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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
www.peikko.co.uk
area of glazing. Simplicity and distinctive to Pihl UK Ltd. The projects proceeded
Renewable Energy for One and All Sustainable Solutions in New Product Guide
MHG Heating’s new ThermiPro & EcoStar Minster, the growing distributor of
hybrid heat stations offer home owners the
interior, insulation and specialist building
future of heat generation in a compact,
solutions, is pleased to announce the
turnkey high-tech unit:
launch of its new 164 page product
ThermiPro: Only a minimal amount of space
is required to combine a solar buffer tank (500
catalogue. In a new approach to
litres,) a high-efficiency modulating air/water heat
presenting Minster’s product offering,
pump (3-10 kW) and an ultra energy saving
the catalogue brings together products
gas-condensing boiler (7.7 – 26.8 kW).
from all the leading manufacturers,
EcoStar Hybrid: high-efficiency modulating
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sourcing the best solutions reliably and
energy saving oil or gas-condensing boiler
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Last but not least, each unit is supplied with an
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Warm Welcome for Boiler Scrappage Scheme Minister Sees Investment
Mitsubishi Electric Scotland’s Housing
has welcomed the and Communities
Chancellor’s Minister Alex Neil has
announcement of seen the potential
a greener home that air source heat
heating incentive in pumps can offer for
the Government’s himself, with a visit to
Pre-Budget Report, the Livingston factory
9th December of Mitsubishi
2009. The Boiler Electric, where the
Scrappage Scheme Ecodan
®
residential
is available to heating system is
anyone who manufactured.
replaces a G-rated boiler with a modern boiler, or a renewable heating unit. Scottish Gas has
“We were initially concerned that the scheme would only look at replacing already placed an
old gas boilers for new gas boilers, which would have penalised green order for Ecodan air
technologies such as air source heat pumps, so we are delighted that they source heat pumps as part of the Scottish Government’s Energy Assistance
have been included in the scheme,” said John Kellett, General Manager of Package, which aims to help people who are struggling with rising fuel bills.
Mitsubishi Electric’s Heating Systems Division. Grants of up to £6500 are available through the £60 million package.
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