PRODUCT SHOWCASE VIVIX® A exterior façade panels part of playful design
stley, one of the UK's leading creative signage manufacturers, chose VIVIX® exterior façade panels
by Formica Group for the building frontage of the Morrisons Kiddicare stores in Nottingham, Merry Hill, Thurrock, Aintree and Rotherham. “Working with the project manager and procurement teams from Kiddicare, we researched a range of materials that would fulfil the brief and achieve the desired look”, says Paul Allan, Sales Manager at Astley. “A material which looked like wood and had a real 'feel me' appearance was specified for the façade of the building. At the same time we needed a material that would be robust and lightweight to withstand the elements and provided the possibility of finding the right colour – VIVIX® panels proved ideal thanks to the colour choice and quality offered.” With a decorative surface on both sides, VIVIX panels offer opportunities to play with colour and shape. Developed in consultation with leading architects, VIVIX architectural panels are available in plain colours with sophisticated neutrals and striking accents, nature-inspired abstract patterns and rich woodgrains. The VIVIX® range provides the possibility to create exclusive looks in a creative and cost
efficient way, providing the necessary thermal insulation to bring energy efficiency up to 21st century standards. In addition to façades and cladding, VIVIX panels are suitable for exterior applications such as balconies, decorative screening and fencing or to accent an entrance way of a building. They can be used to differentiate between floors or levels, or simply to design an innovative pattern to make a building stand out. “Using VIVIX panels, we inlaid coloured acrylic sections from the Kiddicare brand colour palette and used energy efficient LEDs to illuminate. These sections were then mounted on the front of the building to bring the entrance of the superstore to life”, explains Paul Allan. At the Nottingham store materials were trialled for their ease of application and flexibility in order to take the original design and make it signage reality. VIVIX panels can be fabricated away from the building for efficiency, but if required they can easily be cut on site. They can be installed using a variety of fixing systems, from simple timber battens to proprietary metal systems and hung by visible face- fixing or by concealed fixing arrangements depending on the aesthetic requirement. The panels can easily be cut into a variety of shapes and sizes to express a whole
variety of design concepts. VIVIX panels cause minimal
environmental impact as determined by Formica Group's Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). All of Formica Group’s Global manufacturing sites and distribution centres have achieved the internationally- recognised Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody (COC) certification. Formica Group is also the first laminate manufacturer in the world to be awarded the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Reduction Label.
www.formica.eu/products/vivix/33/ Formica, the Formica anvil device, DecoMetal, ColorCore, Chemtop, VIVIX and AR Plus are registered trademarks of The Diller Corporation.
Schueco UK demonstrates commitment to sustainability T
he importance of sustainability in building is now firmly established in the UK construction industry and as part of a corporate Schueco initiative known as ‘Thinking Ahead’, Schueco UK Ltd is launching two new aluminium systems, the FW 50+.SI Green Façade and the AWS
90.SI+ Green Window, that support the concept.
Available in the UK later this year, these systems take as their starting point the fact that buildings consume about 40% of all the energy we generate and are ultimately responsible for the majority of harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Schueco’s response has been firstly, to increase insulation levels still further so that both new systems can achieve up to PassivHaus standards, thus decreasing a building’s energy needs dramatically. Secondly, the company is turning to the natural world for the raw materials needed to manufacture key components in the new systems. The Schueco AWS
90.SI+ Green
Window, for example, incorporates bio- polyamide isolator bars and an insulation zone filled with PUR bio-foam (a constituent raw material for both these features being derived from the castor-oil plant). In addition, it has a bio-EPDM glazing rebate gasket manufactured from a sugar-cane base.
38 PUBLIC SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY • VOLUME 3 ISSUE 3 The Schueco FW 50+.SI Green
Façade also utilises renewable raw materials in components such as gaskets and pressure plates which, nonetheless, have the same technical and structural properties as those in the super-insulated Schueco FW 50+.SI Façade.
All these bio product components are officially DIN certified and since aluminium is 100% recyclable, with known reserves of its raw material – Bauxite – being estimated to last for at least 300 years, these new ‘green’ systems are properly sustainable.
Indeed, Schueco UK sees both systems as being pioneers in a new generation of building products that will not only reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, but will also fully satisfy the ecological criteria of the environmental lobby. For further details about the Schueco FW 50+.SI Green Façade and AWS
90.SI+ Green Window, please email
mkinfobox@schueco.com
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