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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.
01727 837271
enquiries@selectaglaze.co.uk www.selectaglaze.co.uk
Planet Partitioning –Woolwich Civic Centre Planet Partitioning, one of the UK’s largest independent partitioning specialists, has supplied a large quantity of specialist glazing for the atria and partition screening at Woolwich Civic Offices, the new contem- porary headquarters for Greenwich council. Planet supplied glazing for the main atriums and light wells, plus single-glazed silicone jointed walls for the office fronts with com- plementary glass and timber door sets. Part of the Advanced Frameless Glazing portfo- lio from Planet, the silicone jointed solution is subtle and neat with a seamless flush finish, which is perfect for creating modern office spaces.
t 01444 237310
www.planetpartitioning.co.uk
Steadmans products are top of league
Building products manufacturer Stea- dmans has supplied materials inc- luding roof and wall cladding for a key redevelopment project at Glenavon Football Club’s stadium in Lurgan, Co Armagh. The company supplied 186 linear metres of ocean blue 0.7 plasti- sol-coated AS34 single-skin cladding for the roof of the redeveloped Crescent End stand of the IFA Carling Premiership club’s Mourneview Park ground. It also provided matching roof lights, plus ridge and eaves fillers. In addition, Steadmans supplied 183 linear metres of ocean blue 0.5 plasti-
sol-coated AS34 cladding for the side walls of the enclosure. Steadmans cladding products were the choice of specifier and installer H McLarnon & Sons of Ballymena, Co Antrim.
RMIG helps add colour and style to new Stockholm academy
A new academy in Rinkeby, Stockholm has been clad using a unique precision perforated metal outer skin manufac- tured by RMIG to create a distinctive and eye-catching exterior by combining geometric designs with a lime green coloured finish. The new academy replaces the previous building, which was destroyed by fire in 2010 and not only provides a bridge between education and business to help prepare young people for employment, but also acts as a cultural focus for local residents in Stockholm’s Rinkeby suburb. Designed by leading Swedish architects and build- ing consultants, Aperto, the exterior design utilises a series of circular perforations to create curved and linear shapes within the 4mm thick aluminium panels used in the decorative exterior cladding. In addition to enhancing the build- ing’s external appearance, which has been called a ‘work of art’ by some local media in Sweden, the architects also chose the cladding to improve security and provide protection from vandalism, which was the main cause of the fire at the original school. The perforation pattern, which provides a unique external appearance to the new academy, was designed and manufactured to create a large open volume to allow plenty of light into the varnished birch plywood classrooms and study areas, while the cladding’s green finish adds a fresh natural quality to the light. Each of the 77 different types of aluminium panels that make up the decorative façade were manufactured to meet the architect’s precise specifications, which included bending the edges for securing to the support framework as well as prepara- tion and finishing on both sides with NCS S 2070-G70Y exterior quality paint.
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