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A first with seamless Solar shading library
Catching the eye in Monmouth
When designing the new extension to Nottingham Trent University’s Chaucer Building, Maber Associates chose to incorporate an innovative new external Solar Shading system, by
Levolux.The ‘Infiniti Fin’ System has unique ‘invisible’ fixings to create a stable and seamless arrangement of Fins that appear to float in front of a building. The concealed fixings incorporate a patented stainless steel locking plate engineered to accept a range of Fins, with widths of up to 480mm. The ‘Infiniti Fin’ system is designed to support Fins with the maximum possible span and allow them to be cantilevered to extend beyond concealed support arms creating the illusion of ‘continuous’ Fins.
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Making a welcome statement
A solid wood ceiling from Hunter Douglas projects division caught the eye in the new cricket pavilion at the Haberdashers independent school. The project includes a stunning suspended wood ceiling that twists through the full length of the building to match the complex corkscrew design of the roof structure. Hunter Douglas projects division developed a system where each of the wood panels was manufactured using a flexible dowel that enabled each panel to twist slightly along its length. The monolithic nature of the system gives an overall appearance of the ceiling rotating as you look from one end of the building to the
other.Hunter Douglas linear wood ceilings are available in three profiles, open, closed and grid. Click here to request literature
A+for concrete repairs
EN 1504-compliant concrete repair systems from BASF Construction Chemicals (UK) have helped to rejuvenate Aldridge School as part of a £290K refurbishment. It became evident that prolonged moisture ingress had caused extensive corrosion and spalling of the concrete lintels and columns and concrete repair work was
required.The repaired concrete elements were treated with a spray-applied coat of BASF’s Protectosil®
CIT advanced organofunctional
silane-based corrosion inhibitor to further protect the steel reinforcement within the concrete Click here to request literature
Harvesting the rain at University
Kingspan Water has supplied an Envireau system to the University of Huddersfield for its new £14 million Creative Arts Building. The Kingspan Envireau will collect rainwater water from the building’s roof, filter it and then pass it into a below- ground 45,000 litre rainwater holding tank. The water will then be pumped to a high level header/break tank within the building to service toilet flushing. Mains water is also delivered to the header/break tank independently of rainwater, to provide back-up if rainwater supplies are exhausted, or if electrical power is interrupted. Gerry Quinn of Envireau notes, “rainwater harvesting can bring significant cost savings”
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Vibrant shades from the Polyflor Strata collection have been used to reproduce a school crest inset into flooring of the same material at Clwyd Community Primary School. Polysafe Strata is available in nine shades each featuring a different multi- coloured flake decoration. Polysafe Strata’s base colours are already popular choices in Polyflor’s established Polysafe Standard Range and Strata also achieves the highest possible BRE Global environmental performance rating of A+ in major use areas such as healthcare and education (certificate no ENP336).
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Ready in just 9 weeks
Foremans Relocatable Building Systems, has completed a new performing arts centre at Swanshurst School after only nine weeks on site. The building is constructed from pre-owned building modules & is also a highly sustainable
solution.The scheme is clad in silver aluminium composite panels to provide an attractive yet robust finish which also complements the school sports hall. The music and drama building follows Foremans’ completion of a 12-module single storey teaching block at the school. Click here to request literature
Top marks at school Hollaender Rainer scored top marks at Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School when their ‘Belina’ style balustrade was installed as part of an extension to the building. Belina is popular with architects and developers for a wide range of applications and interiors from hotels and apartments to offices and schools. Managing Director Gavin May comments: “Elegant yet slightly ‘retro’, Belina offers both style and functionality, and its modular system means it can be easily adapted to suit customer requirements, and quickly installed on site” It’s appealing to customers who want their handrails to stand out and complement their interior design.” This handrailing comprised a glass infill and a frit pattern. All components within the ‘Belina’ range, including wall brackets, can be purchased
individually.For more than 30 years, Hollaender Rainer Ltd has the been the market leader of handrails, balustrades and architectural metalwork, covering a wide range of styles and applications, from offices and apartment buildings to seafront and disabled access requirements. They can offer a full survey/ design service together with manufacture and installation. Click here to request literature
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