SAFETY & SECURITY; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; UTILITIES AND SERVICES 81 HBD PR_Layout 1 06/10/2021 11:12 Page 1 Time for Timber Hub at Offsite Expo
The Structural Timber Association has launched a new Time for Timber Hub at Offsite Expo, to provide a vital source of information and resources to those interested in building in structural timber. With all eyes on the new Labour Government to deliver its ambitious commitment to building 1.5 million homes in the next five years, offsite manufacture and low carbon
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structural timber has an essential role to play. To support in this effort, the new Time for Timber hub has been developed to provide the HOW – guidance on how to plan, design, cost and build in structural timber.
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Gilberts has risen to the challenge of ensuring the balance of ventilation and safety with the development of its fire rated connection box (plenum). The Fire Rated Connection Box (available in both top and side entry versions) achieves 60 minutes’ fire and thermal rating to EN1366-3-2021. It means that fire integrity of ventilation between internal compartments has never been easier to achieve. The new plenum maintains performance integrity when tested at temperatures up to 1,000°C. It ensures that the fire barrier through a masonry or plasterboard wall or ceiling or concrete floor will be retained, maintaining compartmentation. Gilberts believes it is the only plenum of its kind in the UK tested to deliver such high performance. It gives assurance that the two relevant layers of fire safety- compartmentation and structural safety- are addressed. “There is no harmonised European standard for fire testing of plenum boxes. However, it is the crucial element in retaining the fire compartment. The lack of a definitive Standard makes it difficult for fire officers to sign off a detail. By providing them with a tested one- hour fire and thermal rated plenum box they have the peace of mind that they have a sensible choice,” explains Gilberts’ technical director Roy Jones. “We believe it will be the ‘go to’ solution for consultants and contractors to achieve building compliance in non-domestic or multi-occupancy settings.”
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impact, improvements in energy effi ciency are now built in as standard. However, especially in the UK, water usage is often neglected in considerations of environmental impact. The anticipated UK water defi cit is projected to be 4017 megalitres per day by 2050. To off set this projected defi cit, major water companies have been developing plans to upgrade the UKs water supply and reduce current usage from 150 litres per person per day to 110. Water effi cient homes are the key to achieving this reduction in use. Combining surface mounter smart water meters and built in water effi ciency, the new building wave could contribute to not only to the housing crisis but off setting the future water defi cit.
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SMART SYSTEMS – LOCATION IS THE KEY Smart meters are seen as a signifi cant part of the solution to reducing domestic water usage. Thames Water have recorded post installation savings of 12-17%. Following multiple trials, all water companies are now working on plans for Advanced metering infrastructure, where all new connections or meters use the latest generation of smart meters. The issues raised in the early trials has led much of the UK water industry to recognise that the most eff ective methods of installing the advanced metering infrastructure is to locate
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the meter above ground. The use of the Groundbreaker water management system co-locates the water meter on the exterior wall of the dwelling, alongside gas and electric meters. It has the advantage of providing a better environment for smart technology, extended signal transmission and easy meter exchange. In addition, the unique location of the
Groundbreaker water management system allows for an unjointed water supply. The use of an uninterrupted supply has been recognised
he easiest way to have an energy effi cient home, is to build it that way. Recognising the need to reduce our environmental
as best practice by Water UK and the Home Builders Federation. It future proofs the network by maintaining the integrity of the supply and minimising the risk of future leaks.
WATER EFFICIENT HOMES United Utilities have recognised that water effi cient homes are the key reduce consumption further. In all new properties, developers will be encouraged to design in water conservation measures, including the installation of a fl ow regulator. These modulate the fl ow entering customer premises, so limiting the amount used by the customer and creating a ‘natural’ reduction in consumption. These products are fi tted to the main water
supply, and not each individual outlet. This removes any risk of consumer interference and ensure that minimum standards of water supply are maintained as specifi ed within the Water Industry Act and Water Fittings Regulations. Groundbreaker supply products suitable for
metered, NRv2 LoFlo and unmetered properties, LoFlo InLine. In either unit, several fl ow modulation ranges
are available which enable the perfect balance between usage reduction and service provision. As an added benefi t, the Groundbreaker’s LoFlo Check Valve systems have the unique property of providing whole site protection against contamination by back fl ow (up to fl uid category 2) as standard.
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