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Levolux’s Cool Look For Iconic Derby Tower
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s part of a £13.5 million refurbishment project, Levolux was invited to help
improve the energy efficiency and internal comfort levels of the University of Derby’s Kedleston Road site, with the application of an attractive Timber Fin Solar Shading System. Adjacent to the University’s main entrance, the South Tower is a dominant focal point of the campus, occupying a prominent south facing position. As the third and final stage of the tower’s refurbishment project the South Tower now features a host of state-of-the-art, energy efficient features, including low E glazing and an integrated Timber Fin solar shading system from Levolux. To combat the risk of excessive solar heat gain, through south facing, lower level windows, Levolux developed a custom solar shading system, comprising four rows of 450mm wide by 80mm deep, external Timber Fins. Installed horizontally along the building’s south east and south west elevations, the Timber Fins are fixed at an angle of 90 degrees and have a combined length of more than 52 metres. For more information call 020 8863 9111 or visit
www.levolux.com.
Stratford station gets set for Olympics
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he first phase of the construction programme to modernise Stratford Railway Station, the main transport link to the epicentre of the 2012 Olympic Games, has been completed. Stratford Regional Station and the tracks that serve it are being upgraded in three phases so as to improve accessibility and capacity. Gaysha Specialist Surfaces, experts in resin bound and resilient paving solutions, was approached by Network Rail to come up with a durable surface for the platforms and public
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areas that would cope with the significant increase in passenger numbers. Working around the clock to ensure minimum disruption, Gaysha laid 1,700 square metres of Ayton Tripave®
, a
highly durable, rapid cure and waterproof surfacing based on technically advanced methyl methacrylate (MMA) resin technology. It is anti- slip, a crucial requirement for platform applications, and is one of the few products that can be laid on mastic asphalt. Gaysha Specialist Surfaces’ resin-based natural aggregate surfaces are perfect as a durable, attractive alternative to standard paving products. For more information visit
www.gayshasurfaces.co.uk.
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