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Selectaglaze help put the ‘green’ in the UK-GBC T
he recent refit at the UK-GBC’s office in London’s Building Centre provided an opportunity
to work with a range of specialists to implement practical, eco-friendly measures to create a greener working environment for their staff, as well as creating a more energy efficient building. With buildings accounting for 44 per cent of the UK’s total carbon emissions, UK-GBC aims to work with government and industry to create a more sustainable built environment, and their own efforts to reduce their office’s environmental impact helps to demonstrate the pressing need to reduce the amount of energy used to heat buildings for both economic and environmental reasons. At the UK-GBC’s offices, the very
large single glazed windows were a major source of heat loss and, as the building is Listed, replacement windows or double glazing were not an available option. The organisation therefore consulted Selectaglaze with a brief to reduce heat flow through the glass and eliminate draughts at the windows.
The 3m high windows were
treated with a combination of Series 10 and Series 80 horizontal sliding secondary units set to match the window sightlines and glazed with single panes of toughened low emissivity glass. The U-value of the original windows was 6.5 and cal- culations using modelling software show this has reduced to 1.8 – a very significant improvement. In addition to the improvement
in thermal insulation, the secondary glazing has provided a very significant reduction in noise, an important factor for inner city offices. Following completion of the refit,
Ecoteric Ltd was commissioned by main contractor Morgan Lovell to carry out a BREEAM assess- ment measured against the BRE Environmental and Sustainability Standard, BREEAM Offices 2008 (BES5055 Issue 3.0). The building
achieved a BREEAM score of 73.75 per cent, which translates into an interim design stage BREEAM rating of Excellent. Rebecca Avery of the UK-GBC says: “The project’s greatest achievement has been that it has taken a 1930s building and through improvement and good design and management it has achieved this outstanding rating.” Selectaglaze, established in 1966
and a Royal Warrant Holder since 2004, has a wealth of experience working on this basis in buildings up to Grade 1 listed.
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01727 837271
enquiries@selectaglaze.co.uk www.selectaglaze.co.uk
A new year means a leap of faith for the Holidays! R L Surveys Ltd is a new land and meas- ured building surveying company launched recently. The company, based in Ashford, Kent, has been founded by husband and wife team, Mike and Beccy Holiday and will initially operate across the whole of the South East of England, including London.
Their aim is to offer a high quality survey product at a more competitive price point than some others currently on the market, while maintaining a personal relationship with both new and existing clients. “We felt that between us, we had a range of business skills from the technical know-how to the administrative and financial side, that we could use to set up on our own without needing any additional assistance,” commented Mike Holiday, director.
t 01233 800109
www.rlsurveys.co.uk
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Sustainable solutions from Total Home at Ecobuild At Ecobuild, Total Home Environment will be exhibiting its complete range of top quality heat recovery ventilation systems as well as its central vacuum systems for the home. This year the company will be majoring on the Genvex Premium 1, Premium 2 and Combi systems, which all incorporate heat pumps (MVHRHP units) and all of which have just received SAP Appendix Q approval as heat recovery units.
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These top end appliances with their integral heat pumps squeeze even more heat out of the stale exhaust air and also allow both heating and comfort cooling in the summer months. The Combi unit uses the same technology and also pro- duces around 380 litres of hot water per day storing it within its integral 185 litre tank. Total Home Environment is launching the GES Energy 2, which is the larger version of its GES Energy 1.
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