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PRODUCTS IN ACTION
MAJOR FUEL SAVINGS & CARBON REDUCTION AS FLATS IN ENFIELD ARE UPGRADED
176 flats at Swan House, Enfield have been provided with a new low carbon heating system thanks to multi-disciplinary con- sultancy Ingleton Wood and Lee Housing Association. The design and installation to upgrade
PAINTING CONCRETE BY LIGHT AT NIGHT
Most London Councils operate an ongoing and rolling urban regenera- tion programme. One such scheme for Kensington and Chelsea has been the ‘Westway Project’, a project to regenerate the concrete bridges around the areas of Ladbroke Grove and Portobello Road. Working in conjunction with
Transport for London, Kensington & Chelsea Council, the Westway Development Trust and visual con- sultant Urban Eye, Light Projects has supplied and focussed lighting fittings to complement the artwork and transform the grey and oppres- sive concrete into a light and bright canvas.
A clever mix of lighting was used
for downlighting and to cross-graze the underside of the bridges and road structures. This included 70w/150w 4° metal halide projectors, 36w RGB colour changing DMX controlled projectors and festoon lighting. The combined effect has dramatically enhanced the area both by day (white paint and artwork) and at night time using illuminations, improving pedestrian health and safety and bringing life to previously dark and foreboding places. The area has now been adopted by the local community and remains almost wholly graffiti and vandal-free.
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the 30 year old system of electric under floor heating and retrofit the existing housing was provided by Ingleton Wood, who proposed to replace the heating systems with a new district heating sys- tem, radiators with thermostatic radiator valves, and all served by a Daikin Altherma HT (High Temperature) air source heat pump system, which takes heat out of the air (even on a winters day) and makes hot water. “Previously the residents had to open
windows to cool their homes down, which is the most inefficient way of controlling the heat in a building,” said Robert Diamond, head of environmental design at Ingleton Wood. “We were asked to come up with a low carbon, low cost solution to help the tenants.” Part of the brief meant that no residents
could be moved out while works were carried out, which was challenging but working closely with the Housing Association and the residents, meant the project was completed on time.
Donald Douglas, chief executive of Lee
Housing Association said, “This has been a challenging project to replace old tempera- mental under floor heating with an inno- vative air source heat pump central heating system. Working to install the system in 176 occupied tenancies has been a chal- lenge but the anticipated benefits of 123 tons reduction in carbon and an annual fuel saving of £19, 000 or £107.00 per tenant has made the effort worth it.” The savings from this work are phe-
nomenal, with over £30,000 expected to be saved after the first year and nearly 130 carbon tonnes saved (71.5 per cent) Edward Egan, a Tenant at Swan House
said, “The new heating system is so good that we only need to leave one radiator on in the hallway, on low, and it heats up the whole flat. It keeps the whole flat at room temperature. We do this especially if we go out and only turn on the room radiator if we need to.” “The tenants have really benefitted
from these changes, we will be monitoring the project over the next few years, but at this point it is clear to see the difference in the tenant’s lives and the environmental advantages,” continued Robert. The Homes and Community Agency part funded this project.
143 INTEGRITANK PROTECTION FOR AL ZEINA-RAHA BEACH DEVELOPMENT
Reinforcing its excellent reputation throughout the Gulf and beyond, Stirling Lloyd’s Integritank waterproof- ing membrane has been used to protect a new commercial development at the luxurious neighbourhood of Al Zeina, the 'strategic gateway' to the Al Raha Beach Development in Abu Dhabi. The Al Zeina district, which consists
of seven precincts, is a community- focused, mixed-use development that comprises luxury residential accommo- dation alongside boat moorings, retail outlets and waterside cafes and restau- rants. The residential properties include apartments, and penthouses built to various heights to maximise the impressive seafront views, and a range of town houses and villas, some with private courtyards, recreation pools and gardens, others that open out directly onto the 500m long private beach. The extensive detailing throughout
the site’s podium deck, including an intricate array of planters, pods, water
features, upstands and steps, created their own waterproofing issues; the fact that these areas are located directly over car parks and the high value residential properties themselves compounded the application challenge. A trusted and 100 per cent effective
waterproofing system was required and consultant engineer Pell Frischmann specified the use of Integritank throu- ghout the developments podium decks. Stirling Lloyd’s methyl methacrylate (MMA) resin based structural water- proofing membrane offered simple, airless, spray liquid application, which enabled these areas to be quickly and effectively protected with no vulnera- ble seams. Despite the potential problems that
could be created by Abu Dhabi’s highly aggressive climate, there could be no risk of water ingress or surface corro- sion on such a luxurious, high specifica- tion development as Al Zeina. Fortunately the selection of Stirling
Lloyd’s Integritank membrane ensured that the client, Aldar, the main contrac- tors, Laing O’Rourke and the scheme’s residents could all be confident they had an effective structural waterproof- ing system that would last for many years to come. The quality of the product and its
performance on site so impressed that the system was subsequently chosen to waterproof some 19,000m² of bal- conies and roofs and keep watertight almost 18,000m² of swimming pools throughout the development, contracts that have recently been concluded to all parties’ satisfaction.
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