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MODERN PUBLIC SECTOR BUILDING DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE december march 2015 2016

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Comar Makes Light Work Of Façade Work

Top Marks For Ahmarra!

The University of Birmingham’s new Chamberlain Hall Student Accommodation is an impressive example of regeneration. The façade had to provide function as well as form. Natural ventilation was a must, however, in keeping with the structured façade, open-in windows were required fronted with ventilation panels, to allow ventilation yet not impact on the façades integrity. Making the façade work and integrate with all the cladding elements involved Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems designing new methods of fixing. The flush façade was a must and all the elements: Comar Glazing, Mesh and Copper panels needed to integrate. One of the engineering challenges on the project was the connection of the perforated copper cladding panels to the Comar 6EFT curtain walling. The team designed a bespoke capping profile which was extruded with re-enforced walls capable of fixing the copper panels directly to it. A heavy duty pressure plate with a fixing port arrangement, was used to mechanically fix the capping to the pressure plate. Subsequent regular fixings then transmitted the applied loads back to the rear structural mullion member to ensure there was no thermal bridging. www.comar-alu.co.uk

Specialist timber fire door manufacturer, Ahmarra have relaunched their popular ‘Education Range’ of doorsets for schools to include even more product information and technical guidance.

“The re-launch of the Education Range has generated a great deal of interest from architects and contractors in this sector, who appreciate a more simplified process” said Sam Doran, Ahmarra’s Sales Director.”

Ahmarra’s range of high performance timber doorsets and glazed screens are particularly suited to school environments and areas of high footfall that often have specific fire, acoustic and safety requirements. The latest brochure for the Education Range can be downloaded from www.ahmarra.co.uk Enquiry No 3

Keeping Children Safe From Falling Roof Tiles

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According to Aviva, storm force winds, sub-zero temperatures and snow pose a growing threat to roofs.

Dislodged materials present a major risk of injury, particularly in areas like school playgrounds and town centres. Insurance claims in such situations have exceeded £10,000* so straightforward preventative measures can pay considerable dividends throughout the year.

A Klober Trapac® Tile & Snow Guard will catch tile and mortar fragments but allow melting snow to pass through.

Lightweight, simple to connect support brackets are suitable for flat or profiled concrete interlocking tiles and need no support battens. www.klober.co.uk Enquiry No 4

Marmox Thermoblock Specified For Low Energy Extension To Kent School The construction of a new extension to the teaching facilities at Glebe School in West Wickham, Kent, has featured the use of 140 mm wide Thermoblock units manufactured by Marmox Limited, specified to carry the main structural envelope of the two-storey building.

The incorporation of Thermoblocks at the wall-floor junction results in the virtual elimination of the heat loss at this cold bridge. The new building will provide the secondary school with a number of facilities including an art-room, additional classrooms and new washrooms. Furthermore, as is common now in the education sector, the extension has been designed to achieve very good standards of energy consumption through high levels of insulation.

Marmox Thermoblocks are ideally suited to this ‘Fabric First’ approach and are regularly used to address the problem of perimeter heat loss at both ground and upper floor levels in either timber frame or more traditional masonry construction.

Thermoblock, which has a compressive strength of 9N/mm2 was specified for this demanding application of footing the supporting walls. Thermoblock then serves to greatly extend the heat flow path for the critical floor/wall junction throughout the life of the building.

The 600 mm long units incorporate mini columns of high strength concrete to support the load of the wall above, while the low lambda value insulation effectively lengthens the path for cold-bridging. www.marmox.co.uk Enquiry No 5

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ROCKFON Creates The Perfect Learning Environment St Joseph’s Secondary School, set in a picturesque village in County Clare is a new state-of-the art learning facility created as part of an ambitious multi-million Schools Bundle 4 PPP Programme. ROCKFON® ceiling solutions were installed to help create the ideal conditions for learning and enhance the architect’s contemporary design.

Pat McManamon expands on why ROCKFON Artic and ROCKFON Tropic were the preferred choice: “The tiles have a very white and attractive finish which fits with the school’s minimalist design. The availability of a concealed grid system in the same range and finish was also a deciding factor in selecting ROCKFON for these projects.”

Pat McManamon from BAM Building Ltd, Ireland, was involved in the selection of ROCKFON ceilings for this project “We chose ROCKFON because their ceiling systems met (and exceeded in most cases) the acoustic requirements set out by the Department of Education. Fire safety is paramount in schools and ROCKFON ceiling systems conform to the safest fire classification, Class A1 fire resistance.”

The white, smooth surface of ROCKFON Tropic ceiling tiles offers 85% light reflectance and full light diffusion helping make effective use of available natural light. These excellent lighting conditions help improve the working environment and contribute to a reduction in energy costs.

ROCKFON® Koral™ was fitted in the shower and wet rooms at St Joseph’s as it has a wipeable, micro-textured surface that can cope with increased humidity and the need for regular cleaning with a damp cloth or sponge.

SIG Ireland supplied the ceiling tiles.

Education buildings need to provide both functional and pleasant spaces.

Major contributors to this are light and sound. ROCKFON® Artic™ satisfies these requirements which is why it was installed in classrooms, offices and circulation spaces. ROCKFON Artic tiles have a smooth, white surface, which offers optimum light reflection, contributing to a comfortable environment with low glare and reduced eye disturbance. ROCKFON Artic also provides enhanced sound absorption (0.8aw) to ensure teachers can communicate so that students can perform at their best.

ROCKFON® Tropic™ D concealed edge ceiling tiles were specifically chosen for the special needs unit. Acoustics are an integral part of the design for these areas. ROCKFON Tropic provides Class A sound absorption which helps create a learning environment that offers optimum speech intelligibility which is essential for all children, but particularly those with learning difficulties.

ROCKFON ceiling tiles remain dimensionally stable even at humidity levels of up to 100% relative humidity. This unique performance characteristic enabled the contractor to reduce the original specification of 7-8 different ceiling tiles to just three – saving on installation time and material costs.

Once the ROCKFON systems were selected by BAM, ROCKFON worked closely with each of the contractors and the Design Team to ensure everyone was happy with the outcome.

ROCKFON has an unrivalled level of experience in the education sector.

With an impressive track record backed by in-house technical support, ROCKFON area managers can provide advice on how to create a school building that satisfies regulations and is an inspiring place to learn. www.rockfon.co.uk Enquiry No 6

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Portakabin Group Hands Over 1st New School In £28M EFA Surrey And Kent Batch – On Time And On Budget Off-site construction specialist, the Portakabin Group, has handed over the first new school in the £28 million Surrey and Kent batch of the Priority School Building Programme. The £5.6 million building for Pyrford Primary School near Woking was successfully delivered on time and on budget.

The scheme for 480 children has replaced two outdated 1960s buildings which Portakabin will now demolish. Pyrford is the first of six primary schools in the Surrey and Kent region being rebuilt by the Portakabin Group under the Government’s Priority School Building Programme (PSBP), in contracts worth in the region of £28 million.

and what has been achieved in just a few months. We are all very happy with the end result.”

Each scheme has been designed in line with stringent Department for Education teaching standards to create outstanding learning environments and is being delivered using Yorkon advanced off-site building solutions.

The new school is designed to have high levels of natural light to improve concentration levels, and increased access and space for outdoor play and learning. Features include:

The use of off-site construction has halved the programme time for completion and occupation at Pyrford, ready for the start of the 2016/17 academic year. The approach has also avoided any interruption to teaching on a constrained rural site which is immediately adjacent to the original school.

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Kathryn Krynicki, Head Teacher at Pyrford Primary School said, “We just love our new school! It is bright, light and very spacious. The teaching areas are wonderful learning environments for children and we now realise what poor conditions we had to endure in our old buildings for so many years.”

“The Portakabin team has been brilliant throughout and the finishing and attention to detail is to a very high standard. We also really appreciated our tour of the factory in York to see our school being built at first hand – an experience which we could then share with the children. Parents and governors have been really delighted and astonished with the new facilities

Richard Crosby, Project Director at the Education Funding Agency said, “We are very happy with the new school for Pyrford Primary. The quality of the building is very good and we look forward to the successful delivery of the other Priority School Building Programme projects in the Surrey and Kent batch and to achieving even greater efficiencies with the use of off-site construction.”

16 bright classrooms with dual aspect natural light A double-height multi-purpose hall Two teaching wings organised around an internal central ‘street’ to allow good passive supervision and provide informal group learning space and break-out zones.

Externally the building has been finished in a materials palette of brickwork, neutral white render, and panelised metal in white, dark grey and subtle blues to complement the rural surroundings.

For further information about Yorkon off-site building solutions from the Portakabin Group for primary and secondary education, call 0845 2000 123, emailinfo@yorkon.co.uk or visit www.yorkon.co.uk.

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School Washroom Dryers Deliver Energy Efficiency, Maintenance And Safety Boost The UK’s latest school building programmes have enabled architects, specifiers and business managers to apply new, more advanced technologies to ensure much of the wastage experienced in school operations of the past can be avoided. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the creation of the new Chaddesden Park Primary School in Derby, which opened in June following a two-year building programme.

Hundreds of schoolchildren are benefiting from improved school facilities here thanks to the Priority School Building Programme, a scheme in which Derby City Council partnered with the Education Funding Agency and main contractor Bowmer and Kirkland. The collaboration has worked together successfully to deliver six new schools across the city in a programme valued at £28 million.

In creating the new Chaddesden Park Primary School, the city council’s education department has been able to conclude the merger of two separate schools, a plan which was initiated in 2014 as part of a programme to improve the quality and efficiency of schools city-wide. The new two-storey building has been built to the latest building standards and provides 2100 sq. m. of floor space accommodating 402 pupils ranging from the ages of 3-11.

With the teaching staff and school management team being only too aware of the operational challenges that the previous 1960s buildings had presented, they were very keen to ensure the products specified throughout the building ticked all the boxes for reliability, practicality, safety and energy efficiency.

This focus extended to the washrooms which is where the school has experienced some remarkable improvements.

The two floors provide classrooms and support facilities for different key stage groups, with infants accommodated on the ground floor and juniors upstairs. Each floor has its own washroom but both are equipped to be low maintenance, safe and energy efficient thanks to the installation of Biobot and Ecodriers from Derby firm LowEnergyHandDryers.com.

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Joyce Gallagher, Chaddesden Park Primary School Business Manager explains: “The two previous school buildings were 60 years old and had gone beyond their efficient service life, so moving to the new building was transformational for everyone. The team behind the school’s development left no stone unturned when it came to selecting the products and services that would best help the city council’s overarching goal of minimising operating costs, and our washroom design and specification was a particular focus.

“The washrooms in our previous school buildings utilised paper towels for the children to dry their hands. This created daily problems for us – at the simplest level, washrooms needed to be cleaned and tidied at very frequent intervals as the children disposed of their used paper towels on the floors rather than in the bins provided.

“Paper towels had to be replenished frequently too which was not always practical in a busy school and the consumption level meant we were spending a large amount on towels every year. So reducing this cleaning and replenishment regime was something we knew we had to address a priority for the new building in order to run more efficiently.

“The towels were also the cause of toilet blockages which resulted in numerous plumbing call-outs – this made a significant dent in the school’s annual maintenance budget.”

The school opted to install the latest generation of low energy hand dryers to avoid the issues it had experienced with paper towels. These were supplied

by LowEnergyHandDryers.com and installed by Derry Building Services, a division of Bowmer & Kirkland and one of the most technically advanced mechanical and electrical design and build contractors in the UK. www.lowenergyhanddryers.com Enquiry No 8

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Trend Provides Cavendish Close Junior School With A Best In Class BEMS Cavendish Close Junior School is a large educational facility located in Chaddesden, a suburb of Derby. Having recently been rebuilt, a Building Energy Management System (BEMS) from Trend Control Systems is now used to maximise energy efficiency and create optimum comfort conditions for pupils and staff.

Bowmer and Kirkland (B&K) was the main contractor on the project and called upon its subsidiary, Newark based Integrated BMS to configure a solution. The company’s managing director, Jason Harper, says, ‘We had no hesitation in recommending a Trend BEMS for use at Cavendish Close Junior School.’

The BEMS was configured to manage and control all the plant and building services and, in line with its corporate policy of always ‘going the extra mile’, Integrated BMS conducted significant research and development work with B&K, Trend and Nuaire. Trend’s advanced IQeco controllers were delivered to site, integrated within mechanical heat recovery units supplied by Nuaire, who are a Trend Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Heat recovery units deliver fresh tempered air into occupied areas whilst displacing stale air, to create a healthy and comfortable learning environment. The units are seamlessly integrated into Trend’s BEMS, with all the advantages that this offers in terms of optimising energy use.

Integrated BMS developed an operational strategy that would work within the specified project budget and allow each mechanical heat recovery unit to run as efficiently as possible.

The BEMS has created a simple single control system that offers an energy efficient, holistic and easy to use solution for end users. It also eliminated complicated integration through the specification of a backward compatible system – something that will help reduce future lifecycle and energy costs. Looking ahead, it has given Integrated BMS insight into areas that could be further refined in the future. This includes automated window control and redesigning the Trend 963 Supervisor graphical user interface (GUI) to make it as simple as possible to use by introducing big buttons on the screen, and developing a separate teacher and maintenance staff log-in system. www.trendcontrols.com Enquiry No 9

Flame-Free Roofing Solutions For All Your School’s Needs There is growing demand for improved safety within the education sector, especially in relation to refurbishing school and academy buildings. In response, flat roof manufacturer Bauder has developed various high-performance waterproofing solutions over the years that can be installed using flame-free methods; removing the need for a naked flame or hot bitumen at roof top or ground level.

Bauder’s bituminous system Airtech has been specifically developed to meet the need for improved safety, combining the latest generation of heat activated self-adhesives, polyurethane adhesives and hot air welding for an unrivalled flame-free installation that is faster, cleaner, quieter and safer than traditional pour and roll or torch-applied methods.

Bauder’s cold liquid applied systems, LiquiTEC, are based on the most advanced PMMA (Poly Methyl Methacrylate) resin technology, combining ease of application, exceptionally fast cure and durability without using any hot works, making them suitable for use in all kinds of flat roof, balcony, walkway and terrace waterproofing applications. The fast curing times and cold application make this an ideal solution for refurbishing school buildings; as it causes minimal site disruption, the roof area can be accessed within hours of installation and it delivers a UV stable, seamless waterproof membrane of the highest quality.

Bauder’s single ply waterproofing systems, Thermofol (PVC) and Thermoplan (FPO), offer a lightweight, fast track, flame-free installation suitable for new build or refurbishment projects. The systems are installed using hot air welding techniques with mechanical fastenings or adhesive bonding to provide high-performance solutions, which are durable and give excellent fire resistance. The membranes deliver strong and flexible polymeric waterproofing that is resistant to weathering, chemical oxidisation and UV radiation. They not only possess exceptional performance characteristics but are also incredibly versatile to meet the specific design challenges of each individual project. www.bauder.co.uk Enquiry No 10

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Glassolutions Chosen For Lendlease London School High performance glass and an excellent value engineering approach from GLASSOLUTIONS has played a major part in the delivery of the St John Bosco College and Wandsworth Residential Surrey Lane scheme, a sustainable college and Code level 4 and 5 housing development in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Opened in September 2015, St John Bosco College is a voluntaryaided school within the trusteeship of the Salesian of Don Bosco and the Archdiocese of Southwark, whose ethos is based on the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and the educational approach of Saint John Bosco - with the capacity to cater for over 1,300 students. Whilst its admissions policy gives priority to children in Catholic primary schools, it welcomes students from other faiths and backgrounds.

Its new premises form part of a £50m mixed use development

by Lendlease which also provides a range of 100 new homes on the site. Working with London architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Lendlease committed to delivering sustainable residential and educational buildings, designing in air source heating, a range of water saving and sustainable transport measures as well as building in ‘lean and clean’ design measures.

The four-storey school complex comprises steel frame construction with primarily brick and wooden clad finish and uses high performance glazing widely throughout to maximise natural light whilst offering excellent thermal performance and

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minimising solar gain. GLASSOLUTIONS worked with leading architectural aluminium systems company Metal Technology to supply and install glazing in a contract valued at around £2.5m.

A stringent glazing specification saw standard glazing in the college buildings featuring argon gas filled 16mm double glazed units with black warm edge spacer between 6mm SGG SECURIT HST outer panes and 6.8mm SGG STADIP PLANITHERM ULTRA N inner panes. Solar control glazing units featured 6mm SGG SECURIT HST COOL-LITE SKN 174 II outer panes and 6.8mm SGG STADIP inner panes whilst rooflights combined 8mm SGG SECURIT HST PLANITHERM ULTRA N II and 8.8mm SGG STADIP glass.

Solar glazing and standard glazing also featured in the residential buildings with the Code level 5 town houses including triple glazed units with 6mm SGG SECURIT HST PLANITHERM ULTRA N II and 4mm SGG SECURIT HST separating two 16mm argon gas filled cavities.

Having already established a good working relationship with GLASSOLUTIONS on the Ministry of Justice Framework, Lendlease appointed the UK based glass supplier in competitive tender on the basis of their value for money and technical support in a project which required tight fiscal control and delivering within tight timescales. www.glassolutions.co.uk Enquiry No 11

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Secure Education Access From Tormax Situated in a busy location in the Tower Hamlets area of London, the Central Foundation Girls’ School now benefits from a TORMAX automatic entrance system, designed in conjunction with S&D Contracting Services Ltd. With a contemporary aluminium profile, the two glass swing doors are powered by technologically advanced TORMAX iMotion 1201 drives. Delivering improved security, the new doors allows reception staff to safely control visitors into the school, with teachers having swipe card access.

With an installation height of just 85mm and a length of 640mm, the TORMAX 1201 operator is sufficiently compact to make installation possible in most locations. Housed in an anodized aluminium casing, it is a discreet and unobtrusive solution.

As with all TORMAX automatic door drives, the 1201 deliver outstanding reliability in the long-term with minimum requirements for routine maintenance. Whisper-quiet operation is assured thanks to the precision engineered, high-torque motor developed at the TORMAX HQ in Switzerland.

Allowing the school to minimise energy requirements and to precisely match door operation to user requirements, the TORMAX 1201 operator has a number of different settings. In addition to Full Power mode, the swing door can be set to Power Assist mode which helps users open the door manually or Low Energy mode which to limits power and speed and is useful for periods of relatively low traffic.

As the 1201 door drive is modular by design, as requirements at the school change over time, the entrance can easily be upgraded with additional functions, such as the Multi Door Module that allows communication between multiple drives and also links to building management systems. www.tormax.co.uk Enquiry No 12

Glassolutions Provides IGU Solutions In QAS’S Loughborough College Refurb Further education students in Leicestershire are benefiting from an enhanced learning environment thanks to the benefits that a new external envelope has brought featuring aluminium curtain walling and ribbon windows by QAS (Queniborough Aluminium Services).

Loughborough College’s £14 million refurbishment project has transformed its six-floor A-block and other buildings on campus dating back to the 1960s. The buildings have been remodelled to provide state-of-the-art accommodation.

Working for main contractor Willmott Dixon, QAS was commissioned to manufacture and install curtain walling and ribbon windows throughout the multistorey building.

Following a full initial survey of the structure, QAS provided extensive pre-contract detailing and specification support in order to arrive at the most effective solution.

The Technal FXi 65 system was used to create the ribbon windows. This thermally enhanced aluminium system was chosen to provide very effective thermal insulation and optimise energy efficiency of the building in use. In addition, QAS provided Technal MX curtain walling to the stairwells with this system also chosen for its excellent thermal insulation properties as well as to deliver an aesthetically superior result.

The windows and curtain walling were complemented by the automatic entrance doors that QAS also installed, using Tormax 2201 sliding door operators. Working with IGU (insulating glass unit) supply chain partner GLASSOLUTIONS, QAS ensured the glazing specification optimised the building’s energy efficiency and comfort for building users. The majority of the windows featured SGG Securit with SGG Planitherm Ultra N IGU’s and 6.8mm Stadip where enhanced security was required. www.glassolutions.co.uk Enquiry No 13

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Bauder Delivers Largest Solar Array In Higher Education Sector The University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol has recently quadrupled its solar generating capacity through the installation of 1,731 solar panels, which will enable it to produce over 400 MWh of electricity each year and making it the largest solar panel array in the UK university sector.

welding method by renewable energy specialists Dulas. This installation technique means that the roof is not compromised by penetrations for fixings nor is it ballasted, which would add additional weight loading to the roof.

The new photovoltaic system will generate at least 74.32 Megawatt Hours of solar power each year which should; cover half of the energy consumed within the building, save around 200 tonnes of carbon and provide annual savings of over £50,000 a year. The university is highly committed to sustainability and energy efficiency, and this solar project is just part of a much wider plan to achieve its carbon reduction goals and enhance local renewable energy capacity.

The new solar array has been installed on the roof of the University Enterprise Zone (UEZ) and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, which have both undergone extensive refurbishment as part of the required works.

Prior to the solar panels being installed, approved contractor Mitie Tilley Roofing overlaid the original failing single ply waterproofing with over 12,000m2 of Bauder’s lightweight, robust PVC single ply waterproofing system Thermofol. The solar modules, which weigh just 12Kg/m2, were then fitted onto the waterproofing using a unique penetration-free, GO!PUBLIC : DECember 2016

Fabia Jeddere-Fisher, Energy Engineer at UWE, stated, “From its conception, we chose a roofing system that would mean the flat roof would not need to be strengthened if we chose to add solar panels. Normally, panels placed on flat roofs require either weighing down or fixings that penetrate the roof membrane, which can introduce the risk of leaks. The system we have chosen means that the panels are welded into place, reducing load, and reducing the need for roof penetrations. The University will use 100% of the power generated by the PV array, which will be equal to the amount generated by nearly 200 homes with solar panels. As a large organisation we want to set an example for others to undertake similar projects.” www.bauder.co.uk Enquiry No 14

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Extra Student Accommodation Available At Nottingham Trent University Thanks To RCM And Elite Cladding Systems’ Support A new purpose built student accommodation block at 95, Talbot Street in Nottingham has been built with the support of RCM Ltd and Elite Cladding Systems Limited The construction project was completed, ready for the start of the new academic year. It offers 77 bedrooms of mixed size accommodation and is in very close proximity to Nottingham Trent University’s main campus.

Elite Construction had been commissioned to design, supply and install ACM rainscreen cladding by the Titan Group, the main contractor of the project. In turn, Elite Cladding Systems Limited appointed RCM Ltd to supply Vitrabond, Dafa Tape and RooFoil to ensure a reliable supply of quality materials.

Vitrabond is a lightweight metal composite cladding panel, ideal for external facades, fascia, rainscreen cladding and sun blades. Vitrabond consists of two aluminium or other natural metal cover sheets, enclosing a polyethylene, fire rated or A2 core. This simple concept gives it a wide variety of advantages for both Architects and Installers. It is stable, yet readily mouldable, extremely weather resistant, and very easy to install.DAFA vapour barrier tape is a part of DAFA AirStop System and is a strong adhesive tape for bonding vapour barrier foils. www.buildingboards.co.uk Enquiry No 15

Reducing Noise In The First Welsh Passivhaus School The Burry Port Community School is the first Passivhaus School in Wales. In a design collaboration between Carmarthenshire County Council and Architype architects, this ground-breaking project unites the town’s infant and junior schools, accommodating 210 pupils and a 30-space nursery class. Its aesthetically pleasing, comfortable and noise reduced environment is also a showcase for the use of Troldtekt acoustic panels.

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

The choice of Passivhaus, lies with Carmarthenshire’s ongoing commitment towards long-term sustainability, with the standard providing the most rigorous energy certification in Europe. Based on simple, robust principles, this depends on high quality design and thorough construction with a focus on continuous airtightness, insulation, and solar gain to deliver exceptionally low energy performance and high internal comfort and dramatically reduced energy costs.

A major contribution to the pleasant environment was the choice of Danish manufactured Troldtekt acoustic ceiling panels, especially in the classrooms and potentially noisy open spaces. Specified throughout the UK and Europe, the benefits of the 100% natural wood fibres panels include high sound absorption, high durability, natural breathability, low cost life cycle performance and sustainability documented by Cradle to Cradle certification at silver level.

The panels are used to improve acoustics in many different projects, such as schools, leisure centres, pools, commercial and public buildings.

Available in various sizes and in three grades from ultrafine to coarse, they can be left untreated or painted in virtually any RAL colour.

For samples and comprehensive technical information tel 01978 664255 or visit www.troldtekt.co.uk Enquiry No 16 GO!PUBLIC : DECember 2016

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Pop Up Power Supplies® Offer Retractable Service Units Which Supply Electricity, Water And Air To Public Spaces Ranging from historic sites, town squares, universities, market places, parks and sports stadiums, Pop Up Power Supplies® offer a range of practical and effective retractable service units which provide a safe, secure and silent outdoor power source. Due to their retractable nature, the units can be used in a variety of places that require subtlety and the ability to disappear when not required. They offer possibilities for more varied uses, giving stadiums new life long after their planned functions.

A series of standard products are available as well as bespoke units with recessed tops that can accommodate different paving. Pop Up Power Supplies® also supply electricity through In-Ground Units with flip top lids and Street Bollards in a variety of designs to suit the surroundings. Pop Up Power Supplies® launched their new range of Flip Lid Power Units at this year’s Civils Expo, part of UK Construction Week 2016.

Featuring a new and improved design, with a new hydraulic system to open the lid, a sturdier case, and a more practical arrangement for the power sockets and cables within the unit, the new In-Ground Unit from Pop Up Power Supplies® is an important development for the company.

Pop Up Power Supplies® have worked with clients up and down the country, providing efficient, sympathetic utility solutions in busy public areas. www.popuppower.co.uk Enquiry No 17

Marmox Multiboard Peterborough Pool Swimming pools present a notoriously aggressive environment for building materials including reinforced concrete, so it is a measure of Marmox Multiboard’s inherent durability and other attributes that it has been specified for an unusually challenging refurbishment contract at a leisure centre in Peterborough. The Regional Fitness & Swimming Centre is just a short walk from Peterborough Cathedral in the city centre and is popular with families as well as clubs and schools, attracted by the facilities and modern styling.

Unfortunately, however, the warm moist conditions had caused areas of the paintwork around insides of the very large skylights to peel. High above the water and with asbestos present in the original lining panels, this meant a maintenance nightmare.

Main contractor Amey was successful in tendering for the wider project, but brought in Commercial Rope Access with its team of abseillers to tackle relining the nine rooflights: each of which measures 8.5 x 4.5 metres and is five metres deep. Working at night, the four man team, with a fifth assisting on the ground, erected an ‘umbrella’ structure beneath each rooflight in turn to prevent any tools or debris falling into the water.

Then following the specification for the upgrade, half-size sheets of Marmox Multiboard, measuring 1250 x 600 mm, were able to be fixed directly over the top of the existing asbestos based substrate, the Multiboards also offer a greatly improved thermal performance which will help prevent problems of condensation forming. The boards had been treated with one coat of EP150 on the reverse side and received a further two coats on the visible face. www.marmox.co.uk Enquiry No 18

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Impressive Center Parcs Roof Refurb Completed With Zero Guest Disruption With capacity for almost 4000 guests and 96% occupancy, keeping the central area of Center Parcs Longleat Forest open was key to the refurbishment of its impressive Subtropical Swimming Paradise. A massive challenge for Delomac Roofing, the project to renew the roof with a Sika Sarnafil membrane was accomplished with two years of meticulous planning and 30 months of onsite construction. Originally completed in 1994, the Subtropical Swimming Paradise roof and glazed rain-screen systems were in need of refurbishment. The new roof installation was planned in close discussion with the Sika Sarnafil and Delomac supply chain, developing the specification to address all the client’s strict performance, environmental and aesthetic requirements.

Chris Meadows, Technical Advisor, Sika Sarnafil explained: “The client needed a durable, long lasting roof system that would complement the woodland setting. This was complicated by differences between the swimming pool side and the dry side, which contain restaurants and meeting rooms.We proposed two distinct solutions– a mechanically fastened system using Sarnafil S327-18EL for the dry side and an adhered system using Sarnafil G410-18EL for the more humid area. Both were specified in Patina Green to blend with the natural environment. Sarnafil membranes use a naked flame-free application method, the obvious choice for an open site.”

An innovative temporary terraced platform was designed and installed, suspended underneath the main structure by cables and lattice beam scaffold units. Work was carried out over 16 separate sections, like a wagon wheel – ensuring the structure was not compromised by uneven load distribution. This stepped, terraced temporary roof was then covered with plywood and completely weathered by Delomac with a Sarnafil membrane.

With the temporary roof in place, existing glazing and coverings could be safely removed, maintaining water-tightness with guests enjoying the facilities below. Scheduled over more than two years, this way

of working resulted in a dry building envelope, despite some of the wettest weather on record. Comprehensive vapour barrier measures were used on the pool side of the building to ensure the high humidity chlorinated environment was contained. Robust SFS sealant and Sarnafil metal-lined vapour barrier detailing at all Glulam beams and fascia interfaces ensured no risk of condensation.

Sarnafil membrane and accessories were used for all the coverings, and again overall specification development was tailored to suit the varying build-ups; new, overlay, bonded and mechanically fastened.

An increased thickness membrane was manufactured in one single batch to ensure colour consistency. Sika added further value with an impressive 17 visits to the site by the Applications Team to advice and support.

Brendan McNulty, Delomac Roofing, described the challenges the team faced during the project: “Installation methods and curved roof areas required our operatives to work from harness and rope access.

We developed an innovative material loading trolley with the builder to deliver materials to the work sections safely, without compromising finishes.”

“Workmanship standards remained exceptionally high, despite the challenging logistics, and met the client requirement of consistent lap and detail arrangement. This was also helped by the quality of the Sarnafil membranes. The finished installation has transformed the internal and external appearance of the building. Rooflights and white soffit finished decking have provided a bright and airy environment, with the external green finish blending subtly with the landscape.

Most importantly, safe, unlimited guest access to the pool, restaurants and meeting areas was maintained throughout the entire project; something we’re very proud of.” www.sarnafil.co.uk Enquiry No 19

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Crittall Proves Popular At Poplar Crittall steel windows provided the original fenestration in the art deco Poplar public baths when they were built in 1934 in London’s East End. And weather-tight, energy efficient Crittall products were the ideal replacement when the Grade II listed building was refurbished and transformed into a state-of-the-art leisure centre that was re-opened this September.

The public building served the local population until it closed in 1986 and the fabric declined to the extent that it featured on English Heritage’s Buildings at Risk register.

But salvation came in 2012 when a four year transformation project commenced on behalf of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Brixton-based architects Pringle Richards Sharratt (PRS) designed a masterplan to restore and refurbish the most iconic parts of the original structure combined with some partial demolition and new build.

The design was undertaken in close co-operation with English Heritage and local conservation officers and it was in this respect that replacing the steel windows became an important consideration. “The original windows were Crittalls and we had the 1930’s architectural drawings to refer to,” says Malcolm MaGregor, director of PRS Architects. “We were looking to make sure that the building, both the existing and the new build additions, maintained a uniform feel in keeping with the conservation issues.

A mix of Crittall Corporate W20 fixed lights with screwed in vents, Corporate C2000 fixed lights and cold form doors were installed; more than 170 units in total. The slim profiles of the steel windows make a major contribution to the light and airey appearance of the sports hall with its arrangement of hyperbolic concrete arches.

Equally impressive are the two–storey high entrance door and window arrangement that are such a strong feature of the Egyptian style front elevation that faces the East India Dock Road. www.crittall-windows.co.uk Enquiry No 20

Fire And Water Resistance See Magply Picked To Play Vital Role For Bath Rugby The Recreation Ground in Bath is one of the crucibles of English rugby, famous long before the professional era and still a venue other Premiership and European sides frequently find presents a challenge they cannot meet. It is also a location that posed specific physical and technical questions for the materials used in building the new West Stand, which Magply met in full. The new Gem Stand sponsored by brewery Bath Ales, backs onto the River Avon which is prone to periodic flooding, while the project architects, Arena 1865 also had to take several other design criteria into consideration.

Project Architect, Simon Pugh-Jones outlined the long term ambitions for the ground as a resource to serve the people of Bath rather than just the rugby club, as well as the way Magply aligned with the demands of the most recent building project. He commented: “Our long term objective is to redevelop the ground and a year ago we embarked on a planning process to give certainty over the next four years while the bigger plan is considered and this involved building a new ‘temporary’ West Stand. This sits on the massive old base of the stand rebuilt after World War Two, with spreader plates to carry the steel frame. Unfortunately, however, the Rec is prone to flooding rapidly to a depth of a metre or more and therefore the building has to be resilient. Also safety requirements have been increased over the years and the new West Stand gives us better facilities including more toilets, more bars and better access and egress in an emergency.”

We looked at a full range of board solutions including high performance gypsum and recycled plastic, but when we got into the science and the costings, it soon became clear the only board which ticked all the boxes was Magply. If there is a flood we will be able to quickly wash it down and repaint it, while it will continue to offer full fire resistance. We didn’t need specialist installers and although some of those unfamiliar were sceptical to begin with, they soon found it easy to work with in achieving a neat fit, which also included some fire-boarding applications.” Simon summed up saying: “We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved with this project and the product gave us exactly what we wanted. As a club Bath is all about elite performance, constantly pushing forward and Magply fits with that ethos.” www.magply.co.uk Enquiry No 21

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Itec At Heart Of NHS Refurbishment Project Itec Contract Floors has provided over 1,000m2 of commercial vinyl flooring for Heartlands Education Centre Ltd, a crucial facility and the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust’s largest hospital site.

Hallways and classrooms were treated to Itec Concept Woods decorative vinyl in the rich oak hue of Santiago 749. These floors provide an exceptional level of durability, a large factor in keeping future expenditure capped. Where a sub-standard flooring option might require re-laying when faced with significant levels of footfall and wheeled traffic, Itec floors come readyequipped to deal with any challenge thrown their way.

Underfoot choice was also to hold easy-clean qualities, with a high percentage of the flooring laid in canteen and entrance areas where dirt and debris can become problematic. Over the coming months and years, the Hyperguard+ PUR surface of Concept Woods will not only help maintain its stunning looks, but will also save on the precious commodity of staff hours. www.itecfloors.co.uk Enquiry No 22

Gentle Care From Gerflor Kilbryde Hospice in East Kilbride, just south of Glasgow, is a voluntary independent 10-bed hospice providing specialist palliative care to patients with life-limiting progressive illnesses. As a new build the project needed some 2000m2 of high quality flooring that would not only look stunning, but would also stand up to the rigours of daily use. A mixture of Gerflor’s Taralay Impression Comfort, Creation 70 Luxury Vinyl Tile and Planks and Tarasafe™ Ultra H²O, together with products from their SPM handrails was specified. www.gerflor.co.uk Enquiry No 23

Big Foot Systems Answers DIY SOS From Great Ormond Street Hospital Big Foot Systems is thrilled to have helped Nick Knowles & the BBC DIY SOS team on a rooftop garden project at Great Ormond Street Hospital for children in London. The company supplied its very popular H Frame supports as part of the project which involved the creation of a rooftop garden area – a space which will provide a much needed sanctuary for children, carers and families at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The garden had its public debut at RHS Chelsea Flower Show on 23 May 2016 where it received a gold medal.

The award winning garden was then moved and adapted by the BBC DIY SOS team so it could be permanently sited at the hospital. www.bigfootsupport.com Enquiry No 24

Pendock Facilitates Calm Environment At Ipswich Oncology Day Unit Pendock, the UK’s leading encasement specialist, has supplied 14 column casings for the refurbishment of the Oncology Day Unit at Ipswich Hospital.

This is on the back of a successful scheme undertaken at Ashford Hospital, for whom the British company manufactured similar installations.

For the oncology unit refurbishment, though, a variety of column shapes have been specified; some have been tailored to fit around partition walls, while one even finishes on a top of a desk in this attractive and unusual redevelopment. Happily creating bespoke column casings is a routine exercise for Pendock, being that the company provides a full site survey, design and installation package – if needed - to ensure projects are well managed from start to finish.

Kier was the main contractor for the Ipswich day unit refurbishment and it specified a selection of semi-circular and quadrant form enclosures for the scheme. The laminated column casings are a robust 10mm in thickness and were fully preformed and trial assembled at Pendock’s factory in Telford to ensure accuracy.

For both shapes, there are some flat panels supplied, with aluminium top hat male and female joints provided to assist with straightforward assembly on site. The inner top and bottom collars were supplied in a striking diamond black laminate finish to complement the gleaming white surfaces of the enclosures, adding to the clean, calming and contemporary style, which the project team from KLH Architects was striving for. Furthermore, as well as being respected for the bespoke service it provides, Pendock is also able to provide a wide range of off-the-shelf products to ensure that installers can access products on a next day basis if required. www.pendock.co.uk Enquiry No 25

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Yeoman Shield Is Top Dog At Cestria Vets Cestria Vets, an established practice in Chester-le- Street County Durham, were keen to protect their newly converted and decorated building from interior damage to walls. Gill Maxwell took over as practice principal in 2001 investing in the modernisation and up-dating of the veterinary practice.

“We spent time and money on the conversion of the new premises and we wanted to keep the décor looking smart, clean and welcoming.

Yeoman Shield Wall Protection Panels and corner protection angles were just the solution for our busy practice,” explained Gill.

The newly converted upper floor of the vets practice consists of a comfortable waiting room where walls have been protected to 1250mm high with Yeoman Shield 2.0mm thick wall protection panels with a FalmouthEx finish in a Dusty Grey colour. Vulnerable corners were covered with 50 x 50mm corner angles made from the same material. The wall protection was also installed throughout the four consulting rooms, theatre and storage area.

“We had already chosen the colour for the paint work and were nicely surprised that Yeoman Shield could offer, from their range, a colour which suited just right,” continued Gill.

Part of the lower floor of the building has a large training room and class room which is used by Baindream Dog Training Centre owned by Dave Bain. “The walls in the large training room and the downstairs entrance hallway come under-attack from the comings and goings of both dogs and owners,” commented Dave. “We have protected both walls and corners with Yeoman Shield Panels and corner protection angles making it easy to clean and helping to prevent damage which will reduce redecorating requirements in years to come. We also find it to be an environmentally friendly solution which provides a hygienic and decorative finish,” he concluded.

Yeoman Shield were also able to cut and install small back panels to sit behind metal loops, used to tie dogs up during soft separation training, to prevent the metal hoop from hitting and damaging the wall. Yeoman Shield directly employed fixing operatives installed the protection products in the Veterinary and Dog Training Centre. www.yeomanshield.com Enquiry No 26

Levolux Keeps Researchers In Shade The new BREEAM ‘excellent’ rated Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) building, harnesses the latest building technology, including a custom solar shading and screening solution from Levolux. The building’s design harnesses natural resources, including light and heat from the sun, to create an energy efficient and highly sustainable development.

Levolux was invited to develop a custom solution, utilising its Infiniti Fin system, Contour Ventilation Louvres and XL Screening Louvres. Aerofoil-shaped aluminium fins, each measuring 200mm wide, have been used extensively at the MCRC. All fins are fixed at an angle of 90 degrees to absorb and reflect the sun’s rays most effectively during the summer months. The openness of the fins helps to maximise daylight levels, while retaining good outward visibility for occupants. The MCRC development comprises a collection of contrasting, interconnecting blocks. To the north is a long rectangularshaped block, enclosed by glazed curtain walling.

Arranged over three levels, this section of the development provides open-plan office space for non- laboratory researchers. Several arrays of vertically stacked, horizontal aerofoil-shaped fins have been applied to the south-facing elevation at first and second floor levels. The fins appear continuous in sections ranging in length from 8 metres up to 32 metres, set at a constant pitch of 250mm.

The fins are cantilevered beyond vertical carrier arms at each end, making them appear to float in front of the building. To the south of the site is a series of interconnected, angular blocks, with distinctive white aluminium cladding interrupted by recessed glazed openings. These blocks accommodate several state of the art laboratories and a lecture theatre. The same 200mm wide aerofoil-shaped fins have been incorporated into stacks, fixed externally against vertical and inclined elevations.

The flexible design of the Infiniti Fin system, allows fins to be set at a different pitch at each of the vertical carriers. This unusual arrangement, where the fins rise and fall along their length in a random pattern, complements the overall scheme. www.levolux.com Enquiry No 27

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Modelling Abet’s Laminates

Fight Back Against Vandalism With ASBO

Vandalism and graffiti is a growing concern within the UK, costing over £1 billion a year to remove. To combat the trend, Everbuild – A Sika Company have launched a new ASBO range, providing both the prevention and cure to the problem.

Within the range is ASBO Anti-Graffiti Coating, a semi-gloss, clear coating designed to protect against costly damage caused by spray paints, marker pens and fly posting. Once applied, the coating prevents paint from bonding, causing it to crack allowing for easy removal using just water and detergent, eliminating the need for any harsh chemicals, whilst posters will fall off on their own after a few days. The coating can be brush or roller applied to concrete, brick, render, masonry and previously painted surfaces.

ASBO Anti-Climb Paint is a non-drying, solvent free paint which remains slippery and greasy making climbing virtually impossible. The thick black paint also marks anyone who touches the surface making the intruder easily identifiable.

Finally, ASBO Graffiti Remover is a powerful, nondrip aerosol formula which penetrates deep into the graffiti allowing easy removal of paint, felt tip and biro marks left by vandals. ASBO Graffiti Remover can be used on all surfaces including brick, stone, metals and concrete.

For more information on the ASBO range or any other product in the Everbuild or Sika ranges, contact your local sales representative, call the sales office on 0113 240 2424 or visit www.everbuild.co.uk.

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

Abet’s UK & Ireland compact grade solutions are available in different thicknesses and a variety of sizes in a range of plain colours, speckled finishes, woodgrains and textured surfaces. The compact grade’s solid core construction, available from 6mm to 12mm thick, makes it a perfect choice for areas prone to high moisture and humidity. This particularly applies to leisure centres, swimming pools and changing rooms and where there is no risk of peeling, cracking or delamination. The fully self-supporting boards are also easy to work with for cutting and fabrication and are widely used where high quality performance and design can be carefully crafted together to create an attractive visual experience.

The BIM Objects will shortly be available from the NBS National BIM Library at www.nationalbimlibrary.com and are also available direct from Abet at http://abetlaminati.com/en/bim www.abetuk.com Enquiry No 29

Luxury Apartments Achieve Acoustic Performance With Profloor Levelling System A new development of luxury apartments at 27 Box Lane, Boxmoor, near Hemel Hempstead, which required an acoustic performance between the separating floors, has achieved it thanks to the innovative Profloor Levelling System from The A. Proctor Group Ltd. For conversions and new build developments of flats where impact and airborne sound reduction is mandatory, the Profloor Levelling System is ideal, easy to install, and enables developers and contractors to meet the current legislative performance requirements. At Box Lane, the differences in the level of the separating floors would have been too great to accommodate a standard acoustic flooring system, and by introducing the Profloor Levelling System allowed a level finished floor to be achieved. Profloor Levelling System was specifically developed to allow a level finished floor to be installed on a cambered, stepped, or uneven sub- floor. www.proctorgroup.com Enquiry No 30

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Images courtesy of the Royal Melbourne Hospital

Mapei UK Expands Eco Adhesive Range With Ultrabond Eco V4SP The range of Mapei flooring adhesives produced in the UK expands with the introduction of Ultrabond Eco V4SP to Mapei’s Eco range.

Ultrabond Eco V4SP is a multi-purpose high performance professional adhesive for the installation of resilient floor and wall coverings. In commercial projects, Ultrabond V4SP can be used in the installation of PVC and rubber flooring, as well as in interior applications for LVT, linoleum and indoor sports flooring.

Ultrabond Eco V4SP is a low VOC product and can be used in residential and commercial environments such as hospitals, shopping centres and airports.

One recent installation was at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Available in 8kg & 16kg Centre (VCCC) in Melbourne, Australia. 60,000m² of vinyl flooring was installed using Ultrabond V4SP throughout the hospital.

Mapei UK’s Resilient Product Manager John Monaghan commented, “Ultrabond Eco V4SP gives a good initial tack and provides a very high peel strength, couple this with the product’s extended open time, it is found to be extremely easy to apply.”

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Ultrabond Eco V4SP is a solvent free, synthetic polymer-based adhesive in water dispersion. Due to its particular formulation and extended open time, it can be used as wet-bed adhesive for all kinds of floorings on absorbent substrates, as well as a transitional pressure-sensitive adhesive for bonding dimensionally stable floor coverings on impervious, nonabsorbent substrates.

Email info@mapei.co.uk or tel. +44 (0)121 508 6970 for more information on how Mapei products can be used in your project or visit www.mapei.co.uk to view the full product range.

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Get A Fast Fix With Fix In 5 Fix In 5 is the latest addition to Everbuild – A Sika Company’s adhesive range, bringing a truly universal construction adhesive with an ultra-strong final bond strength which has to be seen to be believed.

Curing in just 5 minutes, Fix In 5 combines an advanced PU formula with fibre reinforced technology giving gap filling properties allowing it to be used on the most demanding of jobs, bonding virtually all materials including timber, metals, natural stone, concrete, plastics and much more.

Chemical and weather resistant, Fix In 5 is available in grey in 310ml cartridges, offers sound deadening properties and is suitable for interior and exterior use.

For more information on Fix In 5 or any other product in the Everbuild or Sika ranges, contact your local sales representative, call the sales office on 0113 240 2424 or visit www.everbuild.co.uk.

Enquiry No 32

Aquatiere Launches New Website With A Special Page For Architects Aquatiere is a supplier of domestic and commercial water filters and water treatment units.

Aquatiere blends its own patented filter media with traditional filter medias to produce the best possible filtered water in the UK. Aquatiere’s redeveloped website includes a page tailored for architects where a hand picked selection of products for architect specifications is displayed.

To make specification as easy as possible, content is aaranged into a specific format following architectural advice. The product image is followed by concise text about the products and their features together with installation diagrams and specifications. Then, so that you can easily add the content to your ownspecifications, all the product information is available for download in PDF or MS word format for easy attachment or copy and paste into your document. www.aquatiere.co.uk Enquiry No 33

Quality Alarms And Service Make Aico No. 1 Choice For Housing Group Aldwyck Housing Group in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire has announced its decision to standardise on Aico Ei208 Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms. Aldwyck will be installing Aico AudioLINK™ Ei208 Lithium battery powered CO alarms into 5,200 properties.

The Ei208 is a quality, cost-effective Lithium battery powered CO alarm designed to encourage widespread adoption of this life saving technology. The use of sealed in Lithium batteries largely overcomes the problem of battery removal by tenants as not only are they difficult to remove. www.aico.co.uk Enquiry No 34

Osmo Returns To Surface Design Show 2017 Osmo UK, the eco-friendly wood and finishes expert, is delighted to announce that it will be exhibiting at the Surface Design Show 2017. Held at the Business Design Centre in London, visitors to stand 128 on the mezzanine level will have the chance to see Osmo wooden flooring and high quality wood finishes.

Taking place over three days from Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th February 2017, the Surface Design Show is the ideal event for architects and designers alike. Visitors to the Business Design Centre in Islington will be greeted by over 130 exhibitors who will be showcasing the latest trends and materials in the building industry.

For more information, visit www.osmouk.com and www.escogroup.cz/en Enquiry No 35

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Leitz Tooling Launches ThermoTech Window System Lite Adding to its range of tooling solutions for A and A+ BFRC energy rated timber window production, Leitz Tooling has launched the “Lite” version of its ThermoTech Window System. The current ThermoTech Window tooling system is hugely successful and working for many joinery and window manufacturing companies around the UK. Leitz has now added ThermoTech Lite – producing traditional-looking high performance timber windows – to the range.

As with their original ThermoTech Window System, ThermoTech Lite will be available with BFRC (British Fenestration Rating Council) energy rated licences for most variations of timber window manufacture. With full and ongoing back-up and support from the company, Leitz’s ThermoTech Window Systems are considered by its customers as one of the fastest, easy to use, reassuring and profitable systems on the market: “The fact that Leitz has already done the work with the BFRC for energy rated window licences was a key factor in our decision to buy their tooling, and we’re winning most of the work we quote for.” TimberMaster, Rugby “We make timber windows for contractors, developers, housing associations and home-owners, and the tooling system from Leitz means we now make them quicker and easier than ever before.” T O’Malley Joinery Ltd, Lancashire Leitz ThermoTech Lite Window System is a complete, compliant and scalable system for the manufacture of high quality timber windows by large manufacturers and small sized joinery companies alike, opening up new markets and business opportunities and responding to demand from manufacturers as well as architects and contractors.

Offering traditional aesthetics for the UK marketplace, the ThermoTech Lite system features Leitz’s renowned durability. The system is available in multi-tool or dedicated sets for spindle moulders, tenoners, CNC routers and window machines. In addition to the ability to create thinner (60mm vs 68mm), more elegant box sashes, Leitz’s ThermoTech Lite system also includes capacity for triple-glazed with the addition of simple tooling elements GO!PUBLIC : DECember 2016

– no need to buy a complete new set of tooling. The features and benefits of the ThermoTech Lite Window System mean that all design U values of the timber windows are 1.4 or better, the designs are expandable for different hinges (including Sumo, Cotswold and Defender hinges), and the profiles on the system are easily changed, without needing to purchase extra tools.

Brian Maddox, Sales Manager for Leitz Tooling UK said, “We have removed the burden of design, tooling, set up and window simulation thermal testing for the energy performance rating; the only things we don’t do is actually performance test the window or make it. Our ThermoTech Lite Window System gives the opportunity for much wider high quality manufacture of A and A+ rated thermal performance wood windows.”

The system supports all variations to suit any type of manufacturer, with any type of specification, with flexibility. As a low cost, dedicated modular system, it is as accessible and as future-proof as possible, and includes all the support customers might need, including custom window design and the cost of simulation to BRFC regulations to get the approved energy ratings.

As always, Leitz is focused on increased productivity, reduced downtime, noise, scrap, and improved quality and safety in tested tooling design. All tooling from Leitz is manufactured and safety tested to BS EN847 standards helping to ensure the welfare of customer employees.

For more information Leitz Tooling and ThermoTech Lite, visit www.leitz-tooling.co.uk or contact salesuk@leitz.org.

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Wrightstyle And Retail Safety Wrightstyle is a specialist steel and aluminium glazing company and supplies its fire-rated systems internationally. Jane Embury, the company’s marketing director, looks at safety in the retail sector.

It’s approaching that time of year when shops and shopping centres will experience their busiest period, and when nobody in the retail sector can be complacent about security. It’s worth remembering that the outgoing Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said very recently that a terrorist attack like those seen this year in continental Europe is “likely”. Indeed, new Security Minister Ben Wallace has already held talks with the managers of stadiums and shopping centres to review security. And, according to

Europol, the EU law enforcement agency, some 103 terror attacks were carried out, planned, or foiled in Britain in 2015. Government guidance on counter-terrorism is that ‘as the level of risk varies, counter-terrorism protective security measures should be proportionate to the risk of terrorist attack to which the building or place is exposed.’

For building designers, perhaps unused to the new realities of enhanced security, there are architectural liaison officers (ALOs) to whom they can turn. They can be contacted through www. securedbydesign.com. Further advice can be taken from counter-terrorism security advisers (CTSAs), who devise appropriate protective plans for sites vulnerable to terrorist attack. They can

be contacted through local police forces or at nactso@btconnect.com CTSAs will also advise on whether a project requires counter-terrorism measures. A fuller explanation of government thinking can be found at www.security.homeoffice.gov.uk. The National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) trains and supports CTSAs and its website has useful guidance for designers and managers of a range of public places – from bars to cinemas, and from hotels to shopping centres. NaCTSO is also there to raise awareness of the importance of designing in counter-terrorism security measures from the earliest design stages. Continued....

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Wrightstyle And Retail Safety - continued.... Basically, counter-terrorism strategies must be considered for any venue where large numbers of people may congregate. The Home Office’s definition is ‘a location or environment to which members of the public have access that may be considered potentially liable to terrorist attack by virtue of its crowd density.’ Determining a proportionate response depends on the use or uses that building or space is being designed for, or the organisations to be based there, and reaching judgements requires a strategic approach involving everyone from the architect to the local authority. That concept of proportionality is important, because counter-terrorism measures can be costly and impact on the design process. Conversely, proportionality allows for a sensible assessment of risk. That assessment is reached by all stakeholders at the design stage, and involving government security agencies and the local counter-terrorism security adviser. It will place the proposed building into one of four risk categories: High, Medium-high, Medium, or Low. There are, of course, a whole range of protective design measures that can be built in – from landscaping to prevent vehicle access to aesthetic but vehicle-hostile street furniture, from roads layout to staircases to give stand-off distances from explosive attack. Stand-off distance is an important consideration. A bomb detonating at seven metres from a shopping centre facade will, depending on the size of the bomb and type of explosive, generate blast pressure of up to one ton per square foot. At 30 metres, blast pressure falls to one-tenth of a ton per square foot – within building regulation parameters on structural integrity. Modern building design, in shopping centres as elsewhere, now makes extensive use of glass.

It brings in ambient light and creates a more pleasant interior environment.

But it must also contain fire, smoke and toxic fumes – if a fire breaks out within a retail outlet – and, where appropriate, withstand explosive detonation.

It should be remembered that, in a bomb blast, the main cause of injury and death is from broken glass and other flying debris – but only in places where non-specialised glass and glazing systems have been installed. Modern, advanced glazing systems have come about as a result of investment in innovation, both to develop new laminated glass types and framing systems able to withstand blast pressure, as well as to accurately evaluate those systems using a variety of assessment and computational tools. At Wrightstyle, we have gone beyond computational assessment to also conduct live bomb testing. One test involved a simulated lorry bomb attack (500 kg of TNT-equivalent explosive) detonated 75 metres from the test rig, followed by a simulated car bomb attack on the same glazing system (100 kg of explosive), detonated at a distance of 20 metres. Both tests were equally successful. Our compatible systems, with the glass and steel framing systems tested together, are accredited to EU, US and Asia Pacific standards.

Our strong advice is to always specify the glass and framing as one unit: in a real fire or terrorist situation, the glass will only be as protective as its frame, and vice versa. You can watch videos of our systems being live tested against car bomb, lorry bomb and ballistic attack on our website.

We’ve supplied our systems worldwide, most recently for retail and leisure regeneration schemes in the UK, Hong Kong and Beirut. Our glazing systems are primarily, of course, to protect against fire. The aesthetic advantages of glass are obvious, and how glass can transform the ambience and functionality of interior space is now well understood. The challenge for us is to now keep pace with architectural evolution – from providing unrivalled performance against fire, or acoustic and weather performance, to combating terrorist attack. www.wrightstyle.co.uk Enquiry No 37

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Rinnai: Space Heater Range, Easy To Install, Trouble Free Long Life Warmth – New Additions Rinnai have added to its range of Energysaver gas fired space heaters which are designed specifically for use in schools, community centres, libraries, conservatories, churches and other large indoor spaces. The range has seen many thousands of installations over the past several years - trouble-free, easy to install and cost effective and efficient operation and performance.

The recent additions to the range are the Rinnai Energysaver 559FT and a new streamlined look to the popular Energysaver 309FT.

Sporting very sleek casing, the heaters simply blend into the background in line with the need of modern interior aesthetics while offering exceptionally high efficiencies in operation and subsequently reduced running costs.

Changes to the Energysaver 559T have been made to the operation board which is now an easy to use touchcontrol pad sited conveniently and discreetly on top of the appliance.

The unit is also supplied with a child lock to eliminate any problem of small hands tampering with the controls.

Add to these advantages are the timer function and eco mode combined with the new unit’s ability to heat big spaces very fast.

Rinnai’s Energysaver range delivers energy-efficient and consistent warm air powered by Natural Gas and LPG options. The units feature fully modulating burners so heat output and energy input is reduced as the space warms up. The Rinnai Energysaver range comprises fanned convection-powered flue models that exceed seasonal thermal heating guidance under Building Regs Part L. In a building with high vaulted ceilings, with conventional convector heaters, the heat will immediately rise to the ceiling. www.rinnaiuk.com Enquiry No 38

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A Burning Passion For Fire The German premium manufacturer of firing technology Spartherm proudly presents an exclusive range of bioethanol fireplaces branded ebios-fire® which are now also made available for the discerning customer in Great Britain.

Made And Tested In Germany - in order to provide an optimum of customer service, the expansive range of ebios-fire® models comprises both standard and made to measure built-in fireplace models in almost any thinkable layout.

Great versatility, product safety and outstanding German quality are key values at Spartherm's production facilities where all ebios-fire® models are originally designed, crafted and tested by passionate, skilled craftsmen. Test certificates issued by TÜV Germany further underline the outstanding safety of ebios-fire® bioethanol fires, which feature a wide choice of manual and automatic bioethanol burners.

Versatility Is Key - The ebios-fire® range of products is available in a vast variety of finishes meeting the requirements of architects and interior designers on an international level.

Please visit www.ebios-fire.com or write to info@ebios-fire.com for further information. Spartherm – The Fire Company www.spartherm.com Enquiry No 39

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East End Conversion Contract Consumes 2,000 Marmox Multiboards The conversion of an eighties’ building into 124 high specification apartments in London has included the use of large quantities of Marmox Multiboards, fitted within every new dwelling as part of a build-up containing electric underfloor heating.

The property, located in the capital’s vibrant East End, is being refurbished and reconfigured by Quinn (London) Ltd., with the supplies of high performance and very versatile Marmox Multiboard coming through the Northampton branch of Travis Perkins.

In total 2,000 of the 600mm wide by 1250mm long boards, at either 10mm or 12.5mm thick, are being consumed during a contract set to run for 12 months. Quinn’s workforce are overlaying the existing reinforced concrete slabs with the Multiboards before the electrical cabling for the underfloor heating is clipped in place, and a self-smoothing screed pumped across each area. The two board thicknesses facilitate dealing with differences in the substrate as well as the final installation of either tiles or timber laminate floorcoverings, depending on room location.

Marmox Multiboards are manufactured from extruded polystyrene, or XPS and offer a range of positive physical characteristics in addition to being fully waterproof. They are both light to handle and easy to cut, while still being able to carry substantial loadings if employed as part of a flooring build up. They further offer good acoustic as well as thermal insulation performances. Marmox Multiboard is frequently specified as a wet room, water resistant insulation board that can be fixed to walls, floors and ceilings. It can simply be glued in place with a solvent-free adhesive or it can be fixed with a range of specialized washers and dowels. Flexible, curved boards are also available, as well as pipe boxing. www.marmox.co.uk Enquiry No 40

Pendock Produces Bespoke Collars For Berkeley’s Vista Apartment Development Pendock’s most recent contract has focused on a high-end property development, where Pendock was tasked with helping to achieve the architect’s highest – or lowest – aesthetic ambitions. Some 69 GRP Circular Skirting Collars – plus spares - have been specially produced for Berkeley Homes’ high profile new project at Chelsea Bridge, known as the Vista Project. They are being installed around the base of 400 and 500mm diameter concrete columns to match the skirtings used throughout the 453 apartments.

P.M.J. Construction were contracted to install skirting around the bases of the columns and had asked their carpenters to fashion them employing MDF. Unfortunately, this took many man hours and the finish was rejected

by Berkeley Homes.

The contractor approached Pendock for help, leading the encasement specialist to produce sets of molds so that the collars required could be cast from much more hardwearing glass reinforced gypsum.

The molds for the two sizes were manufactured in two halves and shaped to mirror the detail on the main skirtings. Then on site it took just minutes to fill the joints before being decorated to match the rest of the interior décor. www.pendock.co.uk Enquiry No 41

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Upping The Pressure

London Borough Fits New Aico Multi-Sensor The London Borough of Harrow is fitting Aico’s latest alarm – the mains powered Multi-Sensor Fire Alarm, Ei2110e – into it domestic properties. Harrow is using the Ei2110e to upgrade its properties to at least a category LD2, Grade D standard.

The properties will be fitted with the new Ei2110e in the main living room, landing and hallway, with a Heat Alarm in the kitchen. The Multi-Sensor Fire Alarm contains two sensor types, optical and heat, to constantly monitor smoke and heat levels, sending and receiving information via its intelligent detection software. This sensor information alters the alarm’s sensitivity and trigger points, automatically providing the best response to all fire types and reduces potential false alarms. www.aico.co.uk Enquiry No 43

The latest generation of pressure boosting sets from pump specialist Wilo can be specifically tailored and equipped with two to four pumps. Wilo-Si-Boost Smart Helix Excel is the perfect solution for secure water supply and needsbased pressure provision. Its high efficiency and powerful performance are unmatched on the market.

Wilo-Si-Boost Smart Excel is driven by high efficiency EC motors and meets all volume flow requirements without resulting in oversupply or undersupply.

This produces energy savings of up to 70% for each individual pump, compared to conventional uncontrolled devices. www.wilo.co.uk

Vent-Axia’s Sentinel Kinetic Advance MVHR Highly Commended

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Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has impressed the judges in the ‘Commercial Ventilation Product of the Year’ category at the prestigious HVR (Heating and Ventilating Review) Awards 2016. The British manufacturer’s Sentinel Kinetic Advance has been highly commended at the awards, announced at a glittering ceremony at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel in London on Thursday October 27th. VentAxia’s Sentinel Kinetic Advance is a new breed of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery unit. It is perfect for care homes and student accommodation as well as new build residential properties. www.vent-axia.com Enquiry No 44

Omnie For Sutton Coldfield House UFH The refurbishment of a substantial private house in one of the Midlands’ most popular areas has underlined not just the versatility and performance capabilities of the underfloor heating systems available from Omnie, but also the comprehensive design support available from one of the sector’s most eminent manufacturers.

The entire ground floor of the property in Sutton Coldfield, close to parkland and a popular golf course, now benefits from the installation of the Omnie ClipPlate underfloor heating network. The rooms served include the spacious lounge, kitchen, family room, dining room, utility, hall, cloakroom and a guest suite.

The very detailed layout provides guidance on both distribution routes and individual room patterns. In total, over 1500 metres of the rugged, 16 mm diameter polybutylene pipes were laid into the preformed upstands of the ClipPlate panels, and connected back to two custom built, eight port Omnie manifolds. These are located adjacent to the utility room and cloakroom, allowing the individual zones to be isolated during commissioning and balancing. With a design flow temperature of 550 centigrade, the underfloor heating option not only frees the downstairs wall-space of radiators, but provides excellent comfort levels for occupants while also helping to optimise the performance of the home’s high efficiency, gas condensing boiler. A Surrey based contractor, who specialises in retrofit and conversion work, Unlimited Repairs, carried out the installation of the ClipPlate baseboard and pipework, following Omnie’s guidance documents.

Omnie’s well proven and widely specified ClipPlate system simplified installation by avoiding the need for staples or other clips; with the individual runs of pipe being rapidly pressed into place before testing and the laying of the finished screed. The panels interlock and protect the pipes from being displaced or damaged by other trades working in the area or from floating up as the screed is laid and finished. The panels are also available with integral insulation to enhance the thermal performance of the completed floor structure. www.omnie.co.uk Enquiry No 45 GO!PUBLIC : DECember 2016

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SE Controls Helps Keep Dragon’s Fire Under Control Dragon Mart 2, the recently completed 175,000 sq.metre extension to Dubai’s massive Dragon Mart Chinese trading hub, is using control solutions and more than 1100 actuators from SE Controls as part of the fire safety and smoke ventilation system at the 1.2 kilometre long retail centre.

Designed by Dubai-based, Dar Al Handasah, the two-storey Dragon Mart 2 mall forms part of the International City development by master developers, Nakheel, and includes a nine-screen cinema complex, two hotels and 1120 apartments.

Throughout the mall, a series of openable skylight panels not only provide natural light into the shopping area, but also act as smoke vents to keep escape route clear of smoke should a fire occur. The SE Controls’ system includes; 1160 TGLA 24 65 linear actuators, which are used to open the skylight panels and 24 SECO N 24 40 chain actuators for opening vertical top hung windows, which are triggered by 44 OS2 30A controllers once they receive a signal from the mall’s fire alarm system.

In normal operation the skylights remain closed until triggered and are then opened fully by the TGLA and SECO N 24 40 actuators, which have stroke lengths of 1000mm and 600mm respectively. Both types of actuator are 24 Volt DC units and are tested to EN12101-2. The fan cooled OS2 30 controllers also incorporate a battery backup to maintain operation in the event of a mains power failure. www.secontrols.com Enquiry No 46

Rinnai Wall Heaters Are A Blessing For St Mary’s Rinnai, manufacturer of the Energysaver super energy efficient range of gas fired wall heaters, is keeping the congregation of St Mary’s Church in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, nice and warm. Ayr-based installer O’Neil Gas Services was asked to specify and install a new heating system to replace St Mary’s old ducted warm air set up.

O’Neil Gas Services is a family-run company founded by John O’Neil and now presided over by his son, Brian.

Amongst its other commercial work, O’Neils recently won the Irvine Housing gas maintenance contract for an initial 5 years and a 5 year Gas maintenance contract for Cunninghame Housing Association.

Ross McWhirter of O’Neil’s explains that like most churches St Mary’s sees the bulk of use is at weekends with maybe a few mornings in the week, so the important factor was to design a system that would give instant heat when required, quickly and efficiently and not wasting fuel when not in use.

Energysaver 1004T units run on Natural Gas or LPG and as the units are fully modulating, heat output is reduced as the space temperature rises. The heaters also come with a tiny 80mm flue for a neater finish and the heaters themselves sport safer low temperature casing so there is no danger of burns.

Warm air is delivered at floor level for greater comfort and coverage even in large spaces like churches and the units can be time controlled for added economy. The Rinnai 1400T is also suitable for central time control. www.rinnaiuk.com Enquiry No 47

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Omnie Heat Social Services Underfloor heating systems from the Omnie range have been employed in the refurbishment of a South-west community building, providing energy efficiency as well as helping to create a healthy indoor environment for the many members of the public as well as the staff who use the facility.

The The Wat Tyler building in Exeter is home to CoLab, a wellbeing hub bringing together a host of specialist housing, voluntary sector, social enterprise and recovery providers to offer a unique range of opportunities for people looking to rebuild their lives and play a positive role in the community after periods of homelessness, re-offending, drug/ alcohol abuse or long term unemployment.

The main floor of the building where Omnie Foilboard underfloor heating panels and other equipment have been installed, is divided up into two consultation rooms, a treatment room and waiting rooms as well as circulation space. The five areas are served by a five port Axios manifold, supplied as part of the package and installed by local contractor, Steve Guppy Limited. In total 400 metres of the high performance heating pipe were laid across the Foilboard Floating panels, installed on top of the building’s existing sub-floor.

The zones – with individual pipe runs of up to 90 metres in length - were all connected back to the Axios manifold which is fed from the flow and return pipework, connected to the main boiler plant. Omnie based in Exeter, offers a choice of different underfloor heating systems suitable for installation within timber floors as well as over solid substrates and other situations.

The range also includes air and ground source heat pumps, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) units and sophisticated control options able to optimize the performance of the complete integrated installation. www.omnie.co.uk Enquiry No 48

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Aluprof Keeps It Safe

by Wojciech Brozyna - MD of Aluprof UK At Aluprof we have recently supplied an enhanced version of our MB-SR50N curtain wall system on a new medium secure mental health unit at St Bernard’s Hospital, London. Known as the ‘Three Bridges Medium Secure Unit’, the project was specified using Aluprof systems, with fabrication and installation undertaken by Britplas.

The main challenge of this design was security of the north and west elevations. It is normal practice to construct a high secure perimeter fence around medium secure units, but in this case it was not possible. The location of nearby hospital building meant that the north and west elevations were adjacent to a car park and other spaces which were publicly accessible, so a secure fence was not practicable. To create a secure perimeter for the new development, the security needed to be built within the building envelope, and specifically the curtain walling system itself.

Initial draft specifications called for the curtain wall to be made from steel and the glazing supplied to a ballistic level. Working closely with our experienced customer, Britplas, we already had experience of such requirements on previous projects in Europe and so specified the additional use of stainless steel plates within the construction, complete with a revised layout of fixing arrangements for the pressure plates of the curtain wall. The resulting enhanced construction was completed with powder coated aluminium cappings thereby offering a neat external curtain wall appearance.

The installation called for glazing to P4 and P5 levels as described in BS EN 356:2000, ‘Glass in building. Security glazing. Testing and classification of resistance against manual attack’. As the MB-SR50N curtain wall system offered a variable glazing depth within its design, these thicker more secure DGU’s was easily accommodated.

The resulting design was tested prior to installation to ensure that the designed levels of security were achievable and met the clients expectations.

The final design offered both a saving in costs over steel whilst still meeting the clients specification required for a medium secure unit using an aluminium system.

So why specify aluminium? Some of the reasons that immediately come to mind are ‘strength’, ‘durability’ and ‘recyclability’, it is the latter that makes the specification of aluminium a green choice for architects as aluminium is virtually 100% recyclable many times over. Today over 50% of all aluminium extruded comes from recycled content which uses just 5% of the original energy used to create the aluminium in the first place. So why don’t we just use more recycled aluminium, well, we just can’t get enough to meet demand!

Since 1880, when aluminium first became a commercial reality, 75% of all the aluminium ever produced is still in active service, I don’t think many other building materials can boast such credentials.

Compared to other materials used in fenestration, aluminium profiles are cheaper and quicker to produce, they are also capable of providing intricate

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shapes for various requirements and, as realised in this project, can be used with other materials to offer cost effective solutions. These composite designs can help the profiles not only achieve incredible strengths, they can also offer high levels of security performance.

When half-scales (the inside and outside aluminium profiles) are coupled with modern multi chamber polyamides and strategically located aerogel insulation profiles, as used in window designs, insulation levels of the frame can easily meet the Passivhaus standard. Thermal insulation performance for openable windows can achieve a UW from 0.53 W/m2K and for a door, a UD from 0,62 W/m2K. So aluminium systems are definitely not behind other materials when it comes to high insulation.

Recent studies in the industry suggest that coated or anodised aluminium systems can last the lifetime of a building. There are examples, such as the Bodleian Library, which has now been refurbished and renamed as the Weston Library. Here the original anodised aluminium windows on this building were installed in the 1930’s and when the facade was refurbished, were simply professionally cleaned in-situ within the original facade. These windows have already provided an eighty-year productive life and it is expected that the windows will perform for at least a further eighty years These attributes have helped aluminium become the specified material of choice for architects when it comes to fenestration systems but, it is the ‘bespoke’ nature of today’s facades that really inspires the use of aluminium in architecture.

Concept drawings for new extrusions can be completed between systems company and architect, or specialist fabricator, and once agreed, die drawings can be produced. From this approval stage which can take a matter of six to eight weeks for the extrusion die to be made and extrusion to be readily available. These lead times are well within a new-build or refurbishment programme and open up possibilities for bespoke shapes of profiles of mullions, transoms and curtain wall cappings for example. The other areas of bespoke design, could be edge detailing to an existing or a new facade material, detailing to accommodate a special glazing detail, or special profiles which will allow CNC work to provide a unique visual appearance.

The only limit to bespoke design is the specifiers imagination. Here at Aluprof we are pleased to look at any specific profile design requirement. With our very wide range of systems and profile portfolio we can quickly develop a specifiers requirement into a credible design. Please feel free to challenge us!

Aluprof systems are increasingly being specified on a wide range of residential and commercial projects across the UK. Systems are designed, fabricated and installed by selected, specially trained companies to ensure each fabricated product meets the Aluprof exacting standards. Further information is available on the company website at www.aluprof.eu and specialist advice is available directly from Aluprof UK offices on 0161 941 4005.

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Taking The Plunge Given that light emitting diode (LED) based lighting can save money, reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and has a long life and high quality light output, why aren’t all enterprises upgrading to this technology? Marcus Brodin, Commercial Director at Future Energy Solutions (FES), believes there’s nothing to fear from LED lighting and that now is a great time to make the switch.

With rising utility bills and growing legislative pressure for organisations of all kinds to reduce their carbon footprints, the case in favour of LED lighting is highly persuasive. It therefore follows that with prices for this technology falling, a wide range of innovative solutions to choose from, a fast return on investment (ROI) and the potential for a low total cost of ownership (TCO), upgrading to LED makes more sense than ever. Yet there are still some organisations that are reluctant to invest in this technology.

Choice cut - so why is this? In most instances the arguments in favour of LED lighting are well understood, but it is simply a case of not knowing where to start, with so many manufacturers offering a diverse array of products at a variety of price points.

It’s important to be able to differentiate what’s on offer and make the right purchasing decisions, as the pitfalls of selecting a poor quality product should be avoided at all costs. Premature product failure, poor lumen output, low lm/W and inefficient design are just some of the factors that can compromise a lighting scheme. In addition, the knock on effect of having to replace products can quickly have a negative effect on any expected ROI. An LED upgrade can also be a time consuming process, particularly if there are numerous stakeholders involved such as consultants and corporate finance departments. Equally, identifying and analysing the various comparative data relating to different products is a complex exercise and knowing which potential partners to trust can be difficult, especially with some bold claims being made by certain vendors.

These are just some of the reasons why leading manufacturers are starting to work more closely with end users, as doing so can speed the process up by making procurement more efficient and effective. This type of multi-party engagement can save valuable time and money by taking much of the legwork out of the specification process. It will also help to configure a bespoke solution that meets a defined set of budgetary and performance based criteria.

Different strokes - when it comes to attitudes towards LED lighting, enterprises broadly fall into two distinct camps. There are those who take the ‘if it ain't broke, don't fix it’ approach and think that the maintenance of an existing, but often inefficient, lighting scheme is less hassle than a wholesale upgrade, and that regulatory compliance is the only thing that matters. On the other

hand, there are those who are constantly looking for new ways to improve the performance, effectiveness and overall quality of their building services infrastructures.

The first group are always going to be a hard sell but it is worth pointing out that it is unlikely that any organisation would embark on a wholesale installation of LED lighting in one go. Instead, a strategic business case involves identifying different zones that can be tackled in separate projects, usually addressing the ‘low hanging fruit’ first of all. For example, in a shopping centre the most immediate payback would be in the car park or back of house, rather than the more aesthetically sensitive front of house area.

This is because the car park lighting is operational for the longest periods and utilises commodity light fittings, while the installation process can be carried out more quickly and with less disruption compared to areas with high footfall.

Cost effective - LED lighting still suffers from a reputation for being expensive and this is proving to be a difficult misconception to dispel. Of course, there are some expensive products out there but the truth is that prices have declined to a point where this type of lighting is becoming the economical choice in almost every application. Rather than simply looking at the upfront cost of a luminaire, building a business case is a must if all the advantages of an investment in LED lighting are to be recognised, acknowledged and understood. This requires the identification of any aims and objectives in advance – for instance, is the goal to achieve ROI as quickly as possible, or is a longer-term TCO desirable?

The answer to this question will usually dictate the most suitable types of luminaires to invest in. Those responsible for a building that operates its lighting on a 24/7 basis will still be able to afford higher end fittings and get an ROI on two and half years or so. Conversely, those with buildings that are in operation for eight hours will take longer to achieve an ROI, so might wish to consider a less expensive product. Ultimately, it’s about optimising the business case through the use of the best available products for the budget.

Make the move - now firmly mainstream, LED lighting continues to be one most exciting areas of modern technology and manufacturers are constantly developing products that improve energy efficiency, operational lifetimes and light quality. It should therefore be on the radars of all organisations that want to reduce their lighting bills by up to 65 per cent. www.feslighting.co.uk Enquiry No 50

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FASERFIX® SUPER Channel Runs Drain Quayside At Royal Portbury Dock, Port Of Bristol The Port of Bristol is a major deep water port with the harbour and its operations designed to routinely accept large cargo Capesize vessels of up to 130,000 DWT (Dead Weight Tonnage) With over £330m invested by First Corporate Shipping Limited in the dock estate in recent years the Port is now recognised as being one of the most productive and technically advanced in Europe.

made them ideal for the Royal Portbury Dock project; “Hauraton have for the last 50 years been at the forefront of manufacturing robust Fibre Reinforced Concrete (FRC) surface water drainage systems that are today distributed and installed around the world in some of the harshest environments.

The FRC perfected by the company in the mid 70’s allows our FASERFIX® channels and trash boxes to have much thinner walls yet are very much stronger when compared with similar non-reinforced concrete products. A standard feature of FASERFIX® SUPER channels are galvanised steel pressings securely moulded on to the top edges of the channel during production, this detail allied with the Class F900 ductile iron gratings supplied for the Portbury Dock project, provides exceptional wear resistance and increased load bearing capability. Unlike some other well known makes, our FASERFIX® components are so strong, even prior to installation they are able to endure the rigours of site work and then the twisting wheels of container handling vehicles’ once installed”.

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578 metres of Hauraton FASERFIX® SUPER 150, channels have been installed along the redeveloped quayside and container handling area at the Royal Portbury Dock, Port of Bristol.

Cat Jones, Hauraton’s South West Area Projects Manager outlines the features and benefits of FASERFIX® SUPER channels that

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Safety Critical Fixings What happens when it goes wrong?

As recently appointed full members of the Construction Fixings Association, EJOT UK is helping to promote the work of the CFA by alerting those involved in the specification and installation of safety critical fixings, to the serious consequences of “getting it wrong”.

We are all familiar with this engineering teaser: Question: What is the most important component on a car?

Answer: The nut that holds the steering wheel in place!

Take away the humour element, and the reality is exactly the same when you apply this to countless structural scenarios. The somber truth is that life and limb are the ultimate casualties when either the correct specification or installation process fails.

Brian Mack is technical business development manager for EJOT in the UK: “The selection, installation and certification of construction fixings on any construction project is comparatively small in terms of time and resource when taking the overall project into consideration. Yet, at EJOT we have seen on countless occasions, the results of wrongly specified fixings and the many mistakes that have presented a serious threat to life.

“Incidents such as tunnel collapses, scaffold collapses and ducting/ME failures due to incorrectly specified, installed or set critical fixings can easily be avoided. It is vital that the correct anchoring system is chosen and that it is installed to the manufacturers recommendations; that includes drilling and preparation of the installation hole through to insertion and setting of the anchor. The Code of practice for the selection and installation of post-installed anchors in concrete and masonry, BS 8539:2012, underpins the whole process from design and testing, right through to final installation. It is a valuable document and THE source of reference for safety critical fasteners”.

Established in 1979, the CFA is non-profit making industry-wide body comprising the major manufacturers of construction fixings that have a

significant UK presence. The Association’s work in actively promoting best practice guidance through a range of resources, makes it the leading authority on construction fixings in the UK. The CFA has been instrumental in the development and publishing of BS8539 – a British Standard Code of Practice designed to assist the specification to installation chain, with a thoroughly comprehensive guide to the roles and responsibilities in providing a high quality and safe fixing installation.

Brian Mack continues: “As a trade association, the CFA is providing education, advice, training and technical support to all functions involved in the provision of safety critical fixings in the industry. Here at EJOT UK, we are delighted to be now involved with this process”.

In brief, the CFA are currently providing these resources: For Specifiers: CPD seminars reviewing the design and selection of fixings in line with BS 8539 and current European Technical Approvals.

For Contractors: CPD seminars designed to explain their responsibilities and how to implement these duties under BS 8539. This also looks at creating ‘competent installers and testers’ for projects.

For Installers: Certified training in the correct installation of all construction fixings to concrete and masonry.

For Testers: Certified training in the correct procedures for testing to the requirements of BS 8539 – both for proof testing and allowable load determination.

For further information about the Construction Fixings Association, its full members and its comprehensive toolkit for BS 8539, visit the Construction Fixings Association website at www.the-cfa.co.uk Enquiry No 52 GO!PUBLIC : DECember 2016

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Premier Modular Appointed To Build Prestigious Accommodation Complex For Hinkley Point C Premier Modular Limited, a leading East Yorkshire based manufacturer and constructor of modular buildings, celebrating their 60th year in business, is pleased to announce that its appointment as the contractor providing a series of modular building complexes at Hinkley Point C in Somerset has been confirmed following EDF Energy’s Final Investment Decision.

The complex will deliver offices and site welfare facilities required for the construction phase of the new nuclear power station.

The 38,000 sqm of office space – the largest modular project awarded in the UK - will house all the management and technical personnel required during the construction stage of this much needed new nuclear power plant. Part of the buildings will be converted after the construction cycle to remain as high quality offices for the permanent site.

Almost 1000 steel framed modules are being constructed ‘off site’ at Premier’s state-of- the-art manufacturing facility in East Yorkshire, before being transported to the Hinkley Point C site for final assembly and fitting out – a process that will take only 16 months from manufacture to hand over. www.premiermodular.co.uk Enquiry No 54

A Top Deck Finish For Worksop Bus Station From Encasement ‘Circa’ and ‘Quadra’ pre-formed decorative column casings from Encasement are helping provide a practical, aesthetic and comfortable environment for passengers and staff using Worksop’s £3.2 million bus station.

Handling around 1 million passengers each year, the bus station is has rapidly become a landmark in the town centre since it was opened and the main building boasts a range of facilities including a café, a staffed information and ticket area, as well as free Wi-fi and CCTV monitoring for security and passenger safety. Sustainable design features, such as Solar PV cells and rainwater harvesting are also incorporated to help reduce energy consumption.

As the bus station is predominantly a glazed structure to create an open and environment and provide plenty of natural light, the designers wanted to ensure that the structural steel supports were concealed to improve the finish and attractiveness of the interior. As a result, 15 separate, circular, rectangular and square column casings from Encasement were used to meet the design brief. All of the Encasement column casings are manufactured from pre-formed plywood, which are finished with a decorative and hard-wearing Formica F6305 ‘Limed Strand’ laminated surface. This not only makes the casings highly durable and resistant to scuffing, essential in a busy environment, but also integrates with the bus station’s interior colour scheme.

In addition to three 350mm diameter ‘Circa’ column casings, Encasement also supplied and installed two 400mm square ‘Quadra’ casings and 10 rectangular ‘Quadra’ casings measuring 250mm x 480mm. Located around the perimeter of the bus station’s interior, the casings stand 5150mm high and were cut and fitted precisely to accommodate low level bulkheads, as well as structural beams and M&E services in the building. www.encasement.co.uk Enquiry No 55 GO!PUBLIC : DECember 2016

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All’s Well In Sandwell, Thanks To Trespa High quality and low waste were key factors in the use of Trespa® exterior cladding panels for a West Midlands high-rise refurbishment scheme.

Charlemont Farm Estate in West Bromwich was constructed in the early 1960s as a mix of low- and high-rise dwellings. Four ninestorey blocks, of concrete frame structure with facing brickwork and blockwork cavity wall infill panels were built in1961.

Construction methods and subsequent poor maintenance led to the blocks suffering high heat loss through single-glazed windows and un-insulated walls.

There was also water penetration through the flat roofs.

Sandwell Council’s Urban Design and Building Services department was tasked with producing refurbishment proposals that would provide at least another 30 years’ life span for the blocks. The specification had to include full use of recycled and sustainable materials.

With the work on the blocks now complete the most noticeable transformation is in the external appearance, thanks to the use of Trespa®

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Meteon® Wood Decors exterior wood tone cladding. ‘The Trespa® cladding has made a huge impact on the blocks and we have received compliments from tenants and the local community about their modern appearance,’ says Tony Davies, lead architect on the project for Sandwell Council.

The product was suggested by installer Simco of Walsall in discussion with main contractor Lovell. A competitor product had also been considered but was rejected because of the quality of the Trespa® material and the costreducing lack of wastage. Sandwell had had previous experience of using Trespa® Meteon® on other high-rise blocks on the nearby Kenrick Park Estate where concrete balcony panels had been over clad.

At Charlemont Farm Estate the Trespa® panels were applied in a random pattern sequence covering the newly applied external insulation. Each of the four blocks had its own individual colour scheme chosen by the tenants themselves. New aluminium/timber tilt and turn windows were installed reducing maintenance dramatically as they could be cleaned safely from inside each property. All plant was re-sited to the top of each block and covered with a sloping roof in effect adding a further storey.

Trespa® Meteon® panels perform exceptionally well outdoors with neither sun nor rain having any significant effect on the surface. The high-pressure compact laminate with an integral surface is manufactured using Trespa’s unique in-house technologies that utilise dry-forming and electron beam curing. A mix of Trespa® Meteon® panels covering 2300 square metres was used on each block in addition to 900 square metres of Slate Wood. All panels were 8mm thick FR Grade. www.trespa.com Enquiry No 56

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