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when extending into the building envelope. The Z-girt system we created, for example, is designed to improve a wall assembly’s efficiency by as much as 98 per cent. Thermal breaks are an essential part of creating more efficient structures. More often then not, they’re overlooked; meaning that any other methods of making a building efficient, such as cladding, can be made redundant as the fixtures used to attach the cladding can cause thermal bridges.
Using a thermal break can cut down energy loss by up to 80 per cent for commercial properties, making massive savings on the running costs of these buildings. Now we are in 2020, emissions will need to have dropped 34 per cent since 1990 to ensure the industry is on track to meet the 2050 regulation. So, how can buildings continue evolving to be more efficient? It’s essential that thermal breaks are used within these new builds and renovation projects. The most advanced methods of energy saving can be made completely redundant if the fixings and fastenings, concrete columns, steel framework and building envelope aren’t
Additional commercial space and value
Kingspan Insulation has launched a free online calculator and App to make it easier than ever to estimate the additional space and value you can add to a commercial property by using Kingspan’s thinner, more thermally
efficient wall insulation solutions. The RVoS calculator can be downloaded from the Google Play and Apple App stores or accessed at
realvalueofspace.co.uk. Users can choose from five common external wall constructions, each comparing Kingspan Kooltherm solutions with lower performing alternatives.
01544 387 384
kingspaninsulation.co.uk/realvalueofspace
With the potential to improve efficiencies by up to 80 per cent, architects simply can’t afford to ignore these solutions
properly isolated and protected from thermal bridges. With the potential to improve efficiencies by up to 80 per cent, architects simply can’t afford to ignore these solutions.
As architects continue to work with developers to create sustainable, energy efficient buildings, understanding the latest technologies available on the market has never been more important. A detail that is commonly overlooked – a simple yet effective thermal break – can save hundreds of thousands on the overall energy costs of a building, making thermal solutions one of the most important elements an architect can invest in when working on major construction projects.
Tom Bovan is project engineer at Armatherm
AET Flexible Space secures contract
AET Flexible Space, the British-based underfloor air conditioning pioneer, has won the contract to supply its innovative underfloor air conditioning system to the £60 million renovation of landmark London building,
Citygate House. Architects Stiff and Trevillion are leading the extensive refurbishment of the building, which is due for completion in Winter 2020. All nine floors of Citygate House will be supplied by AET’s system, which makes use of the space beneath a raised-access floor to create the air ventilation path.
01342 310 400
www.flexiblespace.com
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