Roofs RigiSystems in the space age
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St Mellons Business Park is an attractive modern business park located on the outskirts of Cardiff, now established as one of the city’s premier business locations. Planned refurbishment to Conway House, one of the innovative square shaped designed buildings which form part of the campus revealed that it’s pvc coated steel roof sheets, having reached their ‘re-paint decision time’ were exhibiting age related deterioration of the factory applied pvc coating. Since the original sheets themselves were in good condition and it was only the coating that needed further protection the Project Management Team at Jones Lang LaSelle chose to re-coat the roof with Delcote from Manchester based silicone coating manufacturer Delvemade Limited. This solution offered negligible site disruption and allowed a speedy solution to the problem with complete weather and corrosion resistance for years to come.
The new 1,800sq m Aerospace Technology Centre at Nottingham University provides a dedicated research and information exchange facility within the Institute for Aerospace Technology.
It also provides a showcase for RigiSystems Ziplok standing seam profile with MicroZink finish in a roof to wall application which perfectly complements the space age nature of the project. MicroZink provides all the performance benefits of aluminium with the aesthetic appeal of a traditional zinc roof. The coating even changes colour and gloss over time in almost exactly the same way as pure zinc, yet in all other respects the profiles behave in the same way as standard aluminium.
Architect was William Saunders, and the roofing was installed by Britannia Site Solutions.
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Recticel ready new class of Eurothane range
Qualified applicator A&N Lewis first treated the roofs with Seamsil preventing further corrosion to the critical lap joints and fixings followed by Delcote silicone coating, applied to a finished colour of Mushroom to match the original and surrounding roofs. Delcote is a liquid applied silicone coating used to re-paint existing pvc and pvf2 profiled metal roofing to provide protection ‘equal to or better than’ the original product (Tata Steel).
Used in conjunction with Seamsil cut edge corrosion treatment the system offers a seamless solution to the long term protection of most existing metal roofs. Seamsil and Delcote materials together with full specifications and site technical assistance for this project were provided by Giromax Technology Ltd.
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Sika Sarnafil is BIM ready
Sika Sarnafil is Building Information Modelling (BIM) ready and has become the first flat roofing brand to add its objects to the national BIM Library.
Sika, the single ply roofing brand’s parent company, is an early responder to the Government Construction Strategy, which requires detailed BIM information, documentation and data on all projects by 2016.
Specifiers, designers and contractors can now visit the BIM Library to freely download over 20 BIM objects for typical Sika Sarnafil flat roofing systems, from adhered and mechanically fastened roofs, to ballasted and green roofs.
Importantly, Sika’s BIM objects have been created in conjunction with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), ensuring their compatibility with the vast majority of current software packages used by designers and specifiers. These include Autodesk Revit, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks and Bentley as well as the neutral Industry Foundation Class (IFC) software for export of files between different packages.
Martin Bidewell, Technical Services Manager for Sika’s single ply roofing division, has been managing the implementation of BIM and says that the company has been committed to the strategy from the start. “The success of BIM relies on a collaborative approach and the sharing of project data through the supply chain. And so, as an innovative and marketing leading company, Sika chose to invest in BIM well before the 2016 deadline because we believe this is the future of building.”
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Recticel insulation is pleased to announce the launch of a Class 0 version of its popular Eurothane GP board.
Eurothane GP Class 0 is composed from a closed cell, rigid polyisocyanurate foam core, which is faced on both sides with an aluminium foil. It has an exceptionally low thermal conductivity of 0.022W/mK making it ideal for applications that require very high levels of thermal insulation. What’s more, it is both CFC and HCFC free, meaning it has zero ozone depletion potential.
The new board, which retains all of the insulating properties found in Recticel’s popular Eurothane products, features a ‘Class 0’ rating, offering increased application possibilities for contractors and safety for end users. Eurothane GP Class 0 will be available in a wide range of thicknesses and will assist in helping contractors to meet Building Regulations.
As with Eurothane GP, the Class 0 boards work with pitched roof and framed wall applications to provide a host of benefits. The Class 0 board, however, can also be used to great effect within Rainscreen cladding to provide an enhanced fire rating to a facade system with ventilated cavity, and equally as effectively as a Soffit Liner, again providing enhanced fire performance protection for exposed concrete soffitts.
www.recticelinsulation.co.uk Reader Enquiry: 20 10 01782 590470 Xtralite lights up Letchworth Library
Xtralite Rooflights Ltd, the UK’s largest producer of rooflights, has helped reinvigorate a Hertfordshire library.
Xtralite’s market leading S-Line Pyramid rooflights and interlocking XLS rapid link polycarbonate modular glazing system have been installed within the flat roof of Letchworth Library during a refurbishment of the facility.
The project benefitted from the use of Xtralite’s products and the expert knowledge of its team after Hertfordshire County Council’s consultant Mouchel demanded a high quality rooflight solution for the library.
The Pyramid style lights, complemented by rows of Xtralite’s made-to- measure lightweight aluminium-framed XLS rapid link modular glazing systems, ensured that the available roof space was utilised in the most efficient way possible to deliver optimum levels of natural light to the rooms below.
Xtralite manufactured the Pyramid style rooflights with Lumira™ aerogel (formerly known as nanogel). Lumira is a prime diffusing glazing material known for its excellent insulation qualities and low U value, in line with Part L of the Building Regulations, and is far easier to maintain than clear glazing.
The XLS rapid link modular glazing systems, which are specially manufactured by Xtralite for each project, removed the need for cutting or fabrication on site, significantly reducing installation times.
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Martin says that Sika gave careful consideration to user requirements. “The availability of the objects means users can now confidently include structured, intelligent Sika Sarnafil system content in their 3D models, so that all stages of the building life cycle, spanning concept, design, production, construction, operation and maintenance, can be assessed. We’re now keeping a weather eye on future requirements, in terms of evolving software and providing even more detailed information, in anticipation of the next level of BIM. Watch this space for further developments...”
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