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shades to create at ractive, aesthetically pleasing eco-effi cient buildings. Limetec’s EWI division off ers both
external and internal wall insulation. External wall insulation provides an ideal solution for solid wall and hard-to- treat properties, and off ers an extremely eff ective means of reducing heat loss from buildings, saving on energy bills and reducing carbon footprint. Internal wall insulation is a healthy and sustainable insulation product made from premium-grade hemp and fl ax fi bres and is simple to install in both new-build and retrofi t applications. HemBuild off ers three building systems
produced using natural materials: the HemBuild system includes the design, manufacture and installation of high- performance off -site panelised and timberframe building solutions, which are carbon-friendly and thermally effi cient; HemClad is designed specifi cally for “infi ll-walling” situations, and is the most cost-effi cient alternative to lightweight systems to provide thermal mass eff ect; and HemLine provides all the benefi ts of internal wall insulation in a panellised factory-made system which incorporates Limetec’s unique Hemcrete bio-composite insulation within a timber framing.
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an interactive and functional visitor experience. EaRTH is an important part of the teaching resource at Bicton College, ensuring that students understand the importance of sustainability, whatever their future career choice. “The objective is to furnish people
interested in learning about renewable energies with the skills to install and maintain the various environmental systems that are becoming more commonplace in society,” says head of energy and environment Graham Waddell. “However, EaRTH also serves other functions, such as demonstrating renewable technologies to communities and businesses with a wider interest in installing them at their own premises.” Priva UK’s building management
system technology is being used on site in relation to a range of renewable energy sources in the building.
Pipe technology aids energy effi ciency
distributed from a central plant room using Flexenergy’s Flexalen 600 pipe technology. Lorne Stewart, the mechanical and electrical design and build contractor for the project, focused on the carbon footprint of the scheme. Senior project manager Peter
ABOVE: Bournemouth University student accommodation
Arts University Bournemouth has installed a low-carbon district heating scheme in its new student accommodation in Madeira Road. Comprising 378 ensuite rooms in three buildings, together with communal facilities, the development’s domestic hot water and central heating is being
King said: “We are pleased to have been involved in the delivery of this project. We acted as a constructive partner in the project design team, working to ensure that the services installation was carefully dovetailed into the building envelope, helping to create a neat, unobtrusive yet accessible and eff ective solution.” Flexenergy sales director Sandy
Fairley added: “A signifi cant driver for this project was environmental sustainability – so the pipe technology’s low thermal conductivity and consequent heat loss became important factors in the context of optimising energy effi ciency in a low-carbon environment.”
Topping out ceremony for green building
The Enterprise Centre has reached its highest construction point. The centre is a new development by the Adapt Low Carbon Group at the gateway of the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich. Construction work on the £11.6m building started in 2013, with the aim of constructing one of Europe’s most sustainable buildings. To date the development is
on course to achieve a BREEAM ‘outstanding’ rating, Passivhaus certification and have one of the lowest embodied carbon footprints of any building of its size in the UK.
Due to open in May, the centre
will include an innovation lab, 300-seat lecture theatre, fl exible workspace, teaching and learning facilities and amenities to facilitate creativity and collaboration. By placing academic and commercial users side by side, it will encourage students to interact with businesses and be motivated to start their own enterprises. At the topping out ceremony
stakeholders toasted the building with whisky and tried their hand at thatching the clerestory panel under the watchful eye of master thatcher Stephen Letch.
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