44 BUILDING FABRIC
QUALITY, CONSISTENCY AND GREATER SUSTAINABILITY ARE THE ULTIMATE OUTCOMES OF THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION OF PREFABRICATED BRICK SLIP SOLUTIONS
additional project time, cost and material waste. Whereas off-site manufacture takes place in a controlled environment, enabling products such as brick slip systems to be produced with greater skill and accuracy.
SAFE AND ADAPTABLE SOLUTION ue to their A fi re-rated fi nish, there are prefabricated brick slip products on the market that can provide peace of mind to specifi ers due to their reliability and
compliance with building regulations. In terms of their installation, they are the only UK manufacturer to offer a solution that has dual security using an A1 fi re-rated adhesive as well as a secondary stainless steel mechanical fi x, providing safety and added aesthetic consistency. In short, prefabricated brick slip masonry systems are ideal for wherever an intricate brick detail is required. Their specifi cation and installation are made all the easier and more
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effective through engagement with a prefabricated brick slip specialist. This single point of contact controls the design, pricing and manufacturing process, providing tentative support and expert communication throughout a project. Quality, consistency and greater sustainability are the ultimate outcomes of the correct specifi cation of prefabricated brick slip solutions, which are gaining in popularity as developers and architects look to utilise one of the world’s oldest, reliable building materials in evermore imaginative style.
Jemma Ison is sustainability manager at Keystone Group
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enior Architectural Systems, the UK’s largest privately owned aluminium fenestration solutions manufacturer, has supplied the fenestration package for use on the tallest residential building in Bristol. At 26 storeys high, the residential tower block
forms part of the wider Castle Park View scheme, which is the largest Urban Green Space in the city. The development also features a main block and a 10-storey tower, creating in total 375 new one and two bedroom apartments. Senior has supplied its slimline SF52 aluminium curtain wall system and patented low U-value PURe® aluminium windows and doors for use across the scheme, working alongside specialist installers Denval, architects Chapman Taylor, contractors Bouygues UK. Created following the extensive regeneration
of a brownfi eld area and built on the former site of an ambulance station, sustainability is a key part of the design of the Castle Park View and the residential scheme has achieved a level
four standard in the Code for Sustainable Homes certifi cation. Both Senior’s thermally-effi cient SF52 aluminium curtain wall system and Part L compliant PURe® aluminium windows and doors are highly durable and fully recyclable, making them the ideal choice for a modern development that is also striving to help reduce the energy bills of its residents. The
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thermal performance of the aluminium fenestration system complements the other sustainable features including the use of the UK’s largest water source heat pump, the nearby Castle Park Energy Centre, as the development’s main heat source.
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