industrial buildings special report
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BUILDING PROJECTS
The building is constructed around a 2,000 tonne steel framework
task that saw 38,650 dumper loads of top soil shifted and 16,100 cubic metres of concrete laid down by a local company under the leadership of main contractor Shepherd Construction.
Striking
Essentially, the building is primarily constructed around a 2,000-tonne steel framework clad in fully insulated steel sheet.
The metal roof comprises four gable-profiled roof spans
supported by widely-spaced steel columns with skylights covering 10 per cent of the surface and providing natural daylight to the whole factory floor. It is also clad with photovoltaic panels with a combined generating capability of one megawatt, making a significant contribution to the building’s energy supply. In addition, the building features dimmable LED lights with daylight sensors to minimise power consumption during daytime. Anyone approaching the front elevation of the structure is
faced with the striking facade under the first span, featuring two-tone low-E glass to the front and side and shaded by metal brise soleil to minimise solar heat gain. The offices and staff facilities are located behind this glass area which is internally separated by firewalls from the manufacturing areas. “There’s a cutting edge spatial arrangement for both office
and production areas allowing for future flexibility,” explains Elliott. “Workforce comforts and benefits are also carefully considered and there is strong provision for canteens, showers, locker space and excellent cycle storage space. Next to the offices and staff facilities is the hardcore
Newton Aycliffe has the capacity to run more than one production line at a time
industrial part of the building where trains are actually assembled and rolled out. Studies of various manufacturing scenarios were undertaken, including associated activities such Continued overleaf...
‘Even with the planning green light given, it was obvious that such a large scale manufacturing facility would require a significant amount of essential services and utilities to be provided’
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