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Modern Public Sector Architecture and Design

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Sika Provides Top Grade Repair Solutions At Cambridge University Refurb In a conservation area at the University of Cambridge, global building product manufacturer Sika has supplied a comprehensive concrete repair and corrosion inhibitor system – fully compliant with BS EN 1504 standards – to return five ageing buildings to the highest standards of aesthetics, performance and weather resistance.

With all five buildings located within the conservation area, the repair system had to be completed with a sympathetic finish to the sensitive location. Approved to adhere to the area’s strict application requirements, two clear protective coatings – SikaGard 680S Cleargaze and SikaGard 700S – were applied to provide the final layer of weather protection.

Located on the western edge of Cambridge city centre, Sidgwick Site is home to several of the university’s arts and humanities faculties. Appointed to repair damaged concrete and protect the structural steel of five individual structures, contractor Concrete Repairs Limited (CRL) completed the 1,400m2 application within a 10 week works programme.

Offering expert specification advice and support, each product is manufactured and tested to the highest standards.

CRL applied Sika Monotop – a cementitious one-component system consisting of polymer modified mortars – to make primary repairs to the concrete frame. With good resistance to water and chloride penetration, the system provides long term protection to prevent future damage to the buildings’ concrete structure.

With a range of solutions that include concrete repair mortars, anti-corrosion coatings, corrosion inhibitors and sealants – Sika offered the perfect regeneration solution for the refurbishment and long term protection of the concrete buildings at Sidgwick Site.

Company: Sika Limited Project: University of Cambridge Product: Concrete Repair And Corrosion Inhibitor System More information: www.sikaconstruction.co.uk Enquiry No 2

Designed to extend the service life of aesthetically valuable concrete surfaces, Sika Ferrogard 903+ was then spray-applied to all refurbished external elements. Easy to apply and costeffective, Sika Ferrogard 903+ penetrates the concrete to provide a protective layer around steel reinforcement whilst maintaining the aesthetics of the structure.

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www.portanews.co.uk

Portakabin Delivers Interim Sixth Form Centre In Just Six Weeks Portakabin, the UK’s leading modular building specialist, has delivered an interim sixth form centre in just six weeks at a school in Cheshire after structural defects to an existing building meant alternative accommodation was urgently required.

Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School needed high quality facilities to be fitted out over the school holidays and ready to use for 220 students by the start of the new term. The sixth form centre had to be completed in less than two months and this meant that the speed of the Portakabin hire solution was critical to ensure there was no disruption to teaching. Portakabin configured 15 steel-framed modules to meet the school’s exact requirements, which were installed to form three single-storey buildings. A spacious, open-plan sixth form study centre was constructed featuring a full-height glazed wall across the front elevation creating a bright and inspirational education environment.

Two large double classroom buildings were sited adjacent to the study centre and the facilities include two multi-purpose classrooms and toilets, an art room, and café. A climate control system was also installed in each building to ensure a comfortable working environment for the staff and students.

Portakabin provided a dedicated project manager for the scheme, and undertook all planning permissions, services and fitting out for the school. Site constraints meant that careful preparation was required in order to protect a shallow soak-away drain when the buildings were delivered. Despite the challenges, the project was delivered on time, on budget and to a tight timescale, providing the school with teaching and study facilities of the highest standard for use until the permanent building is repaired.

Commenting on the project, Tony Halsall, Director of Business Services at the school, said, “At first it seemed an impossible task because we needed extensive high quality teaching and study facilities in a matter of weeks. Nevertheless, we approached several modular building suppliers to see what they could do.”

“From the very beginning, Portakabin gave us complete confidence that they could deliver exactly what we needed within our short timeframe. They seemed undaunted by the challenges of our project, and we knew their buildings offered the high standards we were looking for.”

“This project was a genuine collaborative effort. Portakabin pulled out all the stops to get the buildings delivered and installed on schedule – they handled all planning and building control applications, ensuring everything was approved quickly. The teachers and students absolutely love the accommodation and would be happy to keep the buildings permanently!”

Interim education facilities provided by Portakabin are designed and constructed to permanent standards and in line with the latest Department for Education guidelines for teaching and learning. The buildings incorporate design best practice, current thinking on anti-bullying strategies and generously-sized, light, modern classrooms.

They can be configured as learning clusters, standalone teaching blocks and even single classroom buildings to meet a school’s precise requirements.

Portakabin buildings for hire can be fitted out as classrooms, offices, toilets and changing rooms and for more specialist applications such as dance studios, dining rooms, domestic science and general science laboratories. Its in-house services also include full project management, ground works, planning, health and safety, landscaping and commissioning, ensuring the project is completely hassle-free.

There is also now the option for buildings to be clad to create a more permanent appearance and to help integrate the facilities on an existing school site.

Interim teaching facilities give schools, colleges and local authorities the flexibility to increase school places to maintain the highest standards of teaching during major construction or refurbishment work or to meet a short-term surge in pupil numbers.

Portakabin has also recently launched a new Planning and Building Control Service to manage the Building Regulations and planning process for the supply of interim modular buildings. This service offers a complete time-saving solution to help schools obtain planning permission and building control approval for its accommodation solutions.

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Wavin’s Aquacell Makes The Grade At New Primary School Built on greenbelt land prone to flooding, a new £5 million state-of-the-art primary school in Hull required an underground stormwater solution which would address surface water run-off. Used to create a large underground structure for the temporary storage of stormwater, the tried and tested AquaCell Core from Wavin, provided the ideal solution. Manufactured from virgin plastic for trafficked and deep applications, AquaCell Core was installed below an outdoor multi-use games area to create a storage tank for surface water prior to draining into the main sewerage system.

Aquacell Core has the strength and loading capability to be able to support the tarmac paviour and vehicles during the play area’s construction. www.wavin.co.uk Enquiry No 4

Yeoman Shield Makes A Colourful ‘Splash’ At School The Quiet Access Solution Troldtekt acoustic panels have been used throughout the new Bagsvaerd School in Denmark. Split levels, double-height rooms and a high degree of transparency characterise the spacious complexity of the school. Because of the potential noise, which is always a problem in schools, Troldtekt acoustic panels have been used on all the ceilings.In addition, as a new feature, access panels have been fitted in all the rooms to provide access to services installed above the Troldtekt ceilings. Troldtekt panels are made from 100% natural wood fibres mixed with cement.

Their benefits include high sound absorption, high durability, natural breathability, low cost life cycle performance and sustainability. www.troldtekt.co.uk

An innovative range of Yeoman Shield products, the UK market leader in the supply and installation of wall & door protection, has been supplied and installed (specified by Ayrshire Council) into the Castle Primary and Nursery School in Ayrshire as part of a refurbishment carried out by Barr Construction.

Wall protection in a ‘wave pattern’ was fitted in an attractive Regatta colour topped with an Aqua Blue wave. Yeoman Shield also provided bespoke decorative ‘splashes’ in White which were fitted above the wave.

Other products fitted include Yeoman FalmouthEx Wall Protection panels, Corner Angles and coat pegs (in a ‘special’ Purple colour).

For further information on Yeoman Shield visit www.yeomanshield. com email sallyann@yeomanshield.com or phone 0113 279 5854.

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Open Door To Learning Door hardware from HOPPE has been used to great effect on an award-winning primary school in Yorkshire. Chosen for their contribution to the school’s striking industrial-feel design as well as their performance and longevity, the HOPPE hardware makes an important contribution to the style, function and safety of Sandal Magna Community Primary School in Wakefield The HOPPE hardware was chosen by Leeds-based architectural ironmonger em-b who were very much part of the brief to help give the school its characteristic utilitarian feel. Of course budget and performance were also key requirements on the Sandal Magna project. Em-b worked closely with HOPPE to match the tight brief, using hardware from the company’s duranorm range on many of the doors. duranorm, billed by HOPPE as “consistently good value without compromising on quality”, is a range of lever handles on a choice of rose or backplates. ”We had great support from HOPPE throughout the project,” says Lead AI on the project was Nish Mohamed. “Especially when we came across openings that caused us a problem. For instance, in one area of the school the doors were coming from Scandinavia so the fixing centres weren’t standard and the operation of the handle was different. HOPPE was able to produce some specials for us for those doors, and provide solutions for particularly wide openings.”

The duranorm range from HOPPE is a suite of lever handles on roses and backplates for interior doors. They have been designed by HOPPE’s own in-house R&D team to offer value-for-money style with a choice of designs and finishes. Suitable for residential applications, the duranorm fittings are supplied complete with fixings and a solid spindle. www.hoppe.co.uk Enquiry No 7

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A Star-Tling Result For Orion Primary School The stars are shining at the new Orion Primary School in the London Borough of Barnet thanks to its exciting new Supacord carpet, supplied by UK-based fibre bonded carpet manufacturer Heckmondwike FB. As its motto is ‘recognising the star in everyone’, the school required the carpet to be incorporated with stars in several different colours throughout the corridor areas.

Heckmondwike FB supplied 2,600m² of Supacord carpet tiles in purple, graphite, orange, willow, azure, blueberry, emerald, steel and violet, as well as over 220 tiles in graphite with individual stars cut out. 100m² of specialist entrance area carpet Hippo was also specified in Slate and Anthracite colourways for the entrance areas to the school. www.heckmondwike-fb.co.uk Enquiry No 8

Tradelink Scores Highly With School Project

Spacetherm P Is In A Class Of Its Own

Tradelink, world class manufacturer of one of the widest ranges of windows, doors, sealed units and conservatories in the UK, has completed a window replacement project at the Leverington Primary Academy in a conservation area in Wisbech. Tradelink’s commercial division has expertise in the manufacture and installation of windows and doors in any material including aluminium and timber, and where relevant PVC-U. For more information call Tradelink now on 01354 657650 or visit www.tradelinkdirect.co.uk

The recent upgrade of the solid walls at Devoran School in Cornwall required a solution for the window openings with mimimum loss of space, but maintaining the low U-value required. Primary Conservation Ltd contacted the A. Proctor Group who recommended Spacetherm P (Spacetherm bonded to Plasterboard).

Spacetherm P is for use in applications where low u-values are required with limited space. Spacetherm can be supplied as a blanket or laminated to a number of facings to suit your individual requirements.

Its’ remarkable performance is achieved through the use of flexible aerogel blankets.The insulation used in Spacetherm is material derived from silica gel. www.proctorgroup.com

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Hauraton Channels Installed At Oldham Academy North Oldham Academy North, the latest Academy commissioned by Oldham Council, was handed over on time by main contractors Willmott Dixon ready for its official opening in April 2013. This £18.5 million E-ACT sponsored academy is a custom built facility on the former Newman College site in the Royston district of Oldham, Greater Manchester. The new Oldham Academy North, designed by architectural practice Aedas Architects, is a spacious and colourful three storey building set in sensitively landscaped grounds. With the site being quite flat, and the building surrounded by paved and asphalted surfaces, it was essential rainwater is drained effectively.

A Hauraton RECYFIX® PRO 100 channel system, fitted with FIBRETEC® C250, 9mm slot gratings, was used by groundwork sub-contractor Westoak Construction to drain the paved playgrounds and asphalted car parks. The channels were also installed along parts the building’s façade and across entrance doors to facilitate drainage. The material, PA-GF used to make the FIBRETEC® grating, was especially developed by Hauraton; the tough, UV resistant, fibre reinforced moulding offers high stability and huge strength for its weight.

Complying with loading category Class C250 (BSEN 1433) the grating can easily take the weight of commercial delivery vehicles. The design is a real innovation as its non-corrosive material provides a visually appealing surface finish that retains its black colour. The slots are super smooth, elliptical openings with the moulded bars having slightly raised triangular bosses along their outside edges.

The RECYFIX® channel component is made from 100% recycled PE-PP. The six sizes offered are 160mm wide and range in height from 75mm to 201mm with the FIBRETEC® grating factory fitted on all models. As the largest unit is only 4.6kg, RECYFIX PRO channelling is easily handle and quickly installed on site. For full Case Study go to www.hauraton.co.uk Enquiry No 11

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www.radmat.com

Radmat And Thameside Roofing Delivers Textbook Refurbishment At London School Appointed to complete a complex roofing refurbishment at Kelmscott School in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, London-based Thameside Roofing turned to the ease of installation, cost effectiveness and proven performance of Esha Waterproofing System from Radmat Building Products.

satisfactorily with minimum disruption to the school, its teachers and pupils. Due to the large presence of asbestos-lined ceiling boards, all areas directly affected by the works needed daily air monitoring tests to ensure no presence of asbestos fibres where found.

Part of an £11.2m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme funded refurbishment, Kelmscott School required a reliable roofing system for the main school building and several language blocks. With over 900 pupils and the project starting prior to the 6 week summer holiday, it was vital that the 3,000m2 application caused minimal disruption and was also completed in time for the new term in September.

Installation of the roofing system first required Thameside Roofing to treat the existing metal roof surfaces before mechanically fixing Radmat’s timber faced EshaTherm PIR insulation board over the roof. The factory laminated 9mm plywood finish of the EshaTHerm PIR OSB Comp proving a smooth robust finish to complement the thermal performance improvements provided by the insulation.

Achieving the complex refurbishment programme within the required time period required the use of a variety of Esha Waterproofing Systems including selfadhesive EshaFlex 370 SA Black mineral reinforced bitumen membrane, EshaFlex 370 Black mineral reinforced bitumen membrane and EshaUniversal single layer POCB membrane – providing the perfect solution at Kelmscott School.

Working closely with Radmat, Thameside Roofing completed the 12 week contract in just 8 weeks. Close liaison with the school proved paramount to the project’s success and early completion, with a substantial amount of planning and site co-ordination to ensure classrooms were vacated whilst roofing works took place without impacting on the school curriculum timetable.

Careful planning was also required to install the roofing system safely and

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To ensure the insulation board was protected by a durable long lasting roofing membrane Radmat specified EshaFlex 370 SA Black mineral, a self-adhesive SBS modified reinforced bitumen membrane for the main roof areas. Internal gutters were lined with EshaUniversal, a robust 3.2mm thick TPO modified single layer membrane without chippings to aid water flow.

On completion of each phased segment of works, Thameside Roofing undertook the delicate operation of removing existing ceiling tiles from some 50 classrooms to allow the asbestos lining treatment to take place. On completion, the tiles were re-installed.

Combining superb materials, high standards of workmanship and a 20 year insurance backed guarantee, Radmat and Thameside Roofing collaborated to extend the roofs’ life expectancies with a high quality refurbishment application that far exceeded the client’s expectations.

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www.nvelope.com

Nvelope Keeps New Student Housing Watertight In Plymouth NVELOPE, the rainscreen cladding support systems specialist, has supplied a new £19m student housing development in Plymouth with its NV6 system including brackets and NVELOPE carriers to provide secure installation of a façade which needs to withstand tough weathering conditions.

With Plymouth thriving as a student town, more accommodation for the university was required. Built on a site that was previously the home of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute, the Hoe Centre consists of 517 study bedrooms, management facilities, a landscaped courtyard and ground floor shops and restaurants.

The brief required a modern and innovative structure which, whilst being practical and durable, is also capable of withstanding harsh coastal environment.

A crucial criterion for the project was that the cladding had to be particularly watertight. To answer this demand, Roles Broderick, the cladding contractors for the project, specified brackets from NVELOPE.

“The requirements for a long standing and reliable solution led us to specify NVELOPE products” says Carl Chapman, Area Manager London/North, Roles Broderick. “We have worked with NVELOPE for many years and are always confident that we will receive high quality products that provide a consistently flawless fabrication standard. To support this, the company also provide an excellent back up service. They are always able to promptly answer any questions to make sure everything is dealt with effectively and swiftly.”

Across three buildings and up to nine storeys high, the student accommodation complex was construction by the Leadbitter Group on behalf of Knightsbridge Student Housing Limited project. Eight thousand NVELOPE NV6 brackets connect approximately 2,500m² of Zinc cladding and 600m² of Stainless Steel façade, to the substrate which is comprises 18mm WBP Plywood and Kingspan K15 Rigid Insulation board. NVELOPE also provided a 50mm x 50mm timber carrier to cerate a cavity.

“This project has highlighted the versatility of NVELOPE products” continues Carl.

“We are really pleased with the end result and will continue to work with the company in the future.”

Enquiry No 13

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Academies Save With Advice From Chartered Surveyors Delaney Marling Partnership (DMP) has undertaken fire reinstatement valuations for academy schools in Hull & East Riding of Yorkshire. DMP calculates the cost of each element involved in reinstating a school building in the event of a fire, according to guidance from RICS and the Insurance Industry Regulators. This valuation provides a school and its insurer with the correct level that the building should be insured for. In the past the method had been to calculate using a M2 costing however, when this was tested in a fire situation it was found to under estimate the cost to rebuild a property, leaving a gap in the insurance funding.

Asset management plan DMP provided Beverley Grammar School in East Yorkshire with an asset management plan to highlight maintenance requirements over a 10 year period. In it a number of issues were discovered in the 100 year old library building and the asset survey identified that the main water storage tanks for the school’s heating system were sitting in the roof void in very poor condition. The presence of asbestos meant that the tanks had not been inspected for a number of years and the area was sealed off, leaving the school at risk from a number of issues that might have been detrimental under Health & Safety.

However, following advice from DMP the school was able to bid for DfEE funding for a number of projects, one being the full library refurbishment.

Academy schools that are experiencing issues such as these could be eligible for similar funding. Please visit www.delaneymarlingpartnership.co.uk or call 01482 623955 to find out.

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Clean Up Your Act With Wall Hung Bathrooms Clean, smart and effective WC facilities in public buildings, health, education, transport, leisure, and other public establishments are not only a matter of public health and hygiene, they also play a major role in the overall feel of a building, where first and lasting impressions of customer service are made. Wellmaintained, clean public toilets are often treated with much greater respect and care. Wall hung sanitaryware, the easy-to-clean-and-maintain option, ensures that public toilets are much better than just “bog standard”.

Most people have a horror of germs on public toilet seats but, the seat is often one of the cleanest parts of the room. In fact, the floor is usually the dirtiest with tests carried out for ABC News revealed about 2 million bacteria per square inch.

The Multikwik Sanitary System of concealed bathroom frames is easy and quick to clean round and underneath, keeping WC facilities clean and new looking for longer. There are no nooks and crannies around the pedestal, where grime can accumulate, and there is no sealant between the pedestal and the floor, which can be hard to clean and can start to look pretty grim over time in busy public toilets.

Sanitaryware that is wall-hung – that is, fixed to a wall frame so that no pedestal is needed - is particularly suited to public buildings because they have been designed specifically to be simple to install and easy to manage on site. Each module is supplied pre-assembled, making it a doddle to install and everything needed to complete the installation of each frame is supplied in the box, reducing the chances of hold ups and missing parts. Multikwik’s sanitary frames are a popular choice in public buildings because, as well as facilitating the installation of clean, modern sanitaryware designs, they offer the opportunity to hide many obtrusive and unsightly pipes and fittings, minimising damage in use and the risk of vandalism.

Multikwik sanitary systems offer complete design freedom, maximising bathroom space of even the most compact bathrooms and washrooms. The range of 820mm, 1000mm and 1185mm frames features a module for every type of bathroom fitting, including WCs, urinals, bidets, baths, showers and special needs fittings. The frame system is complemented by the Multikwik range of compact and concealed cisterns and a wide range of flush plates and cover plates including vandal-resistant stainless steel versions. In addition the dual flush systems provide water-and money-saving benefits. www.multikwik.com Enquiry No 15

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www.mobilane.co.uk

Green Screens Key To War On Air Pollution Says Staffordshire University Green screens will have a bigger and more instant impact on improving air quality than green roofs says Professor John Dover, Head of The Science Centre at Staffordshire University whose team have set up a study to investigate the value of green screens in rapidly mitigating pollution hotspots.

The University, which has a dedicated Green Wall Centre, has been pioneering research since 2010 to understand how vertical greening of spaces can influence biodiversity and capture micro-pollutants thereby improving air quality, wellbeing and human health. This latest study into the value of particulate pollution mitigation by green screens and other hedging material will use the Science Centre’s environmental scanning electron microscope to quantify the ability of green screens to capture particulates and experimental screens will be installed in particulate hotspots in roads around Stoke-on-Trent to investigate the strategic placement of green screens Professor John Dover who is supervising the project said “While the potential for vegetation and ivy to be used as a trap for particulates has been revealed in previous studies, it is not the same as providing a practical solution for immediate air quality and management issues. Poor air quality is a serious issue particularly for people living and working in urban areas. Local authorities

have, under the Environment Act, a duty to establish local air quality management systems including the introduction of air quality management areas for PM10s and six other air pollutants to achieve compliance with national standards.

There are many advocates and studies concentrating on the benefits of planting and growing of vegetation however, we now have an innovative and instant solution that has potential to inform policy at a national level.”

Sean Farrell of green screen specialist Mobilane who is sponsoring the research said “The best place to have a pollution reducing feature is as near to the emission site as possible and the beauty of a green screen is that you can place them much closer to emission sources such as roadways and streets. They can also be retrofitted onto buildings much easier than a green roof. They provide an instant green solution helping to boost biodiversity levels as well as enhancing the entire look of the area.”

Initial results from the Staffordshire research project are expected within the next few months and will be constantly updated over the next year.

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Amazing Magnetic Glass Whiteboard For Amazon The creative teams at Amazon’s new tech’ hub in the heart of London will be the first in the UK to brainstorm new digital media ideas using Vitrio® magnetic glass whiteboards from GLASSOLUTIONS. Designed and developed by the ‘Interior Glass Specialists’ team at GLASSOLUTIONS, the back-painted glass magnetic whiteboards are available in a wide range of colours and sizes – and can incorporate company logos in corporate colours. They are ideal for commercial or domestic use. Hygienic, safe, and easy to wipe clean, they provide a more robust alternative to traditional fibre whiteboards.

The world’s largest online retailer has installed 190 Vitrio® magnetic whiteboards at the Amazon Development Centre, a new digital media design and engineering hub with a global remit to work on the next generation of TV and film services for a wide range of digital devices that will benefit Amazon customers all over the world.

Supplied and fitted by Radii Partitioning, the Vitrio® magnetic whiteboards selected by Amazon are white and in two sizes: 1200mm x 2037mm and 823 x 1937mm.

They are manufactured using a toughened low-iron glass which is five time more resistant to breakage than normal glass along with superior optical qualities. This means it is an excellent base glass when applying white or coloured decoration by screen print or paint.

For more information visit www.glassolutions.co.uk/products/vitrio Enquiry No 17

No Water, No Smells – New Vandal-Resistant Waterless Urinals Franke Washroom Systems, also known as Franke Sissons, has added to its own range of stainless steel washroom and catering products and its solid surface sanitary ware with a range of vandal resistant Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) waterless urinals from Uridan®.

Whilst traditional urinals can waste water, cause maintenance problems and even with the most stringent cleaning regime can be inclined to smell unpleasant, these Uridan® GRP waterless urinals are a no hassle solution that will save water, time and money in all types of commercial washroom builds.

Only available from Franke Washroom Systems in the UK, the Uridan® urinals works without using any water – a single urinal can save approximately 100,000 litres a year. The odour trap in the urinals contains Urilock®, a revolutionary plant-based blocking fluid that is lighter than urine, meaning that the liquid simply passes straight through to the drains without the need for water to flush it away. Urilock® remains on the surface, blocking odours and the pungent ammonia smell that is a problem with traditional urinals and other waterless, cartridge-based urinals.

Uridan® urinals come in a choice of styles with several available in a choice of five colours. As well as conventional single wall mounted urinals there is a trough design in a choice of lengths, making them ideal for sports venues, leisure facilities or restaurants. Two models are available from stock; Crew Trough in 1200, 1800 and 2400mm along with the Cadet GRP Pod. The remainder of the range, which is detailed in a new brochure is available to order.

Cleaning is quick and simple using Uriclean® spray and the Urilock® liquid is easy to top up. Running costs are kept to a minimum as the Urilock® block fluid lasts for up to 20,000 uses on selected products. For further information from Franke Washroom Systems, please request a product guide, price list or individual brochure from ws-marketing.gb@franke.com. Follow on Twitter @FrankeSissons.

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www.vent-axia.com

Vent-Axia Donates Ventilation For Waste House Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is delighted to announce that it has donated ventilation equipment to the innovative Waste House project, which is launched today, Tuesday 10 June 2014, in an opening ceremony held at Brighton University. The Crawley-based firm was thrilled to supply a Sentinel Kinetic Plus Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) unit to Britain’s first house made almost entirely from thrown-away rubbish.

Located in the grounds of the University of Brighton, approximately 85% of the building is made from discarded materials enabling the Waste House to achieve a negative carbon footprint. In addition, the Waste House leads the way in efficiency as one of the first buildings in the UK to gain an ‘A’ rated Energy Performance Certificate. Designed by University of Brighton lecturer and architect at BBM, Duncan Baker-Brown and built by main contractor Mears Group, the Waste House has vast local support including collaboration with the University of Brighton, the recycling organisation Freegle, Brighton and Hove City Council and City College.

An exemplum of sustainable design and zero carbon living the Waste House is made from ‘rubbish’ and discarded building materials. The cavity walls are packed with materials otherwise destined for landfill – denim, VHS tapes, audio cassettes, floppy discs, remnant wallpaper, carpet tiles etc. Meanwhile, Gatwick Airport donated over 20,000 used toothbrushes provided in Business and First Class, now packed into the Waste House wall cavities. As the structure is highly-insulated and airtight, a MVHR system was specified to provide ventilation and heating. VentAxia therefore donated a Sentinel Kinetic Plus and in the true spirit of the project, it is an ex-test model.

The inspiration for the Waste House was an earlier house designed for Channel Four’s Grand Designs series in 2008 by lecturer and architect Duncan BakerBrown, working with presenter Kevin McCloud who is a supporter of the Brighton project. Mr Baker-Brown said, “The purpose of the Waste House is to show that we can re-use materials in building so re-using Vent-Axia’s second-hand MVHR system is an important part of the picture. The unit was also a significant factor

in the Waste House being awarded its A-rated Energy Performance Certificate as the MVHR is highly energy efficient. The Vent-Axia people who came to install the system were so friendly and happy to demonstrate how it works making it a great learning process for the students.”

Ian Mitchell, Product Marketing Manager – New Build Residential at Vent-Axia said: “At Vent-Axia we are delighted to be involved in such a worthwhile project that will act as an exemplum for future sustainable design and construction helping build the houses of the future. As our homes become ever more air tight and thermally efficient it becomes increasingly important to ventilate effectively and efficiently to ensure good indoor air quality. This is driving the growth of MVHR systems like our highly efficient Sentinel Kinetic Plus.”

Students, apprentices, local builders and school children have all been involved with the making of the Waste House, with the ambition to train students and apprentices around emerging green industries. Similar in size to a detached house the Waste House will function as Brighton University’s sustainability learning centre.

Manufactured in the UK, Vent-Axia’s Lo-Carbon Sentinel Kinetic Plus MVHR offers a whole house heat recovery system combining supply and extract ventilation in one unit. Warm, moist air is extracted from ‘wet’ rooms through ducting and passed through the heat exchanger before being exhausted outside. Fresh incoming air is preheated via the integral heat exchanger which recovers up to 92% of heat energy that would otherwise be wasted. The unit’s energy saving Vent-Axia DC motors further improve efficiency and carbon reductions.

For further information on all products and services offered by Vent-Axia telephone 0844 856 0590.

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Pathway For Primary School Sensory Garden Hoblett Manor Infant School required paths to be laid to their newly designed and created sensory garden, an enclosed area for children to enjoy nature and learn at the same time. The paths would be purely for foot traffic but needed to be visually attractive and slip-resistant. The school is committed to caring for the environment by recycling when possible, so Ronacrete’s newly introduced RonaDeck Eco Path MT was the obvious product for specification.

RonaDeck EcoPath MT is a resin bound surfacing system that combines specially formulated resin with a blend of aggregate and recycled rubber granules (taken from truck tyres). RonaDeck EcoPath MT surfaces are decorative and functional, seamless and slightly flexible.

The open matrix allows water to drain, eliminating water ponding and allowing water to drain to planted areas or land drains. The system is designed to be SuDS compliant reducing the impact of development on flood risk and allowing water to flow into water courses. Edgings created from brick, stone, timber or steel should be installed to retain and protect the resin bound surfacing. RonaDeck EcoPath MT comprises RonaDeck EcoPath MT Resin, a two component moisture tolerant epoxy resin which binds aggregate and recycled vulcanised rubber granules. The RonaDeck EcoPath MT provides an attractive surface, is strong enough for foot traffic, and is highly porous. RonaDeck EcoPath MT is typically applied to compacted Type 3 aggregate to provide a thin alternative to asphalt or concrete. www.ronacrete.co.uk Enquiry No 20

Bailey Streetscene Provide “A-Grade” Street Furniture Package For School Project Bailey Streetscene were approached to supply street furniture for Wade Deacon Highscool by a leading UK contractor after successfully completing projects previously for the customer.

Bailey Streetscene tendered a bid for the external street furniture package which included both standard and bespoke products. After a lengthy design consultation period with all stakeholders including the school, council, architect, contractor and Bailey streetscene, we secured the contract and our work began.

Working closely in conjunction with contractor and the ground workers, Bailey Streetscene delivered and installed street furniture in two separate stages. All installations were scheduled to meet tight time constraints and comply with site regulations.

Bailey Streetscene Responsibilities included: • Supply & Installation • Samples supplied to customer for approval • Pre-manufacture Cad drawings & renders • On-going liaison with contractor • Structural calculations www.baileystreetscene.co.uk Enquiry No 21

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www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/education

Forbo Flooring Injects The Fun Back Into Learning Flotex and Marmoleum floor coverings from Forbo have been installed in newly built and refurbished areas of Darland High School in Wrexham as part of an extensive remodelling programme.

Wrexham Council and the school worked together to find suitable products with pleasing aesthetics that could cope with the heavy footfall and deliver a healthy and safe interior environment for pupils.

Donna Adcock PR and Marketing Officer at the school helped to specify the flooring.

She commented: “Our floors had to look modern and bring a unique stamp to the school. We also wanted them to be easy to clean and to incorporate green credentials.”

Flotex, a unique floor covering combining the practical elements of resilient flooring with the slip resistance and acoustic properties of carpet, was specified for the library in the newly remodelled Griffin Centre. Donna commented: “I was particularly drawn to the design of Flotex Vector in Concrete as it looked similar to spines of books on shelves – making it ideal for the library.”

The unique composition of Flotex, which has over 70 million electrostatically flocked nylon fibres per square metre, results in a hardwearing and truly washable (100%

waterproof) floor covering, whilst its highly effective anti-microbial treatment, Sanitized®, offers constant protection against bacteria, including MRSA and E-coli.

Throughout the school’s corridors, 265m2 of Forbo’s Marmoleum Dual tiles were installed. Exceptionally durable and widely recognised as one of the most sustainable flooring products available, Marmoleum has more independent Eco-labels than any other. It contains 97% natural raw materials, 72% of which are rapidly renewable, and has a 43% recycled content. Maroleum’s unique water-based protective finish, Topshield2, ensures it can withstand heavy footfall and be cleaned easily.

Injecting a lively feel to the floors, black and brightly coloured tiles were randomly clustered against a grey Eiger backdrop. As Donna explained:“The dynamic coloured and black tiles reflect the school’s five housing groups, which has helped to bring an identity to the school interior.”

Marmoleum and Flotex are the only floor coverings to have been awarded the ‘Seal of Approval’ from Allergy UK thanks to the fact that they do not harbour allergens or dust mites - another important consideration for keeping the indoor environment clean and safe for the pupils of Darland High School.

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www.premdor.co.uk

Hills Cubicles, The Ultimate In Design And Flexibility Whether the requirement be a complete washroom or a simple cubicle installation, Hills have a flexible product solution for every occasion. Should the requirement be ‘Made to Measure Range’ or the innovative ‘Mix n Fix Range’, each comes supported with both inhouse creative and technical services, whilst Hills commitment to customer service is the envy of the industry. Recognising no two washroom projects are alike, Hills Made to Measure Ranges are the tailor made solution for every environment from shopping centres to sports stadia.

With thirteen design concepts, a vast colour palette and coordinating ironmongery design options, the ability to create an innovative, eye catching washroom is as simple as turning the pages of the Hills catalogue.

When the Design team at Hills Cubicles began work in the innovative Mix n Fix washroom cubicle range, central to the brief was to design a cubicle system that delivered a new level of style to the market, whilst incorporating ease of assembly based upon a standard structure.

Research also revealed that installers asked for standardised components which might be interchanged to build a highly versatile system, flexible enough to meet most design requirements yet be quick and easy to install.

With ease of installation in mind, Hills pre-drill the fascias and doors for hinges, legs and indicator bolts, saving even more valuable time and therefore money.

Mix n Fix from Hills Cubicles and Washrooms is now regarded as one of the most easiest to fit modular cubicle systems available on the market. Available ex stock for short lead time deliveries.

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Balfour Beatty And A Sustainable Cure For Guy’s Hospital Working at height surrounded by one of the busiest live hospitals in the UK was always going to be challenge but Balfour Beatty’s £26 million refurbishment of Guy’s Hospital in Southwark remains on track and will transform the appearance of the 142m high building. Key to the design is the long term efficiency and sustainability of the building, whilst being flexible enough if requirements change in the future.

Built in 1974 and still the tallest hospital in Western Europe with two towers at 34 and 30 storeys, the concrete exterior of Guy’s Hospital was in need of a facelift having suffered from spalling which had exposed the steel reinforcement to further corrosion and its windows needed replacing. One option for client Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust was total demolition and rebuild but on a tight budget, the most feasible way to the secure the future of the hospital for the next 30 years and improve its environmental performance was a full refurbishment of the external façade, including new replacement windows and energy efficient aluminium cladding.

The new look towers In a design by architects Penoyre and Prasad and consultant Arup Façade Engineering, Balfour Beatty’s work involved re-cladding in its entirety the taller service tower, with a zig-zag profiled anodised alumunium system fixed to the existing concrete face and adopting

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www.balfourbeattycsuk.com a 50/50 approach to the main user tower which involved cleaning and repairing concrete on its suspended, precast concrete balconies and overcladding the failing double glazed windows. This new facade will not only modernise the aesthetics of the towers but also provide environmental benefits according to Arup, with a potential saving of 18% of the tower’s total energy consumption.

But this is by no stretch a simple refurbishment with a staggering 8,000m2 of aluminium cladding panels installed in all elevations of the service tower and a further 5,300m2 of glazing units being installed in all elevations of the user tower.

The glazing will use solar selective glass in order to minimise solar gain and optimise orientation. In total 34,500m2 of concrete is being cleaned and extensive concrete repairs carried out.

A high-performance thermal layer will also be applied to the outer face of the concrete columns behind the balconies and will be separated from the existing structure by a shallow void to minimise thermal bridging.

“Repairing spalled concrete and installing new cladding systems directly to the structure was always going to be a challenge but when the work has to be carried out at height around a full functioning hospital without affecting staff, patients or the general public, it was particularly challenging,” commented John McCallion, Balfour Beatty Project Manager.

With access an issue, scaffolder Harsco had to create a 4 metre wide gantry around the building, nicknamed ‘the causeway’, which was supported on a series of steel gallows brackets at levels nine and eleven. From this point a number of mast

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climbers provided direct access to the building face which enabled concrete repairs and the cladding system to be installed.

“Repair work on the existing concrete included pulling 500 x 500 mm sections of concrete back to behind the existing reinforcement as far as 100 mm deep before being patch repaired,” added John McCallion.

The challenging external refurbishment is further complicated by the level of work required inside the live environment of the hospital where the various teams have to work around the staff and patients with minimal disruption. Fully sealed floor to ceiling barriers were required to separate work zones so that finishes to window ledges could be completed while all materials were fabricated away from any work zone to minimise noise.

With the building’s external makeover set for completion this winter, Balfour Beatty’s work on the hospital is testament to their continued commitment to delivering sustainable projects which have low environmental impact whilst at the same time reducing the building’s overall energy consumption and ensuring this landmark hospital is fit for the next 30 years. www.balfourbeattycsuk.com Enquiry No 24

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www.altro.com

Altro Floors And Walls Set The Standard For Dementia-Friendly Wards At Salisbury District Hospital A package of Altro floors and walls has been used to create an optimum environment of safety, calmness and wellbeing for dementia patients on a general ward at Salisbury District Hospital. Altro has developed product ranges and colours specifically designed for use with people who have dementia. This has come about through close co-operation with the University of Stirling’s renowned Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), to gain a greater understanding of how the physical environment impacts on those with dementia.

Redlynch Ward at Salisbury District Hospital comprises two separate units, and having been in use for over 20 years they were due for modernisation. Phase one of the project was to refurbish one of the units, and specifying the walls and floors to meet the variety of complex requirements was the task of the hospital’s ArtCare design team, headed up by Lesley Meaker.

Explained Lesley, “ “Floors must to be very safe underfoot - especially when wet slip-resistant and sparkle-free, so as not to confuse people with dementia. Colours need to be neutral, with no patterns or ambiguous designs that can potentially upset patients, and finishes must be matt and muted. There also needs to be good contrast between floors and walls”.

“But to make the space look less clinical and more welcoming we wanted to bring nature inside, by using natural-looking designs and products, wood effects, images of trees and flowers etc. And of course all the products need to be easy to clean and maintain long-term. There was a lot to think about in our product selection, but one thing we were sure of right from the start was that it had to be Altro.”

For the ward’s main corridor, Lesley and her team specified Altro XpressLayTM safety flooring. The world’s first adhesive-free, truly sustainable safety floor, Altro XpressLay contains recycled material, can be lifted and reused and is 100% recyclable after installation, and at the end of its life. This highly durable, slip-resistant flooring is

ideal for high-traffic areas and comes in a range of 42 colours, with plain or chipped options. Altro Easyclean Maxis PUR Technology ensures the product stays look good long-term.

Altro Wood SmoothTM flooring was specified for the ward’s main circulation area.

This new wood-look smooth flooring brings warmth to any environment. It is easy to maintain and can be welded to provide a hygienic surface, making it ideal for areas where infection control and high standards of cleanliness are required. The ward’s six en suite bathrooms were fitted with Altro Whiterock SatinsTM wall cladding and Altro AquariusTM safety flooring. Together they have created wet rooms that offer the ultimate in safety and hygiene and an environment best suited to the complex needs of dementia patients.

Altro Whiterock Satins is a durable, grout-free, water-tight smooth wall cladding system designed for building environments that are required to meet strict hygiene standards. The panels provide a stain-resistant, wipe-clean surface with no gaps or cracks for bacteria to hide in. It is extremely impact resistant and ideal for tough areas. The collection of 26 solid, matt colours, delivers colour schemes for all types of interiors, particularly healthcare. Altro Aquarius is an innovative safety flooring for combined barefoot and shoe use in wet and dry environments. It is suitable for any type of shoe, including hard and soft soled, rubber and trainers.

Ideal for use in hospitals and care homes, Altro Aquarius has a palette of warm and friendly colours. The non-sparkle finish and chipped/non-chipped variants are ideal for dementia sufferers and the visually impaired. Lesley Meaker added: “We have had some fantastic feedback about the new unit. Staff have commented that it’s lovely to see patients congregating and chatting happily in the new communal area, rather than sitting alone on the ward”.

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Anti-Bacterial Impact Protection Sheet Range Extended To Maximise Appeal

Inta Banishes Bacteria With New Copper Grab Rails

Anti-bacterial protection sheet from Intastop Ltd provides the perfect solution for walls and doors to assist infection control and the range has been extended to include additional colours and improved performance. The Anti-bacterial protection sheet has been enhanced so that the protection is impregnated into the sheet at the time of manufacture which permeates each layer to ensure that the product retains its integrity should it become damaged. And, so that practicality and aesthetics can be achieved new colours have been introduced including Burgundy, Olive green, Polar White, Slate Grey and Storm Grey. All are held in stock to ensure delivery is swift. www.intastop.com

Anti-scald bathroom product manufacturer, Inta, has added Antimicrobial Copper grab rails to its commercial collection, helping to combat the spread of infectioncausing germs while providing support and assistance to the lessmobile.

Ideal for healthcare environments, Antimicrobial Copper grab rails eliminate over 99.9% of bacteria they come into contact with, preventing the spread of associated infections such as MRSA. Available in polished and brushed finishes, they are the sensible upgrade from stainless steel and plastic grab rails - without having to compromise on style.

With 300,000 people contracting infections in hospital in the UK each year, the antimicrobial action of Inta’s copper grab rails provides continuous and effective protection against the microbes that cause these infections for many years.

Stuart Gizzi, managing director at Inta, said: “These Antimicrobial Copper grab rails reinforce our commitment to safer bathroom solutions, while providing customers with a high-quality and stylish product. For more information about Inta or Inta’s commercial collection visit www.intatec.co.uk

Enquiry No 26

Stelrad Adds New Model To Leading Low Surface Temperature Range Stelrad Radiators’ sector leading low surface temperature radiator range has seen a new model – the LST i Plus – added to the LST Standard and the LST Plus options – offering the perfect solution for heating systems in buildings where vulnerable people need to be protected from the levels of surface heat emitted from a standard radiator – in particular children and older people. LST radiators can be installed in domestic, commercial and public buildings running heating systems with total public safety assured. The LST i Plus is supplied with the addition of an integral remote sensing thermostatic valve to allow adjustment of room air temperature, as well as an arthritic adaptor. Another feature of the LST i Plus is the beautifully curved casing edges which adds aesthetic appeal. www.stelrad.com

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Patient Access Improved With Tormax Simplifying access for patients and busy staff at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank, TORMAX automated four internal swing door entrances using their advanced iMotion 1301 operators. Powered by almost ‘wear-free’ AC synchronous motors, iMotion door drives require minimal ongoing maintenance in order to continue delivering incomparable levels of reliability.

A significant resource for Scotland, the Golden Jubilee National Hospital has approximately 1,500 staff. It is home to key heart and lung services, is a major centre for orthopaedics and is the flagship hospital for reducing waiting times in key elective specialties.

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

TORMAX iMotion motors do not feature any gears or brushes – key elements that generally require regular replacement due to wear and tear. This advanced design ensures outstanding levels of reliability, even when installed in areas of near-constant use such as the Golden Jubilee. Combining such exceptional longevity with a recyclable content of nearly 95% and low-energy operation, iMotion also represents a sustainable solution.

“Automatic doors are critical for healthcare facilities and not just in ensuring a smooth through-flow of staff, patients and visitors,” explains TORMAX MD Simon Roberts.

“They also minimise the spread of germs, smoothly swinging open as people approach and negating the need to touch any of the surfaces.”

Designed in-house, all iMotion operators are fully compliant with CE and RoHS standards and are tested in excess of current industry requirements of one million cycles.

Two further sets of TORMAX automatic swing door operators are shortly to be installed at the Hospital. www.tormax.co.uk Enquiry No 29 GO!PUBLIC:JUNE 2014

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www.envirograf.com

Fire And Smoke Protection In Public Corridors Doors in corridors of hospitals and other buildings receive a great deal of harsh treatment, especially the door edges. In the event of a fire, such corridors will become a fast route for fire and smoke transmission, and as worn edges of the door will inevitably decrease the effectiveness of a fire defence, lives could be at risk!

Kent and Canterbury Hospital rely on corridors not only to transport patients between wards and clinical facilities, but for moving food, laundry, and waste around the campus.

The problem of battered door edges and fire and smoke sealing can be solved with a low-cost, easily-fitted Envirograf速 product 108 Door Edge Protective Trim with smoke seal. Envirograf速 product 100 Fire and smoke seal can also be added to the trim for additional safety.

The hospital have also installed Envirograf速 product 43 Magnetic Door Hold system, The unit has been carefully designed to hold open single or double doors, from a duration of 20-57 seconds, this will allow ample time for trolleys and equipment to pass through. The door holder will release the door after the specified time, to ensure that the door can resume as a barrier in the event of a fire.

The system will help to cut down on draughts, noise and loss of heat, as well as preventing buckling and distortion of doors, a common problem with permanent door holders. No wiring is needed to existing fire alarm system as agreed by the fire brigade, because the duration of door opening is under one minute. The 24V electromagnet releases the door to be shut by the door closer as usual. Ideal for

hospitals, residential homes, offices, computer suites, hotels and warehouses.

The Magnetic Door Holder can also be supplied for operation by the people with impaired vision.

These products are just one of the many that Envirograf速 offer including: Fire protective and fire retardant coatings for Ceilings, Fibreglass and Steel, Downlighter Covers, Trunking Pillows and sleeves, Pipe Collars and Wraps, Cable tray protection, Electrical Consumer Unit protection, Fire and Acoustic protection for Electrical Sockets, Ventilation Grilles, Letter Box protection, Animal door protection,Under-Floor fire barriers, Fire Barrier Curtains, Fire Barrier Curtains for Roofing, Upgrading Doors, Window Seals,Suspended Ceiling protection, Fabric and Upholstery protection, Mastics, Sealants, Fillers and Adhesives and much more, visit www.envirograf.com for the complete list.

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www.dr-schutz.com/en

Dr. Schutz Transforms Nursing Home Floor German Floor Care Specialist, Dr. Schutz has teamed up with long term PRO Schutz Partner, Wolters Gebäude Property Management, to carry out a full floor refurbishment at Emmaus Nursing Home, Bonn, Germany. By applying Dr. Schutz PU Sealer and PU Design, the client benefitted from savings of over 60% in renovation costs

High traffic areas including the dining room and recreational areas were treated with Dr. Schutz hard-wearing sealer, PU AntiColor, for an easy to clean floor with a protective layer to keep from floor stains. The renovation was completed as each room received a coat of PU Sealer to protect against mechanical friction and chemicals and preserving the natural wood floor in the corridors.

Cologne-based Wolters Gebaude, specialists in room restoration and property management, were contracted to refurbish the PVC and linoleum floors in the Emmaus Nursing Home in Bonn. The floors were severely worn and dated from its conception in 1989.

“We enjoy working with Dr. Schutz PU products as it is a great solution which offers a number of benefits”, explains Ben Wolters, Managing Director of Wolters Gebäude.

“Instead of removing old, worn floors for a high price, Dr. Schutz encourages a fast and high-quality service, for a fraction of the cost. The end result is a floor which appears as good as new and is protected for many years against damage from friction wear and many aggressive chemicals which are usually associated with care homes.

The time and trouble needed for cleaning these floors is immediately reduced whilst the room is left looking current and aesthetically pleasing. “

Not only were these floors unsightly, but the time and costs required to maintain these floors were continuing to rise. The budget for a much needed floor replacement had been excluded and therefore a cost-effective refurbishment solution was required.

The busy nursing home with a high volume of occupants meant it was imperative for minimum disruption whilst the entire building under-went its flooring revamp.

The application at Emmauss Nursing Home was trifold, using different Dr. Schutz technologies as required. Contrary to classic, basic renovation, the flooring of the recreation room, utility room and lift were treated with Dr. Schutz TomCat EDGE to remove old layers of care products and prepare the surface for an optimal bonding layer. Dr. Schutz PU Design in RAL 9015 and RAL 9017 were applied to create a marble effect in accordance with future furnishings.

It was vital for the renovation in the elevators to be as swift as possible. A developed UV Sealer by Dr. Schutz, now available in the UK, was applied on site. After the sealer was dried using UV machines, a complete flooring revamp had been achieved within a matter of hours and the lifts could return to full working use.

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Within one day, the badly scratched and worn PVC floor had been completely renovated with the absence of noise, dirt and expensive floor replacement. With its high resistance to friction damage and disinfectants, a three year warranty and short renovation time, the large variety of protective products available through Dr. Schutz PU range proved the perfect solution for Emmaus Nursing Home. As a result of this successful project, all residential rooms of the Emmaus home are now going to be renovated with Dr. Schutz PU Sealer and PU Design.

Enquiry No 31

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Article By: Brick Development Association

BRICK INDUSTRY SUPPORTS HELP TO BUY The Brick Industry is very supportive of the Governments Help to Buy initiative. The Industry is conscious that Help to Buy has improved the confidence which underpins the market. As we recover from recession, we look forward to steady growth in the housing sector which is in response to demand including changes in population and household composition. Modern housing with brick facades are energy efficient, attractive and durable. A brick house would be expected to last well over 150 years.

The house building sector has helped the UK economy in recovering from recession and the initial pump priming emphasis has come from the Help to Buy initiative which has been both effective and timely. There is a massive pent up demand for homes supported by potential purchasers who may well be paying more for rents than repaying a mortgage. The majority of Help to Buy mortgages have been to first time buyers, increasing the demand for new homes. However, in the south east and London, the high house price inflation has been caused by shortage of supply. We have to realise house building is at a historic low. In 2013 121,000 houses were completed and this year it is predicted this will only increase to around 133,000. So when we consider that in 2007 we were completing 177,000 houses per year, we can see the recovery is only partly complete. While we have a partial recovery, both our customers and the wider construction industry would like to see steady growth which is both sustainable and predicable.

The Brick Industry has responded to the improved market conditions by increasing shifts and shortening maintenance shutdowns and has already begun reopening mothballed plants to cater for rising demand. The majority of brick factories were manufacturing bricks through the Christmas period for the first time in 5 years. Many brick factories are essential local employers often in rural locations of otherwise high unemployment. The steadily improving figures for house building have enabled production to be increased because of steadily rising demand benefitting the local communities.

The Brick Industry considers that Help to Buy has been a key constituent in rising confidence, and is fully supportive of Government Initiatives to improve the supply of much needed housing towards more normal levels. An increased level of house building is also the best price control method as a greater number of houses built will inevitably lead to house price stability. Help to Buy has shown that a relatively small but decisive initiative has benefited the economy and the potential homeowners market.

We look forward to the development and refinement of this policy. www.brick.org.uk

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Article By: Jane Embury, Marketing Director, Wrightstyle

WRIGHTSTYLE AND FIRE COMPARTMENTATION 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 fire compartmentation.

First, some statistics There were 140 fire deaths in England between April and September last year, a 33% reduction on the same period ten years ago.

Bridgewater House, Bristol In total, there was a UK reduction in reported fires of 69.5% between 1979 and 2007, although the cost of fire remains high. The Association of British Insurers estimated that in the first half of 2009, insurers paid out £639 million for fire damage - £3.6 million a day. On a worldwide scale, international fire statistics are collated by the World Fire Statistics Centre (WFSC), which estimates that costs due to fire add up to approximately 1% of global GDP – that’s €126 billion in Europe alone.

In the industrialised world, fire deaths per 100,000 of population range from 0.02 in Singapore to 2.03 in Finland. The UK stands at 0.75.

Beirut souks In other words, fire remains a potent threat, despite advances in building design and construction and the enforcement of strict building regulations. Essentially, fire safety in commercial buildings is down to three things: an alarm system to detect the danger, a sprinkler system to damp down the fire, and fireproof compartments to contain the fire at source and prevent it spreading.

Taken together, those active and passive elements are designed to allow occupants to escape from the building, and provide safe access for the fire and rescue services. How those elements are applied depends on the size of the building, its complexity and its function.

For example, an evacuation plan for a hospital or care home will be different to that of an office block, and require a different building safety approach. In other words, building safety also addresses the mobility, or otherwise, of its likely occupants. Whatever the building, compartmentation is fundamental to its safety, creating a series of protected fire zones to ensure that the fire is contained. For the glazed elements, the UK’s Glass and Glazing Federation has a specific guide on fire-resistant glazing.

Fire is spread through three methods: convection, conduction and radiation, of which convection is the most dangerous. This is when smoke from the fire becomes trapped by the roof, spreading in all directions to form a deepening layer. Smoke, rather than fire, is often the real danger.Materials such as metal can absorb heat and transmit it to other rooms by conduction, where it can cause new fires to break out. Radiation transfers heat in the air, until it too sets off secondary fires, spreading the danger away from its original location.

Modern glazing systems can provide complete protection against convection, conduction and radiation – whether as curtain walling, or internal doors or fire screens – for up to two hours, giving more than enough time for a safe evacuation.

London Orbital fire doors In a fire, the glass and its frame have to function together to prevent the spread of fire, smoke or toxic gases. If one fails, both fail, with potentially catastrophic consequences. At Wrightstyle, we’ve invested in fire certification in the UK, USA and Far East – a reflection of our global business, and our confidence in our systems’ performance.

We can also handle each step – from designing bespoke solutions, to fabrication and installation: an end-to-end service with comprehensive guarantees at each stage. We can’t prevent fire from happening. But we can prevent it from spreading, and that’s just as important. www.wrightstyle.co.uk

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Article By: Jon Hill, Technical Manager, Polypipe Ventilation

SUSTAINABILITY IN VENTILATION: WHY IT MATTERS AND HOW TO ACHIEVE IT Ventilation at its most basic level can be as simple as opening a window to let the stale air out and the fresh air back in; however, the opportunities for opening windows in the UK are limited by weather conditions, heat loss and security. Up until quite recently, dwellings were designed to include only the most basic ventilation products, ranging from air bricks to window trickle vents and more latterly, simple extract systems. Unfortunately for just as long, properties have also suffered from the effects of condensation caused by inadequate means of ventilation.

Recent developments in the design and build of domestic properties have led towards ever more energy efficient homes, which aim for superior thermal performance and far greater levels of air tightness to minimise heat loss; thereby causing a subsequent increase in the use of balanced mechanical ventilation technologies. This adoption has also been reinforced by changes to Building Regulations Parts F and L, which are driving the need for good quality and sustainable ventilation solutions more than ever before.

These ventilation systems and component parts must also be highly energy efficient if they are to play a part in reducing a property’s overall carbon footprint and ongoing energy usage. Clearly, opening a window or relying on an air brick is no longer an option, but then neither is using cheap, and by its nature, low quality mechanical ventilation appliances. So how do you ensure the equipment you specify/install provides a genuinely sustainable ventilation system that meets Building Regulations and NHBC guidelines, is SAP listed and enables you to comply with the Code for Sustainable Homes?

You may think I am going to start with mechanical ventilation, but it’s ducting that’s my first port of call and that’s for good reason; no matter how sophisticated the chosen mechanical system is, if poor quality ducting is used, the benefits from the system are significantly reduced. Specify substandard ducting and it could mean anything between the ventilation system not meeting Building Regulations requirements to a room with an ugly stain in need of redecoration as a result of condensate leakage. The ducting must have exacting tolerances, i.e. a good fit of rigid extruded systems, such as Domus rigid duct.

If the duct bows, or looks concave, or the wall thickness appears uneven, the tolerances will be too wide. If the duct doesn’t retain its shape, it can be difficult to fit together and result in air or condensate loss. Always opt for a duct system which has all the accessories you need to create the ventilation system as a whole and that has been designed to work in harmony as part of a system and finally, third party tested for end-to-end system performance.

Alternatively, you might want to consider semi-rigid duct systems, such as the Domus Radial duct system, as an alternative to traditional ducting, especially for whole-house ventilation where space can be an issue. Traditional duct systems are based upon a branch design, with duct to rooms running off a main trunk connected to a Mechanical Extract Ventilation (MEV) or Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) unit. A Radial system works differently in that each room vent is served by twin or single Ø75mm semi-rigid duct which connects to a distribution manifold, therefore providing a more even air flow. The manifold(s) is then connected to the mechanical appliance. For MEV and MVHR applications, the system benefits from less air leakage and improved air flow and a greater degree of room to room acoustic separation.

It is vital to insulate ducting in colder areas such as loft spaces, to remove the possibility of condensation forming and to maintain thermal efficiency. As recommended by the NHBC, insulating duct in warm spaces with a solution which needs to include an integral vapour barrier in certain applications is also equally important, Unfortunately some existing duct insulating products are unable to meet current Building Regulations which specify a minimum standard equivalent to a material of ≤0.04W/ (m.K) at 25mm thickness. In order to do so it’s essential to use an insulation system such as patent accepted Domus Thermal, which is an engineered interlocking EPS (expanded polystyrene) system which exceeds the equivalent requirement at just 20mm thickness. The chosen insulation system must fit snugly around the duct and fittings with no air gaps and should be easy to install and secure once on.

The latest NHBC guidelines reinforce current Building Regulation requirements for not only ducting passing through cold spaces but also for insulating ducting between an MVHR appliance and the external terminals even when installed within the heated/insulated areas of the property, to avoid condensate forming on the outside of these colder ducts. Which now brings me on nicely to MVHR systems; MVHR systems work on the principle of extracting and re-using waste heat, such as that found in a bathroom or kitchen. MVHR systems efficiently pre-warm and filter fresh air drawn into the building with waste stale air using a heat exchanger; more than 95% of waste heat can be recovered by this GO!PUBLIC:JUNE 2014

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mechanism. The filtered, pre-warmed air is then distributed around the home. According to the Zero Carbon Hub, in 2012 more than 24,000 MVHR units were installed in the UK and it seems that this is an increasing trend that will continue. There are many MVHR systems available today, but as with most things they vary in quality and effectiveness. The good news is that the best performing models are easy to identify by their heat exchange performance and Specific Fan Power, which are listed on the Product Characteristics Database (PCDB). Polypipe’s Silavent Green Line HRX2 currently tops the list with a heat exchange efficiency of up to 95%.

Other key considerations when selecting an MVHR unit for maximum sustainability are the incorporation of a summer bypass facility which helps prevent homes from overheating during the warmer months and the type of fan built into the system. To comply with Building Regulations, specifying an MVHR or MEV unit with a low Specific Fan Power (SFP) – no higher than 1.5 Watts per litre per second (W/l/s) for MVHR or 0.7 W/(l/s) for MEV, is very important. A low SFP results in minimal energy usage and maximised air flow performance. Bathroom and kitchen fans also play a key role in most aspects of domestic ventilation, be they axial, centrifugal, wall or window mountable, or in-line versions. The SFP requirement for fans is set by Building Regulations but there are other considerations to take into account when looking for energy savings. One of these, and often overlooked, is the fan’s energy consumption when in standby mode.

Domestic fans containing electronic controls, such as an overrun timer, can use anywhere between an extra 10-20% of the overall power used, when in standby. This actually means that despite a very low SFP, some fans will actually use more energy in standby mode over time. For example, a 6 Watt low energy fan running for a total of one hour per day consumes about 2kWh per year; astonishingly, on standby for the remainder of the day it uses a further 10kWh; therefore increasing the fan’s carbon consumption.

Our own Silavent Green Line range of 100mm axial fans have been designed to use up to 70% less power when in standby mode than other low energy fans which, when combined with an SFP of 0.22 W/(l/s), makes them the most energy efficient range of axial fans available. But it’s not just equipment that makes a ventilation system sustainable. If you have gone to the trouble of identifying the most energy efficient and highest quality ventilation equipment, you must also ensure it is correctly installed.

Well engineered and designed ventilation duct systems maximise airflow, reduce air leakage and achieve greater system performance – vital in whole house ventilation systems. However, poor quality ventilation installations are in abundance; with grilles missing, duct sections not being sealed at joints, inappropriate use of low cost flexible duct, where rigid ducting should be used; and too many sharp bends in the duct system leading to reduced air flow. Due to such widespread poor installation practice which affects system efficiency – most notably the SFP – heavy penalties are applied to SAP calculations, the official method used to calculate the energy consumption in dwellings.

Changes to Building Regulations Part F, Ventilation, directly addressed this by requiring a ‘qualified’ installer to commission new ventilation systems and submit a commissioning report to the Building Control Body (BCB). The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has also now stated that it will reduce SAP penalties if the systems are installed by a member of a registered Competent Person Scheme. The installation must meet the performance laid out in the original system design and an inspection checklist must be completed and submitted to Building Control. A check box in the SAP 2009 programme needs to be completed to enable improvement to the overall energy rating.

However, existing training schemes have made limited progress according to the Zero Carbon Trust Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality (VIAQ) Task Group and members are calling on the Department of Communities and Local Government to consider mandatory competency requirements for MVHR installations so that standards can be improved. Working closely with the VIAQ Task Group, the NHBC has introduced a new chapter in their 2014 specification document, dedicated entirely to MVHR and is ikely to be taken very seriously by developers and builders alike. With all new homes expecting to reach zero carbon from 2016, which requires six points under the Code for Sustainable Homes and most new homes coming in at just three points, developers and builders have a considerable task ahead of them. MVHR and MEV systems are playing a role in this and are becoming ever more popular as a relatively low cost way of moving towards the zero carbon goal. But simply fitting any MVHR or MEV system isn’t good enough and fitting one poorly is no better. Take the time to research the most energy efficient, well designed and well made ventilation system and ensure it is designed, installed and commissioned competently, for a highly sustainable, long lasting, energy efficient ventilation solution.

Polypipe Ventilation provides customers with a complete sustainable ventilation package, with ducting and appliance working in harmony, to meet the most demanding of energy efficiency targets. For more information please go to www.polypipe.com/ventilation or call 08443 715523.

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Article By: Steve Browning, Marketing Manager, Trend Control Systems

HUMANS BEHAVING BADLY Steve Browning, marketing manager at Trend Control Systems, examines why it is that people treat energy use in the workplace differently to their own homes, and what measures can be put in place to combat this problem.

If further proof was required of the need for human beings to address their behaviour regarding energy use it came in a 2013 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which stated that scientists are 95 per cent certain that we are the ‘dominant cause’ of global warming since the 1950s.

This probably won’t come as much of a surprise. However, the good news is that through greater awareness of the effects of CO2, combined with the financial implications of rising utility bills, individuals are more willing and able than ever to use energy wisely. This is definitely the case when it comes to the domestic sector but in workplaces throughout the nation energy is being wasted on a truly colossal scale. The question is, why are so many people prepared to treat energy use at work differently?

According to research conducted by Trend Controls through its energy audits, 39 per cent of energy is wasted within the workplace.

Perhaps of greater concern is that half of this figure can be directly attributed to poor behaviour, such as leaving lights on after vacating a room, the use of individual fan heaters and windows that are left open with the radiators turned on.

People wouldn’t do this at home, so why do it in the workplace?

To help establish a culture of energy efficiency, it is important to look at the causes of certain behaviour.

For instance, if fan heaters are being used, it could be because certain parts of a building are not as warm as they should be. Making sure that a building has a comfortable temperature and good level of air quality is imperative in reducing activities that can lead to energy waste.

In the vast majority of cases, individuals engage in this kind of behaviour as a result of a poorly installed, operated and maintained building services infrastructure that is controlled by an equally inefficient Building Energy Management System (BEMS).

When a BEMS is first commissioned it is configured around existing building layouts and occupancy patterns. These elements can change over time and incorrectly configured time clocks and setpoints; conflicting heating and cooling technology; incorrectly calibrated control loops, valves, actuators and sensors; and the addition or relocation of equipment will have a highly detrimental effect on comfort conditions.

A typical example is electrical equipment, such as a photocopier, being placed near a temperature sensor.

This increases the temperature around the sensor, which will then call for cool air to reduce it. The cool airflow will affect adjacent controlled zones and people will feel colder and use fan heaters to warm up. This ‘heating fighting cooling’ scenario is all too common but one of the easiest problems to address.

While this explanation is not intended to justify or excuse bad behaviour – opening a window when the heating is on makes no sense whichever way you look at it – it does explain certain actions. People are often so far removed from the BEMS that they feel powerless to make the type of ‘sensible’ adjustments that could reduce waste.

Giving local control back to stakeholders is important and it’s something that BEMS manufacturers like Trend recognise. Its IQ®View8 display makes energy management as simple and accessible as possible. It has a full colour touchscreen display that provides a self-configuring user interface to a BEMS and its intuitive operation means that users can access and act upon energy management information instantly.

If sited in a prominent location like the canteen, staff can view and adjust operating times, monitor alarms and make modifications to controller parameters. IQ®View8 has the ability to display schematics that provide real time information such as temperature, humidity and setpoints from the system – allowing users to directly adapt their environment and avoid taking alternative action. What’s more, it can also reset everything to a pre-defined state at a certain point in time.

With a growing number of companies taking their corporate social responsibilities (CSR) seriously, those that want to increase stakeholder engagement can also use their BEMS to demonstrate their commitment to CO2 reduction and show the impact of their energy saving measures. Having a prominent visual reminder about energy use also reminds employees that their actions have environmental consequences and should, therefore, in turn encourage better behaviour.

One way of doing this is through products such as Trend’s EnergyEYE, a software application that can be shown on a large format monitor. Often located in reception areas and other similar high traffic locations, it provides a view of a building’s energy performance and presents a continually updated record of its consumption and carbon emissions – showing at a glance whether they are on, below or above performance targets.

Wasting energy is like pouring money down the drain and with much of a building’s energy consumption influenced by its occupants, their actions play a large part in dealing with this issue. The first step is to minimise the likelihood of bad human behaviour by optimising a BEMS and ensuring that the building services infrastructure is working correctly. The second is to provide employees with the necessary tools to control the conditions that they have to work in. This will require effort but the results will be well worth the hard work. www.trendcontrols.com

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Article By: Neil Perdell, National Technical Manager, Aico Ltd

SIX STEPS TO SMOKE ALARM SPECIFICATION The first to introduce an online smoke alarm specification tool back in 2011, Aico has launched its next generation Smoke Alarm Specification Selector for producing robust pre-written Smoke, Heat and MultiSensor alarm specifications. Neil Perdell, National Technical Manager at Aico Ltd. provides an overview of how you can create a bespoke specification for most domestic properties in six easy steps.

Step 1: Property Type - The first stage in creating a smoke alarm specification is to identify your property type(s). The Selector lets you choose single, two to three or over four storeys; or if it is an HMO either single to two storeys or a property over three storeys. Larger properties may require a different type of alarm system than a standard domestic mains powered (Grade D) system, but the Selector will highlight if this is the case. The Selector then lets you modify the property specification to add even more detail to the layout and features, such as a loft conversion, solar power (a potential fire hazard as the associated electrical equipment is often installed in loft spaces) or an open plan layout as these will affect the alarm specification.

Step 2: Level of Protection - Once you have identified your property type, it’s time to choose the level of protection required. This will generally be dependent on a risk assessment of the property and its occupants, with smokers and the infirm, for example, requiring a higher level of protection. To cater for this the Selector lets you choose from High (Category LD1) through to Minimum (Category LD3) protection. For those unsure, Aico recommends Medium protection (Category LD2) for the majority of installtions. The level of protection required will dictate the number of rooms to be protected with an alarm, as laid out in BS 5839-6:2013 (the standard for domestic smoke alarm installations).

Step 3: Alarm Power / Back-Up - Before you go on to decide what type of alarm sensors you need, you must determine the alarms’ power source. There are three options: Grade D mains powered alarms with rechargeable Lithium battery back-up (recommended by Aico), Grade D mains powered with alkaline battery back-up and Grade F battery powered alarms only. Mains powered alarms with rechargeable Lithium back-up will always be superior as they don’t suffer from the major issue of batteries requiring replacement and/or being removed by tenants.

Stage 4: Alarm Sensor Type - The initial decision to be made at this stage is between ‘standard’ alarms (Optical, Ionisation and Heat) or the more advanced Aico Multi-Sensor alarm (in conjunction with a heat alarm in the kitchen and garage if applicable). Optical and Ionisation alarms both detect smoke, albeit in different ways making them suitable for different fire types and therefore different locations. Optical alarms are most effective at detecting smouldering fires with large particles, such as produced by burning furniture, and are less likely to react to the type of invisible smoke produced by cooking fumes, so are recommended for circulation spaces such as hallways close to kitchens and landings. However, they can react to steam, so should not be located too close to bathrooms.

Ionisation alarms are less likely to false alarm from dense tobacco smoke, excessive dust and insect ingress and are sensitive to fast flaming fires. However, they are also sensitive to cooking fumes, so shouldn’t be used anywhere near a kitchen. Heat alarms don’t detect smoke at all, but instead react to temperatures of 58ºC or over. A Heat alarm should only be used in a kitchen or garage, and only as part of a fire alarm system that also includes interconnected smoke alarms. However for the ultimate protection, Aico recommends the Multi-Sensor. as this provides the best response to all different fire types. This alarm combines optical and heat sensors and has built-in intelligence which enables it to not only monitor the signals from both sensors, but also to interpret them. This allows it to detect all different fire types, from fast flaming through to slow smouldering, and provide the best possible protection to tenants.

Stage 5: Alarm Interconnection - Under Building Regulations and BS 5839-6:2013, smoke alarms should be interconnected within a property; it provides an earlier warning for residents and the best chance of escape. You can choose to do this by traditional hard wiring or by using wireless interconnection technology such as Aico’s RadioLINK Professional. Hard wired interconnection is time consuming, disruptive and costly, especially in existing properties. Wireless interconnection, on the other hand, uses Radio Frequency (RF) signals. If one alarm on the system is triggered, Radio Frequency signals are used to cause every other alarm in the property to sound.

Stage 6: Accessories - The last step is to consider accessories to make the system easy to use and add flexibility. Aico, for example, provides an Alarm Controller to test and control all alarms on a system from a convenient wall mounted unit; a Relay to trigger Warden Call systems; a Sprinkler Trigger Input Module; as well as an Alarm for the Hearing Impaired.

The Finish Line! - The Smoke Alarm Specification Selector is designed to be easy to use, but these six key steps incorporate an in-depth understanding of both Building Regulations and BS 5839-6:2013. Getting a specification wrong can mean false alarms from incorrect alarm choice and siting or, at worst, it can put tenants’ lives at risk. Use the Selector to make sure you get it right. Aico’s new Smoke Alarm Specification Selector is in the ‘Specifier & Architects’ section of the Aico website. A wholly owned subsidiary of Ei Electronics, Aico is the first name in residential fire and CO protection in the UK. All alarms are designed and built in Europe specifically to meet the UK standards and regulations. www.aico.co.uk GO!PUBLIC:JUNE 2014

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Double Win For Bauder At National Roofing Awards 2014 Flat roofing specialist Bauder was recognised at this year’s National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) annual awards, winning two of the top prizes on offer for its work on Fulham Jetty and the Tintern Abbey Gift Shop. The award winners were announced on May 16th at the Hilton Metropole in London, an event co-hosted

by TV Presenter and Interior Designer Linda Barker and NFRC Chief Executive Ray Horwood.

Now in its ninth year, the Roofing Awards are an industry-wide competition that celebrates outstanding standards of workmanship and safety within the roofing industry. This year the level of competition was higher than ever before with the NFRC receiving almost 300 project entries for the eleven award categories available.

A wide range of criteria are taken into consideration by the judging panel when determining category winners including: degree of difficulty, aesthetics, problemsolving and environmental qualities. Bauder took home both awards for sustainable roofs at the ceremony winning the Green Roofs category for Fulham Jetty and the Solar category for Tintern Abbey Gift Shop.

The Fulham Jetty project involved the ecological enhancement of a 1,000m² abandoned jetty located on the River Thames in London. The roof of the new building swoops down to become a continuum with the deck and is covered with a green habitat to provide three distinct environments for wildlife, one on the flat roof, one on the slope and the third on the jetty deck.

Since its official opening to the public in October 2013, the lower wildflower roof has become a haven for nesting birds and the array of river-related habitats and native

plant species have also attracted a variety of different birds and insects to the jetty.

Bauder’s photovoltaic (PV) system installation at Tintern Abbey led to the company’s second success of the night, having also been shortlisted in the same category for its work on the Awel-y-Mor Primary School, a project that features Bauder’s bitumen, single ply, green roof and PV systems. Roof areas totalling 630m² were fitted with 57 state-of-the-art PV Modules on Tintern Abbey Gift Shop, enabling it to generate at least 14.05 Megawatt Hours of solar power each year. Due to the abbey’s historical significance it was important that the PV system did not to create a distraction from the building itself; and the low profile of the photovoltaic modules, which are set at a 10° angle, made sure this was not an issue. The Bauder team worked closely with the client throughout the project ensuring the new roof complimented what is a site of great national importance to the Welsh community.

Bauder’s Managing Director, Andrew Mackenzie, expressed his delight with the company’s success at the prestigious awards ceremony, “Bauder is extremely proud to be recognised by the Roofing Awards for the hard work and high quality our team has produced on both the Tintern Abbey and Fulham Jetty projects. Both of these developments have made a substantial contribution to their local community and the environment, as well as illustrating the exceptional levels of workmanship our approved contractors deliver, which in this instance were J Randall Roofing Contractors and Accurate Roofing.”

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Platform Lifts Whatever you need, we have a solution!

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Call 0845 4682543 or visit www.invalifts.com Enquiry No 33

Call for Brick Awards 2014 Once again, the search is underway to find the best brickwork in action for the 2014 Brick Awards, organised by the Brick Development Association.

The Awards are one of the top design and construction awards in the country and show just what brick – the UK’s most popular cladding material – can achieve. Last year’s winners included the Ortus , a learning facility in London, Carmelite Monastry in Liverpool and the Britten – Pears Archive in Suffolk.

Entrants are judged on a wide range of architectural design factors including demonstrating the building fabric’s sustainability credentials and the aesthetical choice, blend and bond of brick.

The judges are also seeking attention to structural and aesthetical brick detailing, the buildings contribution to its context and quality of craftsmanship.

17 prestigious trophies are up for grabs. A new category was introduced last year – the BDA Chairman’s Award. This award is outside the judging panel and is in recognition of a project which fulfils a need that the Chairman considers important.

The Awards are open to anyone, whether they are architects/ designers, building owners, developers, housebuilders, contractors or brick manufacturers. The only stipulation is that the project – unless it’s featured in the Worldwide category – must feature clay bricks or pavers made by BDA members.

The 2014 Brick Awards will be presented at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel in London on 12 November. Further information about the categories is available on the BDA website, www.brick.org.uk Enquiry No 34

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Hinton ‘Comes Home’ To Kemper To Drive Specifier Relationships Cold applied liquid waterproofing specialist, Kemper System, is to build on its continued success in the flat roofing market with the appointment of David Hinton to the new role of specifier liaison manager.

David’s new role for Kemper System will see him utilise his years of experience dealing with a wide range of specifiers, developers, architects, property consultants and surveyors.

Well known in the roofing sector following a 30-year career, David was an early pioneer of Kemper System’s Kemperol waterproofing membrane products as sales manager for Granflex. A fellow of the Institute of Roofing with an HND in Building and Construction, David’s track record ensures that he understands the competitive landscape for waterproofing systems and the challenges facing contractors and specifiers. www.kempersystem.co.uk Enquiry No 35

Eurobrick Ticks Public Sector Boxes Local authorities and other publically funded bodies have large, diverse property portfolios which present equally diverse challenges and opportunities. With ever tightening budgets, the need for tried and tested, quality products, is paramount. There is no room for false economy in these austere times.

Brick slip cladding specialist Eurobrick is delighted to announce that it has now achieved third party certification for all of its systems, possibly making it unique in this sector and putting it firmly in the best position to win public sector building contracts. Eurobrick’s cladding has British Board of Agrément (BBA) accreditation, the most widely recognized certification mark in the UK. www.eurobrick.co.uk

Mapei Launches New Swimming Pool Construction CPD Mapei (UK) has launched a new Swimming Pool Construction CPD seminar.

The new technical seminar will assist in the specification of correct materials, in accordance with current BS and EN Standards.

Seminars can be arranged to suit group or specific needs. The new CPD is 30 minutes duration, followed by a Q&A session. The seminar examines each stage of the build process - from construction of the pool shell, to tiling, and it refers to the relevant design standards throughout. Subject areas include watertight joints, renders, screeds and waterproofing membranes. Later, the tile installation content explores the various surface options and submerged conditions, as well as adhesives and grouting. The CPD also tackles specific trouble shooting scenarios and compares traditional and fast track construction methods. www.mapei.co.uk Enquiry No 37

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Oasys Software Mail Manager Adds Value To New Collaborative IT Policy Carmarthenshire County Council is in the vanguard of the move towards collaborative IT infrastructure that centres on the services it delivers, rather than its own internal organisational structure. With over 9000 staff its one of the largest and most diverse employers in South Wales. So changing its IT culture is no small challenge – but it is one that the Council has stepped up to, with a refreshing ability to test and adopt new ideas.

At the heart of the change is the server architecture that underpins all activity, and a move to a central Council File Plan with all data held on a single central drive. So a move away from personal email folders in Outlook is implicit. Dovetailing neatly with this requirement is Oasys Software’s Mail Manager, an Outlook add-on that files email centrally and logically, automatically de-duplicates attached documents and slashes the time taken to search for attachments, messages or even threads of a few words of correspondence within emails. In one case, for instance, the Property Services team had previously taken four hours to retrieve some information and were approaching a similar task with trepidation: using Mail Manager the search took just 30 seconds!

Set up took jus thald a day and, after an initial and successful pilot, Mail Manager is now being rolled out to the whole 100-strong Technical Services department, and is now also being adopted by the Social Services and corporate finance teams.

Rhys Lewis Business Development & Channel Manager for of Oasys Software commented: “This has been a textbook project to work on because the Council has such a positive mind-set and the flexibility to test new technology. The scalability of Mail Manager meant that they could pilot it quickly and with minimal risk or disruption to ‘business as usual’. Mail Manager really has been a great fit for this local authority in every way.” www.oasys-software.com Enquiry No 38

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Aico Alarms And Control Switch Fitted By Scottish Council West Lothian Council is fitting Aico Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms, with its unique Alarm Control Switch, across all 13,500 of its properties. The council is fitting Aico 160RC Series mains powered Smoke and Heat alarms and Aico’s new Ei208WRF cost-effective Lithium battery powered CO alarms. The alarms are interconnected using Aico’s proven RadioLINK Professional wireless interconnection technology. When one alarm is triggered, all the alarms interconnected on the system will sound. If the alarms sound, it is important to be able to tell whether a fire or CO leak has been detected so that appropriate action can be taken.

To achieve this, West Lothian Council is also installing Aico’s wall-mounted RadioLINK Alarm Control Switch, which will allow residents to quickly locate the exact alarm which has detected the fire or CO leak. www.aico.co.uk Enquiry No 40

Air Curtain Training Webinar - 19th June 2014 JS Air Curtains is offering a 45 minute webinar that will provide online training to consultants, contractors and facilities managers on air curtain system design, selection, controls and potential applications. The live online session will take place at 10:30am on 19/06/14 and will enable attendees to better understand the potential for energy savings and improved comfort that air curtains offer. The webinar will be delivered

by Nathan Duce, Area Sales Manager for JS Air Curtains. It includes advice on how an air curtain can be used across public, industrial and cold storage applications, mounting options for both performance and aesthetic design, and how best to control an air curtain to achieve a building’s environmental and energy objectives. For more information and to register for the online event go to www.jsaircurtains.com

Talis UK Report Shows Need For Greater Public Engagement On Changes To Water Sector Leading UK valve, meterbox and water fitting specialists, Talis UK, is sharing the results of Talking Water, a new in-depth study into customer attitudes towards the water industry ahead of the major changes taking place within the sector. The report’s findings suggest that there needs to be an urgent increase in public engagement and education about some of the major decisions being taken in their name. It revealed that while the public is appreciative of its water supply and the recreational facilities open water areas provide, in the majority of cases people are blissfully unaware of many wider challenges. The report also highlights that the public know little of the wider services included in the cost of their water supply. www.talis-uk.com Enquiry No 42

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Aquatiere Eco Tx Water Softeners Combining traditional ion exchange principles with modern TAC technology to produce more efficient water softening. The unique delivery system allows the use of both TAC resin and ion exchange resin. The combination of resins allows for pre-crystallization of calcium and magnesium, this improves the efficiency of the ion exchange resin resulting in fewer more complete regenerations. Up to 60% savings over traditional timer based softeners.

The unique combined TAC and ion exchange softeners are more efficient than traditional water softeners. They require less regeneration, use less salt, less power and have higher resin capacity.

The family of Aquatiere softeners utilise various media, including Ceramet, TAC, ion exchange resin and activated carbon and this provides a complete option of both water softening and water treatment throughout the home or business premises. The range consists of the Eco Tx, the Aquatiere Cx, the standard modular no scale units and Aquatiere’s new cabinet-based, no scale, saltless water softener.

The Tx softener is ideally suited for homes and buildings with sporadic or partial occupancy as the softener will still offer internal pipework and equipment protection even if not topped up with salt. Many landlords prefer our systems as damage by limescale is limited by the TAC resin even if the tenants forget to add salt to the softener.

• Cleaner taps, showers, screens, baths and basins • Sparkling glasses, cutlery and work surfaces • Silkier hair and skin • Softer clothes and towels • More efficient boilers • No more appliance breakdowns due to scale • Saves money on fuel bills Domestic, commercial and industrial sizes available. www.aquatiere.co.uk Enquiry No 43

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LG Introduces MCS Approved Therma V Air-To-Water Monobloc Heat Pump Range 3Kw ~ 16Kw LG is introducing the Therma V Monobloc air-towater heat pump range, in response to the market demands of the new build and refurbishment sectors, complimenting the already existing Split Range 9kW – 16kW. Therma V offers low/medium temperature heating and domestic hot water supply along with any easy to use controller and guides. Therma V claims to offer class-leading energy efficiency thanks to LG’s cutting edge inverter technologies and intelligent features to enhance operational longevity.

The major feature of Therma V is its energy efficiency achievements. Proportional-Integral (PI) logic enables the new model to operate up to 30% more efficiently than a conventional model, while LG’s BLDC inverter compressor also saves energy, using as much as 40% less electricity than a typical AC motor at low speeds and 20% less at high speeds.

The newly designed wide louver fin and optimized heat exchanger path help to conserve energy, boost reliability and facilitate an improved heat exchange rate.

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It comes equipped with a durable inverter water pump that further minimises unnecessary energy consumption.

The intelligent features include LG’s pressure control sensor. This advanced technology measures and controls pressure directly, which translates to faster, more precise adjustments in response to load variation. In the unlikely event of a fault, Therma V has a built in two step emergency operation feature that guarantees consistent heat production until the system is serviced.

Delivering optimal comfort and convenience, LG’s Weather Dependent Operation mode automatically adjusts the temperature indoors in response to changes in the temperature outdoors. Meanwhile, the Silent mode helps to lower operational noise at nighttime.

The THERMA V will be available in June in sizes 3kW – 16kW, including a standard 3 year warranty (extension available subject to terms).

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Manor House Exercises Good Judgement With Cantifix Selection This rural manor house in Oxfordshire was renovated and extended in 2013 to include a swimming pool room and gym room - both of which benefit from extensive use of sleek, frameless glazing.

Cantifix worked with Yiangou Architects to create an elegant design for the swimming pool room – bordered with frameless glass walls and a huge, 7 metre wide set of SkyFrame doors which span one side of the pool. The doors have 8 panels on a 4-track system, and all the panels are capable of sliding – allowing a wide variety of opening configurations.

The glazing is continued through to the gym – with a frameless glass link structure between the two rooms, as well as frameless glass panels and a PureGlaze pivot door in the gym room. This room also features a huge Invisible Corner alongside the PureGlaze door – providing a completely uninterrupted view over the garden.

Another PureGlaze pivot door, matching side panels and a PureGlaze window were fitted to the stairway entrance, and 4 single-glazed, sandblasted internal doors were fitted within the house – complete with a Ritec coating to prevent fingerprints.

The finished extension looks modern and luxurious, and both contrasts with and complements the old building.

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Notes from the Comar design team...

Standard profiles range allows Capped, 2 or 4sided Structural Glazing.

High span profiles keep same box sizes throughout the facade with greater spanning ability.

BIM ready Models.

Comar keep all profiles in stock = market leading delivery.

Highest Ix and Iy values in the industry.

Concealed vent for discrete ventilation.

Facetted options 7.5 o convex or concave.

Reassurance: CWCT Tested, Audited and Certified to 3600Pa Sequence B.

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comar 6EFT

Curtain Walling - Capped, 2sided SG and 4sided SG Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems have designed additional mullions, transoms and feature cover-caps to Comar 6EFT to launch the most comprehensive 50mm curtain wall system available today. After extensive research with our architectural and fabricator network we are pleased to offer additional high span mullions and transoms with the highest Ix and Iy values in the industry, allowing you to span further or keep the same flush box size throughout glazed areas.

From one range of profiles Comar 6EFT offers capped, 2sided structural glazing with vertical or horizontal capping and 4sided structural glazing. Comar 6EFT 4sided SG offers the slimmest structural glazing joint available today and can be either silicon or EPDM gasket sealed.

For details and downloads, take a look at www.comar-alu.co.uk today.

We are pleased to offer BIM families to our architectural and contractor colleagues, please email projects@parksidegroup.co.uk for further information.

For more information about comar6EFT please contact us: + 44(0) 20 8685 9685 Tel: Email: projects@parksidegroup.co.uk Web: www.comar-alu.co.uk

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Nationwide Windows Rewards 1500th Door Installation With GCH Leading social housing door and window supplier Nationwide Windows and Gloucester City Homes (GCH) were delighted to recently reach the milestone of the 1500th door installed in GCH’s current improvement programme.

So delighted in fact, that the recipient of the new door, GCH tenant Mrs Roberts was presented with a bunch of flowers and a box of chocolates by the installers who fitted the door, in conjunction with the housing organisation. www.nationwidewindows.co.uk Enquiry No 47

Imagine The Perfect Bi-Fold Door System

Extra Functionality With New Videx Door Entry/Telephone Interface Videx Security’s new PABX 275 interface brings a new level of functionality to a Videx door entry intercom panel. It allows the intercom to be connected to an existing PABX analogue telephone switchboard. By integrating with the phone system, those using the intercom to request access can be answered on existing telephones throughout the building. Most PABX telephone systems have the ability to transfer calls to another phone, to transfer calls to different departments or even to call groups of phones together.

Calls from the Videx door entry intercom can be placed on hold and transferred to another extension to be dealt with - just like any normal incoming telephone call. The PABX 275 interface allows more than one person to handle intercom calls. www.videx-security.com

The VEKA UK Group has further demonstrated its position as the industry leader in PVC-U systems with the unveiling of the innovative 'Imagine' Bi-Fold Door. The technical experts at The VEKA UK Group chose to go back to the drawing board with this product and 'reimagine' what we have come to think of as a standard Bi-Fold Door.

The official launch, following the FIT Show, comes after a successful appearance at Fensterbau.

Sales and Marketing Director Colin Torley explains: “The new BiFold was on display at Fensterbau and visitors to the event were very impressed; we received some extremely positive feedback. The Imagine Bi-Fold Door has been designed in the UK, for the UK market and our Technical Team are extremely proud of it. ” www.vekauk.com Enquiry No 49

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Curtain Wall System Enhancements Support Larger Glass Screens Reynaers highly versatile curtain wall system now offers an improved range of style variants with the introduction of the newly enhanced CW 50 range Optimized to carry larger glass sizes and triple glazed units, this extremely cost-effective and versatile curtain wall system provides market leading levels of wind load resistance and water tightness, combined with maximum natural light entry.

A curtain wall and roof façade system developed to offer unlimited creative freedom, CW 50 has one of the largest ranges of individual style variants offered by any architectural curtain wall system with 11 options available.

This versatility means the system can accommodate virtually any combination of vertical and inclined plane with the added capability of integration of different types of vents. Within the range high insulation variants as well as fire resistant solutions are also available. The roof façade has the ability to achieve inclinations up to 80˚ enabling architectural creativity and a high insulation flush roof vent is available, which blends seamlessly into a structure. Various other vent options are available within the range including top and bottom hung, parallel openers and tilt and turn.

Technical improvements and modifications to the system means it now has the capability to carry significantly more glass weight as a result of the new developments with the components and glass supports. The standard system can carry a glass weight up to 200 kg, tubular supports can carry up to 250 kg while the continuous support accommodates panels of up to 450 kg. Specific projects that require an even greater weight can be considered on discussion with the Reynaers technical team.

The CW 50 curtain wall system can achieve a thermal insulation UF value down to 0.8 W/m2K, depending on the profile combination. For full details contact: Reynaers Limited, Tel: 0121 421 1999, Fax: 0121 421 9797 or email: reynaersltd@reynaers.com. www.reynaers.co.uk Enquiry No 50

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Comar Is Premier Choice Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems were awarded the contract to design, fabricate and install the windows at Whitbread's new Premier Inn, part of the multi billion pound Westfield Stratford City development. The Comar 5P.i window system uses trademarked Polyamide Insulated (P.i) that provides exceptional thermal performance. For the sleek modern façade, Comar 6 ladder frame curtain walling was specified. Comar 6 curtain walling is a versatile thermally efficient system designed to integrate panels and glass of different widths into the façade with special profiles to integrate opening vents and doors. www.comar-alu.co.uk Enquiry No 51

Nationwide Windows Performs Beyond Compliance For CCS Leading social housing door and window supplier Nationwide Windows is delighted to have been awarded with a certificate for Performance Beyond Compliance under the Considerate Constructors Scheme for its work with Nottingham City Homes, under which it is responsible for 33,000 properties. This came following a visit to the company’s on site depot, and another to one of the homes where new doors were being fitted.

The company scored more than seven points in each of the five criteria, and was praised highly for its efforts in ensuring the site is clean and tidy, respecting the community, protecting the environment, securing everyone’s safety and caring for the workforce. www.nationwidewindows.co.uk

Diffused Daylighting Gives Hope Highly insulating Kalwall® has been used for one of the most unusual non-secular buildings ever constructed, the Canadian Our Lady of Hope Mausoleum in Ancaster, Ontario.The dramatic break of the building occurs along its central concourse where the raised organically shaped roof floods the interior with light.

This is achieved by imaginative use of the design flexibility and daylighting performance of the Kalwall translucent building system.

Highly insulating Kalwall, widely used for cladding and rooflights, is designed to transmit Museum-Quality Daylighting™. This bathes the interior with natural diffused daylight while eliminating glare and shadows and creating a unique ambience.

The Mausoleum demonstrates how the panels, manufactured to order and normally supplied flat, can also be used in a completely different way with the proprietary Kalcurve® variation. www.structura-uk.com/kalwall Enquiry No 53

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Stamp Of Approval For Glassolutions One of the world’s largest sorting offices has undergone an energy efficient window replacement programme by glass and glazing specialist GLASSOLUTIONS. The window replacement programme formed part of the refurbishment of the Royal Mail sorting office and post office at Mount Pleasant in Farringdon, London.

The Advanced Facades team at Saint Gobain group company GLASSOLUTIONS worked closely with main contractor Mace to provide a fully designed solution that enabled render to be replaced and integrated into a new Technal MX curtain walling system incorporating SGG PLANITHERM ULTRA N low-E glass.

SGG PLANITHERM ULTRA N is a high performance thermally insulating (low-E) glass that offers both low U-values coupled with unrivalled neutrality and is positioned optimally for commercial applications. The SGG PLANITHERM ULTRA N coating is highly durable and easy to process helping to ensure the highest levels of quality.

The existing windows were replaced with the curtain walling system and high performance glass whilst the entire building and operations of the Royal Mail site remained live 24 hours a day.

GLASSOLUTIONS was appointed to handle the contract by Mace because of its experience in handling large, complex projects, ability to resource this size of project and its financial stability. For more information about GLASSOLUTIONS visit www.glassolutions.co.uk Enquiry No 54

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Ecoace Paves The Way For A “Bag Free” Future

Remmers Serve up 5* Flooring at Hotel

Leafield Environmental has designed and developed a simple, economical, internal recycling bin that can be used without bags for a more sustainable recycling solution.

Developed in association with Bath Spa University, the EcoAce has cut out handles to allow easy lifting to central collection points.

Its space-saving design easily fits into any modern setting and the WRAP compliant, colourful lids can suit up to eight different waste streams. The bin body can be produced in a wide variety of colours and a black version, made from 100% recycled plastic is also available. Available in two sizes, 52 and 62 litres, EcoAce is ideal for organisations looking for good quality and great value for money. www.leafield-environmental.com Enquiry No 55

Hygienic Laminates Good Enough To Eat Off! Abet Laminati has launched Lamishield, an innovative new antibacterial high pressure laminate designed for use in laboratories, hygienic environments and food preparation areas. Lamishield is based on BioCote® silver-ion technology integrated within the decorative top layer to provide a healthy surface which reduces the risk of infection from bacteria and cross-contamination. It also inhibits growth from a broad range of microbes. BioCote® technology uses silver’s natural properties to provide continuous antibacterial activity within the surface of Lamishield for the lifetime of the laminate. This protection can be applied to most colours and decors within the Abet ranges. www.abetuk.com

Remmers Floormix DQ system has been installed by Phoenix Specialist Flooring to upgrade the floors and coves to the kitchens of a major hotel chain in the Midlands. The system was laid over the existing quarry tiles using Remmers FAS Primer 100, chosen for its exceptional bond to wet, glazed and difficult surfaces.

Due to the nature of the busy hotel kitchen area, the Floormix DQ system was selected by the Client to meet their requirements for a seamless, hard wearing surface that was easy to clean and maintain as well as providing a good level of slip resistance. The installation was carried out over four days as part of a fast track, full kitchen fit-out project. www.remmers.co.uk Enquiry No 57

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NEACO Launch New Stanchion Designs For Balustrade Range NEACO have added to the vast range of modular options available within our Spectrum balustrade range with the introduction of some attractive new stanchion designs.

Combining a stylish contemporary appearance with economical use of materials, our new Shape stanchion’s defining feature is ovular shaping which is also applied to the infill clips. The top of the stanchion meets the top handrail with a minimalist stem connector. As well as providing an alternative aesthetic option, the inherent strength of the Shape design allows the stanchion centres to be maximized to help work within budget constraints.

Infill options include toughened glass, rails, wire, mesh and perforated panels.

Our new Quad stanchion provides another alternative to tubular stanchions with a square design which also uses a stem connector to meet the top handrail. Quad is also economical in its use of materials and provides an offset glass infill option in addition to inline toughened glass, rails, wire, mesh and perforated panels.

NEACO’s National Sales Manager, Jason, Hensey, said: “We are delighted to be introducing Shape and Quad to the Spectrum range – they are the first of a wide range of exciting new product developments in the pipeline for 2014.

These two new options now complement our ever-popular Centric tubular stanchion and Slim flat-bar stanchion. All of our latest modular options will be featured within a new comprehensive Spectrum brochure which is due for release this summer.”

Available with a class-leading Lifetime Guarantee, NEACO’s Spectrum range of handrails, balustrade, balconies and structural glass offers a comprehensive choice of modular components to suit virtually any design need with low-energy, eco-friendly construction.

Available in powder coated aluminium or stainless steel, Spectrum’s smooth, clean lines offer a high architectural aesthetic which is maintenance-free. Aluminium Spectrum is available in a variety of solid or metallic colours as well as a wood-effect finish. www.neaco.co.uk Enquiry No 58

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www.sun-lightsolutions.com

Light’s White…Right?

So it goes without saying everyday light is white…isn’t it? It may be true that there are different shades of light and these all have a slightly different hue. We tend to think of lighting in a room environment as either bright or varying shades of dark.

Colour is usually subliminally overlooked.

In the education environment research has shown that lighting exerts a strong influence on the learning process. New advances in the control and availability of solid state lighting utilising LED technologies have been matched by the rise in the understanding that light plays in human behaviour.

The Circadian Paradigmn The circadian rhythm holds a large influence over human performance. Being a little over twenty-four hours long, the circadian clock is reset by information from our environment with a major factor being light information. Indeed very recent concerns have been aired in the press about the effect of technology “blue light” from mobile devices and computers adversely disrupting sleeping patterns and ultimately affecting health. That is not to say that blue light is the enemy though Studies have shown that as a major part of natural sunlight, blue light has been shown to have positive influences over the synapses in the brain, stimulating and strengthening them helping to handle emotional challenges and regulate mood.

Applying the principal that there is reduced sunlight in winter would indicate that by possibly boosting blue light exposure in the indoor environment during this time may significantly boost mood and work response. Overall the effect would be to produce a consistent level of mood and productivity across the year by aligning the environmental lighting.

Bio-adaptive lighting The ability to control human bio-rhythms and physiological responses through controllable lighting is a truly exciting concept and one that is fast gaining adoption across many areas of life, especially in the teaching environment. Studies in the Netherlands showed the positive effects that light of different colour temperatures

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had on pupils concentration levels. A study in Hamburg demonstrated the direct effects of controllable lighting with reading speed increasing 35% and an acute decrease in errors and a positive increase in concentration.

The ability to give teachers control over the lighting enables them to dynamically adjust the environment to match the class mood. Lighting states can be divided into scenes to target a particular response such as an energy boosting setting with a cool “blue rich” white light, another for focusing attention with bright white light and another using a red toned white to create an aura of calm.

Colin Firth, Regional Manager for Saville Audio Visual commented: “the positive effects of controllable bio-adaptive lighting in the teaching environment are plain to see. We have had extremely positive reactions, especially with SEN pupils where we have featured controllable lighting into immersive, specialist environments. This powerful combination of lighting and control allows teachers to quickly provide pupils with a safe haven tailored to their specific needs, helping to avoid crisis episodes and ultimately child “downtime” along with staff management issues.”

Whilst the incorporation of controllable digital lighting into specialist teaching environments may seem the most practical use of the technology, it is equally obvious that there is real value to be acquired from looking at the wider picture and considering widespread deployment within schools, FE and HE. Kevin Martin from specialist distributer Sun-Light Solutions, who have partnered with Saville on numerous projects explains: “The advances in digital lighting and control using solutions such as those from leading manufacturer amBX, brings these advantages into the market at a realistic price point for many organisations to be able to take advantage of. With the Pupil Premium Funding initiative these types of facilities are now much easier to attain for schools with SEN pupils”.

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www.granitetransformations.co.uk

Accessibility Bathroom Features Purpose-Made HEWI Solutions In the coming decade, every second person will be more than 50 years old and, by 2050, ten per cent of the population will be over 80 years, as average life expectancy increases. This ageing population will create a need for housing interiors that are comfortable, convenient and accessible to those with mobility issues, who are keen to live as long as possible in their own homes. Foreshadowing this demographic trend and representative of today’s retirement hot spots, Ray and Joan Dabnor are both in their eighties and live in their own three-bedroom house in Whitstable, Kent.

Joan has severe mobility problems, following an earlier heart operation and a subsequent trip and fall, so the couple recently decided to upgrade their main bathroom for enhanced accessibility, on the advice of the hospital. The work was carried out by kitchen and bathroom makeover specialists, Granite Transformations, and features stylish accessibility products from innovative system provider HEWI. The bathroom upgrade entailed ripping out the existing bath, wc, basin and interior divides and creating a virtual wetroom with walk-in shower, lined throughout with elegant, water-resistant Granite Transformations agglomerate and Trend glass floor mosaic. HEWI supplied its convenient hinged shower seat, foldable support rails, chrome shower shelf and a complete selection of matched accessories.

The result is a magical transformation that has left the Dabnors delighted and means they will not need to relocate to purpose-equipped premises, maintaining their independence.

wall coverings and floor tiles, for an elegant off-white, wipe clean finish. Trend Italian heritage 2cm square glass mosaic tiles are laid in the shower area, bordered by clear glass panels, with no protruding lip to provoke tripping. In the shower, there is a pair of HEWI hinged chrome support rails, 600mm in length and profiled for optimum grip. Latched into a permanently installed wall plate, these can be folded aside or if necessary removed completely, with a matching cover concealing the plate.

There is also a hinged shower seat made from glass-fibre reinforced white polyamide, which can carry a load of up to 150kg, then be folded up to save space or again removed entirely; an innovative fastening system fixes the seat safely in position, whilst in use. Completing the shower fittings is a neat chrome and white shower shelf. HEWI also supplied a series of matched accessories including a toiletries shelf, toothbrush tumbler and holder, toilet brush set and paper holder, all featuring the same award-winning minimalist design.

This successful collaboration between suppliers, the compatibility of designs and materials and the ease of installation of HEWI mobility solutions, also presages Granite Transformations’ upcoming ‘Bathroom Studio’ initiative, whereby selected showrooms will take on complete bathroom fit-outs, using GT, Trend and HEWI products and branded sanitary ware. To check out the nearest Granite Transformations showroom, visit the website at www.granitetransformations.co.uk or call 0800 044 5393.

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www.filasolutions.com

Fila Provides Multiple Benefits With Award-Winning Green Line Fila’s Green Line provides the ideal surface care solution, for high performance, personal safety and the environment. The extensive range - which recently received The Tile Association’s ‘Best Environmental Initiative’ 2014 Award - includes 17 surface care products, suitable for a range of natural surfaces and procedures. All products are solvent-free and have a very low concentration of VOC’s or are VOC-free.

Fila’s Green Line is part of Fila’s Green Action brand. Products span from pre-grouting protectors and surface cleaners, to protection and stain removal solutions. Recent introductions to the range include LEED-approved stain-proofing protector – FILAMP90 ECO PLUS, which is developed for polished and unpolished natural stone; its water-based formula cuts application time by up to 80% and it is also GEVEMICODE EC1PLUS certified and suitable for use on food contact areas.

Recent Fila Green Line applications include The Library of Birmingham, where slate was protected and maintained with stain-proofing FILAW68 and FILA Cleaner. The iconic Fila project also received The Tile Association’s ‘Best use of tile in a commercial contract’ 2014 Award; flooring was installed and treated by W B Simpson & Sons (MIDLANDS) Ltd. Enquiry No 61

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www.lightprojects.co.uk

Lighting The Way The Golborne Road Railway Bridge is an iconic Victorian iron bridge in London’s Kensington and Chelsea. Recently, its illumination has been upgraded using Roblon fibre optics and lighting fittings supplied by Light Projects.

Designed and specified by Urban Eye, specialists in using light and specialist surface finishes to transform urban areas, a stunning mix of decorative and task lighting has been installed to provide a safe well-lit road and walkways. This also creates a visual spectacle when seen from all angles, while light spill and glare to the surrounding areas are minimised. The scheme was developed in conjunction with Network Rail and Kensington & Chelsea Council.

Exterior mounted Roblon LED fibre optics with Beespot end points are used together with a blue linear LED system which highlights the graceful sweeping curve of the trusses. The BeeSpots are small, subtle and elegant IP68 rated surface mounted fibre optic spotlights.

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They are installed throughout the structure, uplighting individual ironwork girders with narrow beam angles to highlight individual architectural features.

The correct lux levels were determined using Roblon’s Lux Calculator. This free clever programme offers lighting designers and specifiers a free and simple method of calculating lux values for any scheme, including the correct specification of light generator and fittings together with fibre type, length and quantity. This information can then be exported as an IES file.

By benefitting from the latest in LED and fibre optic technology, energy costs are minimised while the fittings offer low maintenance and long life cycle performance.

More information is available from Light Projects on 020 7231 8282 or visit www.lightprojects.co.uk or Miles Watson at Urban Eye on 020 7229 5921 or visit www.urbaneye.org.uk Enquiry No 62

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www.brettpaving.co.uk

Trief Kerbs Deliver Enhanced Safety For Major Overhaul Of Manchester Transport Network Trief vehicle containment kerbs from Brett Landscaping have been specified to provide protection on bridges as part of Manchester’s major Metrolink project.

The proven quality of Trief – the only product of its type to be independently tested to the BS EN 1317-2 standard for road restraint systems – was instrumental in Brett Landscaping being chosen for use within Phase 3 of Metrolink, Manchester’s light rail system.

This project has seen the creation of around 60km of new tram lines to connect the city to outlying areas including Oldham. As part of this process, nearly 80 bridges have been refurbished, repaired or strengthened to provide a low-maintenance system with a minimum 50 year structural design life.

Safety was a critical element of the bridge design, with enhanced containment required to protect against the risk of vehicles crashing onto bridge parapets and potentially onto the tram lines below. While standard crash barriers have been used where appropriate, there were a number of bridges in the Oldham area with relatively narrow road access, where such barriers would be unduly intrusive.

Delivery partner Parsons Brinckerhoff helped the client Transport for Greater Manchester to review alternative containment methods and identified that safety containment kerbs represented an acceptable solution. “With road speeds across these bridges being no greater than 30mph, we could calculate the level of risk accordingly, and safety kerbs fitted the bill,” explains the company’s Mungo Stacy.

Even so, selecting a suitable containment kerbing system still required extensive research to find a well-engineered safety kerb that was proven to deliver the required standard of safety – and the unique credentials of Trief made it particularly attractive to the Metrolink team.

While the Trief system has delivered a high level of vehicle and pedestrian safety since its launch in 1963, Brett Landscaping was not content to trust to past

achievements and set out to prove the credentials of the system by becoming the first kerb manufacturer to test its vehicle containment kerb against the rigours of the latest BS EN 1317-2 standard for road restraint systems.

The best-selling Trief GST2A Kerb was therefore tested by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) at their globally renowned test centre in Crowthorne. Not only did Trief become the first of its type to pass the rigorous BS EN 1317-2 standard for Road Restraint Systems, it did so with the highest available A rating for impact severity, whilst the containment level was determined as N1.

This proved decisive for Metrolink. “The fact that Brett Landscaping had successfully sought compliance with BS EN 1317-2, combined with its common usage by local highway authorities across Britain, ensured that Trief had the ideal credentials for this project,” confirms Mike Hann of Jacobs, who designed the bridge solution.

The 400mm-high Trief containment kerb, which has been installed between carriageway and footway at 18 bridges, works in three ways. In the first instance, it provides an obvious visual deterrent. Secondly, if the vehicle deviates from the carriageway, the 25mm upstand provides an initial physical warning to the driver that their vehicle is leaving the carriageway. Finally, if the driver does not take the necessary action, the Trief Kerb’s unique profile passively prevents the vehicle from mounting the kerb and guides it back onto the carriageway, without propelling it into other lanes of traffic.

Groundworks were completed by principal contractor MPT (a consortium of Laing O'Rourke, Volker Rail and Thales), who were impressed by the quality of the Trief solution from Brett Landscaping.

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www.baileystreetscene.co.uk

Bailey Streetscene - Helping Set The Benchmark In Bradford Bailey Streetcene were approached to supply street furniture City park, a high quality, six acre public space in the heart of Bradford.

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

It was mocked in its earliest days, as a dotty dream, an architect’s fancy or just the “puddle in the park”. But after nine years of arguments and scrabbling for money, the Yorkshire city of Bradford has pulled it off: a vast mirror pool splashed by 107 fountains now glistens beside the Victorian city hall.

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

Camera-controlled lasers also plays tricks with visitors after dark, lassoing them with loops of light as they stroll around an area as big as three full-sized football pitches. Other features include “walking on water” – a narrow causeway across the flooded area – children’s fountains that throw balls of water at one another, and a central jet with a maximum reach – reserved for special events and dubbed the Bradford Burst – of 30 metres.

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

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

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

The pool and its sinuous park, which has London plane, larch and Scots pines planted instead of dinky blossom trees, won all-party support on independent estimates that it would bring £80m a year to Bradford. Officially called the City Park, it connects the Victorian centre of Bradford with the National Media Museum, the Alhambra theatre and the university, whose buildings and parkland run up a gentle valley to the west.

Attention now turns to attracting new businesses to finance a cluster of proposed office blocks beside the pool, and the long-awaited completion of a Westfield shopping mall on the other side of city hall. The recession stalled work there when only the foundations had been laid, leaving a desolate empty space nicknamed the Hole in the Heart, marginally improved in the last two years by a temporary minipark.

Breeding success Other challenges include converting the derelict Odeon cinema, which overlooks the mirror pool, into offices with Homes and Community Agency funding, and talking up the image of Bradford as more than Leeds’ has-been, poor relation.

Gideon Seymour, who runs an art gallery between a cafe and a restaurant by the pool, says: “Each success breeds more, and the pool and fountains are the biggest success so far.”

To enhance the public’s experience of this striking feature, Bailey Streetscene was approached to provide the street furniture surrounding the pool. The high quality feel of this scheme required high class design and material finishes to the products selected which Bailey Streetscene was able to supply. Stainless steel and Iroko timber seating were selected, along with stainless steel litter bins, cycle stands and bollards. Design detail, as built drawings along with material samples to aid the selection process were provided to the client for approval. The finished installed street furniture reflects and complements the high quality of the overall scheme and adds to the popular and useable features of the space.

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www.envirograf.com

Mind The Gap - A Deadly Game Unprotected gaps in walls and ceilings are a major fire risk, and especially when a fire penetrates the cavity section of the structure, it can quickly spread as fast as an express train to other areas of the building, causing huge risks to life and property.

Envirograf® cavity barriers are providing state of the art fire protection for the new £5million staff accommodation project at Peterborough Hospital. The project will feature over 100 beds, increased levels of insulation, low-energy lighting, energy efficient heating systems and water-saving technology. The new accommodation block will be installed by Elliott, with the help of Richard Morris Construction Ltd in just 16 weeks on site. The building will have a 60 year structural design life with a 25 year structural warranty.

Envirograf® Cavity Barriers are a superb practical way of halting the spread of flame and smoke, they also enable occupants valuable time to evacuate the building safely in a fire. The barriers are moisture resistant and are easy to install and can offer fire protection up to an incredible 132 minutes BS EN 1363-1 1999.

The new development at 243 Ealing Road attains new heights in terms of specification, quality and setting. The 14 storey tower, forms the cornerstone of the development and is complemented by six lower rise buildings. All apartments have a balcony, patio or terrace allowing everyone to enjoy this attractive setting and many also benefit from far reaching views across London.

Not only will the site look great, but it has been ensured that it conforms to the strict fire protection standards via the use of the Envirograf® high quality cavity fire barrier (Product 55), which have been installed by Simco EFS, who also were tasked with ensuring that principles of sustainable development run throughout the whole scheme. Envirograf® Cavity Barriers are a vital and life saving product in every construction project, and without the use of these products, sealing the gap could mean the difference between life or death!

Envirograf® have a massive range of products designed to seal every conceivable gap in all new build and refurbishment projects. The range includes, Fire protective and fire retardant coatings for Timber, Ceilings, Fibreglass and Steel, Downlighter Covers, Trunking Pillows and sleeves, Pipe Collars and Wraps, Cable tray protection, Electrical Consumer Unit protection, Fire and Acoustic protection for Electrical Sockets, Ventilation Grilles, Letter Box protection, Animal door protection,UnderFloor fire barriers, Fire Barrier Curtains, Fire Barrier Curtains for Roofing, Upgrading Doors, Door and Window Seals,Suspended Ceiling protection, Fabric and Upholstery protection, Mastics, Sealants, Fillers and Adhesives and much more, visit www.envirograf.com for the complete list.

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Achieving 30/60 minutes | Class 0&1 and SBI B/S1/d0 | Steel Coatings

Electrical and Plumbing Protection

Gaskets | Downligher Covers | Intumescent Pillows | Pipe Collars

Adhesives and Sealants

EN/F Filler Kit | Acrylic Mastic | Cement Filler | Wood Filler

Doors, Glazing and Accessories

Door seals | Hinges | Fireproof letter flaps and bags | Glazing Strips

Fire Barriers and Curtains

Under-floor fire barrier | Curtain barriers | Drop Curtains

Ventilation Protection

Block Grilles | Ventilation Duct Sleeves | Intumescent Fan Covers

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Phone: 01304 842 555

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Avoiding Part L Risks Following implementation of the new Building Regulations Part L this April, concerns are growing that greater air-tightness in new housing could increase carbon monoxide poisoning risks, justifying more stringent requirements for CO alarms.

Mandatory requirements for CO alarms are dealt with by Building Regulations Part J - but this is woefully inadequate, only requiring a CO alarm with installation of certain, solid fuel heating appliances. Clearly, an update of Part J is urgently called for to address the problem. In the meantime, all those involved with housing should consider fitting CO alarms as a matter of course.

And the latest generation of self-contained CO alarms with sealed-in battery from Kidde provide a safe, cost-effective solution.

Kidde’s 10LLCO is the only range of 10-year guaranteed alarms with CO sensors actually tested throughout a 10-year period or longer. Kidde also manufactures its own sensors, allowing tighter quality controls to be applied.

The 10LLCO range offers low cost of ownership, with ‘Best Value’ over the 10-year life, and is ideal for social and private landlords.

Both models are small in size with a slim profile and can be wall-mounted or used freestanding. They are simply activated by the slide-on back plate, so preserving battery freshness until needed, and a tamper resisting selflocking installation system avoids alarm theft. One model - 10LLDCO – has a digital display to provide early warning of intermittent and low levels of carbon monoxide. A ‘Peak Level’ button can also help identify CO problems occurring when the property is not occupied. For more information, visit www.smoke-alarms.co.uk or email: sales@kiddesafety.co.uk Enquiry No 67

Proven Fire Protection For Timber Lonza Wood Protection has just launched a brand new website dedicated to its tried, tested and trusted fire retardant treatments for construction timbers and board materials – www.lonzawood.co.uk Both DRICON and NON-COM Exterior treatments, with many years of proven performance, are pressure impregnated through a carefully controlled and Wood Protection Association approved process to provide an assured Euroclass B or C level of fire protection for a wide range of independently certified timber and plywood species.

DRICON is the only BBA certified fire retardant treatment for timber and is approved for use by London Underground and for major rail projects.

NON-COM Exterior is the only fire retardant treatment accepted by the NHBC for exterior timber claddings.

DRICON is a humidity resistant treatment designed to protect interior or coated/weather protected exterior timbers and plywoods, whilst NON-COM Exterior is a leach resistant protection for exterior cladding timbers without the need for a protective coating.

The new web site highlights full details on both products together with treatment and specification details, case studies and a comprehensive questions and answers facility. www.lonzawood.co.uk Enquiry No 68

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Envirograf速 Passive Fire Protection Products Tested to BS EN 1366-3 : 2009, using the Hydrocarbon Heating Conditions of BS EN 1363-2, Clause 4

www.envirograf.com Pictures from recent Exova test carried out for EDF Energy Nuclear Power Station - achieved 245 minutes Integrity and Insulation

The Envirograf速 collars are a surface-mounted circular metal unit for use around pipes (PVC, UPVC, steel, and copper) and electrical cables that pass through fire-rated ceilings or walls. The unit consists of a collar that contains intumescent material. It has a quick-release clip to open the unit for fitting around a pipe or cable, and fixing lugs are fitted for easy attachment to ceilings, floors, or walls.

The collar can be reversed, to fit into the floor or wall and an Acoustic version is available These units are made in various sizes protecting pipes from 45mm external diameter (or narrower), right up to 700mm, special sizes can be made to order.

THEY WILL GIVE UP TO 4 HOURS FIRE PROTECTION

INSIDE THE FURNACE

CAN BE USED FOR CABLES AS WELL

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Call our Technical Team for more information: (+44) 01304 842 555 email us: sales@envirograf.com or visit: www.envirograf.com

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www.formica.co.uk

Make First Impressions Count With The Expanded Range Of Vivix® By Formica Group Architectural Panels Formica Group, a leading global manufacturer of surfacing products, continues its innovative approach to rainscreen cladding with a new range of VIVIX® exterior façade panels. Featuring 25 new decors developed specifically for exterior applications, the range also introduces Younique® by Formica Group a custom laminate service which allows specifiers, designers and contractors to create a truly bespoke look.

Innovative designs for exterior applications Based on extensive research, the refreshed VIVIX range introduces eight new Woods decors and eight new Patterns all in True Scale, nine additional Plain Colours, as well as the Younique service to provide architects, designers and specifiers with unlimited design potential.

Eva Hoernisch, Design Manager, Formica Group explains: “We have completely renovated our woodgrain range of VIVIX panels and developed unique visuals in True Scale. With this technique there is no repetition across the width of the panel, capturing the subtle variations inherent in such natural materials. We have also broadened the range of pattern options to include new visuals such as bronze and steel ‘materials’.

Formica Group has also introduced Younique®, a custom service that takes exterior cladding design to the next level, allowing creation of stunning individual visuals beyond natural or man-made materials. With the ability to replicate any design or image, Younique combines the practicality and hard wearing characteristics

of Formica® High Pressure Laminate (HPL) with limitless options for customised patterns, images, as well as corporate branding logos.

Specification support The new VIVIX range also benefits from additional technical content such as BIM objects compatible with all major architectural drawing packages, and available to download from the National Building Specification (NBS) Library.

Sustainability The full promoted Vivix range is available as FSC Certified. Manufactured in the United Kingdom to ISO 9001 standards, VIVIX panels cause minimal environmental impact as determined by Formica Group's Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). VIVIX panels have fire class B-s1, d0 (EDF 6 mm) according to European standard EN13501-1.

Formica Group is also the first laminate manufacturer in the world to be awarded the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Reduction Label.

Practicality VIVIX panels can be fabricated away from the building for efficiency, but if required they can be easily cut on site. Lightweight and easily transported, VIVIX panels do not create dust when being cut, are easy to clean and maintain.

A recent project where VIVIX architectural panels were specified is the air traffic control tower at Kristiansand Airport in Kjevik, Norway. Wiig og Horgmo Architects explain: “The control towers are at least 30 metres above ground; the material we used for cladding had to be lightweight for ease of installation and safety as well as versatile and flexible to allow us to realize the design concept.VIVIX panels proved ideal thanks to the colour choice, versatility, durability and quality offered.”

Enquiry No 70

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www.schoeck.co.uk

Schöck Isokorb For Landmark Social Justice Centre A former factory building in Vauxhall, next to the Oval in south London, is being redeveloped as a new landmark Social Justice Centre. Known as The Foundry, the Centre will provide a highly accessible and energy efficient base for organisations working in social justice and human rights. The project, designed by London architects 00:/ for Ethical Property, involves extensive refurbishment of the existing building with the installation of new lifts and services throughout; and the construction of a new two-storey extension that will act as the public frontage of the building on Oval Way. The development has a welcoming highly transparent entrance space with a glazed front façade and public seating to attract passers-by. It is anticipated that the building will be home for up to 40 organisations, providing flexible office facilities, a conference hall, meeting rooms, a public cafeteria and exhibition space.

A rooftop garden even features planters, intensive green roof spaces, picnic areas and beehives The new build element of the works involves the extensive use of an exposed concrete structure and this will act as a heat sink for the building, which will achieve a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating. A feature of the design is a continuous external canopy structure at all three floor levels and the prevention of thermal bridging at the connectivity points was an important consideration. It is the Isokorb type K thermal break from Schöck that has been incorporated to solve the problem. Not only does it provide an efficient thermal break between the varied connection profile and the concrete structure, it also transfers bending moment, stress and shear forces and reduces thermal losses to a minimum by virtue of its innovative technology (HTE

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module compression bearings). In addition, plastic jackets on the concrete pressure bearings provide trouble-free movement and flush-mounted pressure bearings facilitate easy installation on site.

The extensive Schöck Isokorb range allows connections to be made between concrete-to-concrete, concrete-to-steel and steel-to-steel; with one of the modular connection types even allowing the retro-fitting of balconies in certain situations. The Isokorb range also provides BBA Certification, LABC Registration and it comfortably exceeds the requirements of BRE IP1/06 and Part L of the Building Regulations where the temperature factor used to indicate condensation risk (fRSI), must be greater than, or equal to, 0.50 for commercial buildings. A stipulation comfortably exceeded by incorporating the Schöck product into the design.

There is also compliance with the Government Standard Assessment Procedure, SAP 2009, concerning CO2 emissions from buildings, and respectively heat losses through non-repeating thermal bridges. Here, the lambda values of the Schöck Isokorb enables energy loss through balconies, canopies and other cantilever parts of the building to be reduced by as much as 84% to 91%. For your free copy of the Schöck Specifiers Guide and / or the Technical Guide contact the company on 01865 290 890 or visit www.schoeck.co.uk Enquiry No 71

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www.timber-expo.co.uk/book

Structural Timber – The Solution To The Sustainable Construction Demand With the government’s commitment to the lowering of CO₂ emissions in construction, together with numerous announcements that all new homes will be zero carbon rated by 2020, thermal insulation and lower air leakage requirements will increase dramatically.

There are now two targets to meet for houses - as well as the Target Emission Rate (TER) at 6% reduction in CO₂ for residential and 9% for commercial, dwellings also needs to meet a Target Fabric Energy Efficiency (TFEE) measured in kWh/m2/year.

For architects and specifiers this improvement is attainable by adopting the tried and tested ‘fabric first’ principles, especially when the structural timber provider is integrated early enough in the project process to allow efficient and effective design.

But how do professionals ensure design translates to the ‘as built’ performance across the commercial development sectors?

Selecting the appropriate structural timber system to deliver the correct performance specification within budget is no mean feat and with so many new engineered timber systems coming to market, keeping abreast of industry innovations can be time consuming.

Timber Frame and Panel Solutions have vastly improved since the original ‘stick built’ frames and now single and twin closed frame panel systems are widely manufactured, with more sophisticated systems coming to market using factory fitted windows and cladding solutions. The complete panel is manufactured to exacting standards thereby eliminating the margin for error in the onsite assembly process - ensuring airtightness and the delivery of U-values as low as 0.09 to 0.14 W/m2K using a standard 270mm deep panel.

Structural Insulated Panel Systems (SIPS ) are an advanced method of construction, offering superior insulation, structural strength and airtightness. SIP systems are used in floors, walls and roofs and have been developed around composite (or sandwich) panel techniques, creating a product with excellent structural and thermal characteristics.

SIPS consist of two parallel faces - usually Oriented Strand Board, sandwiching a rigid core of Polyurethane (PU) foam or Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), making them lightweight, quick to erect and free from problems of compression shrinkage and cold bridging. SIPS deliver U-values as low as 0.08 to 0.14 W/m2K using standard panels ranging from 100m to 200mm deep.

Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) – an engineered timber panel more commonly used in larger commercial construction and is particularly favoured for educational, leisure and retail buildings. CLT is a structural two-way spanning timber panel that can be used to form walls, roof and floor panels as well as shear walls. It is produced by laminating and finger jointing soft wood timber lamellas at 90° to the layer below, this can encompass between 3 and 27 layers.

CLT is extremely stable, making it optimum solution for medium rise housing, as it has little shrinkage or movement post construction. It has proven multi-storey capability, up to 9 floors in the UK and a structural capacity beyond this. Typical walls for 5-6 storey construction are often in the region of 100-140mm thick. The benefits in construction are numerous - from reduced loading on foundations and infrastructure services, to impressive thermal, acoustic and airtightness performance over more traditional materials.

All of these structural timber systems, as offsite construction solutions, offer speed of build, strength as a core structural component and importantly sustainability – having the ability to meet and even exceed Building Regulations and if the brief demands, in some cases deliver Passiv Standards.

The choice of structural systems and the variations within the manufacturer’s portfolios are vast – requiring a focused approach to keep up with the latest innovations. Timber Expo, as the UK’s only national timber event, caters for all those working within in the construction sector and appeals to anyone looking to work with the world’s leading low carbon, sustainable and renewable building material. All of the systems outlined above will be on display at Timber Expo and many will be explored in detail via the embedded Timber Focus seminar programme – all of which is free to visitors attending the event.

Timber Expo takes place on 7 & 8 October at the NEC, Birmingham. Visiting architects, engineers, contractors, local authorities, house-builders and specifiers to the event will be able to see the full range of timber technologies and wood products available on the global market, and the widest display of new and innovative applications for timber within the built environment.

Register free today www.timber-expo.co.uk/book To exhibit and gain exposure to a focused audience and take part in the Timber Expo Buyers and Specifiers Forum – open to exhibitors only, visit: www.timber-expo.co.uk/exhibit-or-sponsor/exhibitor-packages or email loretta.sales@timber-expo.co.uk Enquiry No 72

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Bangor Aurora Aquatic & Leisure Complex, Northern Ireland, was designed by McAdam Design with PEFC spruce softwood glulam beams from Austrian timber engineers Weihag GmbH. With a roof area of 11,480m2 and containing over 1,500m3 of glulam timber, by volume of timber this is currently the largest timber roof structure in the UK. The project achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating

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Wood Awards 2014 – From Strength To Strength The national Wood Awards recently closed its call for entries with an impressive 262 individual architecture and furniture entries. Located across the whole of the UK, the projects entered use a vast range of wood species, treatments, innovations and timber products, and early feedback from the judges indicate that it is not only a bumper crop, but one of excellent quality, making for another fascinating competition.

The Wood Awards independent judging panel now has the challenging task of selecting a shortlist of projects which will be visited in person over the summer, before the eventual winners are announced in November.

As the UK’s premier award scheme with over 40 years of supporting excellence in the world’s only naturally sustainable material, the not-for-profit competition is the flagship for wood in the best of British architecture, furniture and design.

The Wood Awards is only made possible by the major sponsorship of the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the Carpenters’ Company, TRADA and Wood for Good. Other sponsors include American Softwoods, BRE and the Forestry Commission. New from 2014 is the combined sponsorship of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) and the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) as a supporter. The Wood Awards Gold Award is sponsored

by Arnold Laver.

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The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, at Shakepeare’s Globe Theatre, London, by McCurdy & Co using English and European oak.

The opening of the new Jacobean indoor theatre realised one of the final pieces of Sam Wanamaker's vision for the Globe site. The indoor playhouse with its intimate timber interior contrasts and compliments the outdoor Globe created with the same craftsmanship and honesty to materials fundamental to an historic reconstruction.

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Tulou Screen - American tulipwood and red oak Peter Marigold and Andrew Haythornthwaite A screen composed of undulating tulipwood triangles

Runcible - American hard maple Mathias Hahn A family of wooden kitchen utensils

Apex Tables - American ash, cherry, hard maple, red oak and tulipwood Hunting & Narud A series of side tables in glass and wood by Hunting & Narud

Claroscuro - American tulipwood Lilliana Ovalle Tulipwood benches

Shift Series - American ash, cherry, hard maple, red oak, tulipwood & thermally modified tulipwood Ed Swan Stacking pentagonal seating in five American hardwoods

www.americanhardwood.org/FIVE/

FIVE - A sensational Collection By OKAY Studio Made From Five American Hardwoods Is Now Open At The SCIN Gallery For Clerkenwell Design Week The American Hardwood Export Council has collaborated with five teams from design collective OKAY Studio to produce a mix of innovative designs for Clerkenwell Design Week 2014. The project celebrates the fifth edition of Clerkenwell Design Week and demonstrates the versatility of five American hardwood species. Mathias Hahn, Liliana Ovalle, Ed Swan, Andrew Haythornthwaite and Peter Marigold (collaborating for this project), and partnership Hunting & Narud, each approached the project with their own unique style and the result is a diverse collection of fresh and invigorating pieces culminating in the exhibition, ‘FIVE’. The exhibition design itself is the brainchild of Andrew Haythornthwaite and is open at The SCIN Gallery, on Old Street.

In February, the design teams were presented with the five timbers - American ash, cherry, hard maple, red oak and tulipwood and asked to present a design inspired by these timbers and the number five. Demonstrating OKAY Studio’s creative flair, the designs are unique and inspired, studying the beauty, texture, colour and performance of American hardwoods through sculptures, furniture and tableware.

Kent-based maker, Adam Kershaw, has been integral to the project, offering guidance during the design process, and eventually making three of the five projects - Apex Tables, Shift Series and Claroscuro. The fabrication of Tulou and Runcible was outsourced. Renowned for his craftsmanship and skill with wood, he comments, ‘Working with OKAY Studio has been an extremely refreshing experience; their

perception of materials is intuitive and untainted by tradition and practicality, resulting in challenging and innovative designs. It was interesting to work with timber species that are not commonly specified by clients, yet are the most abundant and versatile timbers in the U.S. hardwood forest and have the potential to make a much greater contribution to 21st century product design. It’s important that we share this knowledge with designers.’ The material was provided by Morgan Timber based in Rochester.

David Venables, European Director of the American Hardwood Export Council comments, ‘The vast temperate hardwood forests of the Eastern United States provide an abundance and diversity of timber species. Given current furniture fashion you may be forgiven for thinking our forests are all about white oak and walnut. This is not the case; white oak is not the most abundant oak species and walnut is less than 1% of the standing hardwood trees in the forests.

‘The five species we selected for this project (ash, maple, red oak, tulipwood and cherry), account for over 50% of the resource. Establishing a balance between market demand and the dynamic of the forest is essential to achieve true sustainability. I love the enthusiasm that OKAY Studio brought to this project and hope we have inspired them to use these sustainable hardwoods in future product design.’

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Castle Has A 20 Year Secret Built by Henry VIII between 1539-1540, Walmer Castle (Kent) was to serve a purpose as an artillery fortress, guarding England from the threat of French and Spanish invasions. The castle has since enjoyed the attention of locals and tourists alike, and have received the honour of welcoming Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, within its walls.

A threat of a different kind to the castle however, still remained, that of the risk of a fire destroying this important part of our heritage. Over 20 years ago, the Envirograf速 technical team was contacted, to offer fire protective coatings for the wooden panels on the walls within the living quarters of the residency. The panels were coated with product 42, HW01opaque, and HW02 clear intumescent coating, to provide 30-60 minutes protection. The special coatings have been formulated and designed to ensure that the panels of the castle would retain their longevity and original appearance.

The fire protective coatings have recently been inspected, and they still look as good as they did over 20 years ago. This project, has since become one of the testaments for Envirograf速 coatings outstanding long term performance.

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providing protection for many historical buildings of our nation including Alnwick Castle, Buckingham Palace, Cambridge University, Crewe Hall and Shenley Manor.

The coatings are just one of the many products that Envirograf速 offer including: Fire protective and fire retardant coatings for Ceilings, Fibreglass and Steel, Downlighter Covers, Trunking Pillows and sleeves, Pipe Collars and Wraps, Cable tray protection, Electrical Consumer Unit protection, Fire and Acoustic protection for Electrical Sockets, Ventilation Grilles, Letter Box protection, Animal door protection,UnderFloor fire barriers, Fire Barrier Curtains, Fire Barrier Curtains for Roofing, Upgrading Doors, Door and Window Seals,Suspended Ceiling protection, Fabric and Upholstery protection, Mastics, Sealants, Fillers and Adhesives and much more, visit www.envirograf.com for the complete list.

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RIEFA Lightweight Living Roofs Riefa boards are a new type of green roof substrate. They are a hi-tech fibre board made from organically grown and sustainable natural resources, including rye flour and tree bark. The manufacturing process is essentially the same as baking: the ingredients are mixed in dough bins and then baked in second- life biscuit ovens.

Riefa boards are primarily used as an insulation board in the manufacture of doors and as a sound insulation in partition walls. The dimensions of the boards in their dry condition are 18mm thick and 2400 x 1200 mm, and they only weigh 1kg. This makes them very easy to transport and distribute across the roof. The Riefa organic fibre roof-growing medium is made and produced in a demonstrably sustainable way, it is the light, fits neatly into place, its low depth profile doing away with the need for expensive alterations to parapets. Easily installed over tired or redundant roof covers, a simple rubber membrane overlay eliminates the need for expensive removal and removes the need for the disposal of hazardous oil-based systems.

Contractors do not need specialist skills to install the Riefa system. It fits seamlessly onto sloping, pitched or shaped roofs of all kinds. Nutrient rich and superb at retaining water, Riefa boards have been tested to destruction as a growing medium. To come and see us at Greenbuild expo in Manchester on May 6/7 and at the Chelsea flower show in May. www.riefagreenroof.co.uk Enquiry No 76

Green Roof Waterproofing Is A Walk In The Parkside For Kemper Kemper System, has helped ensure Telford Homes’ Parkside Quarter development reflects the greenery of its location on the Isle of Dogs by providing the waterproofing membrane for the scheme’s green roofs. Designed by David Wood Architects, the Parkside Quarter development includes a five-story block with 64 apartments for sale, a further 17 apartments in a four-storey block for let by EastendHomes housing association and five apartments in a four-storey block for shared-ownership. Green roofs have been specified for all three blocks, connecting the buildings to the acres of park land that lie adjacent to the scheme.

Roofing contractor, Cawston Roofing, used Kemper System’s cold liquid-applied Kemperol V210 waterproofing membrane to waterproof the concrete deck and provide an ideal base for the inverted roof insulation and green roof elements of the project.

Kemper System’s EP primer was used to seal the concrete substrate and provide the ideal key for the liquid waterproofing membrane to bond to.

Once cured, the installation team then applied the Kemperol V210 resin to the primed substrate, completing the roofs one section at a time.

The Kemperol V210 resin saturates a polyester reinforcement fleece and cures to form a tough and durable, monolithic, seamless membrane with no laminations. It remains permanently flexible to cope with building movement; has a BBA certified service life in excess of 25 years and is completely root resistant.

Insulation was installed directly on top of the Kemperol V210 membrane followed by a 25ml deep attenuation layer, which enables rainwater to be stored to irrigate the green roof planting while allowing any excess water to drain off the roof. Finally, the growing medium was installed along with plug plants to create the finished green roofs. www.kempersystem.co.uk Enquiry No 77

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www.carea.uk.com

Cutting Edge Carea System Chosen At New Walsall Innovation Centre At the new £5.5 million Innovation Centre in Walsall, a champagnecoloured Carea facade has provided an eye-catching, decorative finish to the award-winning, sustainable development whilst also helping it to achieve a Very Good BREEAM rating.

Manufactured from cutting edge exclusive composite and comprising around 95% natural minerals – the Carea panels also offered the performance benefits required to help the building achieve the ‘Very Good’ BREEAM rating.

Designed by BBLB Architects, and built by main contractor Willmott Dixon as part of the SCAPE framework, the 20,000 sq ft building specialises in health and social wellbeing diplomas. With state-of-the-art facilities, it provides students with a 'real life' healthcare learning environment.

Modern developments are often at the forefront of design and architectural innovation. By utilising Carea’s attractive Ardal cladding at the iconic Innovation Centre, BBLB architects has created a stylish, contemporary development that will look good for many years to come.

Built using environmentally friendly and sustainable materials, the building’s external façade was completed with the application of the attractive and durable Carea Ardal cladding system.

Installed by specialist contractor Simco, the façade features 11mm thick, 1,200mm x 600mm Ardal cladding panels supplied in a Champagne colour to complement the contemporary exterior’s simple palette of materials.

The Carea cladding system offers a safe and efficient method of installation as each panel features routed grooves on the top and bottom which fit on to special horizontal rails to provide a precise and totally seamless finish.

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www.construction.tyvek.com

Sustainable Restoration Respects The Architectural Heritage Of The Turin-Ceres Railway Line In Italy, the Turin Transport Group (GTT) has undertaken an important renovation project, in conjunction with the infrastructure management body Infratrasporti.

To, to restore several railway buildings within the province of Turin. This sensitive project involved the removal of asbestos fibre cement roofing in six regional stations.

The recently completed project substituted the original roof structures with sustainable solutions offering superior energy efficiency, including DuPont™ Tyvek®, an advanced breather membrane that is unique in the market due to its high-quality single layer construction.

Architect Fabio Bolognesi, project director and safety coordinator for Infratrasporti.

To, was responsible for preserving the historic, aesthetic and architectural value of the buildings, while assuring a sustainable and energy efficient renovation. Initially the refit involved only the elimination of the asbestos elements, but the architect ultimately decided on a more radical intervention to the entire roof systems.

To provide a superior level of protection and energy efficiency to the buildings, DuPont™ Tyvek® high-performance breather membranes was specified for application prior to the installation of new the sustainable fibre cement roof tiles.

DuPont™ Tyvek® is very easy to install and highly suited to pitched roof systems, offering proven reliability. Impermeable to air, water and dust but providing naturally superior vapour diffusion, the membrane acts as a barrier protecting the building from damage due to condensation and atmospheric agents.

Improving structural airtightness and moisture management when correctly installed, DuPont™ Tyvek® enhances interior comfort and reduces heating or air conditioning costs. Furthermore, the membrane is extremely resistant to damage, thus protecting the structure both during the construction phase and optimising energy performance for the long term.

DuPont™ Tyvek® is consists primarily of high density polyethylene (HDPE) polymer without the use of plasticizers or restricted chemicals as listed in European Directives, therefore making no hazardous emissions. Its application to the station buildings of the Torino-Ceres railway line is fully aligned with the key objectives of sustainability, low environmental impact, and respect for the architectural heritage guiding the entire project.

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To preserve the architectural characteristics of the buildings, the restoration included the repair of original decorative timber elements and paneling, as well as the replacement of obsolete roof tiles with aesthetically identical alternatives made from asbestos-free, ecologically sound materials. Such measures contributed to full approval from the regional governing bodies that regulate the preservation of heritage environments.

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www.selectaglaze.co.uk

Selectaglaze On The Sustainability Track Selectaglaze has been the leading designer of acoustic secondary glazing systems since 1966 and has been working on a Framework agreement with Crossrail and Network Rail since 2011 to provide sound insulation in line with statutory requirements.

Huge investment in rail infrastructure and station upgrades generates significant noise levels both from the construction works and day to day operations. Major stations are also an attractive location for Hotels and Offices. Intrusive noise is a real problem and failure to deal with it can lead to sleep loss, lapses in concentration and increased levels of stress that can affect general health. Noise needs to be carefully managed to ensure that it does not have an adverse impact on peoples living and working environments.

Noise Mitigation: Acoustically, windows are often the weakest point in a building with most single glazed windows reducing noise by just 25-30dB - less if they are ill fitting.

Even modern double glazed windows only achieve 30-35dB. Set against potential external noise levels of 70-80dB, significant additional insulation is required to meet best practice guidelines from the World Health Organisation of 30dB for bedrooms or living rooms and 35dB for meeting rooms.

Secondary Glazing offers a very practical solution. A fully independent tailor made window system is set 100mm or more from the existing window and the sizeable air gap decouples the two panes of glass to reduce resonance. High performance frame seals will limit airborne sound. Noise reduction in the range 40-45dB is achievable using standard glazing materials and up to 50dB with heavier acoustic laminates.

Selectaglaze secondary glazing systems are designed for high performance and this is backed up by test data from Taywood laboratories in accordance with BS EN ISO 140-3:1995.

Energy Saving: Windows lose energy through draughts and by conduction of heat across the glass and frames. Bespoke secondary glazing with high performance seals will significantly reduce air leakage and the inclusion of low emissivity glass can cut heat loss by about 60% compared to traditional single glazed window frames. As a result the building will use less energy for heating and achieve a higher rated Energy Performance Certificate.

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Selectaglaze has recently cooperated with English Heritage on a programme of research including the Bolsover Test House where a secondary window glazed with Pilkington’s Spacia sealed units recorded a centre of pane U-value of 0.8. The use of this technology, in conjunction with air tightness measures and mechanical ventilation using heat recovery, could allow a refurbished listed building to get close to EnerPHit standards.

Window Styles: Secondary glazing is available in a wide range of styles including horizontal sliding, balanced vertical sliding, hinged and fixed. The preferred frame material is aluminium, a strong versatile metal that can be extruded into complex shapes and readily formed to deal with the curved windows often found in traditional buildings. Framing sections are powder coated to provide a permanent finish, normally white but almost any colour can be accommodated.

Listed Buildings: Many station buildings are listed or have special architectural merit and the windows need to be retained. Purpose designed secondary glazing can be sympathetic to the character of a building and as a reversible adaptation will generally receive Listed Building Consent.

Professional delivery: As with all elements of upgrade or refurbishment a successful outcome needs careful up-front design and close project management. Selectaglaze’s Secondary windows are purpose made to precisely fit each window opening. Full offsite fabrication allows installation to be rapidly completed with minimal disruption to buildings in occupation. The use of lean processing methods and flexible programming will support the very tight programmes that clients often need.

The company works to consistently high quality standards and has been a Royal Warrant holder since 2004.

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Striking Refurbishment By Remmers Located in the historic Eyre Square, the focal point of Galway, is Dunnes Stores. The Georgian facade of the building required extensive repair and refurbishment to the render which was suffering with a high degree of cracking.

Repairs to the render were carried out using Betofix RM. This advanced cementitious repair mortar is designed to be easy to use and fast curing, which allows it to be applied and built up in several layers within a short period of time prior to application of the coating system.

Finally, to protect the facade from further damage, Remmers Elastoflex system was chosen for its excellent crack bridging, anti-carbonation and waterproofing abilities and to give a high degree of finish to the exterior. www.remmers.co.uk Enquiry No 82

Lanes On Board With Sewer Relining Expertise For Tram Route Lanes Group has been commissioned to reline sewer pipes along the route of a tramline being constructed in Nottingham. The company’s Reline Division has already used its trenchless pipe rehabilitation expertise to line 800m of foul water sewer pipe. NET’s extension, which is due to open at the end of 2014, will more than double the size of Nottingham’s tram network, providing a service to about 23 million passengers a year. It will create 28 new tram stops and provide a quick, efficient and green commuter service for 20 of the 30 largest employers in the greater Nottingham area. www.lanesfordrains.co.uk

Wilo Keeps Water At Bay From Underground Stations For many years, Wilo UK has been supplying submersible pumps to customers across Europe.

Network Rail has a number of stations that are underground and below the level of rivers that flow close to the rail tracks. To keep them safe and operational, a constant flow of water is required to be pumped away from the stations and away from tracks.

Mersey Rail in the north west is one such application. Their existing pumps had been failing increasingly regularly due to corrosion and wear. Wilo UK recommended the Wilo EMU NK87 submersible borehole pump for the job. Able to shift the volume of water required, these clever pumps offer a self-cooling design and simple installation, but importantly come with a Ceram CT coating which increases their effectiveness and ensures reduced wear and counteracts corrosion. Several months after installation, they are performing perfectly. www.wilo.co.uk Enquiry No 84

Enquiry No 83

Chartered Surveyors At Delaney Marling ‘Probe’ Derelict Properties, Restoring Their Former Glory Derelict and disused properties in Hull are being brought back into habitable use by not for profit company Probe, assisted by a workforce of students and apprentices, under the guidance of Chartered Building Surveyors Delaney Marling Partnership Ltd (DMP). DMP completes building surveys on the condition of each property in order to help Probe with property purchasing decisions.

Jayne Brindley, project manager at Probe says: “Probe is responding to housing issues in Hull. There are approximately 9,000 applicants awaiting suitable accommodation and there is also high unemployment and a major skills shortage. In response, we work with local people and businesses to help build prosperous, safe and attractive neighbourhoods by supporting local people to fulfil their potential. The services we provide directly help to improve community safety and attractiveness and this is achieved through training and getting locals into employment to create sustainable jobs and encourage trainees to start up businesses of their own. Delaney Marling Partnership helps us find out if renovation is realistic for us to undertake when training apprentices.”

Simon Delaney, chartered building surveyor at Delaney Marling Partnership says: “One of the latest projects we have been working on with Probe is the birth place of J. Arthur Rank, the ‘man behind the gong’. The Rank family organisation grew to dominate British film production in the 40s and 50s, operating the Odeon cinema chain and building Pinewood Studios so this is a really exciting project to be involved in.” www.probeltd.co.uk www.delaneymarlingpartnership.co.uk www.dmp-lincs.co.uk Enquiry No 85

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Roofshield Used For Conversion Roofshield has been used in the recent conversion of Waterside Maltings in Ditchingham by P J Livesey Group.

Roofshield has unique vapour and air permeability characteristics, which allows even the most complex of pitched roofs to breathe - without the need for traditional air gaps or secondary venting products.

Roofshield is as easy to install as traditional roofing felt. The very low vapour resistance of 0.065MNs/g, combined with high air permeability, reduces the potential for interstitial condensation as far as possible, and does not require the use of a vapour control layer, thus giving a robust and dependable solution that can be specified with confidence. www.proctorgroup.com Enquiry No 86

Northumberland ‘Green House’ Fully Protected By Sika

Fibres From Sika Add Strength To M25 Central Reserve Polypropylene fibres from Sika Limited are ensuring that the new Concrete Step Barriers, (CSB) currently being constructed on the M25 between junctions 23 and 27 meet all safety and strength requirements. In the aggressive motorway environment, the concrete has to be extremely durable, giving a serviceable life of over 100 years. To ensure that the barriers meet these stringent requirements, Bonar Fibrin XT monofilament polypropylene fibres from Sika Limited are added to the concrete mix. Fibrin XT fibres reduce the occurrence of plastic shrinkage and plastic settlement cracking whilst enhancing the surface properties and durability of the concrete. www.sikaconcreteadmixtures.co.uk

Sika played an important role in the construction of a carbon neutral subterranean eco dwelling in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Northumberland. This ambitious project was the brainchild of a retired couple who embarked on an adventure to build a ‘Green House’ in the garden of their existing home.

As the site sloped three and a half metres from back to front, the dwelling was built into the hillside with large windows opening onto a small garden at the lowest point. With the main section of the building being underground, a watertight solution was a main priority in formulating the construction process. Following extensive research, the couple decided to use the BBA approved Sika Watertight Concrete system to construct the base and walls of the building, and a ‘green roof’ membrane system, chosen from Sika Sarnafil to waterproof the flat roof. www.sikawatertightconcrete.co.uk Enquiry No 88

Enquiry No 87

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We service a broad cross section of markets, including:

Over 30 years experience in Street Furniture.

Enquiry No 89

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Education, Commercial and Retail, New Build and Regeneration projects, Local Authorities and the Ministry of Defence.

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www.sikaconstruction.co.uk

Sika Concrete Repair System Specified For Forth Road Bridge For a structure which was built using 39,000 tonnes of steel, 125,000 cubic metres of concrete and has a main span of 1006 metres, the Forth Road Bridge is a feat of engineering. But with 65,000 vehicles using it every day and traffic loading significantly higher than expected by engineers who designed the structure in the 1950’s, it was time to replace the bridge bearings and repair the bridge piers on the approach viaducts. Appointed by main contractor Balfour Beatty to bring the structure up to 21st century specifications, specialist contractor Freyssinet Makers turned to Sika for a long term, reliable and industry-proven concrete repair solution.

Spanning the Firth of Forth in Scotland, the £13.6m project for the Forth Estuary Transport Authority involved the replacement and refurbishment of the steel bearings on the north and south approach viaducts of the bridge, together with associated concrete repairs to the approach piers and strengthening to the steel box superstructure.

“The steel bearings sit on top of the approach viaducts and allow the deck to move and accommodate changes in temperature and traffic load,” commented Graham Stanford, Business Manager for Freyssinet Structural Repairs and CCSL Ltd. “During inspections and monitoring, the existing bearings were exhibiting little or no movement but were showing varying amounts of corrosion. Consequently the surrounding concrete and grout was beginning to show considerable wear and tear.”

Prior to the replacement of the bearings, action was required to repair the concrete pier tops with Sika’s unrivalled range of high performance repair mortars once again proving ideal to re-strengthen the approach viaduct piers and protect this iconic bridge for many years to come.

Approached early in the design process, Sika worked closely with the consulting engineers Atkins and main contractor Balfour Beatty to advise material selection and properties required for a performance-based specification.

Significant structures in their own right, the two approach viaducts at 252 metres and 438 metres on the north and south sides respectively, required around 100

tonnes of concrete repair products with Sika’s Armocrete, a cementitious free flowing micro-concrete repair system, used for all pier repairs and Sika Amorex L2 High Flow, a rapid strength grout used under the large bridge bearing plates.

“Extensive flow trials were carried out on a specific test rig set up by Balfour Beatty and Atkins to prove the flowability and strength of these products,” commented Ronnie Turner of Sika. “Once testing was done Atkins signed off the specification and both were poured under gravity and allowed to cure while the bridge was still live and being used.”

The fact that the concrete piers were adjacent to the communities either side also meant that the works had to be completed with minimal disruption and containment to keep dust down. Hydro-demolition was used to remove deteriorated concrete in the pier head, leaving a perfect bonding surface for the concrete repair material.

Sika’s entire range of concrete repair products is certified to BS EN 1504, the European standard for concrete repair. This accreditation applies not only to the production quality of the products themselves but also to the guidance issued with them. The accreditation ensures users of the high quality nature of Sika’s concrete repair systems.

Longstanding concrete renovation is essential for a variety of public and private structures. For its effectiveness, Sika’s concrete repair system has ensured simply applied, economical and longstanding preservation of the iconic suspension bridge.

It stands as an example of why Sika’s innovative products are a favourite of specifiers and operatives the world over.

For further information on Sika’s range of products visit www.sikaconstruction.co.uk or for general enquiries including technical, on or off site support, please call 0800 1123863.

Enquiry No 90

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www.howegreen.co.uk

Howe Green Is At 'The Hub' Of Easy Maintenance For Nottingham Station Howe Green’s 7500 Series access covers are providing a high quality access solution at The Nottingham Hub, as part of the station’s comprehensive enhancement project. An alliance of Network Rail, East Midlands Trains, Nottingham City Council and Taylor Woodrow, The Hub is designed to increase capacity, improve performance and integrate transport options serving the city. It also incorporates the Nottingham Area Resignalling project and the NET (Nottingham Express Transit) tramway works.

Specially designed recessed lids also enable the panels to be tiled or accept other forms of hard floor finish, to match their surround perfectly. This enabled DMC to create an uninterrupted and continuous surface of Quiligotti Terrazzo floor tiles spanning 2000m2 within the station’s south concourse and Grade II listed portecochère, which dates back to 1903 and features an elegant glazed roof.

Over 40 of Howe Green’s heavy-duty 7500 Series stainless steel access covers and frames were installed within the station building and back of house by flooring specialists DMC Contracts Ltd. The resulting network of access points will ensure that essential drainage, mechanical and electrical services running under floor can be quickly and easily reached for routine or emergency servicing.

With an industry reputation for excellent service, products and technical support, Howe Green has established itself as a leading producer of floor, wall and access panels over its 30-year history. The choice of Howe Green solutions for The Nottingham Hub project stands as testament to the company’s ability to deliver solutions for infrastructure, which have included all major tube, DLR and overground installations in the UK as well as many key destinations worldwide.

Suitable anywhere heavy loading is required – the 7500 Series access covers can accommodate a 5 tonne pressure from a pneumatic tyre – Howe Green’s access panels were ideal for the busy Hub, with its annual footfall of 6.5 million and rising. As well as being highly durable, the panels also offered the best solution for cleanliness and safety. They are double sealed to prevent dirt and grease ingress and once set into the substrate, they sit flush with their surround guarding against the risk of slips and trips.

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“Howe Green’s covers are excellent quality which makes a big difference on site,” commented Conor McCann of DMC Group. “It’s easy to set tiles into the cover inlay which helps save time and they integrate with the Terrazzo flooring very well. A minimal show edge allows us to achieve the best possible aesthetic on the surface and provide a durable solution for accessing services underneath the floor.”

Enquiry No 91

Every minute of every day, right across the UK, we maintain 85,000+ lifts to help people get on with their lives

Whether it’s a lift at the station, a dumbwaiter at the coffee shop, a passenger lift at the office, a platform lift at the library, an escalator in the shopping centre, a moving walkway at the supermarket, a goods lift at the pub – we are there quietly helping life happen.

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