EXTERIORS


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Wraptite® considerate


partners with Hadley Frame


for an airtight performance T


he Wraptite external air barrier system from the A. Proctor Group has enhanced the performance of inner


rise structures. city development of


retirement living apartments working in partnership with the market leading Hadley Group. The Lichfield’s Bonds retirement living development for Pegasus Life consists of three apartment blocks in the heart of the cathedral city. Constructing on a compact site and nestled against local residents and businesses required a sensitive building approach and a considerate program design. An essential requirement for the client was ensuring that traffic was not disrupted and that the project positively contributed to the city. The Wraptite external air barrier system


from A. Proctor Group was installed in combination


with the innovative, unique


pre-panelised and fully load-bearing Hadley Frame offsite system, which is ideal for developments of low to medium


The Hadley Frame system is designed to be installed off a structural concrete slab or transfer structure and provides a high strength-to-weight ratio and relative weight saving. In some cases, savings of 20-25% in weight can be achieved compared to traditional methods of construction. Adam Salt, business development manager


of the A. Proctor Group explained: “One of the key benefits of installing the Wraptite air barrier system in the factory for the Hadley Group was minimal on-site disruption.” “Minimising disruption on site provides significant benefits to local residents, particularly in the case of compact inner city sites like the one at Lichfield.” “The Wraptite air barrier system offers a safer and simplified membrane system. It provides a fully self-adhered vapour permeable air barrier certified by the BBA and combines the critical properties of vapour permeability and airtightness in


ADF04_A Proctor_External Envelope - Membranes_HPAdv.indd 1 one self-adhering membrane. The self-


adhesive membrane is easily applied in the factory, bonded externally to the substrate, positioning the airtightness line away from the internal service penetrations ensuring a superior performance on the project.” Joseph Sargeantson, technical director of the Hadley Group, explained: “The efficiency of the Hadley Frame system is significantly enhanced


by the use of the Wraptite


membrane from the A. Proctor Group. Combining Wraptite with Hadley Frame has enabled us to improve the air tightness and building performance and to achieve test results of 1.24 m3


/hr/m2 .” 01250 872 261 www.proctorgroup.com 06/04/2023 12:00


Rare Le Corbusier £1k lithograph poster to be won with Crittall


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teel windows and doors manufacturer Crittall Windows is offering architects a unique chance to win a rare original lithograph poster that celebrates the work of the famous Swiss architect La Corbusier, one of the pioneers of modern architecture and design. Valued at £1000, “Tapisseries en L’eglise de Chateau Fellentin Creuse” is a rich and beautiful traditional stone lithograph exhibition poster printed in 1963 by Atelier Mourlot . “We wanted an idea that engaged the architectural community after what has seen a pretty traumatic couple of years for the profession,” commented Russell Ager, Crittall managing director.


“The Crittall aesthetic was favoured by the originators of the Bauhaus Movement to which Le Corbusier’s name is indelibly linked, so offering as a prize an original lithographic poster celebrating the iconic designer seemed to fi t the bill.”


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“We are all very proud of our unique Crittall heritage, its links to some of the 20th


Century’s notable architects and


designers, and how that continues to be refl ected in the products we offer to meet 21st Century demands.” The free,


which closes on 20 June 2023, is open to all UK registered architects.


The entry form and full terms and conditions and can be found at: www.crittall-windows.co.uk/win-a-rare- le-corbusier-original-lithograph-poster- competition


01376 530800 www.crittall-windows.co.uk simple-to-enter competition,


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