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Inside products insight
Architect Christopher Sykes examines this month’s crop of product news and cherry-picks some of the more interesting developments
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THIS INTRIGUING IMAGE ILLUSTRATES THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE MS-2 CAPACITY DRAINAGE MEMBRANE FROM DELTA MEMBRANE SYSTEMS. COMPREHENSIVE STRENGTH HAS BEEN INCREASED BY OVER 30% BY CHANGING THE PROFILE OF THE STUDS FROM CONICAL TO OCTAGON WITH RIBBED WALLS. APPARENTLY THE IMPROVEMENT ALSO COMES FROM BEING PARALLEL TO THE STRESS CRACKING STABILITY WHICH, BEING UPGRADED, EXTENDS THE PERFORMANCE LIFETIME. 1
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There’s news about more easily assembled galvanised tube and handrail fittings available from Hollaender Rainer, part of the all purpose Speedklamp range. Used for safety railings, exhibition stands, handrails and balustrades, they are available in polyester powder coating finished in any standard RAL/BS colour. And if it’s internal balustrades you want, how about the Taper-Loc system based on frameless glass from C R Lawrence? It’s a dry glaze system with clever horizontal adjusting, using 12-25mm thick glass and claiming to be 50% faster to install than traditional alternatives. 2
External stuff is always interesting because this is where perfect long life performance coupled with what the man in the street thinks (eg aesthetics) is vital. The well-known Kingspan insulated panels are now available in any width from 60-1000mm in increments as low as 1m to offer greater flexibility. There’s a full range of external finishes including micro-rib, euro-box, flat, mini-micro and wave profiles.
Ascoli has developed a universal rainscreen system engineered for simplicity and ease of adjustment. The linear grid solution is based on traditional hook-on rainscreen technology. You can start to fix at any point and even at random while panels can be easily retro-removed. 3
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External refurbishment is never easy but a 1960s office block in Brighton has been transformed with fibre cement Cedral Weatherboard from Marley Externit. It’s got a textured surface meant to simulate timber but without timber’s
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maintenance and weathering problems – blue grey to reflect its coastal location.
Sika has launched a new liquid applied vinyl seamless floor system called ComfortFloor. It’s particularly designed for hygienic environments and, being resistant to cracks, helps prevent transmission of those lurking bugs and dirt which can spread disease 4. Also new is Timoleon’s Toron combined underfloor heating and flooring system which integrates pipework into the screed including 10mm of expanded polystyrene insulation.
Nice to see wood making a comeback on ceilings as at Aberdeen’s new Union Square shopping centre. Here it’s the Hunter Douglas red cedar solid wood system which is available in many variations - such as convex, concave, undulating, horizontal, sloping and vertical. 5
Anything that speeds up building is surely welcome, so welcome to Porotherm, the precision clay block walling system from Wienerberger. This offers a high performance, fast track, cost effective solution which means faster laying of up to 15sqm per manhour – almost five times better than for laying traditional masonry. 6
Since we haven’t yet mentioned ‘green’, note the first monolithic anti-root hot melt structural system from IKO, ideal for intensive and biodiverse green roof specifications. PermaTEC anti-root compound eliminates the need for a separate membrane providing a 6mm thick barrier with no side or end laps to fail.
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