external fixtures, serviCes DOOr OPening at savOy
The re-opening in October of London’s prestigious Savoy Hotel, following an ambitious 3 year restora- tion project, encompasses the entire building from the iconic entrance, to the entire 268 guestrooms. The new interiors were designed by world renowned Pierre Yves Rochon. The project Architects Reardon Smith, in collabo- ration with hardware contractor Franchi plc, selected door hinges from UK manufacturer
Simonswerk. In total over 5,000 pairs of ball race solid brass CE marked button tip hinges have been fitted making this hotel project one of the most important and outstanding ironmongery installations in the UK.
163 net ZerO energy OffiCe BuilDing venture
Daikin Europe N.V. is joining major European research institutions in developing economically feasible net zero energy building (nZEB) concepts based on heat pumps. These research institutions, including Manchester University, will be partners in this exceptional cross-border project, coordinat- ed by Environment Application Research at Daikin Europe. The project is scheduled for com- pletion in July 2010 at Herten, Germany. Daikin
Europe and the Zeller Group, a German heat pump and air conditioning expert and Daikin equipment installer products, will construct the house and install the various technologies and monitoring equipment. Tours for interest- ed parties will begin July 2010 and run for 12 months.
165 THE ENERSHIELD AIR BARRIER
The Enershield air barrier reduces energy loss through open doorways by using an accurate flow of unheated; high volume; high speed air to create up to a 90% seal over openings producing a “virtual door”.
With the model range suiting openings up to 11.5m high, the Enershield is relevant for a wide range of industrial applications.
In retail and leisure, Enershield offers replacement technology for traditional “air curtains” which use heated air to provide comfort heating at entrances but are less effective at preventing energy loss.
166 STEADMANS ACHIEVES LATEST STANDARDS
Steadmans has recently achieved the international standards ISO14001 for environmental manage- ment and OHSAS 18001 for occupational health and safety. Under the leadership of Steadmans’ production director, Nigel Forsyth, independent auditing and assessment of the company’s proce- dures and processes relating to environmental management and health and safety were thorough- ly scrutinised. Nigel said: “We are very pleased to
have achieved these latest standards as they demonstrate our continued com- mitment to ensuring Steadmans manufactures and delivers high quality build- ing products both safely and in a way that minimises environmental impact…”
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SHACKERLEY PROVIDES THE PERFECT TREATMENT 2000m2
fOr Clean rOOms anD sterile envirOnments
Established in 1966, Royal Warrant holder Selectaglaze is the UK’s leading designer, manufacturer and installer of secondary glazing systems with consid- erable experience working within hospitals and healthcare establishments. The products are successfully used to treat windows in laboratories, clean rooms and general areas, including wards. Effective design of frames and seals markedly reduces the flow of airborne dirt and dust and the wide choice of glazing materials will provide significant levels of thermal insulation and secu- rity protection. Selectaglaze is accredited to Secured by Design. Products sub- mitted to attack tests at the Loss Prevention Certification Board have achieved the demanding SR2 and SR3 levels of standard LPS1175 required in some facilities. Selectaglaze’s units are purpose made and fully factory assembled. t 01727 837271
www.selectaglaze.co.uk
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of gleaming white ceramic granite has been used to create ventilated
facades for the new £12 million ward complex at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. The prefabricated panels were supplied by Shackerley and have been installed using the company’s Queen’s Award winning Sureclad Access System. The facades were specified by The Manser Practice and installed by Task Contracts for GB Building Solutions (Wakefield). Project Architect Guy Barlow was responsible for delivering the new wards for the Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: “This new three-storey building significantly extends the hospital’s capacity, providing almost a hundred additional beds,” he said, “We were seeking a simple aesthetic, with crisp clean lines and flush glazing, but with a very high quality finish. As this practice has considerable experience of using Shackerley’s ventilated facades, the Sureclad system was an ideal solu- tion. The decision was clinched when Shackerley introduced us a new style of panel which hadn’t previously been used in this country in an exterior cladding system. The ‘almost-white’, monochromatic coloured panel with its polished surface and high degree of reflectivity was just what we were looking for.”
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