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EXTERNAL ENVELOPE; HEATING, VENTILATION & SERVICES
Perforated panels combine safety, functionality and aesthetics
O The location,
verlooking the Manchester City Canal, a total of 500 apartments are being built in Manchester Waters. quality and facilities are
unique, and the selection ranges from studios to 3-bedroom apartments. The first blocks are finished and stand as a symbol of the new Manchester.
Premium waterfront living on this level must offer all amenities,
including the
ability to park near the residence. Therefore, car park facilities have been established on the lower level. In this connection, RMIG Solutions has supplied facade panels for covering the car park.
Challenges and wins
The facade panels presented several challenges. Aesthetically, the panels should be decorative and match the architecture. Functionally,
they should have an
extraordinarily large open area, as the rest of the basement is surrounded by solid walls.
Finally, the panels should appear in a raw finish, directly from the mill.
The task was solved thanks to a close and trusting collaboration with the architect. Aesthetically, the choice fell on a botanical pattern with a closed surface at the top that hides the concrete deck.
An open area of 50% is difficult to achieve in this thickness (3 mm), particularly in an
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launches recladding guide Stone wool insulation manufacturer, ROCKWOOL®
aesthetic finish, but with precision tools, our sales and development departments at RMIG Solutions managed to increase this. The architect proposed displacing some of the panels to provide extra ventilation, and this ultimately resulted in an open area of approximately 75%.
01925 839610
www.rmig.com/en 08/11/2022 10:03 , has added to its suite of industry support resources
with the launch of the Recladding with ROCKWOOL guide for specifi ers. Following the ban on combustible materials in relevant new buildings over 18 metres (ADB updated for England June 2022), many building owners are recladding existing buildings with non-combustible materials that comply with the updated regulations. In addition to addressing combustibility regulations, recladding brings many benefi ts to existing buildings, including improved thermal and acoustic performance, enhanced aesthetic qualities and the replacement of fl at roof systems that have reached the end of their effective operation. The Recladding with ROCKWOOL guide includes ROCKWOOL stone wool products, such as NyRock® NyRock®
Rainscreen 032 and Frame Slab 032, which are purpose-designed for ventilated rainscreen cladding. They are also
independently classifi ed as either A1, or A2-s1, d0 and therefore non-combustible, meaning that they are suitable for use on buildings that are affected by the ban on combustible materials.
01656 862 621
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Facades_DPR.indd 1 (Lunch and) Learn how to optimise healthy, fl exible workspace
AET Flexible Space – a global leader in underfl oor air conditioning (UfAC) – is responding by introducing a knowledge feast programme for specifi ers. The scheme – lasting just an hour – will cover the key considerations and Regulations affecting indoor air quality for today’s sustainable, fl exible, healthy offi ce environments, and how UfAC plays a role in delivery on those criteria. Explains Karl Strauss, Head of Sales at AET Flexible Space: “Time is precious, but in these changing times, we need to take the time to keep abreast of technologies that can help deliver. In return for your time and your ears, we will feed your stomach and your brain. We will open your eyes to freedom of design that feeds the soul of everyone involved in the offi ce space you are designing- the developer, the contractor, the workers.” AET Flexible Space is a global leader in, and undisputed authority on, UfAC, being the fi rst company to take the system to market worldwide some 30 years ago. Widely used across sub-tropical countries, the concept is gaining traction in the UK with its ability to deliver compliant, fl exible, energy-effi cient air conditioning.
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