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Interbuild
Steni panels bring a
colourful new look to
children’s centre
C
olourful rainscreen cladding secure, vandalism having been
panels from Steni were a particular problem in the
specified by MeadowcroftGriffin past due to youths climbing
Architects to meet a host of criteria over the perimeter railings and
for an extension to a children’s damaging external play
centre in north London. equipment and breaking
More than 200m2 of “steni windows,. New Plymouth school is
colour” fibreglass reinforced The north-west façade of
polymer composite panels, that the new, 275m², two-storey,
one of greenest in the UK
feature a smooth surface of timber-framed extension was
electron beam cured acrylic clad vertically with the steni A new school in Plymouth is operate at maximum efficiency.
produced without the use of colour panels using screws and using “free” renewable energy KK Controls & Equipment Ltd –
solvents, were specified in four battens by specialist sub- for all its heating needs, making a Plymouth-based Trend System
high-gloss colours for New contractor D&G Contracts over it one of the greenest schools in Integrator – was chosen to
River Green Children’s Centre one month of the seven-month the UK. Brook Green Centre for install the BMS on a dedicated
in Islington. total build. Learning employs ground source IT network.
The extension was The steni colour panels, heat pumps and solar panels for At the heart of the BMS are
recognised as a key which are available in 40 all space heating and hot water, six Trend IQ3 controllers, which
regeneration scheme for the standard colours, different while an advanced passive deliver web pages to a display
local community and had to gloss levels and two ventilation system cools the screen in the school’s restaurant.
achieve a new identity to help thicknesses, were designed in a building in summer and This enables pupils and staff to
the centre stand out on the old water based theme using blues ensures low CO2 levels see clearly how the heating,
Marquess housing estate just and greens to reflect the throughout the year. cooling and hot water systems
off Balls Pond Road, a major nearby river and as a playful A sophisticated building are operating, in real time.
east-west route, along with statement announcing the management system (BMS)
requirements for durability, new building on the corner. from Trend Controls Systems trianglertwww.trend-controls.com
low-maintenance and ensures the energy systems trianglert01403 211888
robustness in the face of trianglertvincent@steni.co.uk
vandal attacks. trianglert01978 812 111
It also needed to be
attractive, durable, energy
Frontrunner XT solves a
efficient and represent good
value for money as well as
stony problem
Frontrunner XT matting is solving a
stony problem of access into
Folkestone’s University Centre. The
problem was how to provide safe
access for students and, in particular,
for those with disabilities when
entering across the old cobbled
courtyard in this former Glassworks.
To solve this problem, Frontrunner
XT, from Plastic Extruders, has been
laid across the courtyard. The 100%
vinyl open grid matting has proved
to be very effective at providing easy
access and safety underfoot because
of its extra deep embossed surface
which provides increased slip
resistance in wet and potentially
slippery conditions.
Frontrunner XT is heel-proof
and meets the requirements of the
DDA. It is loose laid with pvc
ramp edging and will contour over
uneven or rough surfaces, shed dirt
through the grid and can be easily
rolled up for cleaning and removal
of dirt. It can be trimmed easily on
site to fit any shape, such as within
revolving doors or irregular
shaped matwells.
trianglertwww.frontrunnerplus.com
trianglert01268 571116
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