special report: housing; special report: public & government buildings
Levolux delivers at Central St Giles When acclaimed architect, Renzo Piano designed Central St Giles, a new 500,000 sq ft, mixed use development in central London, he created a bold scheme, with a number of distinctive, colour co- ordinated features, including a custom arrangement of Louvres and Blinds, from Levolux. Levolux was chosen to develop a unique solution, incorporating its external Screening Louvres, Custom Doors and Gates and its internal High Performance Roller Blinds. A new custom Louvre, with a ‘Z’ profile and a 80mm pitch, has been applied extensively at ground floor level on the commercial block, with a . With their continuous appearance and neat mitred
total surface area of 510m2
corners, the Louvres create an attractive, ventilated façade, concealing unsightly service areas from view.
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Nullifire service helps ensure maximum fire resistance Nullifire has developed a new service tailored to the needs of major building refurbishment projects in the public sector. The new service is specially tailored to make it easier for clients to ensure compliance with the fire regulations. Nullifire surveys the building and submits a report highlighting any shortfall in the fire protection provided. Working with the client, Nullifire then draws up a specification for a specialist contrac- tor employed by the client. Following completion of the works, Nullifire will inspect the work and on approval will provide a warranty that the installation meets current requirements. Customers can rest assured that a survey by Nullifire will help ensure continued fire resistance following any refurbishment or maintenance work in their buildings.
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Physiotherapy unit benefits from sound design Children being treated at a brand new state-of-the-art rehabilitation and phy- siotherapy unit at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Hospital are set to benefit from an acoustic ceiling solution from Saint-Gobain Ecophon. The 4,000 sq ft unit, which was officially opened on Wednesday 13th
April by cricket legend
Andrew Flintoff and his wife Rachael, was funded by The AF Foundation, a charity set up by the couple. As part of
a complete redesign and refurbishment project, Ecophon’s Focus Ds acoustic ceil- ing tiles and integrated DOT lighting system have been installed throughout. As one of the most cutting edge units of its kind in the UK, it will treat children from birth to 18 for all their physiotherapy needs.
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Dricon protects dramatic Corby building Dricon treated timber from Bates Timber is helping to fire protect the Corby Cube, a dra- matic glass and concrete building housing Corby’s theatre, library, registry office and Council Chamber, as well as a one-stop-shop for council services. On behalf of Bates Timber, Arch Timber Protection supplied 320 square metres of birch plywood treated with their Dricon fire retardant to be used as both visible
and concealed interior wall cladding in the iconic building. “Arch provided us with a full service from source to delivery, exactly to the specification of the architect,” said Peter Bates, director, Bates Timber Merchants. “These plywood panels are not all visible once the building is complete, but they give a proven fire retardant protection in the background structure of the building.” Jacqui Hughes, Arch Timber Protection’s Fire Retardant sales manager.
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