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Deltabeam
®
Construction is Used to Exploit
Advantages in Offsite and RapidBuild for Education
in Aberdeen 3Rs Schools Project
C
ults and Bucksburn Academies, character are achieved by using these three
part of 3R’s Aberdeen City Schools quite dissimilar materials exclusively to the
PPP, embody Scandinavian design main facades.
with the very high standards of The composite nature of Deltabeam
®
sustainability and has achieved allows for economy of materials and
BREEAM 'Very Good' ratings. The schools for sustainability whilst the flat soffit enables
1,150 and 650 pupils respectively are built on a designers to future proof learning spaces
grid system and constructed from and to provide truly flexible spaces.
environmentally friendly building materials with Deltabeams provide all the build benefits
precast hollowrib floors. These are supported on from both traditional types of frame
prefabricated load bearing concrete sandwich construction – a steel frame is quick to
wall panels and a spine of Deltabeam
®
composite install and cost effective, whereas, a
beams. The building forms are therefore simple concrete frame is solid, has inherent fire
and rectilinear. Stability is provided by pre-cast protection and a good resistance to the
wall panels forming the stair and lift cores. transmission of sound.
Contractor Pihl UK Ltd has used its Scandinavian Work on site commenced in 2008 at Cults extremely well on site and this was due to good
expertise in introducing a number of tested and Academy. Despite typical Scottish winter weather, relations developed with the suppliers and
certified Scandinavian off-site manufactured 14 weeks later, 3 storeys comprising 19,000 m
2
of subcontractors both in Aberdeen and abroad.”
building components for the new schools which frame had been erected. The works for both Peikko UK Ltd supplied 300 beams with a total
from the outset, the focus has been on natural academies were successfully completed on time length of 1900 m to the 3Rs project. Globally,
lighting, ventilation and the creation of an interior and were handed over to the Client late over 5000 projects have been supplied in the
climate, which are important to children and October 2009. past 20 years, with current operations in Europe,
young peoples’ ability to learn. Pihl UK Ltd Managing Director, Claus Wiegand North America and the Middle East.
The exterior pre-cast sandwich panels are Larsen stated, “Our obligation was to design and
complimented with timber cladding and render construct first class education facilities for
01325 318 619
panels to contrast the smooth concrete and large Aberdeen, which was of paramount importance
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area of glazing. Simplicity and distinctive to Pihl UK Ltd. The projects proceeded
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