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Comprehensive Schöck range meets Embassy Gardens demands
with schools, parks, a pedestrian bridge over the Thames and two new underground stations. The heart of this huge development is
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Embassy Gardens, London’s new diplomatic riverside precinct, which forms the backdrop to the new US Embassy. Blocks are arranged around raised courtyards, with differing building heights to minimise overshadowing and overlook. The first release of apartments is the Ambassador Building, comprising six distinct cores, which house residential apartments boasting high ceilings and abundant natural light. A key feature being the wide variety of balcony types. Each is governed by unit size and orientation – and the minimisation of any possible thermal bridging problems at these points is crucial. Schöck has the ideal solutions to these
differing demands with its comprehensive range of Isokorb load-bearing thermal insulation products. Each thermal break has totally verifiable performance standards, meets full
tretching along the Thames from Battersea to Vauxhall, Nine Elms will see 20,000 homes built over the next ten years, along
compliance with the relevant UK building regulations and offers BBA Certification and LABC Registration. Specifically, the thermal breaks used at the Ambassador Building involved firstly the Schöck Isokorb type K, for concrete- to-concrete connectivity. The type K units were incorporated into cast in-situ cantilever balconies on the road-facing external elevation; and where a shear force transfer element was required, also involving concrete-to-concrete loggia’s or supported balconies, the Isokorb type Q was installed. A further variation, Isokorb type K-WU units
were also used as slab-to-wall thermal breaks. The Isokorb type KS for concrete-to-steel were used on the internal courtyard balconies; and to assist the structural engineer in keeping the transverse beam continuous between the external columns, Schöck SLD dowels were also used to support the propped cantilever walkway externally. In addition to providing highly effective
connectivity solutions for concrete-to- concrete and concrete-to-steel thermal bridging situations, the Schöck Isokorb range also offers
a modular product for steel-to-steel applications and even a maintenance free alternative to wrapped parapets. For a free copy of the Schöck Thermal
Bridging Guide and/or the Thermal Bridging Solutions brochure – contact the company or visit the website.
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