36 ROOFING Green roofs beat the freeze
The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead is enjoying a touch of spring all year round thanks to a green roof installed by specialists Blackdown Horticultural Consultants of Somerset. The venture has incorporated a number of design features aimed at minimising the building’s impact on its environment and local surroundings, not least of which is one of the largest living roofs in the UK, covering an impressive 8700m². Blackdown were closely involved with the project from concept stage, working alongside The Snow Centre and Sir Robert McAlpine to provide a Sedum Extensive Planting System to the roof, covering the entire length of the slope and offering a number of solutions to assist in its long-term sustainability.
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New Mastic Asphalt roof Permanite Asphalt’s Permaphalt system has been used to help restore the National Trust’s valued St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall. Steeped in over 1000 years of history, St. Michael’s Mount required a refurbishment programme on the pedestrian walkway of the South Viewing Terrace, which commenced in January 2009. The existing walkway was old and beyond repair and it was essential that the replacement should be very hardwearing and completely watertight to protect the domestic quarters underneath. To meet this requirement, Permanite Asphalt were contacted by Fernie (Asphalters) Ltd, a national roofing contractor based in Truro, to refine the asphalt specification. Click here to request literature
Research and Development takes priority
Marley Eternit, is investing in the future with the opening of a new state-of-the-art centre for research and development. Based in Burton- on-Trent, Staffordshire, the new Technical Development Centre aims to keep Marley Eternit at the forefront of roof tile and fibre cement slate development. The centre houses a comprehensive range of facilities including a UKAS accredited testing laboratory, a wind tunnel and sophisticated analytical and testing equipment. The accredited laboratory is dedicated to testing Marley Eternit’s roof tiles and fibre cement slates to ensure quality consistency and compliance with all relevant British and European standards.
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with Safesite Safesite’s BBA Approved System 2000 roof edge protection system has been installed at Winsford Cross Shopping Centre in Cheshire to provide permanent roof safety solution. Winsford Cross Shopping Centre was designed to reflect the town’s historic link with the River Weaver and features sails and a glass canopy at the front of the centre as well as a glass shelter around the main shopping area. Safesite’s System 2000 cantilever guardrail provided the ideal solution as the system’s flexible design meant it was able to cater for the Centre’s unique design.
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The watertight choice
A £4.5m swimming centre redevelopment carries the name of the UK’s Olympic golden girl and a bespoke roofing solution from SIG Design and Technology. Mansfield’s Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre transformation is hailed as a “21st century facility”. Design and Technology, part of SIG Roofing worked with Mansfield District Council to design, supply and guarantee a bespoke 2,000 sq. m roofing solution featuring Rhepanol fk from FDT, the world’s most advanced single-ply roofing membrane, with a vapour barrier, flat and cut-to-falls insulation, maintenance walkways and full man-safe cable system. Click here to request literature
The light coloured
roofing choice Firestone’s commitment to the environment and the Building Schools for the Future programme continues with UltraPly™
TPO. Firestone UltraPly
TPO was the first choice single ply membrane on Maine Road Primary School, Manchester as it is environmentally friendly as it is heat reflective, energy efficient and is also preferred by both architects and professional roofing contractors due to its properties and ease of installation. It is also the ideal membrane under green roofs as it has passed the FLL test for root penetration.Due to the ever increasing concerns for the environment, more photovoltaics and green roofs are being installed as a way of protecting our environment.
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Long term solution to leaking flat roofs The Elastaseal range of high performance cold liquid applied coating systems, from Tor Coatings, is specifically designed to eliminate problems associated with the long term waterproofing of flat roofs. Products in the technically advanced Elastaseal range provide a fast drying, seamless surface that encapsulates the roof substrate to provide a completely joint free coating thereby eliminating the risk of leaks. The single pack, cold applied formulation provides ease of application while at the same time removing the hazards and inconvenience associated with conventional hot applied alternatives. Life cycle performance is dependent on the system chosen but ranges from between 10 and 25 years (BBA approved).
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alkorPLAN® ROOLS OK!
Taking up its position once again at the top of the class, the latest in a series of projects for the education sector has seen the alkorPLAN®
single
ply system from RENOLIT installed as part of extensive improvements to a school in Chantry, Ipswich. Suffolk County Council has invested around £1.25 million on the amalgamation of the former Chantry Infant and Junior Schools to create The Oaks Community Primary School, which now caters for over 300 children aged 3-11. The alkorPLAN®
35176 system was
chosen to protect both the flat and pitched roofs of the refurbished school building and the new extension, with an alkorPLUS®
profile fitted on the
pitched sections to give the appearance of a traditional standing seam roof. Click here to request literature
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