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NEW ONJCWC CANCER CENTRE OPENS! The Austview ActionSashlessTM Double Hung Window was designed and developed as part of an Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) agenda for the Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre (ONJCWC)... Continued page 8
HYDROSWING® DOORS BY LEDA Leda’s new “Hydroswing®” doors are an amazing breakthrough in design & engineering for large doors. The Hydroswing® single panel hydraulic door system has become a blank canvas for creative architects... Continued page 10
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IN THIS ISSUE: ●● Real Flame – NEW Pit Fires ●● Gorter Roof Hatches ●● Elmich Australia – Paving & Timber Decks ●● Underdeck - waterproofing under your deck ●● Insulfoam Solutions – Insulate under your floor ●● Hydroswing Doors from Leda Security Products ●● Concealed deck fixing Timberlast Recyled Decking ●● Design Award for Austview at Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre (ONJCWC) ●● Fitzroy Door Tracks by Marshalls ●● Exquisite solid timber furniture by Sawdust Timber Furniture
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WELCOME... Again in this our 4th issue we have some new and interesting products to show you. Real Flame are launching their new Pit Fires, underfloor insulation from Insulfoam Solutions, the new Hydroswing doors from Leda Security Products new SecuraDoor range, and the outstanding products from Elmich. We are keen to get your input and to include some of your unique projects. So please send your project details to our address below, we would be pleased to publish them in our upcoming issues... thank you. Please keep in mind that we are keen to be of assistance and can help you locate products for your projects. You know the ones, those that you have seen somewhere, but can’t recall the name of the manufacturer or supplier… just email us with as much detail as you can provide, and we’ll track it down.
CAN’T FIND THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE YOU NEED?
We are regularly visiting your practice to keep you up-to-date and informed of products and their applications. Keep an eye out for: • Nicole Telfer - Victoria • Dennis Wilson - New South Wales • Yvonne Dee - Queensland, and • Debra Hughes - South Australia They are there to help and inform, so please let them know what you need. Neil Ibbott
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NEW Pit Fires from REAL FLAME The new Outdoor Fire Range from Real Flame is now available and they are sure to impress! Available
in three different configurations with five different options of media, they allow the home owner or landscape architect absolute freedom in design. These fires can be installed outside in a landscaped environment or in an alfresco area and are available in Natural Gas or LPG. There are 2 diameter sizes available in the round model 500 mm & 700 mm. In the square model there are 2 sizes, 450 mm and 600 mm. In the rectangle models there are also 2 sizes, 600 mm x 400 mm and 800 mm x 400 mm. Media options include: ●● scoria ●● glass fragment ●● driftwood (NG only) ●● river pebbles and ●● glazed pebbles. All models include a 316 s/s burner and tray, s/s lid and are standard with battery ignition. Alternative ignition options are available such as 240 or 24 volt or air pressure switch for wet areas.
Contact your local Real Flame dealer for more information: Website: www.realflame.com.au Email: info@realflame.com.au archi-tech services newsletter
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RAISING THE GAME IN PAVING & TIMBER DECKS
Elmich Australia introduces a product range that will appeal to Specifiers designing raised floors on balconies, terraces, green roofs, podiums and pool surrounds.
The next time you are specifying paving or decking over a waterproof membrane, consider the Elmich range of free standing pedestals. VersiPave and VersiJack support both paving and timber decking, but unlike traditional methods, omit the requirement for glue or mechanical fixings, so the waterproof membrane remains accessible and intact. By using Elmich pedestals you create a premium finish, equal internal and external levels, access back to the membrane for maintenance and support loads of 1500kg, whilst also eliminating ponding, efflorescence and the requirement for drainage grates.
Why use Elmich pedestals: ●● Adjustable from 12mm to over 1metre ●● Access back to the membrane for maintenance
VersiJack Turning Tool Power drill attachment, make tall pedestals fast
●● Eliminate ponding and efflorescence ●● No paver grout ●● Constant 4mm gap between pavers ●● Equal internal and external levels ●● Concealed services ●● Reduce install and lifetime costs ●● Integrated slope correction
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For more information contact: Elmich Australia Pty Ltd Phone: (02) 9648 2073 Email: australia@elmich.com.au Website: www.elmich.com.au page 5
WATERPROOF UNDER YOUR DECK Underdeck solves the age old problem for those who have wanted to utilize under the deck space and keep it dry in the wet, and it expands the outdoor living space. Underdeck is made in Australia and is a specially designed pre-engineered ceiling system that transforms the unsightliness of the underside of the deck into a desirable and usable outdoor living area all year round. Up to now there has not been any standard way to cover under your deck, just many individual ideas.. Underdeck panels catches the water dripping through the deck gap and channels the water away to the gutter running along one edge. Underdeck is designed to catch the water even during the harshest rain storms. It’s a simple system! Water carrying panels are fixed to specially designed fall brackets on the bottom of the joists. All the panels are interlocked to prevent leaks.
Is it just for homes?
No, Underdeck is the perfect solution for both home and commercial solutions when waterproofing under a deck or balcony is required. It can be used as a ceiling on all types of applications inside and outside.
Underdeck is: ●● Made in Australia ●● Easy to install ●● Limited Lifetime warranty (salt spray excluded) ●● All components are maintenance free – will not Rust, Rot or Corrode. ●● Made from recycled metal ●● Available in all Colorbond colors. ●● Versatile product which works with either existing or new decks. ●● Increases usable area for entertainment or storage, without weather worries. ●● Adds value, beauty and is functional.
Architects
Now you have a product which will save money when requiring waterproofing under decks and balconies, with no maintenance or painting. It looks smart and can be used for many applications inside or outside.
for more information contact: Adrian Hunter Phone: 0417 591 113 Email: huntersales@netspace.net.au Website: www.underdeck.com.au page 6
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INSULATE YOUR TIMBER FLOORS Stay warmer in winter and cooler in summer... Introducing Sealection 500TM
Sealection 500TM is a revolutionary insulation that is sprayed directly onto the underneath of timber floors. The insulation is made up of millions of microscopic cells that simultaneously insulates while providing an air-seal eliminating draughts. Sealection 500TM is applied as a liquid which expands into a foam, curing in just seconds - creating a 100mm (approx) insulation barrier.
●● Save up to 30% on heating and cooling costs* ●● Keep your home warmer in winter & cooler in summer ●● Environmentally friendly ●● Reduce greenhouse emissions Stops draughts & air leakage In one simple application, Sealection 500TM seals and insulates, providing a superior thermal insulation barrier. It completely fills cracks and cavities forming a continuous air barrier that adheres to the underfloor and building components thus, eliminating draughts while providing amazing insulating performance.
Long Lasting
Once installed, Sealection 500TM does not shrink, settle or disintegrate. Unlike most conventional insulation materials, it maintains its efficiency with no loss of R-Value over the life of the building.
Professionally installed
Enjoy greater comfort, save money & help the environment
A home with timber floors when insulated with Sealection 500TM is substantially warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Energy bills become cheaper, because air leakage and floor surface exposure can contribute to a loss of 30% efficiency or more. Sealection 500TM will not only reduce household energy consumption, and save you money - but will also reduce carbon emissions to help improve our environment.
Sealection 500TM is only installed by a fully qualified and licensed Insulfoam Solutions professional. The average home takes around 1 day to complete and your house is completely safe to inhabit while installation is occurring.
* depending on house construction and type of timber floor.
Environmentally friendly, simple and efficient.
for more information contact: Insulfoam Solutions Pty Ltd Email: info@insulfoamsolutions.com.au Website: www.insulfoamsolutions.com.au archi-tech services newsletter
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OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN CANCER & WELLNESS CENTRE AUSTIN HOSPITAL, VIC
The Austview ActionSashlessTM Double Hung Window was designed and developed as part of an Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) agenda for the Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre (ONJCWC). The agenda for the project was to utilise the existing technology, aesthetic and ESD performance of Austview Sashless Windows. Part of its appeal is its high WERS rating, slimline appearance and high quality components. The development of the new, completely motorised, sashless double hung incorporating a concealed 230-240V 50Hz motor, is aimed at providing a perfect solution for passive ventilation and/or building management systems that ensure a building performs at its best in any climate or weather. Developed and designed for special application in Jackson Architecture’s ONJCWC,
a building which is designed to meet and extend the boundaries of 21st century design and performance. Austview ActionSashlessTM responds to the market demand for technologically advanced window systems that ensure buildings respond quickly and efficiently to not only a user’s wants and needs, but to the ever-changing Australian climate. The windows are integrated with the build-
ings automated Building Management System (BMS) with features that include the ability for Austview’s Action-SashlessTM to open and close to respond to the inside and outside climate, such as temperature or rain and the operation of the air-conditioning. This system provides the building and its occupants with year round comfort and reduces heating and cooling costs with excellent passive ventilation. In addition, each window is also able to override the BMS with a manual switch page 8
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giving the user direct control of the buildings environment. Further to the architect’s brief, the building’s pivotal design feature is a visual connection with outside. The design promotes wellness through restorative offerings of light, air, distractions and sustainability for both staff and patients.
an important role in this with its ability to seamlessly provide uninterrupted views to outside and most importantly, to be easily operable in the building facade of fixed windows.
Austview’s ActionSashlessTM has
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for more information contact: Andrew Thompson Phone: 1800 356 980 Email: sales@austview.com.au Website: www.austview.com.au page 9
HYDROSWING® DOORS Leda’s new “Hydroswing®” doors are an amazing breakthrough in design & engineering for large doors. Hydroswing® doors have application in: • Architectural • Aviation • Mining • Industrial • Agricultural The Hydroswing® single panel hydraulic door system has become a blank canvas for creative specialize in challenging high profile homes and public spaces. Hydroswing® make walls become doors and merge the outside world with an architectural space. The Hydroswing® overhead door can be custom built for size, environmental seals and multiple leaves. Providing feature focus or simply solving a problem that no other door system can. Never has anyone been able to lift so much glass with the touch of a button. Hotels and stadiums feature walls that simply open to the outside world. Restaurants, bars, lobby areas, garages for car collections and anything else where there is a desire to move walls, Hydroswing® is the brand new workspace for imaginative and leading edge architects. The simplicity of the hydraulic door removes the need for cables and counter weights used in so many ambitious architectural projects and curved facades. The door can be easily installed to match building profiles, heavy and ornate finishes are lifted with ease with the power of the hydraulic single panel door system. Never before have architects and designers had the ability to effortlessly and silently move structure. Use of the Hydroswing® in architecture is a liberation to the existing limiting factors of Bi-fold, sliders and counterbalanced doors. Features include: ●● Hydraulic operation ●● Up to 12 metres high and 45 metres in width ●● Wind rating to suit all locations in Australia ●● Maximises clearance heights ●● Can also be retro fitted to existing buildings ●● Manually operable on power failure with UPS ●● Quick and easy to install
THE ARCHITECTURAL DOOR / WALL POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.. AS IS OUR ABILITY TO NOW MAKE YOUR IDEAS INTO REALITY!
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AVIATION DOOR APPLICATIONS The Hydroswing® hangar door is now the benchmark single panel hydraulic door system. Whether you have a home built plane, Global Express, helicopter, glider, Cirrus or a King Air, we’ve got a door that will fit your aircraft hangar. As we have for seven thousand Hydroswing® customers, we’ll custom manufacture hangar doors in any size as large as 12 mtrs high and 45 mtrs wide. Need more headroom on your airplane hangar? Removing bi-fold doors or slider doors? Replacing them with a Hydroswing® Hangar Door can increase your overall hangar door opening. Hydraulic doors are a perfect alternative to fabric and bifold doors and can be
easily installed nationally. The hangar door systems that Hydroswing® designs and manufactures have some of the lowest in service life costs and lowest maintenance costs in the large door industry. Over 70% less moving parts and no additional rails to be sunk into the threshold or hung to the header, no wires or chains to snap rust or shear, no exposed drive shafts, gears or extra locking devices to keep the door shut. Doors are manufactured to ISO 9001 and provide a fully engineered product for T hangars, FBO, executive, Military and more recently aerospace industry (such as Wing and fuselage paint booths). Hydroswing® is the original and ever evolving single panel hydraulic door system. Standing out as the world brand leader serving private, corporate, military and general aviation.
for more information contact: Leda Security Products Phone: 1300 780 450 Email: sales@ledasecurity.com.au Website: www.ledasecurity.com.au
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CONCEALED FIXED DECKING
RECYCLED & MAINTENANCE FREE TIMBERLAST™
deck uses a concealed clip system that ensures no nails or screws can be seen on the deck surface. This means there are no nails to be continually punched down. The boards are 5.8m x 140mm x 20mm and come in two colours, driftwood, and redwood, with Screening/fascia 15 x 18 x 4.8m to suit. Timberlast™ Decking has a A/S slip rating of R11 and can be used in commercial applications. It has been used for council board walks, schools and a public water park plus private homes.
Timberlast™ composite decking is:
●● environmentally friendly using recycled timber fibre and HDPE. ●● moisture, mildew and termite resistant. ●● great around wet areas, such as pools and spas. ●● a No Maintenance Deck, never needs painting, staining or sealing. ●● solid and coloured right through, and with the brushed surface if scratched it is easily repaired. ●● comes with a 10 year limited warranty.
It gives the natural look of timber, without the upkeep! For more information contact: Adrian Hunter Phone: 0417 591 113 Email: huntersales@netspace.net.au Website: www.timberlast.com.au
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WATERPROOFING & EFFLORESCENCE PREVENTION Waterproofing is one of the most important considerations in the construction and maintenance industries. The Evo Product Range with environmentally friendly polyester polymer now brings to Australia over 15 years of U.S technology and performance in clear water based penetrating saturants, tested to 4.1 bar, up to 15% added compressive strength, U.V. stable, Paintable, for use in positive or negative situations. Permanent application for concrete, block, natural stone and porous brick and tile. Typical Prevention and cure situations include: • • • •
Rising damp Efflorescence (salt) Moisture ingress (+ -) Densification (hardening) of masonry surfaces
Used in conjunction with Evo high performance surface preparation cleaning products make the Evo Product Range the only smart choice in waterproofing masonry structures. for more information contact: Rick Harris Phone: 1800 539 339 Email: rick@mwsystems.com.au Website: www.evoproducts.com.au
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BALL BEARING DOOR TRACKS Engineered & Manufactured in Australia since 1880
Charles Marshall P/L is a family run business based in Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Our flagship product is an extensive range of FITZROY Ball Bearing Sliding Track systems.
COMPANY HISTORY
Charles Marshall established his engineering business in Fitzroy, Victoria in 1880. Over one hundred and thirty years on, the company has grown, prospered and is still owned and run by the Marshall family. This unique patented system covers a vast range of applications from light-weight kitchen drawers up to giant one tonne door installations and beyond. Developed in 1932, the unique FITZROY system provides a reliable and simple solution to the challenge of finding a durable sliding door track. A FITZROY system was fitted to the bronze doors in 1932 at the Shrine of Rememberance in Melbourne. Today, that same system shows negligible wear and is still operating with effortless ease. Since 1932 FITZROY has been opening doors on some of the most prestigious architectural projects around Australia.
UNIVERSITY TESTED
The University of Melbourne Engineering Department tested a typical section of FITZROY track. The track was subjected to 258 hours of non-stop opening and closing operation. This means that the test door opened and closed fully 130,000 times, travelling approximately 160 kilometres. PRECISION MEASUREMENT RESULTS WERE IMPRESSIVE. Cage Wear - No evidence of wear on either surface Ball Wear - Precision measuring found no evidence of ball wear. Track Wear - 0.0005", So minute as to be regarded as negligible. CONCLUSION From these exhaustive tests, the wear rate calculated was so low it was not possible to estimate the life of the track.
Although FITZROY boasts installation in such projects as the Melbourne Casino, Parliament House in Canberra and the Sydney Opera House- there are thousands of smaller, but equally spectacular buildings around Australia that have chosen FITZROY. Used universally in the construction industry you will find FITZROY in such places as: • • • • • • • • • •
Hospitals, schools, prisons Police stations, sports stadiums Off-shore drilling rigs Power stations, fire stations Swimming pool enclosures Residential housing Commercial premises, hotels Factories, banks Locomotives and rail carriages Horse stables for more information contact: Stephen Hawes Phone: (03) 9429 9044 Email: info@fitzroytracks.com Website: www.fitzroytracks.com
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