered in healthcare, installations can be reconfigured and extended easily and economically when user requirements change.

Flexible, convenient and reliable access control systems can readily be implemented with products from the Siemens SiPass family. They allow security and accessibility requirements to be balanced even in the most complex environments, including multiuser environments.

The functionality of SiPass systems includes healthcare-specific functions, such as baby tagging, where an alarm is automatically generated if a baby is moved outside a predefined area by an unauthorised person, and wanderer control, which is widely used in geriatric units and care homes to provide a warning if a patient tries to leave the premises.

Security Products solutions are an effective and cost-effective way of ensuring organisation-wide security for users in the healthcare sector. They can provide constant monitoring of premises, large and small, without compromising accessibility for staff or the public, they can guard against unauthorised access to drugs, valuable equipment and sensitive data, and they can optimise staff deployment by providing realtime resource and security management.

Security Products from Siemens has marketleading products for the healthcare sector, allied with unrivalled expertise and an extensive portfolio of successful applications and satisfied clients. This expertise is the disposal of all of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clients, new and old, ensuring that they always get the best performance, the best reliability and the best value for money from their security systems.

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New Clinic Opens In East Yorkshire – Constructed Using A Highly Sustainable Recycled Modular Building A new health centre has opened in the East Riding of Yorkshire, constructed using a highly sustainable recycled modular building from Foremans Relocatable Building Systems.

Designed by architects Gelder and Kitchen, the new purpose-designed centre was craned into position in just eight hours over a weekend. The single storey building has been clad in brickwork to complement its location in the historic village of Cottingham – a conservation area.

Since closure of the clinic following the major floods in 2007, health services have been temporarily provided at other locations in the area.

The new centre has brought a range of community services under one roof again, including podiatry; consultation, examination and treatment facilities; hearing aid services; child health clinics, and community dental services.

Commenting on the project, Stephen Dale, Capital Projects Manager at East Riding of Yorkshire Primary Care Trust, said “This is a fantastic building, delivered on time, cost and quality. Foremans’ performance was excellent throughout and the construction and fitting out phases went very smoothly. We had a good relationship with their team, who were happy to go the extra mile to meet our specific requirements.”

“Speed of delivery was important to enable us to reprovide clinical services locally as quickly as possible.

The use of a recycled building structure also made our budgets go further, providing excellent value, as well as having a number of strong environmental benefits.”

Company: Formans

Henry Chadwick, Partner at architects, Gelder and Kitchen, added, “We are impressed with the finish and the space the modular approach has created internally.

It is spacious and open. You would never know this was a modular building – or indeed a recycled building.”

Location: Cottingham, East Yorkshire

“The installation was very professional and efficient and the finished scheme sits well in its landscape. This is a really good building, successfully delivered to a tight budget.”

All Foremans’ recycled modular buildings are fully refurbished with new windows, wall linings, partitions, M&E services, doors, flooring, and cladding, to create high quality accommodation for a wide variety of permanent and interim applications.

The recycling and refurbishment of relocatable buildings is also highly sustainable, helping to improve a building’s carbon footprint: The approach produces less than 10 per cent of the carbon emissions compared to a newly manufactured building (source: MPBA).

Application: Relocatable Building Systems

More information: www.foremansbuildings.info

Because much of the refurbishment work takes place off site, the approach generates fewer vehicle movements to site than traditional building methods, reducing congestion and carbon emissions.

By refurbishing the building modules and preserving the embodied energy of the steel structure, Foremans is extending the life of the building and minimising the volume of waste sent to landfill.

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Article By: John Gordon, Managing Director, Nullifire

Fire Protection Should Be Out Of Sight But Not Out Of Mind Contractors can be sure of delivering the highest standard of passive fire protection in their buildings only if they make sure their suppliers and subcontractors have the correct skills and qualifications for the job. That is the advice from Nullifire, the UK’s leading producer of intumescent fire protection coatings which warns that current economic pressures could tempt customers to specify on price alone and at the cost of quality and performance.

“As with any industry, you get what you pay for in fire protection” says Nullifire managing director John Gordon. “Our advice is to do your research and make sure you know what you’re paying for”.

Intumescent coatings create the appearance of a traditional paint finish but are formulated so that, when exposed to extreme heat, they expand to many times their original volume. This creates a thick insulating foam-like layer which protects the substrate. These coatings are usually applied to structural steel or timber members and are therefore invariably covered by decorative finishes or concealed beneath dry-lining or partitioning. But Mr Gordon cautions: “it should not be a case of ‘out of sight, out of mind”.

“Customers should bear in mind that the guidance given by manufacturers, in terms of preparation and application, can affect the longevity of the product as well as its performance in a fire situation” adds Mr Gordon. The best way of ensuring that fire protection systems are correctly applied is to use contractors who are trained and approved by the system manufacturer, says Mr Gordon. It is also important that the manufacturer concerned has signed off the compatibility checks for the primer and subsequent coats As a minimum, Nullifire recommends that main contractor and any consultant involved ensure that the materials or systems they use comply with the relevant British Standard and carry appropriate third party accreditation.

However, once past the factory gates, Nullifire has no control over how, or by whom, its products are applied. In some instances it has emerged that the job of applying these highly specialised coatings has been entrusted to unqualified, untrained painting contractors with no knowledge or experience of intumescent coatings. While this might appear to save money initially, the standard of the application in such circumstances is unlikely to conform to the technical specification and the fire protection provided will be severely compromised. This is not only a false economy but can actually endanger the building and its occupants.

The majority of fire protection sub-contractors are skilled professionals who are affiliated to specialist third-party certification schemes, such as FIRAS and the LPCB. “There’s no reason not to employ qualified specialist for this type of work” says Mr Gordon. “Only by awarding contracts to properly qualified applicators and implementing rigorous onsite quality control checks, can the main contractor ensure that the correct level of fire protection is installed” he adds. www.nullifire.com

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Article By: Nigel Williams, Record

Invisible But Tangible Benefits

Record’s Nigel Williams on the latest trends in the design and application of sliding doors in commercial and public buildings. You probably don’t think of automatic doors in public and commercial buildings as being touchy, feely, but they are. There has been a technological revolution that has enabled the development of smaller, lighter components running on much lower electrical power systems. The upshot of this, apart from the fact that they are greener, less energy consuming devices, is that they are simply more sensitive.

Automatic door systems built a generation ago that once looked futuristic, now appear to be clunky and old fashioned.

Sliding doors used to be quite a bulky item, basically because the electrical components had to be large. With modern technology it is now possible to micro scale everything down, making the mechanism a lot smaller and more compact but just as capable of getting the job done, if not more efficient.

In the past doors systems were powered by 240v (mains) electricity and were relatively large and chunky. Of course at the time they were built they looked like the last word in sleek, modern elegance. Nearly all Record doors now run on 100 watt motors (or less), about the same as the electrical power required to illuminate a traditional bright light bulb. Micro scaling of electrical components simply makes things work quicker and more smoothly.

Size, of course, matters but it’s not just a question of smaller electrical components. These days when it comes to programming the control board highly sophisticated yet more user friendly packages are available, like Record’s System 20. Energy use is worked out to precise tolerances by Record’s System 20. It calculates and takes account of the weight and the real world friction found at any time and then optimises the power supply.

As a result energy consumption is minimised and the doors glide effortlessly.

Smaller electrical components don’t just perform better, they are also more sensitive and hence safer. Science advances at bewildering speed so these days the computers and technology behind the electronics ensure that in the case of a collision or the door somehow becoming blocked, the system reacts with speed and efficiency. Put the door online, monitor it on the internet, and it also becomes part of the security system. Anyone who attempts to break in using the door system will immediately cause an alert. Online video shot by a cctv system can come in useful when it comes to identifying the culprits. Internet connection also offers the spin off benefit that if something goes wrong with the doors, the supplier can examine the problem without even visiting the premises.

These days the entire automatic door system is smoother because the large relay that was formerly used for switching has been replaced by electronics that effortlessly switches from one speed to another. In fact, it’s even possible to custom build the control board so that a door system will behave in exactly the manner required for an individual location. Sensors have also become cleverer. These days they can tell if someone is moving towards the doors or simply waiting beside them. Like the electrical equipment sensors have got smaller yet at the same time they have also become more powerful. These days they can even monitor a crowd.

A system known as TOWA enables several people to enter or leave a premises with the door ajar, or partially open, as they go through. The doors only fully open if it is necessary to enable the free movement of the pedestrians, perhaps when people are approaching from both sides simultaneously. The implications of TOWA, in terms of energy efficiency and environmentalism, are far reaching. As automatic sliding doors have become more popular and there have been advances in electronics, the components have become cheaper and this has helped suppliers offer extra value. The DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) regulation has also made automatic sliding doors more popular as shops and offices improve access for people who have problems with mobility, including wheelchair users. www.recorduk.co.uk

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Article By: Michael Wright, Product Manager, Aico Ltd

CO Isn’t Exclusive To Boilers

When it comes to the dangers of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning in the home, many homeowners that have their boilers serviced annually could be unaware of the potential risk of CO poisoning.

They think that once their boiler has been checked and certified they are completely safe from any threat of CO poisoning for the entire 12 months that follows.

Of course, that’s not entirely true – and it’s a dangerous assumption.

Firstly, boilers can and do go wrong in between annual inspections, despite the thoroughness and quality of the last service or inspection.

Secondly, the focus on boiler safety in recent years, whilst valuable, has had the unintended consequence of reinforcing the idea that boilers are the only possible source of CO emissions in the home. Nothing could be further from the truth. Last year a lady in Cornwall was poisoned and permanently disabled from a CO leak from her cooker. She had been having her gas boiler serviced annually but was unaware that any fossil fuel burning appliance has the potential to emit CO gas.

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Thirdly, it’s not just the resident’s home that could be the source of CO. There are proven cases where people have been poisoned by faulty appliances from an adjoining property.

What can be done?

It’s impractical to start asking householders to have multiple inspections on all their appliances throughout the year, plus their neighbours’ appliances. Practically there is only one realistic course of action and that is to install CO alarms.

Anyone working in this sphere, from heating and ventilation engineers and electrical contractors through to architects, have a pivotal role to play here as they need to explain the issues to their customers in a clear way without scaring them.

The next step is to stress the importance of installing CO alarms. Almost everyone now understands the necessity of installing smoke alarms, and a direct comparison can be drawn. It can be explained to the householder that, since CO emissions can’t be detected by any of the human senses, a CO alarm is the only way to know that they are safe.

In an ideal world, householders would fit a CO alarm in every room where there is a fuel burning appliance, as well as perhaps in the master bedroom for added safety. As this is not always affordable, the next best option is to fit a CO alarm in close proximity to the appliance most likely to produce CO fumes, which is often a flue-less or open-flued appliance in the kitchen or living room. If there is a CO incident during the night when occupants are asleep away from the CO alarm, they may not hear the warning, so interconnecting it with the home’s smoke alarm system is an economic way of solving the problem of audibility.

There are a number of systems that now allow for this to be achieved wirelessly, such as Aico’s RadioLINK system.

The alarms do not require hard wiring to each other, which is time consuming and disruptive to retro fit, but instead communicate by Radio Frequency signals. When one alarm sounds, they all sound providing audible warning throughout the property.

Since it is important to differentiate between fire and CO once the alarm has been raised, a wall-mounted Alarm Controller should be used. Using the controller residents can quickly locate the exact alarm which has registered the fire or CO and take appropriate action.

The danger of CO in the home is now finally hitting the headlines and awareness is spreading. But the full extent of sources of CO in the home remains relatively unknown, even amongst professionals. It’s up to all of us to not only explain this, but also provide easy to understand and implementable solutions. www.aico.co.uk

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Comar 5Pi Aluminium Window Systems Now Kitemarked

Smarts Delighted With Ecobuild

Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems are delighted to announce that they have achieved Kitemark status: BS 4873 – Systems Supplier for Aluminium Alloy Windows and BS 7950/4873 Enhanced Security Performance of Windows for Domestic Applications for Comar 5Pi ECO 55mm and 75mm casement window systems and Comar 5Pi Tilt/Turn windows. The latest certification for Comar Aluminium Systems ensures that the design, supply and security performance of our aluminium window systems meets the strictest criteria of the British Standards Institute Kitemark Scheme. Recognised throughout the world, the Kitemark is a uniquely powerful symbol of trustworthiness and is one of the most respected product quality marks. www.comar-alu.co.uk

Leading aluminium systems company Smart Architectural Aluminium reports that their first year exhibiting at the Ecobuild Exhibition has been a huge success.

There was particular interest in Smart’s message of sustainable building solutions which corresponded well with the theme of the exhibition.

Smart also discussed with attendees their aim of achieving a carbon neutral production operation through pursuing sustainable power generation.

Smarts showcased key commercial products at the exhibition with the Alitherm 800 WER A rated window, Greenstar 1.0W/m²K U Value window, Evolution heritage window and Smart Wall thermal shop front screen and door systems all receiving a great deal of enquires. www.smartsystems.co.uk

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Portakabin Launches New Website To Change Perceptions Of Modular Building Portakabin has launched a new website as part of its campaign to change the perception of modular building and to demonstrate just what is now possible with this highly innovative and flexible approach to accommodation for interim and permanent uses. The new site has a number of key features, including more than 2,000 images across the site to illustrate the almost limitless design possibilities of this modular approach, a 32-page photo gallery which showcases some of the most innovative applications of Portakabin buildings, clear and simple navigation to allow specifiers to access information more quickly, and a new section for the Portakabin Hire Emergency Response service, which can provide buildings in a matter of hours in the event of a crisis situation. www.portanews.co.uk

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Beko has just published a new brochure to promote the energy-saving features of its extensive Built-In Collection. Following the opening message of ‘greater performance and energy efficiency,’ the brochure explains the company’s long-term commitment to product sustainability and environmentally responsible manufacturing. This easy-to-use, informative brochure also refers to Beko’s Energy Saving Trust Recommended certification, as well as several prestigious awards recently won by the company in recognition of its ongoing efforts in the design and production of energy-saving appliances for the kitchen. www.beko.co.uk

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Videx Security has launched its new website. The company offers a range of security solutions for both the public and private sectors, with the new website providing comprehensive details and support material for all these products. Videx offers Audio and Video Door Entry Systems, GSM systems, DDA and Special Needs Equipment, Biometric & Access Control Products and a range of Door Openers and accessories. Standard Audio and Video Kits together with modular systems give specifiers and installers the widest choice of solutions. www.videx-security.com

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Enquiry No 30

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Details Colours Downloads www.comar-alu.co.uk The new range of Comar aluminium profiles launches today at www.comar-alu.co.uk. Key notes this season include downloadable CAD details, NBS Specifications, testing to CWCT Sequence B and the very latest colours and finishing technology for Comar’s aluminium curtain walling, windows, ground floor framing and doors.

Simply click on and register on the ‘Comar Partner’ tab to download typical design details or create your own facade from over 700 aluminium profiles. If you require bespoke profiles, email your design and Comar can provide feasibility and budget costs.

Accentuate façades with a palette of over 400 different textures, colours and finishes from RAL, Syntha Pulvin and anodising such as Sandalor. New additions include finishes from Interpon; their Elements and Fusion collections ensure the very latest coatings are available at your fingertips.

Demanding designs are backed up with exceptional tested reassurance. World renowned Taywood Engineering has completed its testing of Comar 6EFT 4sided, 2sided structural glazing and capped curtain walling, all with concealed vents to the CWCT’s Sequence B test regime at a design safety pressure of 3600Pa. The test has the added benefit of being witnessed and audited by the CWCT. For further information, contact projects@parksidegrp.co.uk or simply call on 020 8685 9685 to organise a meeting with your regional Comar Consultant.

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Westpark Welcomes New Sales Manager

New Sign Bollards From Leafield Environmental

VEKA customer and long-standing Network VEKA member Westpark Windows has welcomed Michelle Mason as the company's new Sales Manager. A familiar face in the window industry, Michelle has been involved in this sector for more than a decade and a half.

She explains: “I started in the PVC-U industry in 1996 with a role at my father's company 'Trade Frames Direct' in Colne, Lancashire.

We fabricated VEKA's Matrix system for around 12 years and I have a good knowledge of all the VEKA profile suites and components. The role is a challenge I relish and the investment in infrastructure that Westpark has made gives me the scope to bring in as much new commercial and trade business as I can. I also look forward to working with Westpark's current, loyal customer base.” www.vekauk.com

Leafield Environmental has introduced Linsign 150, an exciting new range of sign bollards that is thought to be the perfect solution for controlling site access or safety and designating parking spaces. The Linsign 150 sign bollard is available in a choice of traditional and contemporary styles, coordinating with the already established Heritage and Sentinel bollard designs to suit any street environment. Manufactured from durable, maintenance free, medium density polyethylene in a wide range of colours, the Linsign 150 will never require painting.

It has a double sided sign head for two-way visibility and will incorporates a choice of standard, 150mm diameter roundels, although personalized roundels are available to order. A Reflex, self-righting variant is also offered that bends on impact, reducing vehicle damage and injury while making the sign bollard fixing less susceptible to impact damage. www.leafield-environmental.com Enquiry No 32

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DRICON Celebrates 25 Years Of BBA Accreditation Timber is a valuable and versatile building material, but just like concrete or steel, it can be open to the threat of fire. In April 2012, DRICON, Arch Timber Protection’s water-based fire retardant, will celebrate 25 years of continuous British Board of Agrément (BBA) accreditation, giving confidence and reassurance of longterm and safe fire protection to the contractors, designers and most important of all, occupants of buildings and structures that use timber for all or part of their construction. DRICON, which has been used to protect solid timber and timber panels for more than 30 years worldwide, is the only BBA-approved fire retardant protection for timber.

As well as BBA accreditation, Arch has classification reports from independent certification organisations for a wide range of species and thicknesses of timber for a number of different end uses, to confirm customers’ confidence in the fire retardant properties.

DRICON is applied by vacuum-pressure impregnation in factorycontrolled conditions, and is suitable for interior and weather protected exterior situations. It has been used in schools, hospitals, theatres and airports. DRICON has a fully-approved listing on London Underground’s product register for underground and aboveground projects, and is also protecting some of the iconic 2012 Olympic facilities. www.archtp.com Passmores Academy in Essex is one of the latest projects to include Dricon fire retardant protection’

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Important Technical Announcement From Hauraton The European Water Framework Directive requires Authorities to manage water resources better and clean-up storm water commonly polluted with hydrocarbons, de-icing salt and heavy metals such as Copper and Zinc, before it enters a local watercourse, surrounding land or catchment area.

The Hauraton DRAINFIX® CLEAN filter-bed drainage channel system is designed to directly cleanse polluted storm water.

Pollutants, particles and organic matter from the surrounding drained surface, wash into the channel system, penetrate the CARBOTEC 60 filter-bed and begin to form a filter cake. As the filter medium continues to mature, micro- organisms and small creatures invade and start a soil forming process; this absorbs the captured pollutants and speeds their break down.

The channels are sized for this stage of the cycle, providing sufficient water retention volume to ensure there is no backpressure or overflow of the system.

A DRAINFIX® CLEAN samples pack and explanatory leaflet is now available from Hauraton, with an online video demonstrating the effectiveness of the system via www. hauraton.co.uk – select SERVICE then click PRODUCT VIDEOS. Enquiry No 35

Nationwide Windows The Only Window Company To Receive A Coveted Silver CCS National Site Award Leading social housing door and window supplier Nationwide Windows has again been awarded Silver in the 2012 Considerate Constructors Scheme National Site Awards for its work with Nottingham City Homes, a project that has already received national plaudits. For the second year running, it is the only door and window company to make it to the finals putting it in the top 7.5% of the highest scoring construction sites in the UK. Picture shows: Nationwide Operations Director Daryl Cashmore and Anthony Slater-Davison Daryl Cashmore Operations Director comments: “Together with Nottingham City Homes, we were delighted to receive the Senior Building Surveyor, Capital Programme & Secure Warm Modern from Nottingham City Homes and Nick Baveystock, Director General of the Institution of Civil Engineers Silver CCS award which recognises our environmental record, approachable staff, respect for the surrounding area, and health and safety record.”

Mark Prisk, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise said of the CCS scheme: “These awards show how our industry now leads the world for standards of neighbourliness, cleanliness, environmental care and staff welfare. I commend the scheme and winners for on-going efforts to raise standards ever higher.” www.nationwidewindows.co.uk Enquiry No 36

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Kidde Sets 10-Year Benchmark Kidde Fyrnetics has raised the bar for safety in housing, with carbon monoxide alarms as well as smoke and heat alarms all fully guaranteed for 10-years. This impressive, shared replacement cycle ensures longterm, problem-free protection and simplified property management.

The brand new TenYCO battery powered carbon monoxide alarm – the very first available with a 10-year guarantee - complements the recently launched TEN-4 smoke alarm. They feature the best quality lithium batteries, only activated when the alarm is mounted onto its base plate so preserving freshness until needed.

Batteries are sealed-in to ensure full 10-year lifetime operation, no call-backs and real cost of ownership savings. And both ranges feature a tamper resisting, self-locking installation system to avoid tenant interference. They are ideal for local authority and housing association use, particularly as both ranges can be quickly installed by the maintenance team.

But to meet Building Regulations in new-build, and other situations where interconnected hard-wired smoke and heat alarms are required, Kidde Fyrnetics’ Slick® brand is still the only range of fast-fit rechargeable smoke and heat alarms guaranteed for 10 years.

Now, the second generation NEW Slick® range includes the latest technology including wireless capability, enabling extra facilities such as remote Test and Hush switch.

With all these products, in addition to BSi Kitemarking and a full 10-year guarantee the size, expertise and resources of Kidde as the largest manufacturer will provide reassurance of consistent product quality and reliability. More information on smoke, heat and CO alarms can be found in a new guide - ‘FIRE & CO SAFETY IN HOUSING’ - available via www.smoke-alarms.co.uk Enquiry No 37

Sustainable Flooring Solutions Explored In Forbo’s Linoleum CPD Seminar Forbo Flooring Systems offers specifiers an opportunity to explore the exceptional environmental credentials and sheer versatility of linoleum in a RIBA certified CPD Seminar entitled “The Performance, Environmental Impact and Life Cycle Analysis of Linoleum”.

The world’s leading supplier of linoleum, Forbo offers high quality, durable floor coverings that not only enhance the interior environment but which also answer today’s ecological concerns. A perfect fit with sustainable building projects, the company’s market leading linoleum brand, Marmoleum, is made from natural and renewable materials including linseed oil, rosin, wood flour and jute, and has 40% recycled content.

At this particular CPD seminar, one of seven offered by Forbo, attendees will be able to find out more about the independent life cycle assessment methodology and life cycle cost of linoleum and the product’s performance and design. They will also discover through the use of inspirational case studies how Forbo’s linoleum floorcoverings have been used to great effect in many different settings.

Marmoleum boasts twelve independently awarded eco-labels, including the Nature Plus, Nordic Swan and Blue Angel marks and Cradle to Cradle accreditation. www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/linoleumcpd Enquiry No 38

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Schueco's Aluminium Fire Protection Products Meet Strict Standards

Stelrad unveils Radical at EcoBuild 2012

The case for the suitability of aluminium for the fabrication of fire protection products is made strongly by Schueco UK Limited. Schueco’s aluminium fire protection systems fully satisfy Building Regulations’ requirements. They meet all the criteria for Integrity (E) and Integrity/Insulation (EI). Single and double Schueco ADS 80 FR doors can be specified with either a 30-minute integrity or 30/60-minute integrity/insulation rating and they meet the performance classification of EN 13501. To upgrade from a 30-minute to a 60-minute specification, special heat insulation material is introduced into the aluminium profiles and the glazing is uprated accordingly. Schueco UK also offers aluminium fire protection façade systems (designated FW 50+ BF and FW 60+ BF) and skylight systems with 30- and 60-minute protection, all conforming to EN 1364. Also available is a Schueco AWS fire window offering 30-minute integrity/insulation (EI). mkinfobox@schueco.com

Stelrad Radiators unveiled its brand new Radical radiator on its stand at Ecobuild in March.

It’s the first ‘serial feed’ radiator on the UK market place and the first to come with an integrated thermostatic valve insert.

Standard radiators are ‘parallel feed’, where the water enters the radiator and is fed via a ‘T’ piece to enter both panels at the same time and the same rate. A serial feed radiator allows the water to enter via a centre tap connection, directing the water flow into the front panel first before, after circulating around the front panel, the water eventually makes its way from the front panel into the back panel.

Because the front panel of a Radical heats up first, there’s a higher average temperature in the front panel than you get from a standard radiator and less heat is lost from the back panel. www.stelrad.com

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Enquiry No 40

Halton Housing Trust Specifies Defender Door Lock Securistyle, the well established manufacturer of quality, innovative hardware for the window and door industries, is pleased to announce its continued partnership with Halton Housing Trust. The company is supplying its Defender Door Lock for composite doors to the not for profit Housing Association for its five year programme of Neighbourhood Investment Works.

Tony Wylie, Project Manager at Halton Housing Trust explains more: “We are pleased to work with Securistyle because we have worked with them before on a previous window renewals programme. The company’s Defender Door Lock was specified for three reasons: the quality of the product, including the use of austenitic stainless steel; the security the lock provides; and the facility for ease of escape in an emergency. The team at Securistyle has been extremely helpful at every stage. We were happy to partake in the Partnership Pledge the company offers which includes a 12 year warranty that is an excellent endorsement of the product.”

Richard Gurmin, Product Manager of Securistyle comments: “The Defender Door Lock is being specified on an increasing number of properties because it so succinctly addresses the issue of Secure Escape – the balance of security with easy escape in the event of a fire. Unlike any other multi point door lock, with the Secure Escape mode activated, the door can be secure from the outside, to PAS 24 standards, while the inside of the door is open allowing easy escape in the event of a fire. As well as the Secure Escape setting, the Defender Door Lock also has a Fully Secure mode which not only prevents burglars getting in from outside, but also prevents them using the door as their escape route if they have gained entry to the home by other means.” www.securistyle.co.uk Enquiry No 41

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DuPont Building Innovations Achieves “Zero Landfill Status” DuPont has achieved zero landfill status in its Building Innovations business by reducing, reusing and recycling manufacturing byproducts and waste at manufacturing sites globally. After three years of focused effort, DuPont Building Innovations has become completely landfill-free, reducing its environmental footprint from 36 740 tons of landfill waste annually to zero. Now, through the “Drive to Zero” landfill program, none of the waste generated by the business from the manufacture of DuPont™ Corian® solid surfaces, DuPont™ Tyvek® high-performance breather building membranes, DuPont™ Typar and DuPont™ Plantex® geosynthetic textiles and other products is sent to landfills.

“The Drive to Zero landfill program is good for our business, good for the environment and highly valued by our customers - Working with our supply chain partners to tackle the zero landfill goal was critical to the success of our business in reducing its environmental footprint.

Collaborating with our business partners allowed us to succeed in reaching our ambitious project goal of zero landfill,” said Timothy P. McCann, president of DuPont Building Innovations.

By completely eliminating landfill - not just reducing it - DuPont Building Innovations has created a new standard for environmental stewardship. The Drive to Zero project was comprehensive in other ways, too. Manufacturing byproducts, unusable raw materials, product scrap, construction debris and even cafeteria waste were all within scope at the project’s 15 global manufacturing and partner sites.

Today, material that previously may have been destined for a landfill is being reused or recycled. Some examples: - sanding waste from the manufacture of DuPont™ Corian® is used as a filler replacement in concrete; - ground-up scrap of DuPont™ Corian® sheet is used as recycled content in first grade products; - crushed scrap of DuPont™ Corian® is sold for use as road sub-base material and as landscape stone; - DuPont™ Tyvek® wrap and flashing manufacturing trim is recycled into first-grade material; - shipping pallets are repaired, reused, or ground into animal bedding; - carrier belt film is melted and used to make adhesives;

- cafeteria waste is recycled into worm bedding or converted into energy.

The Drive to Zero landfill project was particularly unique in that it included third-party partner sites, where products are often made for other companies. This meant that the project team had to manage the challenge of eliminating all unrelated product manufacturing landfill waste. DuPont Building Innovations brings dynamic science to the discovery and development of innovative products and services for residential and commercial construction.

DuPont – one of the first companies to publicly establish environmental goals more than 20 years ago – has broadened its sustainability commitments beyond internal footprint reduction to include marketdriven targets for both revenue and research and development investment. The goals are tied directly to business growth, specifically to the development of safer and environmentally improved new products for key global markets.

About DuPont Building Innovations - From innovative energy-saving systems to beautiful and long-lasting surfacing solutions, the extensive offering of DuPont Building Innovations delivers safety, durability, beauty and energy efficiency, providing a major contribution to the modern built environment - across the spectrum of building and architecture, to roads, bridges and other infrastructure and also to landscaping and gardens. The main products and brands managed by DuPont Building Innovations are DuPont™ Corian®, DuPont™ Tyvek®, DuPont™ Typar® and DuPont™ Plantex®.

DuPont (NYSE: DD) has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment.

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New Aico Firecap Air Valves Combine Ventilation With Fire Safety Aico is pleased to announce a new addition to its Firecap range of intumescent fire safety products in the form of Fire Rated Air Valves.

The valves are designed to allow air flow from ventilation systems whilst at the same time providing an effective 60 minute fire barrier. When a hole is made in a ceiling to install an air valve, it compromises the fire safety rating of that ceiling. The hole must be fire stopped in accordance with Building Regulations Document B. Aico's new Firecap Fire Rated Air Valves are manufactured with a built in non toxic intumescent material that expands in the event of a fire to create an effective barrier against smoke and flames for up to 60 minutes.

They have been rigorously tested by independent laboratories to BS476. Available in 100mm and 125mm diameters, Firecap Fire Rated Air Valves perform to the same level as normal air valves in terms of air flow, and are fitted in the same manner without any need for adhesive material or special fixings. They can also be readily retrofitted in place of existing valves. www.aico.co.uk

Ancon Lockable Dowel Wins Queen’s Award For Innovation Ancon Building Products has won a prestigious Queen’s Award for Innovation for its ground-breaking lockable dowel system used in posttensioned concrete buildings. This innovative component accelerates the speed of construction, reduces build costs, simplifies concrete design, improves aesthetics and enhances on-site safety. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are presented annually for outstanding achievements in the categories of Innovation, International Trade and Sustainable Development. Winning organisations must demonstrate the highest levels of corporate excellence combined with significant advances in performance and commercial success making a Queen’s Award the ultimate business accolade. www.ancon.co.uk Enquiry No 44

Enquiry No 43

D&E Geminy High Security Range D&E is proud to present the Geminy High Security Range of Escutcheons and key safes.

The Geminy Range is designed with the ultimate security in mind from a mechanical security product.

The patented pin entry system offers an almost infinite amount of security key differs, the Geminy Range is a must for security environments where the removal of a power source can result in unwanted entry. www.dande.co.uk Enquiry No 45

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UK Launch For New Generation XPS Roof Insulation XENERGY SL

Maintenance-Free ‘Manchester’ Bollard Launched Leafield Environmental has launched a traditional style “Manchester” Bollard reminiscent of cast iron bollards but offering the benefits of modern day manufacturing materials.

Whereas the traditional cast iron version is heavy to lift and prone to corrosion, the Leafield Manchester Bollard is up to 20 times lighter, being manufactured from Medium Density Polyethylene or Reflex material.

The reflex, bounce back version of the Manchester bollard bends through up to 90°during a collision yet returns to shape and position quickly and retains its strength after countless impacts. www.leafield-environmental.com

Dow Building Solutions – the inventor of STYROFOAM insulation – has launched XENERGY SL, a new generation extruded polystyrene (XPS) for insulation of inverted flat roofs. XENERGY XPS combines the features of STYROFOAM XPS - durability, reliability and strength – but has even better insulation performance thanks to the addition of infra-red blocking particles to scatter and reflect heat radiation within the foam board. Roof designers and contractors are to be offered XENERGY SL designed for inverted roof insulation, an extension to Dow’s ROOFMATE SL-A product range. XENERGY SLis available in single extruded thicknesses of 100, 120, 140 and 160mm.

4mW thermal conductivity gains are possible at 140mm and 160mm thicknesses, an 11% improved insulation performance compared with ROOFMATE SL-A. XENERGY XPS is blown with CO2, giving it a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of less than five. www.dowxenergy.co.uk

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Dallmer’s Fast Trap, The Flexible One-Piece Shower Waste Now available from Dallmer Ltd., based in beautiful Lavenham in Suffolk, is the FastTrap, a one piece drain perfect for wetrooms on timber, in solid floors and also for installation in screed.

While this latest addition to the extensive Dallmer product list is ideal for new-build situations, the FastTrap, with a height of only 100mm, has proved particularly popular for installation in older properties where lack of build up height has to be overcome. Tested to a flow rate of 45 litres per minute, the new trap is specifically designed for use with the latest high-powered showers.

The FastTrap can be used on plywood decks or with solid floors and has a height adjustability of up to 46mm for the floor finish – enough to allow for anything from marble to mosaics. For use in screed Tisto-anchors have been incorporated in the base plate to provide permanent adhesion and the trap, in a high quality polypropylene body, can be used with brush-on or layer membrane. The foot-friendly gratings always provide ready top access to the trap. A ‘vertical’ version of the new trap is available with a height adjustable grating and a DN 50 vertical outlet and is offered with a 304 grade Stainless Steel grating in either 95mm square or 120mm square size. The FastTrap with a horizontal coupling for side outlet is the more popular trap, with height flexibility on the grating section form 7 to 66mm.

The couplings have DN50 compression joints with a solvent weld socket. The trap has ABS connectors and the 120mm square grate is available in ABS as well as top quality Stainless Steel.

This new product from Dallmer is designed to be adaptable for all common situations and has been manufactured from high quality materials throughout. The FastTrap is easy to fit and fully efficient in use. Should a user wish to up-grade the surface appearance of the product, Dallmer offers a very wide variety of designer gratings mostly in stone finishes, some with coloured inserts and with the offer of stainless steel framing. www.dallmer.com Enquiry No 48

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www.washroom.co.uk

Washroom Washroom Sets Sail Leading washroom specialist Washroom Washroom recently pushed the boat out as part of a £600,000 refurbishment of the entrance area to The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.

The museum, the largest of its kind in the world, is housed in historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. Welcoming over 1.5 million visitors a year the museum is also a major centre of education and research.

Construction specialists Rooff Ltd were appointed as the main contractor to oversee the project which involved remodelling of toilets, offices and education areas and turned to the expertise of Washroom Washroom to complete the specifications set out by the brief.

Washroom Washroom were brought on board to provide hardwearing specifications that would be able to handle the large number of visitors as well as provide a stylish look that would complement the building’s heritage.

For a luxury finish that was both stylish and private, Washroom Washroom specified its precision engineered Alto toilet cubicle with a bespoke Digital Print laminate. A maritime themed print was in this case specified to fit in seamlessly with the themes that run throughout the museum.

The full height flush fronted Alto cubicles are designed to interface with surrounding finishes and in this case were installed along with Concerto laminate WC ducts as well as three tone colour Corian trough vanity units.

Danny Haskins, of Rooff Ltd, said: “We turned to Washroom Washroom primarily because of its ability to offer a bespoke design alternative and a value engineered approach with solutions to the client’s needs. It was able to work within our strict deadlines and produce work that had the look and durability that both ourselves and the client were looking for.”

Trevor Bowers, Director at Washroom Washroom said: “The finished result is a credit to Washroom Washroom. In particular, the Formica Digital Print laminate ties everything together and allows the washroom to effortlessly integrate with the rest of the building. The hardwearing specifications provided will mean that visitors and students alike will have a stylish and private space for years to come. Washroom Washroom is specialised in the design and delivery of bespoke, custom-made specifications to suit any brief.”

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New Acoustic Tiles Launched The attractive and high performance acoustic ceiling and wall panels manufactured by Troldtekt in Denmark are now available in the UK. Troldtekt acoustic panels made of natural wood fibres offer the building designer the perfect combination of an ecologically and biologically sound material with excellent technical and sound absorption performance. Additional benefits include resistance to fire and humidity, high durability, natural breathability and low cost life cycle performance.

Architects widely specify the tiles to improve the acoustics in rooms with hard surfaces, such as schools, swimming pools, commercial and public buildings. Reverberation can be reduced further by adding mineral wool behind. This has the same absorption as a suspended ceiling but saves space as well as system and installation costs. In some cases, even greater acoustic comfort can be achieved by lining one or more walls with the tiles.

The panels are normally supplied in standard sizes with a variety of panel edge designs allowing either direct screw fastening or installation in either exposed or concealed accessible suspension grid systems. Special size panels and colours are available. They can be left untreated or more commonly are factory painted white while virtually any other RAL colour is available to order. www@troldtekt.co.uk Enquiry No 50

Stunning New Steyning Towel Rail From JIS Europe JIS EUROPE of Haywards Heath has a new heated towel rail named the STEYNING. The towel rail is manufactured in an elegant round section shape with sixteen horizontal rails giving an appearance of refined luxury with ample choice for towel hanging.

The STEYNING is 1000mm high and 520mm wide. It can be used in central heating, electric or dual fuel formats, which allow the rail to be heated when the central heating is turned off.

The STEYNING towel rail is manufactured in 100% stainless steel pressure tested to 12 Bar and is available in polished finish with brushed satin finish available to order making this radiator durable and hygienic and it is covered by a 25 year guarantee. www.thecoastalrange.co.uk Enquiry No 51

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NIBE F1345 – The Powerful Ground Sourced Heat Pump This year the Ecobuild Exhibition, which is the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment and the UK’s largest construction event of any kind, saw the launch of the of the brand new NIBE F1345 three phase ground source heat pump.

The NIBE F1345 is the latest addition to the new generation of heat pumps from NIBE Energy Systems Ltd. The NIBE F1345, is a more flexible and powerful pump designed to provide ground sourced energy to large residential, commercial and even industrial situations and capable of satisfying very substantial hot water and heating requirements.

The new ground source heat pump from NIBE has the unique NIBE multi-coloured TFT screen which provides a user-friendly and installer friendly intuitive control panel, that lets you set a comfortable indoor climate and schedule the heating system.

NIBE’s F1345 is manufactured in four sizes with outputs of 24, 30, 40 and 60kW respectively, but it is capable of undertaking even greater heating tasks since up to nine pumps can be cascade linked to provide a massively powerful 540kW. With the new NIBE Modbus accessory, the new NIBE F1345 Ground Source Heat Pump can be controlled by a BMS system and other accessories available include pool, GSM remote control, active cooling, solar and the new AMB 30. The new NIBE AMB 30 allows you to combine ground source and air source for a truly hybrid operation.

The AMB 30 is an air collector accessory that you can use with the new NIBE F1345 ground source heat pump. The AMB 30 is a heat absorbing air source module that exploits the outdoor air, which means that neither boreholes nor ground source coils are required in as large quantities. It is also possible to combine several AMB 30’s to achieve the desired output size.

Each NIBE F1345 ground source heat pump contains two large scroll compressors and the intelligent control system ensures that these are employed to best effect in all circumstances, optimising efficiency and minimising wear.

The new NIBE F1345 heat pump’s energy can be provided via boreholes, ground collectors or even lake water, all of which have a remarkably even temperature throughout the year regardless of surface conditions. Despite the power generated by the heat pump, noise levels during operation are extremely low allowing great flexibility in positioning the elegantly slim unit measuring 1800 x 600mm with a depth of 620mm. NIBE’s new heat pump has great power potential and flexibility for this is matched by truly excellent energy efficiency. With a COP rating well over 4, up to 10% better than earlier models, great fuel savings are possible and payback time can be sharply reduced.

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Great Things Come In Small HIU Packages

Dimplex Launches Quantum – The Future Of Electric Heating

A range of sleek, small and smart heat interface units (HIU) has been launched by Altecnic to help meet the rigorous demands of Building Regulation Part L. Inside Altecnic’s foam insulated HIU, high-tech electronic valves that quickly react to changes in pressure and continually monitor pipework, plate and output temperatures.

Altecnic’s electronic control valves allows flow to warm the exchanger, but the valve closes once the unit is warm, only re-opening as required to keep the exchanger temperature above a pre-set point. The unit can also be set to keep a specific differential temperature (Delta T). As the heating return temperature starts to increase, the HIU will automatically lower the heating output temperature. ww.altecnic.co.uk

Dimplex has launched the Quantum Energy System, a complete ‘smart’ space and water heating energy management system offering low cost, low carbon electric heating and hot water. It consists of three elements: the Quantum ultra-efficient electric heater - a unique, fully electronic highly controllable ‘smart’ energy storage appliance; the Quantum hot water cylinder - a class-leading selflearning adaptive smart energy storage water vessel; and the Quantum Hub - an intelligent and completely automatic system manager, which facilitates the bi-directional communication between the Quantum appliances and the energy supply utility. The whole of the innovative Quantum Energy System is futureproofed, able to fully support upcoming changes in the way that energy is supplied. www.quantumheating.co.uk

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Simpson Strong-Tie Launches Innovative New Product For I-Joist Range Simpson Strong-Tie, has launched an innovative new product called the I-Beam Hole Support (IHS.) Developed in conjunction with I-joist manufacturers, the IHS offers a useful solution to the problem of directing pipes or cables through the I-joists without affecting structural integrity and can be retro-fitted where services have already been installed. Supplied as a complete kit, each IHS consists of two sets of interlocking plates to reinforce the I-joist from both sides. Holes cut into the web of the I-joist can also be a minimum of 50mm from the bearing point allowing services to run close to external walls. Holes, which can vary in size from 150mm to a maximum of 250mm wide, can be cut into the web of the I-joist before or after installation of the IHS, but must fit within the internal space. www.strongtie.co.uk Enquiry No 54

Enquiry No 55

IntaEco’s Duco Gives Heating Systems A Spring Clean IntaEco has introduced an innovative solution to system contamination with Duco, a product that uses a magnetic strainer to draw out impurities in fluid based heating systems and prevents them from further circulation. Particles of rust and sand can build up and encrust on regularly used heating systems, often causing problems in the form of blocked pipes and boiler failures. IntaEco’s Duco vent constantly operates to collect damaging impurities before expelling them through the systems discharge valve. Duco is easily installed and features a ¼ inch female connection for the installation of additional devices for air venting. www.intaeco.co.uk Enquiry No 56

Aquatiere Has The Soft Touch The Aquatiere No Scale saltless water softener is steadily making its mark amongst architects and specifiers. Recently installed at the National Railway Museum and on North Sea Oil Rigs, the innovative softener is proving invaluable where avoiding the need for the provision of salt and ongoing maintenance is an effective method to reduce costs. A conventional salt based softener can waste up to 180,000 litres of water over a few years. The Aquatiere No Scale softener uses Template Assisted Crysalisation to change the limescale in the water to microcopic crystals of magnesium and calcium which in there natural seperated state, do not form hard scale. The unit is simply fitted onto the incoming water main and requires no power, no drain and no seperate drinking water tap. www.aquatiere.co.uk Enquiry No 57

Stannah Add Direct Access To Georgian Splendour February 2012 has seen the completion of a 12-month project by lift experts, Stannah, in the beautiful historic city of Bath. The installation of two new passenger lifts in Bath Spa Station is part a major refurbishment programme at the station beside the river Avon, and its surrounding area.

Bath Spa Station was built in 1840 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway. The Grade II listed building was unusual in that it was designed with vast ramps leading up to the two platforms - so was almost unique in affording easy access for passengers laden with luggage and disabled travellers well before The Equality Act 2010.

In 2005 First Great Western, who now manage the station, obtained listed building consent to make considerable alterations to the building that would integrate the station with the Bath bus station and the impressive Southgate shopping centre. With most of the building work now completed todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visitors to Bath really do feel as if they have arrived in the heart of the city.

When leaving the city of Bath by train you now enter the station via a bank of ticket barriers. The Stannah lift to Platform 2, to travel east, is immediately to your right. This 11-person 825kg new bespoke passenger lift has a through car that provides easy level access for all

travellers. The lift has a separate motor room housing the Bucher hydraulics with an energy-saving accumulator system. This technology ensures smooth travel and accurate levelling on entry and exit of the lift.

The lift to Platform 2 is a short level walk from the station entrance. This lift is a 16-person 1200kg single entrance passenger lift that provides plenty of space for wheelchairs and child buggies to turn within the lift. A separate motor room, that replicates the first one, is a short distance from this lift.

Both lift cars are finished to industry specifications and therefore meet the requirements of the Lifts Directive (95/16/EC) 1995, and EN 81-1/2 safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Manufactured to the highest specification, both lifts are fitted with electronic 3D safety edges to all car doors, alarm push buttons, and two-way communication systems in the cars and at each landing. In-car speech synthesisers also provide lift travel information at each landing. Operating at a contract speed of 0.63 metres per second, they each feature landings with a clear access of 1100mm x 2100mm.

Installing the lifts in a fully operational busy city station was challenging. Stannah have completed more than 90 new lift installations in railway stations right across the UK. Their meticulous attention to safety is invaluable in

Company: Stannah Product: 2 Passenger Lifts Location: Bath More information: www.stannahlifts.co.uk

these situations. The new lifts are very clearly signed at all points of the station making negotiating your way to your chosen platform extremely easy. After public reticence to accept the changing face of their beloved city, the lifts at Bath Spa Station have been welcomed.

2012 sees building works continue on and around the station. Further benefits of the development will be a new restaurant complex and additional retail units in the Brunel arches.

In addition to work for the railway, Stannah are supplying escalators and moving walkways, passenger, platform and goods lifts to projects right across the UK. Stannah Lift Services division maintains and refurbishes most types of lifts from all manufacturers, providing local service, nationwide.

The lifts at Bath Spa Station are maintained by the South West England & South Wales branch of Stannah Lifts Services, one of eleven such branches covering the whole of the UK. Enquiry No 58

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Sika Watertight Concrete Chosen For Jersey Basement

Wicona Glazing Systems Specified For New Polar Research Station In Antarctica A new Indian research station in the Antarctic is to feature high performance aluminium glazing systems from Wicona, which will have to withstand some of the most extreme conditions on earth. The research station Bharati will be sited on the Antarctic coast. The station’s aluminium façade will be subjected to the severe climatic conditions of the South Pole. A large proportion of the building’s façade will be glazed using Wicona’s specially adapted WICTEC 50 curtain walling system. This will feature triple glazing, highly insulated panels, an incline of up to 15° at the two narrow ends, and will achieve a U value of 0.8 W/m2K. www.wicona.co.uk

Sika Watertight Concrete has been chosen by Mitchell Building Contractors to protect the basement car park at Sylvania, a prestigious new development in Jersey. The development will consist of seven luxury apartments, all with secure underground parking. Because of its close proximity to a tidal sea area, it was essential to provide a watertight solution to protect the underground parking area from water ingress. The Sika admixtures within the concrete mix work firstly by reducing the water cement ratio, producing a highly workable concrete that aids placement and compaction, and secondly, by blocking the remaining capillary pores, thus preventing water from penetrating through the concrete. To complete the system, construction joints were sealed with the SikaSwell® jointing system, which consists of joint sealing profiles that expand on contact with water to seal any voids between adjoining concrete slabs. www.sikawatertightconcrete.co.uk Enquiry No 60

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Green Screens Drive Road Safety The city of Norwich has trialled a new sustainable wall technique which it is hoped will have a positive effect on both driver distraction and the habit of rushing roundabouts. The local authority has installed six-foot high Mobilane Green Screens on the Chapel Field Road approach to one of the city’s busiest roundabouts which will serve to restrict drivers’ views of the opposite carriageway as well as the roundabout ahead, and will encourage them to reduce their speed as they approach the roundabout. The Green Screens, which are a simple but remarkably effective concept, feature a biodegradable pot which holds a wire mesh ‘fence’ onto which vegetation, usually ivy, is cultivated. These screens are grown offsite and delivered ready to install. Installation is as simple as digging a small trench for the pot and securing the screens at intervals to posts. The Green Screens provide an effective and attractive barrier solution with obvious aesthetic, environmental and maintenance benefits over walls or fences. www.mobilane.co.uk Enquiry No 61

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Howe Green Access Covers On Board the Cutty Sark Project Howe Green access panels have been installed in the newly reopened Cutty Sark visitor attraction. The world’s last surviving tea clipper was officially re-opened by Her Majesty The Queen on 25th April at its home in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, having undergone extensive works that required almost every inch of the 143-year old vessel to be conserved.

Over fifty 7500 Series aluminium access covers with bespoke Z-section supports were made to order by Howe Green, the industry’s leading manufacturer of metal floor, ceiling and wall access covers. Ellmer Construction installed single and multipart units under a unique glass canopy designed to allow people to walk underneath Cutty Sark itself and view the elegant lines of her hull. The space and opportunity for the construction arose following an incredible feat of engineering, which saw Cutty Sark raised by 11 feet onto steel supports in order to relieve the keel of the weight of the ship and help preserve her unique shape.

Howe Green’s 7500 Series aluminium access panels were fitted into raised access flooring within the new museum facility in order to provide a route to essential ventilation ducting needed to keep air circulating in what is effectively a large void under the historic clipper.

Designed for use with all types of hard floors, Howe Green 7500 Series aluminium panels sit 100% flush so as not create a trip hazard and offer proven reliability to withstand high levels of foot traffic.

They are double sealed to ensure no water ingress or dirt trapping and provide a reliable and maintenance-free solution to accessing essential building services - ideal for what looks set to become one of the Capital’s most popular tourist attractions.

Each access panel from Howe Green is manufactured to client’s exact specifications. Thanks to modern manufacturing techniques and the company’s innovative approach to product design, the bespoke nature of the panels does not come with a price associated with bespoke manufacturing. Instead Howe Green is able to offer competitively priced panels, designed for exact purposes.

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www.glassolutions.co.uk

Glassolutions Enhances Commuter Safety And Security At London’s Blackfriars Station Blast-enhanced security glazing from GLASSOLUTIONS – the company formerly known as Solaglas - offers improved safety for commuters at London’s new Blackfriars Station, which is being redeveloped and extended as part of the £6 billion congestion-busting Thameslink programme.

The company supplied its SPIDERGLASS bolted glazing system, which has achieved blast-mitigation certification to ISO 16933. It has been installed by glass contractor Astec Projects Limited, into the 350m2 air vent shaft in the new north entrance, which has been redeveloped into a curvaceous glass building containing a shared ticket hall for National Rail and London Underground.

Alex Hayden, Senior Project Manager at Astec Projects Limited said the GLASSOLUTIONS system was chosen for its look and its blastmitigation performance. He added: “This is a challenging, landmark project for London that needs to combine statement design with great functionality. GLASSOLUTIONS has provided tremendous support including technical drawings, literature and sample products to help us to deliver the architect’s vision.”

Huw Lovegrove, Business Manager for GLASSOLUTIONS Structural Supply business said: “Protecting people and buildings from the impact of an explosion is a critical architectural design challenge.

Our SPIDERGLASS bolted glazing system provides a blast-mitigation solution for maximum protection without compromising structural integrity or aesthetics.

“Effective blast-enhanced glazing is crucial in absorbing the impact of the blast and minimising injuries from flying glass. This is particularly important for an air vent shaft, which needs to maintain its functionality in the event of an underground explosion.”

Construction on both banks of the River Thames plus extensive work on Blackfriars Rail Bridge is creating a landmark rail station that is bright, modern and at the heart of London’s travel infrastructure.

The new London Blackfriars is the only station in the UK to span a river and it creates a better interchange between Tube and National Rail services for all passengers.

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Remmers Drive The Corrosion Away At Eastgate Car Park Eastgate Shopping Centre in Inverness houses a car park with 1350 spaces. CCCP were the onsite consultant engineers who tested the car park structure for levels of chlorides in the concrete and created the project specification which recommended the use of Remmers MCI and Remmers Betofix concrete repair systems. Essential works were then carried out to protect the embedded steel reinforcement. Finally a bonding bridge was applied and a new fibre reinforced slab was laid to protect the concrete from any further damage. Other concrete repairs were also carried out to the base slab, soffits and columns and all works were successfully completed with minimum disruption. www.remmers.co.uk

Hunter Douglas Provides Innovative Solution To Prestigious Quay Scheme The historic waterfront at Gloucester has undergone regeneration and at the heart of the scheme is the Merchants Quay development.

Hunter Douglas provided eight sliding shutters and 36 folding shutters with western red cedar fins to help create a distinctive scheme that also complements the historic nature of Gloucesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waterfront. The shutters provide a total building and architectural solution, with slender extruded aluminium profiles and rounded edges for a slim appearance and can be installed within the vertical frame profile, so fixation is not visible from the outside. Effective reduction of the amount of solar radiation entering the building, immediately decreases the amount of energy needed to cool the building. www.hunterdouglas.com Enquiry No 65

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Refurbishing With Daylight One of the most dramatic Kalwall projects in Europe is part of the conversion of old railway maintenance buildings in Antwerp. The brief for architects Verdickt &Verdickt was to use as much as possible of the original to create a major leisure complex. This was to include a large new sports hall within the existing footprint, formed by retaining the gable walls and with a totally new structure behind connected to the main complex.

Maximum natural daylighting with minimum energy loss has been achieved by cloaking the envelope entirely with translucent Kalwall. This highly insulating system comprises a very large pitched roof, supported by laminated timber trusses, together with vertical clerestories at each end and along the long side elevation. Internally, the other long side forms an upper level viewing gallery.

When lit up at night, the building exudes an ethereal glow.

Kalwall is the most highly insulating diffuse light transmitting cladding and sky lighting system available. It is designed to transmit "museum-quality" light, flooding an interior with natural diffused daylight without glare or the harsh contrasts of light and shade. Running costs are reduced because of the superior insulation which reduces a building energy running costs including less reliance on artificial lighting.

Interesting case studies, together with architectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comments, and technical information are available from Stoakes Systems Ltd (tel 020 8660 7667) and downloadable from www.stoakes.co.uk Enquiry No 66

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Artists impression courtesy of Levitt Bernstein and The Hyde Group

Schöck French Connection Prevents Thermal Bridging At Bermondsey Spa The Bermondsey area of London is on the south bank of the Thames to the east of Tower Bridge, and it has probably seen more cultural changes to its character than almost any other region in London. It may seem a little incongruous today, but in 18th century London the discovery of a spring in Bermondsey resulted in the area becoming a spa leisure resort. This changed dramatically as localised industrial boom and bust followed throughout the next two centuries, until in more recent times the area had become something of a forgotten backwater. Since 2000 however, and due primarily to the construction of the Jubilee Line extension, Southwark Council has been working hard on the regeneration of the Bermondsey Spa area. It is a multi-award winning scheme, involving fifteen key sites across a 50-acre area and will result in over 2,000 new homes, health centres, offices, shops and newly landscaped open space.

Post-tensioned concrete frames The latest phase of construction, just off the Jamaica Road, involves four buildings up to ten storeys high. These involve post-tensioned concrete frames and 220mm deep, two-way post-tensioned flat slabs, the total slab area on the project being around 28,500m2. With concrete having such a high thermal conductivity, the prevention of thermal bridging at connectivity points throughout the project is a critical consideration if necessary government standards are to be met. Regulations insist that there must be a major reduction in local heat loss and CO2 emissions, but there are other factors too. If low internal temperatures around the thermal bridge are below the dew point of the air, condensation will form. This in turn can lead to structural integrity problems with absorbent materials. Worse

still, it encourages mould growth, which has serious implications for building occupants and may cause them to develop certain medical conditions such as respiratory problems and dermatitis.

The design of these latest four blocks is unusual in that some of the residential units are conventionally insulated on the outside, and others insulated on the inside. This form of internal insulation is commonly found in France, and has the peculiarity of needing thermal breaks not only at the balconies, but also around the perimeter of the inner slab, due to the thermal bridge created by the break in the internal insulation at these points. Left untreated, these large thermal bridges result in an unacceptably high loss of energy and risk of damage.

Schöck and Freyssinet considered the options Schöck and post-tensioning specialists Freyssinet, considered the options, and initially a possible solution was the type Q Isokorb® for concrete-to-concrete connectivity. However, this is not a product that incorporates the required nominal restraint for such an application. Schöck prides itself on its ability to draw on specialist product solutions from other countries, and on this occasion the UK design team looked to their French colleagues.

In France, due to internal insulation being the most common form of construction, a special Isokorb® derivative, known as Rutherrma DF, has been developed for such situations. The Rutherma DF incorporates Schöck technology found in the Isokorb® range of thermal breaks, and has a technical certification issued by the

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French Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB). The DF module has a high density insulation body and uses reinforcement bars with both normal and stainless steel welded together. The use of stainless steel not only guarantees corrosion protection, but also reduces the thermal conductivity of the bars. The DF incorporates bars that bear the load of the inner slab, and additional bars for further rigidity and restraint.

For the inner envelope of the building, fire protection is a crucial consideration and the Rutherma DF range has been tested and certified by the CSTB, up to a rating of REI120 (Resistance, Entegrity, Insulation). Other thermal bridging requirements on the project involve the reinforced concrete external balconies and walkways, which are separated from the PT slabs by Schöck Isokorb® type Q thermal break modules.

The co-ordination of the tendon stressing anchors with the thermal breaks is relevant to post-tensioned slabs. This might be considered problematic because Freyssinet would normally stress from the edge of the slab, and if a thermal break module is present at that edge, it could prove difficult. However, the tendons only need to be stressed at one end, so the primary solution is to coordinate the stressing anchors with the modules. Where this doesn’t solve the issue (Schöck thermal break modules on opposite edges for example), the use of a Freyssinet stressing pan allows the tendon to be stressed from the top surface.

In addition to the special capabilities of the Rutherma, the conventional UK Isokorb® range is unique in allowing connections

to be made between concrete-to-concrete, concrete-to-steel and steel-to-steel – and it also provides BBA Certification and LABC Registration. The range also comfortably exceeds the UK regulation (BRE IP1/06), which requires that the temperature factor used to indicate condensation risk (fRSI), must be greater than, or equal to, 0.75 for dwellings, residential buildings and public buildings.

There is also compliance with the Government Standard Assessment Procedure, SAP 2009, concerning CO2 emissions from buildings and respectively heat losses through non-repeating thermal bridges.

Here, the lambda values of the Schöck Isokorb® enable energy loss in various connective situations to be reduced by as much as 84% to 91%.

The Oxfordshire based Schöck design team is on hand to provide specifiers, structural engineers and contractors with a high service support level. This now includes an in-house thermal-modelling capability and additional support in the form of a complete library of information available as hard copy, or downloadable information from the website. There is a 20 page ‘Specifiers Handbook‘, which provides an overview and introduction to the Schöck Isokorb®; and a comprehensive 236 page ‘Technical Guide’ which displays in detail the complete range of thermal break applications for all construction types.

For your free copy of the Specifiers Guide and /or the Technical Guide contact Schöck Ltd on 01865 290 890.

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Dallmer Channels In Hyde Park’s Finest One Hyde Park is one of the latest, smartest and certainly the most exclusive addresses in London, having the wonders of Knightsbridge on one side and the tranquil beauty of the Park itself on the other. To a very striking design by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners, the new apartment complex is in four high rise ‘pavilions’ angled to attract maximum light into all parts of the buildings. The tasteful interior designs of Candy & Candy are to the exacting and opulent standards to be expected in such a prestigious location and at One Hyde Park everything is of the very best.

These high standards apply down to the smallest details and it comes as no surprise that the floor channelling in the ‘wet rooms’ in 169 of the luxury apartment was specified as CeraLine Plan W and supplied by Dallmer Ltd. of Lavenham. CeraLine Plan W, manufactured to the highest standards by parent company Dallmer GmbH, one of the leading names throughout Europe for bathroom drainage systems, has the priceless advantage that it can be supplied in made to measure lengths leaving no joins to offend the discerning eye.

CeraLine was not only chosen for its aesthetics, however, for the entire linear drainage system is precision crafted with the installer as well the end user in mind. The channel is of 304 standard stainless steel and the trap of durable polypropylene, while a reliable and permanently flush surface is ensured by the simple use of sound-absorbing adjustable levelling legs.

A lasting bond to the floor tiling is guaranteed by an integral sand coated flange and the CeraLine Plan W system includes all the components and accessories that a plumber could desire.

While the large scale effects of the very best in architecture and interior design are what will be remembered by visitors to One Hyde Park, details are just as important for the inhabitants of these luxurious apartments. The high quality, reliability and long life offered in details such as Dallmer’s floor channels will help maintain the quality that is promised by Richard Rogers’ grand design.

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Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Delivers Sustainable M&E Solutions At Thomas Tallis School Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES) has recently completed a £9 million mechanical and electrical (M&E) contract as part of the £50 million re-development of Kent’s Thomas Tallis School, one of the largest secondary schools in the South East.

Working with main contractor Balfour Beatty, BBES delivered a range of sustainable building services at the 20,500m2 new-build facility including a biomass boiler and PIR controlled lighting and water systems. BBES also utilised offsite manufacture to deliver three fully-serviced rooftop plant rooms – prefabricated at the company’s Modular Systems + facility in Wednesbury, West Midlands.

Incorporating all M&E containment including pipework and ductwork for heating services, the three 4m x 4m plant rooms were delivered fully wired for a smooth, efficient installation completed in just one working day. Using an on-site tower crane, BBES transported the plant rooms into position onto the school’s roof, reducing hours required on site, removing the various safety risks of working and assembly at height. This offsite approach also helps to ensure quality control whilst minimising waste, a reflection of the company’s commitment to delivering sustainable build solutions.

The project also included the integration of energy saving occupancy control of domestic water services to toilet and changing areas, so the water system switches off when students and staff are not there.

An intelligent BMS system was also installed to allow the control and

monitoring of the full site from the Facilities Management office.

These additional sustainable initiatives, along with the biomass boiler and use of offsite fabrication to minimise waste, has helped to reduce the environmental impact of the building, improve its life costs and promote a collective responsibility to sustainability – in line with Balfour Beatty Group’s sustainability vision.

The successful use of modularisation at Thomas Tallis School has enabled BBES to promote its numerous benefits – including safety, sustainability and efficiency – at future M&E projects in the educational sector.

In line with the company’s Zero Harm strategy, the Thomas Tallis School project was successfully completed over 570 days without a reportable or major accident – with offsite modularisation playing a part in these impressive safety figures by reducing the hours on site and utilising a controlled factory environment.

Now complete, the new Thomas Tallis School will welcome nearly 2,000 pupils to a state-of-the-art school facility. The project’s successful delivery further emphasises BBES’ ability to design, supply and install complex M&E schemes safely and sustainably whilst demonstrating the numerous benefits of offsite modularisation.

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Elta Fans’ Units Fitted To Trio Of New-Build Tesco Stores

Ventrolla Step In To Save Cheshire Church’s Windows

As work for the major UK supermarket chains is increasing for Midlands manufacturer, Elta Fans, a further three Tesco stores have been fitted with units supplied by the Kingswinford-based fan manufacturer. The new multi-million pound Tesco Extra concept store in Dudley was fitted with two SLC Long Cased axial fans, two LC non-select axial fans, four SCP Compact Plate fans, one SJ Jetflow and one SB CON Biflow fan. In the heart of Bedworth, Warwickshire, the new Tesco store was fitted with four SQS Quietflow Single fans, two SCH Heritage roof fans and two LC non-select, long-cased axial fans. The store in Crewe included SQS (Quietflow Single), SCH (Heritage) and SLC (Long Cased) axial fans. www.eltafans.com

Ventrolla Lancashire has successfully completed a renovation project at St Vincent de Paul’s church in Altrincham, Cheshire. Two casement bay windows and 32 sash windows were restored at the presbytery, home to the church’s three priests and the main location for the running of the parish. The bay windows of the Cheshire church building were suffering from wet rot and Ventrolla used its expertise to repair the wood ensuring the original aesthetics of the windows were not lost. Ventrolla installed its unique Perimeter Sealing System (VPSS) to draught proof the windows, making them more energy efficient and less prone to leaks.

Ventrolla offers a bespoke renovation service for timber sliding sash and casement windows, as well as timber doors. www.ventrolla.co.uk

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Gilgen Doors Installed At UK’s First ‘Super’ Food Waste Plant Gilgen Door Systems UK Ltd has provided Biffa (Waste Services) Ltd with a total of 25 door systems for the UK’s first `super ’ food anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Cannock, Staffordshire. Gilgen installed eight high speed doors, seven insulated roller shutter doors, two steel roller shutter doors and eight steel personnel doors together with a bespoke master interface control system.

The high speed and roller shutter doors have been installed in the main tipping hall.

The hall features four vehicle lanes which are each fitted with an external roller shutter door for security, a high speed door at the lane entrance for odour control and heat retention and a further internal high speed door installed at the end of each lane giving access to the collection hopper. The doors operate via induction loops set into the concrete floor and are interlinked via a bespoke master interface control system which ensures that only one door opens at a time helping to keep noise, odour and heatloss at a minimum. Each high speed door is fitted with aluminium bottom edge profile making them suitable for high wind loading and an optical safety bottom edge.

Gilgen also provided steel personnel doors fitted with external digital access control for safe emergency exit together with everyday secure access. www.gilgendoorsystems.co.uk Enquiry No 72

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Shared Ownership Apartments Go Green With NIBE Energy Systems Shared ownership apartments in the North West are leading the way with energy saving technologies thanks to NIBE Energy Systems. Liberty Place - a modern, purpose-built block of one and two-bedroomed apartments in St Helens, Merseyside â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has become one of the latest schemes to introduce NIBE Energy Systems eco-friendly technologies and provide residents with heat and cost effective energy solutions. Commissioned by Helena Living, part of Merseyside-based social landlord Helena Partnerships and built by Cruden Construction, the scheme boasts exhaust air heat pumps which work by harvesting the heat energy created from human habitation and passing it through a new generation NIBE unit, where an ultra-efficient heat exchanger increases its temperature before recycling it back into the heating and hot water system. The exhaust air is eventually expelled into the outside atmosphere during natural ventilation at a temperature close to zero, reducing carbon emissions as well as creating substantial energy

savings. Early impressions from residents at Liberty Place reveal that NIBE units, which fulfill all the central heating and hot water requirements for each of their homes, are just as heat effective as they are cost effective. The NIBE unit incorporates a super insulated stainless steel hot water cylinder and circulation pumps in one sleek and compact unit, making it easy to fit into a cupboard.

Although comparatively new in the UK, exhaust air recovery has been popular in Sweden - where NIBE exhaust air heat pumps are designed and made - proving the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capabilities and efficiencies in colder temperatures.

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