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Welcome. . .

Welcome to the December issue of Public Sector Build Journal.

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With 2013 drawing to a close, the industry is yet again poised for this year’s Autumn Statement, which Chancellor George Osborne has postponed until 5th December. For construction, it is hoped positivity continues following on from October’s insightful figures revealed by business survey provider Markit Economics. British construction picked up speed, unexpectedly growing at its fastest pace since September 2007. The Markit/CIPS construction PMI rose to 59.4 in October, beating economists’ expectation that it would hold steady at September’s reading of 58.9.

Looking ahead to next year, the sustainable built environment is already gearing up to sustain its green ethos. Recently PSBJ attended an exclusive event celebrating the launch of Ecobuild 2014, where the highlights of next year’s show were announced. Among other exciting developments, the show organiser unveiled three core show sections – Sustainable Design & Construciton, Energy and Future Cities – and six content zones Design, Green Energy, Building Performance & BIM, Refurb & Retrofit, Future Cities and Water, Waste & Materials. To be kept up-to-date with the latest show news, readers can sign up to Ecobuild’s newsletter and register their interest via the website www.ecobuild.co.uk Turning our attention to this month’s issue, PSBJ profiles an outstanding council HQ development realised by architecture firm FaulknerBrowns. Rochdale Borough Council was experiencing high maintenance and running costs across 33 of its buildings spread across the town. To combat these inefficiencies, a flagship building has been completed, enabling 1700 staff to enjoy an efficient working environment all under one roof. Turn to page 8 to find out more.

Also in this issue, we bring you the latest high profile case studies and talking points covering Glass & Glazing, Roofing, Lighting and Drainage & Wastewater – as well as our regular four key public sector areas.

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Contents

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06 News A round-up of the latest industry news including charity events, awarded contracts, show partnerships and responses to timely construction announcements.

08 Upfront Rochdale County Council has a stronger identity thanks to an eye-catching 17,000m² flagship building that features office space, a public library and a ‘customer-facing’ service centre.

14 Education

21 Glass & Glazing

24 Lighting

Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating unveils its latest efforts to reduce a building’s carbon footprint with Endike Primary School in North Hull.

Dunfermline High School in Fife is now facing a gleaming future with the very latest in fire door security and accompanying steel curtain walling from metalworking firm Arkoni.

Luxonic has been responsible for the lighting design, luminaires and controls throughout the Sir Robert Woodard Academy complex in West Sussex.

18 Talking Point

22 Street Furniture

26 Street Furniture

Dave Sherlock, Energy Efficiency Manager for Wetherby Building Systems discusses why the industry still needs educating on the ECO scheme.

Marshalls Street Furniture expert Marco Maccio discusses civic engagement in public spaces and the development of products that enhance social interaction.

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28 Healthcare

36 Drainage & Wastewater

Darren Ling, Contracts Director at Ventilation Surveys and Services outlines the importance of regular ventilation duct cleaning.

The spread of bacteria in catering facilities can be prevented by fully understanding the important role of drainage, stresses Martin Fairley at ACO Building Drainage.

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38 Leisure

When designing a communal heating system, energy metering, monitoring and billing should be a key consideration from the outset, explains Evinox.

A new clubhouse gives Great Missenden Lawn Tennis Club the advantage and features a spectacular ground floor viewing platform overlooking the courts.

34 Roofing, Cladding & Insulation

40 Product Showcase

Dan Rushton, Commercial Manager at Big Foot Systems, discusses how to overcome potential installation problems when upgrading roof-top building services.

A dedicated focus for industry news, products and installations to help public sector building professionals make informed choices when planning and specifying.

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G F Tomlinson completes £5.5m archive centre G F Tomlinson has completed construction work on a new public archive centre in the West Midlands. The Archive and Local History Centre in Dudley was completed for its client Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. It replaces the existing centre in Coseley which was deemed to be inadequate with limited storage space.

The centre will provide a range of services, including education and conference rooms, public WiFi facilities, and a rare books library. There will also be a research area and car parking, together with a new high-tech conservation facility to care for damaged documents.

The new building is part of an extensive, wider redevelopment programme and has been funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Following completion, G F Tomlinson handed over the scheme to its client ready for its opening to the public in January 2014, at which point schools, and community groups, will also gain access to a whole range of history activities and adult learning courses.

Willmott Dixon unveils sustainability progress Willmott Dixon’s Sustainable Development Review has benchmarked how the company is performing against a series of key performance targets in areas such as carbon, waste, community investment and energy efficiency.

Highlights include: the first construction and support services company to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard for year-onyear carbon reduction; off-setting 2012 emissions to become the first carbon neutral construction and support services

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company; invested equivalent of £1.1m in local communities through Willmott Dixon Foundation; committed £1m to develop Willmott Dixon 4Life Academy in Birmingham, which will provide skills to 2,000 people a year; overall carbon intensity increased by 6.5% from 2011; 100% of projects registered with Considerate Constructors’ Scheme; and 95% waste diverted from landfill.

Willmott Dixon’s latest Sustainable Development Review is now available on the website.

Aberdeenshire Council joins forces with RGU Work on an innovative low energy affordable housing development has got underway in Fraserburgh, after the project secured £1.4m of Scottish Government funding. Aberdeenshire Council’s housing team joined forces with experts at Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment to submit a bid for 30 low energy units to the Scottish Government’s Greener Homes Innovation Scheme (GHIS), successfully winning a significant share of the £10m fund.

The fund, which was split between 14 projects across Scotland, aims to support house building schemes offering new approaches to the delivery of energy efficient affordable housing using innovative methods of off-site construction.

The Aberdeenshire scheme will see 16 flats and 14 houses built on a brown field site on Quarry Road, Fraserburgh, all of which will be affordable, low energy housing. The project represents a flagship development for the council and will be subject to long term monitoring upon completion as a case study for future low energy housing developments.

A new partnership for London launched An exciting programme to improve services for Londoners through partnership between public and private sector organisations has been launched.

Titled London Ventures, it is overseen

by London Councils, which represents the capital’s 32 boroughs and the City of London, and managed by consultants EY. It is the latest programme from the Capital Ambition board, which since 2008 has enabled £36m to be invested in collaborative projects between London councils, improving public services and leading to £93m of efficiency savings.

Five projects are set to be taken forward under London Ventures. They include introducing state-of-the-art software for repetitive back office tasks, a way to help social workers assess risk using predictive analytics, and a project which uses crowd funding to secure investment for civic projects such as new parks, sports facilities and playgrounds.

Network Housing Group plans structure changes Following a fundamental review of its operations, Network Housing Group is planning changes to its Group structure which will move the organisation from a fully federated to a unified, cohesive management structure, with simplified lines of reporting and accountability. Overall management costs will reduce by £6m annually.

Willow Housing and Care will be merged into Network Stadium Housing Association in November 2013, and a new commercial arm, Network Living, will be operational from April 2014. The creation of Network Living will allow the group to provide a wider range of products to meet growing housing needs across a range of tenures, including for the ‘squeezed middle’, many of whom are currently unable to access good, affordable housing options in any sector.

A series of proposed internal changes will

News support improved efficiency and delivery of services to customers, and a more robust approach to risk management.

Mansell re-appointed on CFSW Mansell, a Balfour Beatty brand, has been re-appointed on Construction Framework South West (CFSW), the region’s primary public sector procurement tool, designed to save money and deliver value through the competitive tendering process.

The framework’s ambitions are to deliver £500m worth of building and improvement works in the South West over the next two years and strengthen employment and skills outcomes from the contracting process.

Contracts will begin to be procured in the next month and will consist of construction work on all public buildings in the South West, ranging from libraries and schools to headquarters buildings, with individual projects ranging in value from £1m to over £30m.

Mansell secured 11 contracts worth a total of £159m over the four years of the last CFSW. The new framework will last for two years, with the potential to extend a further two years at the end of 2015.

Fast-track success with Scape A new £15m school building for up to 1000 pupils has been built in just over a year, thanks to public sector construction procurement specialists Scape.

Scape specialises in design, procurement and consultation for public sector construction programmes. It is a local authority controlled company with national frameworks which guarantee every project will be delivered on time and within budget for its clients.

Scape worked with its national framework partner Willmott Dixon to build the new £15m Notre Dame Catholic College in Liverpool. It is the first school to benefit from a £16m investment programme which follows the scrapping of Wave Six of Liverpool’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project.

Alan Coole, Business Development Director at Scape, said: “The new college building provides a teaching and learning environment to be proud of. The project has been delivered at an amazing speed –

taking just over a year from start to finish.

By using Scape the lengthy procurement process has already been undertaken on a client’s behalf so work can start immediately.”

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The Rethinking Parks: Exploring New Business Models for Parks in the 21st Century report reflects on how public parks have been the centre of both urban and rural communities since the turn of the Nineteenth Century, delivering multiple social, environmental and economic benefits for local communities. Today, 90% of people regularly visit their parks and green spaces.

Organisations interested in attending the Rethinking Parks innovation workshops should register their interest at www.nesta.org.uk/rethinkingparks

First UTC for south west Designed by Pick Everard, the new £6m Bristol Technology & Engineering Academy (BTE Academy), the first university technical college (UTC) in the south west, has opened its doors for the autumn term.

The Academy’s specialist approach aims to address the shortage of engineering and science skills in the West of England.

By offering them an engaging curriculum the UTC aims to motivate many more 14-19 year old students to follow science, environmental technology and engineering pathways. Designed for 460 students, the Academy’s focus on engineering and environmental technology will play an important part in Bristol’s ambition to be a leading low carbon city in Europe.

Following Pick Everard’s appointment to design and deliver the new and adjacent advanced engineering centre (AEC) building for City of Bristol College, the practice was appointed in negotiation with the BTE Academy as architect for the new UTC building employed by Willmott Dixon under the Scape framework agreement. Using Scape enabled procurement to proceed far more quickly than anticipated, bringing the project start forward by three to four months.

£1m fund launched to support parks Park trailblazers are being asked to come forward and rethink the use and financial sustainability of the UK’s public parks. Through a new £1m programme, Rethinking Parks, Nesta, Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund will support the most innovative and promising new

Construction commences on dementia care home GB Building Solutions has reached the construction phase of a new £6.5m dementia care home in Barrow in Furness, for Cumbria County Council as part of the North West Construction Framework.

GB Group, partnering with Alston Murphy, won the contract, not only for construction, but for the concept design, design development and planning application for the care home. GB Building Solutions is now about to start work to complete the 60-bed building, which has been designed to meet the requirements of the Stirling University Gold Standard for dementia design.

GB worked with its subsidiary Aston Care, a specialist care advisory firm, to interpret and deliver the Council’s vision for the care home.

The new home, which replaces the 32bed George Basterfield House, is innovative and exciting, incorporating specific dementia design elements that make it fit for purpose.

Throughout the consultation and design process the overriding concern has been that the building must cater completely for the diverse needs of people with dementia.

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Upfront

The building has helped to transform the centre of the town, providing immeasurable social and community benefits

A town transformed Rochdale Borough Council was facing challenges that will be familiar to many local authorities: its 33 buildings, accommodating 1700 staff, were spread across the town, driving up running and maintenance costs and preventing its staff from working efficiently.

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he Council identified the need for improvements and set out on an ambitious path to improve efficiency and reduce costs, create a stronger identity, outwardly demonstrate better value and improve staff morale and retention. And, naturally, it all had to be done with a careful eye on budget.

What has resulted has been a staggering success: an eye-catching 17,000m² flagship building that overlooks the River Roch, including office space, a public library and a ‘customer-facing’ service centre. All 1700 staff now benefit from a modern and efficient working environment located under a single roof.

The new HQ will save the Council £28m when compared to the original cost of maintaining its old building stock and a further £1m a year in energy savings for the next 40

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FaulknerBrowns Architects, the architect behind the scheme.

He said: “The challenges faced by the Council at Rochdale are similar to those faced by many other local authorities. There has been a huge amount of interest in the design approach developed for the project, the business case, the efficiencies and, most importantly, the positive impact this project

years, ensuring that he capital expended on the project will easily be recouped.

However, the benefits of the development have extended far beyond the economics.

The building has helped to transform the centre of the town, providing immeasurable social and community benefits to Rochdale’s citizens.

The building has already achieved the following awards: Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Award – Building of the Year 2013; Mixology Interior Design Awards – Public Sector Project of the Year 2013; and Concrete Society – Building of the Year Award 2013.

Design philosophy The development has already attracted admiring glances from other authorities, according to Steve McIntyre, Partner at

This scheme required strong leadership, vision and the attitude to make a really ambitious scheme work as it should

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Delivering new ways of working

has had on Rochdale as a whole.”

McIntyre paid tribute to some of the Council’s bold decisions regarding the project which he feels are already starting to pay off.

“This scheme required strong leadership, vision and the attitude to make a really ambitious scheme work as it should, which is exactly what the Rochdale Transformation Team brought to the project,” he stated.

“The Council tackled the issue of costsaving in a creative way and we have made the building’s assets work really hard. The project helps to bring the town together.

The ground floor library space means the building is more open and accessible than many other council facilities. It has created a rich environment where everyone mingles – people are taking pleasure in spending time there, from families with young children to silver surfers.

“And, if they look upwards, the atrium style space means they can see the Council’s officers at work. The Council’s staff can see the people they are working for, and the people can see the work being undertaken. It’s a simple idea that is really helping to create a closer, more transparent atmosphere.”

Jim Taylor, Chief Executive of Rochdale Borough Council, is in no doubt as to the immediately-positive impact the scheme has had.

The ground floor library space means the building is more open and accessible than many other council facilities

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The office has to become a living space, divided into a variety of zones and areas

One of the key aims of the Council was to deliver new ways of working to provide flexibility, mobility, new technologies and methods of communication. The building had to boast open structures and spatial flexibility, and was required to be inspiring, diverse and multi-faceted.

McIntyre said: “Versatile places

for communication, co-operation, concentration and recreation are required which have the capacity to inspire creativity and innovation. These requirements are as relevant for the public sector as for any private sector organisation and took priority in our strategy.

“The office has to become a living space, divided into a variety of zones and areas, similar to an urban landscape — perfectly tuned to the specific work processes and day to-day requirements of modern workers. “‘New ways of working’ means employees do not just work at their own desks, but also at changing locations inside and outside the office. Employees choose the place they require which is the most appropriate for their needs.

“To deliver this strategy, we divided the office into workplaces for classic workstations: meeting areas for communication and co-operation, and individual spaces for focused solo work. All of these environments are technology rich and pervasive,” he added.

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“Number One Riverside is a fantastic community resource and office building which has had a positive impact on the local environment and will deliver long term savings for the ratepayers of our borough. It is the first of a number of new developments which are transforming our town centre,” he said.

“A state-of-the-art transport interchange is nearing completion, the metrolink will be open next year and we recently signed a development agreement to create a new family leisure and shopping facility. Number One Riverside is a fitting symbol of the huge ambition which is driving our borough forward and is bringing our workforce closer to the communities they serve.”

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Upfront In developing the work environments, FaulknerBrowns analysed the needs of Rochdale Borough Council and developed a model of dedicated spaces and shared spaces. In understanding these needs, the firm successfully delivered a space standard of 7.8m2 per person and succeeded in providing enough diversity to deliver a desk ratio of 7.5 desks per ten workers. This approach maximises the spatial utilisation of the building and ensures an efficient costper-person on running costs.

In developing the building’s spatial solution, FaulknerBrowns employed the latest thinking on workplace and considered key working characteristics which produced four principal typologies: • The Anchor – administrators, desktop researchers and call centre workers who all spend 90% of their time processing information in dedicated environments.

They enjoy a static environment where comfort and good ergonomics are imperative.

One Riverside is a fitting symbol of the huge ambition which is driving the borough forward

• The Connector – managers, planners and researchers who are all highly mobile in the office and occupy shared spaces ensuring the flow of information. Their settings are focused towards meeting spaces, shared team spaces and focused solo work.

• The Gatherer – community teams, social workers and managers who are all highly mobile in and out of the office. They mainly process information when in the office and need a place to concentrate, as well as areas for communication and interaction. They occupy some meeting space either formal or informal.

• The Navigator – estate teams, community workers and support staff who are constantly out and about, and rarely in the office. They work in other offices, outdoors or at home. However, when they return to the office, they need to feel welcome. The Navigator considers flexible space utilisation and the open choice of work environments, both important and inspiring.

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Understanding these typologies and their requirements informed the make-up of the building and FaulknerBrowns, therefore, developed an environment which includes: focused work spaces, touch-down spaces, teamwork spaces, collaborative spaces,

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The atrium is really helping to create a closer, more transparent atmosphere

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On the ground floor, the inclusion of a Library and a Customer Services Centre blend seamlessly together

results. “What we dearly hope to deliver is ownership and to achieve that, we have provided a design which encapsulates the corporate values of the Council and which delivers an emotional quality to each space,” he said.

“The design provides all the ‘tools’ for work, learning and social support, and then wraps them in an architecture and

interior design which is embedded in its local context. It provides a dynamism and fluidity which is inspiring and optimistic. The building is both grand and personal, quiet and loud, private and transparent, mine and everyone’s. We believe this solution is unique.”

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stand-up meeting spaces, formal meeting areas, ad-hoc/informal meeting areas, seminar/workshop rooms and thinking spaces, all of which are supported by technology, archive storage and welfare support spaces.

“We believe that this diversity underpins the needs of the Council and enables it to provide improved services to its community,” McIntyre said.

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Creating a community Arguably the biggest challenge FaulknerBrowns faced, and therefore the most significant success of the project, has been the creation of a true sense of community.

To achieve this, the design team benefited from the functional content of the building. On the ground floor, the inclusion of a Library and a Customer Services Centre blend seamlessly together and encourage public engagement. The additional support of the Training Suite on the second floor complements the strategy and offers a venue for a wide variety of local gatherings, community functions and social benefits. This is a conscious act to integrate and breakdown social barriers, and is a solution which FaulknerBrowns has delivered before, which has proved to be successful, but not on this exciting scale.

The outcome is behavioural acceptance and engagement.

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Endike Primary is a £6m state-of-the-art facility which can host over 420 students and a 26-place full time equivalent nursery

Efficient heating investment

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Tsonka Popova, Design Engineer for BBS, explains: “The purchase and installation of any heating system in a public building is likely to be one of the more expensive investments made. With

During the development of the new Endike Primary School in North Hull, the decision was taken to significantly reduce the school's carbon footprint and simultaneously enhance its overall heating efficiency by installing a bespoke heating system.

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ith the previous school building having been on the same site for over 80 years, Endike Primary was selected for the development of an entirely new school under the Primary Capital Programme (PCP) which was managed as part of Hull City Council’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative. With such an investment it was important for the school to source a heating system which offered not only a truly effective way of keeping emissions and fuel costs to a minimum, but also compliant with key legislation and energy targets now applicable to new public building construction.

Endike Primary is a £6m state-ofthe-art facility which can host over 420 students and a 26-place full time equivalent nursery. The principal contractor on site

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was Sewell Group who had to ensure the new build met all the criteria of the BREEAM New Construction scheme and Part L of the Building Regulations. The BREEAM scheme is used to assess the environmental life cycle impacts of new non-domestic buildings at the design and construction stages whereas Part L of the Building Regulations concentrates on the conservation of fuel and power.

To ensure the incoming heating system met each of these strict regulations, Sewell Group appointed Binks Building Services (BBS) to source, procure and manage the entire installation of the heating system.

BBS liaised with Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating and agreed with the installation of six GWPL38 gas absorption heat pumps in a cascade arrangement meeting all requirements set out by Endike

BBS liaised with Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating and agreed with the installation of six GWPL38 gas absorption heat pumps

Education this in mind, it was vital that we made the right selection at the first attempt.

“By approaching and working closely with Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating, we were able to come up with a bespoke design and, through a thorough commissioning process, we were able to ensure that the system operated to its full potential and met all the needs set out by Endike Primary.

“In addition to the cost and energy efficiency benefits of a gas absorption heat pump, the ability for the installation to be integrated to an existing building management system was of great value. This integration means that the performance of the heat pumps, as well as the temperature levels in each classroom, can be monitored and adjusted by the simple touch of a button from a centralised control system, making future maintenance and servicing work a lot simpler.”

Free energy Lukasz Bulawa, Commercial Technology Consultant for Bosch, comments: “When Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating was approached by BBS to provide a heating system, which was energy and cost efficient as well as meeting BREEAM and Part L construction standards, we knew that gas absorption heat pump technology would be the best way forward.

The school will now be able to benefit from a heating system that remains energy efficient even in the harshest of winters

“As the technology utilises gas, which is around a third of the price of electricity, running costs can be cut significantly in comparison to the use of other comparable technologies, such as electric heat pumps.

“With the GWPL38 gas absorption heat pump being part of the air-to-water technology group, and designed for external use, we were able to utilise the ample space on the roof of the building.

Unique heat pump design helps to generate up to 65% of additional heat by drawing in free energy from the surrounding air, thus further enhancing the overall efficiency of the system in operation.

The additional benefit of an external installation is that the pumps do not need to be situated in an internal plant room where they are likely to take up valuable floor space.

“The heat output coming from the six units will cater for the heating demand of the entire school, without the need to install any other back-up heat source.”

A key strength of the GWPL38 gas absorption heat pump is that it draws energy from the air using advanced heat pump technology and a highly efficient, low-NOx condensing heat generator. By using natural gas or LPG as its primary energy source, rather than electricity which is generated largely in coal or gas-fired power stations, the gas absorption heat pump has a significantly lower carbon foot print than comparable equivalents.

Efficient heat output The school will now be able to benefit from a heating system that remains energy efficient even in the harshest of winters. With a Gas Utilisation Efficiency of over 160%, gas absorption heat pump technology offers a great return on investment. During the peak heating season, when the average temperature is 7°C, an average of 0.5kW of free energy is absorbed for every 1kW of gas consumed.

At similar temperatures, the heat output

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of a single GWPL38 unit can reach up to 38.3kW. When the temperature drops below freezing, each heat pump will continue to work with an efficiency of at least 125%, with a single unit generating 31.5kW of heating output.

Positive performance

an extremely positive impact on Endike Primary School during its first six months of operation, which will reflect positively on the school’s Energy Performance Certificate.

Minimum running costs Linda Burrows, Head teacher of Endike Primary School, concludes: “Endike Primary is a state-of-the-art facility using the latest technologies. It was important to the school’s Governing Body, the Local Authority and I that we adopted the same approach to the heating system.

“In addition to the obvious cost and energy savings, the aftercare provided by Bosch has been second to none. Once the installation was complete they took the time to re-visit the premises, on more than one occasion, to ensure all relevant members of Sewell Group, BBS and the facilities management team here at Endike Primary had all the necessary training to be fully competent in operating the system. It is those small touches that really do make the difference.

“Having such a committed team on hand to deal with all elements of the aftercare service has ensured we have been able to keep the technology, which is still relatively innovative for the UK, running at its optimum levels. Working closely with Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating has enabled us to receive a bespoke heating system which has higher carbon savings, reduced environmental impact and lower running costs.”

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This minimised carbon footprint is the strengthening of the appliance’s suitability for a new build project such as Endike Primary School. In addition to this, gas absorption heat pump technology also

minimises NOx emissions to qualify for BREEAM 5. The refrigerant used in gas absorption heat pump technology is ammonia which has zero global warming potential (GWP) and zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) and thus meeting the BREEAM 5 standard. With new legislation and energy targets in force, technologies such as gas absorption heat pumps should be considered key components of a building’s infrastructure.

The energy efficiency of the gas absorption heat pump installation has had

It was important for the school to source a heating system which offered a truly effective way of keeping emissions and fuel costs to a minimum

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The CCC has stated that financial and fiscal incentives need to be put in place to encourage the uptake of EWI under the ECO scheme

No deal for ECO appeal?

Dave Sherlock, Energy Efficiency Manager for Wetherby Building Systems discusses why the industry still needs educating on the ECO scheme.

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he ECO scheme was hailed as a new and improved energy saving initiative, building and improving on the CERT and CESP schemes that preceded it, but the industry was simply just not geared up for it. We are now almost a year into the new ECO scheme and very little work has been completed under the programme.

After six months, the level of energy efficient installations that had taken place under the scheme made for disappointing reading. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) ‘Meeting Carbon Budgets’ annual progress report issued at the end of June, revealed that the UK is nowhere near on track to meet its targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions through the 2020s. The report highlighted that the very low levels of solid wall insulation currently being installed need to be significantly increased to meet the Carbon Budgets.

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2012, up a seemingly staggering 432% from 2011, but this was from a very low base; just 82,000 properties were installed with the measure last year, compared with 1.3m that were fitted with new boilers and 1.2m that benefitted from professional loft insulation.

Despite this increase in installations of EWI at the end of 2012, when 100% funding became available under the CERT and CESP schemes, this has taken a backwards step since Green Deal and ECO launched.

Installation numbers fell by approximately 94% in the first quarter of 2013, which is an issue that warrants an urgent address if insulation levels suggested by the CCC are to be achieved.

One of the major problems is the outcome of the CESP and CERT initiatives which seem to be tarnishing the new scheme. The last 12 months of the CESP scheme saw it become 100% funded, due to the energy companies not meeting their obligations as the scheme was nearing its end, which resulted in 50%

of the overall CESP target being achieved in the last six months of the programme. As a result, many housing associations within the industry believe that ECO will follow the same pattern and are not committing to projects that will be 50-60% funded now, if there is a chance they will become fully funded as we get further into the 2½ year programme.

Implementing incentives The CCC has stated that financial and fiscal incentives need to be put in place to encourage the uptake of EWI under the ECO scheme, an idea which is supported by many within the industry. However, in addition to the issues regarding funding

The ECO requirements are much more complex than the previous CESP and CERT schemes

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Declaring compliance

Dave Sherlock is the Energy Efficiency Manager for Wetherby Building Systems.

With 12 months in this role, coupled with 20 years construction industry experience, Dave is an expert in his field. Dave honed his skills in energy efficiency during the past 15 years – with knowledge specific to external wall insulation and government led schemes including ECO, CSCO and Affordable Warmth Dave’s sector knowledge is second to none. access, it is without doubt the lack of understanding of the ECO scheme that is causing barriers to projects being awarded. The ECO requirements are much more complex than the previous CESP and CERT schemes and not fully understanding how the process works is causing delays, right from project feasibility to completion.

The task of increasing uptake is not being helped by the fact that the few projects that have been awarded under the scheme have been fraught with issues, not least the methodology for calculating carbon savings.

For each energy efficient measure that is installed under ECO, a carbon saving calculation associated with that measure needs to be submitted to Ofgem. Ofgem stipulates that the carbon saving must be calculated by using either the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) or Reduced data Standard Assessment Procedure (RdSAP) methodologies. However, there are five different approved software applications that can be used to produce the ECO carbon saving score, which is where the inconsistencies come into play.

Each programme has a different tool that calculates the annual cost saving, meaning that they each generate a different final ECO carbon score.

As there is not a consistent approach to the output of the SAP or RdSAP

This uncertainty is highlighted by the figures released in the Ofgem ECO Compliance report published in August, which revealed that of the 115,000 energy efficient measures submitted until the end of June, only 34,000 (30%) were approved by Ofgem.

In addition, 30,000 measures were sent back to suppliers for data correction and additional clarification on information. This is

just serving to cause more uncertainty in the industry and is putting people off awarding projects under the schemes until issues such as this are rectified.

These initial issues that are being experienced are testament to a scheme that has been well planned in theory, but has been launched without effective communication with housing associations, energy companies and EWI providers.

Should the government wish to increase take up of solid wall insulation, it needs to firstly ensure that a clearly defined scheme with all necessary processes are firmly in place, but more importantly it needs to educate system manufacturers, contractors and housing associations on exactly how these processes should work.

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calculations, each supplier is providing Ofgem with a different figure. This is a big risk for companies involved in installing EWI as this could be of financial detriment to them. Currently there are projects that have been finished, but cannot be completed as suppliers are unsure of the correct carbon saving score and correct output format to provide to Ofgem.

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The school charts its origins back to 1128 when Dunfermline was the capital of Scotland. King David I of Scotland initially put up the money to found a school with connections to Dunfermline Abbey in the early 1120s which means that Dunfermline High School has a strong and valid claim to be the oldest in Scotland!

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“The fire doors and curtain walling within the new build provide wholly practical and aesthetically pleasing features that place the safety and security of staff and pupils as a paramount consideration,” added Mark.

The large span curtain walling system screens, which form the main fire compartmentation, separating the internal ‘street’ which leads to all the classroom and activity areas within the school, was fabricated from Schuco Jansen VISS TVS E30 with integral Economy 50 glazed in double door sets.

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doors are held open by electro-magnetic door closers connected to the fire alarm system, which allows them to close automatically in the event of a fire.

Arkoni chose to incorporate a built in selector mechanism to allow the rebated, smoke rated doors to close in sequence should the alarm bell sound. The doors were complete with retro fit anti-finger trapped devices to each leaf, and lever latch handles for an optional manual operation once in the closed fire door position.

The glazing used was a mixture of 10mm Pyroswiss to the screens to provide an adequate line load to some areas and 6mm Pyroswiss glass to the door sets to reduce the weight of the door leaves. All glazing is class A safety. A long life polyester powder coating system was also employed to keep that quality finish look for many years to come.

The new school boasts extensive playing fields and a large Astro surface. Internally there is a sports hall, two gymnasia, dance studio, fitness suite, drama studio with rehearsal Rooms and purpose built facilities for all teaching subjects including, for example, a commercial kitchen for hospitality.

It also features a large assembly hall with tiered seating, cafeteria, coffee bar and modern library and resources centre.

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The large span curtain walling system screens, which form the main fire compartmentation, leads to all the classroom and activity areas

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Street Furniture

The Demetra is a stylish and durable bench that offers comfort and amenity to users

Wellbeing in the public realm Marshalls Street Furniture expert Marco Maccio discusses the importance of enabling civic engagement in public spaces and the development of products which enhance social interaction whilst also meeting the needs of the modern urban environment.

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Appropriate seating provision in public spaces is fundamental to implementing this ethos, Whyte put it simply as ‘people tend to sit where there are places to sit’. Whyte

Method in the modular Marshalls has a breadth of solutions to meet a variety of environments. The 11 individual components of the Metrolinia range allow for ultimate design flexibility with the ability to choose a wide range of seating configurations. This sort of relaxed seating encourages conviviality and can improve social interaction, as the modular units encourage less prescribed use; people can perch or sit and squeeze on in a more relaxed manner.

Twist provides an innovative, universal and modular furniture solution that can adapt to all spaces and behaviours. Developed in conjunction with French architectural practice, Stoa, Twist has a contemporary and elegant design which encapsulates conviviality as the design puts users at ease instantly, making them feel comfortable in their surroundings. Twist is a seating system comprising of individual elements which can be combined to create a configuration specific to the requirements of the landscape.

The Demetra is a stylish and durable bench that offers comfort and amenity to users. This modular range allows for flexibility in design whilst also allowing design statements to be made. The system comes with the option of built in planter units and when mobilised this design provides a place for relaxation, a retreat to either appreciate the surroundings or rest away from the hustle and bustle.

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n 1970, legendary urbanist William Whyte first examined the human interaction and dynamics within urban spaces in his famous study The Street Life Project.

Whyte and his team studied a number of plazas, small parks as well as other spaces in New York City trying to figure out why some city spaces work for people while others don’t, and what the practical implications might be about living better, more joyful lives in our urban environment.

did not just mean seats in the traditional sense either, he noted that people sat on whatever was comfortable and would allow for greatest social interaction, whether it was steps or ledges.

Marshalls has long understood the importance of creating first class urban spaces and the benefits to wellbeing that these spaces create. It is with this in mind that Marshalls has developed a Social Seating range comprising of novel, modular and linear attractive street furniture which encourage and enhance social interactions.

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Lighting are a valued extension to our site teams on each project, where the focus on our client’s expectations and delivery of the project is key.”

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Complete lighting control Luxonic Lighting has supplied the complete controls and lighting solution for the Sir Robert Woodard Academy in West Sussex, which is a new architectural landmark in Lancing.

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he £28 million new build, which replaced the old college, is a stateof-the-art learning facility that has allowed the expansion of the academy from 1100 to 1400 students. Luxonic has supplied products for both the interior and exterior of the buildings, from communal areas to the academy’s specialist performing arts facilities.

The goal of sustainability which has underpinned this project is apparent in the choice of materials, heating, lighting and controls. The facade uses materials that are sustainable, renewable and have a real endof-life use, while biomass boilers provide the primary heating. Luxonic contributes to this through the use of energy efficient lighting and controls, carefully devised and manufactured to have minimal environmental and social impact.

Luxonic was responsible for the lighting design, luminaires and controls throughout the entire academy complex. Luxonic’s understanding of a client’s requirements led to their specification by M&E consultants Balfour Beatty Engineering Services.

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Beatty, says: “Luxonic has provided competitive lighting solutions for dozens of our schools in London and the South East region. The supply chain relationship with Luxonic is representative of how partnering between companies should work. Luxonic

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Luxonic was responsible for the lighting design, luminaires and controls throughout the entire academy complex

Across the academy, the lighting choices reflect the learning environment in which they are used. Luxonic has provided lighting and controls that through their specialist functions contribute to effective and comfortable learning spaces. Broadlighter Acoustic Raft luminaires are used in classrooms and meeting spaces to provide an efficient and comfortable environment.

The high output Cardo luminaires in the sports hall have shaped bodies to prevent objects landing on them and specialist Hi-Mount Pendants light the theatre space at the academy. Occupancy sensors are fitted in all spaces and daylight dimming is installed on all lights adjacent to the windows, making the lighting of the building instrumental in the project’s goal of energy efficiency.

Luxonic Lighting pioneers technologies in interior lighting design whilst considering the life cycle of a product from its concept through to its end-of-life. Luxonic’s sustainable approach ‘Eco-Design’ is an effective environmental management system that maintains performance and energy efficiency whilst ensuring productivity, orientation and safety for the user. It allows customers and companies to purchase and use Luxonic products in an equally sustainable way.

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Street Furniture

Sustainability covered Jonathan Goss, Managing Director of street furniture manufacturer, Townscape Products Limited, discusses how schools can boost their eco-ratings by making small changes to their street furniture procurements.

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he green revolution is here to stay and as the Government’s 2020 Sustainable Schools target looms sustainability has never been higher on schools’ agendas. However, many schools believe ‘eco’ equals expense. This certainly isn’t the case; small changes in the construction materials specified for building work and street furniture can make a big difference.

Opting for responsibly sourced timber over other timber supplies ensures the wood being used is ethically and sustainably sourced. Deforestation is the world’s second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions so schools can take a role in lowering the global

carbon footprint. There are various labelling schemes, such as those run by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), which show a timber product has come from a sustainably managed source.

A good example of using responsibly sourced timber is Air Balloon Hill Primary School in Bristol. To help ease Bristol’s shortage of primary school places the school has undergone a £5.2m extension.

Commissioned by project contractors Skanska, Townscape Products Limited was tasked to develop a sustainable and costeffective canopy solution to link the old and new buildings at the school.

A section of the timber canopy shelter Townscape installed at Air Balloon Hill Primary School

Townscape created two bespoke 35m canopy shelters composed of piqua hardwood which is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. The FSC sustainable mark guarantees the trees harvested are replaced or allowed to regenerate naturally.

To ensure maximum strength whilst engineering an attractive mono pitch design in the wooden canopy, Townscape used a glulam method of construction.

Glulam is a glue laminated timber structural product comprising a number of layers of dimensioned timber bonded together with durable, moisture-resistant structural adhesives.

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The majority of canopy shelters tend to be constructed using steel. Air Balloon Hill Primary School, however, was clear it wanted a timber solution. The hardwood timber canopy provided an attractive link between the old and new school buildings and is a great example of sustainability and design working together.

It’s not just materials which can boost a school’s sustainability, actions such as providing facilities for recycling and green transport also develops a school’s eco credentials.

By 2025, it’s hoped 10% of journeys will be made by bike. Schools can promote green thinking by providing facilities for both staff and pupils to store their bikes. Cycle racks come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and can maximise space by being double stacking.

Small changes make a big difference; next time schools are purchasing new street furniture they should think about what eco choices they can make to increase their sustainability agenda.

Providing facilities for recycling and green transport also develops a school’s eco credentials

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Healthcare

If a hospital fails to undertake regular internal cleaning of ventilation ductwork, their efforts for controlling infection will be pointless

Eliminate contamination Whilst no-one would dispute that the cleaning of surfaces and equipment is a vital measure in combatting the spread of hospital acquired infections (HAIs), cosmetic cleaning alone will do very little to control the spread of infections such as MRSA and C.diff unless combined with regular ventilation duct cleaning in accordance with National legislation, says Darren Ling, Contracts Director at Ventilation Surveys and Services Limited.

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n June 2011, The British Standards Institute (BSI) launched its Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 5748 which helped to provide a framework for the planning, application and measurement of cleanliness services in hospitals. Sponsored by the Department of Health, the lengthy and detailed document specifies requirements for governing cleanliness, including the provision of cleaning tasks, but the importance of ventilation cleaning has barely been touched upon.

The cleaning of surface dust and dirt on the outside of ventilation grills plays an essential part in hospital cleanliness, but it must always be viewed as just a small element of what needs to be done to ensure a thorough clean and

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vast rate and travel through a ventilation system with potentially fatal consequences.

According to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the number of death certificates mentioning MRSA, C. diff and Staphylococcus aureus infections in England and Wales decreased by 31 per cent in 2010, down to 4461 from 6468 in 2009. Although these figures are encouraging, the British Cleaning Council is urging hospitals to take a multifaceted approach that maintains a focus on highlevels of cleanliness, best practice guidance

address the very serious consequences of contaminated air ducts on patients and staff alike.

Ventilation duct accumulation Over time, biological agents from outside a building, including fungal spores and pollen grains, combined with particles generated indoors, including human skin flakes and faecal material from dust mites, can accumulate in ventilation ducts. Such microorganisms only require nutrients, oxygen, a little moisture and temperatures between 15째C and 25째C to grow. Since these conditions are common in most hospitals, highly infectious bacteria like MRSA, Clostridium difficile (C.diff) and Staphylococcus aureus can multiply at a

Increased health risks to patients will occur if ventilation systems do not achieve and maintain the required standards

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National legislation Whilst there is no acknowledgment of the absolute necessity of regular duct cleaning in the BSI’s latest guidelines on cleanliness services in hospitals, they are in fact duty bound by legislation to maintain ventilation systems in line with the Department of Health’s Health Technical Memorandum 03-01: Specialised ventilation

Highly infectious bacteria can multiply at a vast rate and travel through a ventilation system with potentially fatal consequences

for healthcare premises (HTM 03-01). There is also additional guidance on ductwork cleanliness levels which are specified in the British Standard BS EN 15780 released in September 2011.

Failure to comply with the Department of Health’s legislation could leave those responsible for managing hospital premises vulnerable to prosecution. The HTM 03-01 states: ‘Increased health risks to patients will occur if ventilation systems do not achieve and maintain the required standards. The link between surgical site infection and theatre air quality has been well established.

If the ventilation plant has been installed to dilute or contain harmful substances, its failure may expose people to unacceptable levels of contamination. Proven breaches of the statutory requirements can result in prosecution and may also give rise to a civil suit against the operators.’

The levels specified in BS EN 15780 also helps to eliminate contaminants present in newly-installed ductwork, as prior to the introduction of this standard, ventilation and extraction systems were being handed over to the end user in substandard conditions, stemming from industry-wide confusion regarding acceptable levels of cleanliness.

Ventilation hygiene firms, when eventually called in to sort out poorly performing systems, regularly encountered contaminants that had been present in the system since it was first switched on. These contaminants included builders’ rubble, which began clogging the filters before the

occupants even moved in.

VSS regularly cleans hospital ductwork at multiple sites across the UK. The business utilises a combination of the most modern remote duct cleaning equipment to achieve a fast and effective clean to the standards prescribed by BS EN 15780 and B & ES TR/19, and would encourage other cleaning and maintenance companies to follow suit, adopting a zone-by-zone cleaning approach in order to minimise inconvenience to both staff and patients, and keeping the facility operational. VSS also urges fellow installers to both supply and fit filtration to the air handling units to ensure that the systems are adequately protected from external contaminants.

Due to the sensitive use of hospital wards, projects in these areas demand extra care and attention to ensure a thorough and effective clean. To offer reassurance to the client, VSS provides a certificate of cleanliness and third party analysed BS EN 15780 Vacuum Tests to verify the high level of cleanliness achieved.

Whilst many of the ventilation hygiene approaches adopted by VSS are quite clearly just common sense and would apply to most buildings, they take on even greater significance in the context of a hospital environment. Standards such as HTM 03-01 help to preserve the purity of the air that we breathe in these facilities and help to keep vulnerable people safe.

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and more infection control staff in order to drive down infection rates even further, and thus saving more lives.

Alan Gregory of the Building and Engineering Services Association (B&ES) says: “There are some key areas to consider when setting about eliminating health threats in extraction systems. The cooling coil can be a major source of biological contamination. As air passes across the coil, water condenses onto the coil’s surface and is collected underneath.

Most of the particulates that escaped the filter are washed out, including organic debris, creating ideal breeding conditions for bacteria, mould and algae. Under such favourable conditions, these microbes multiply rapidly and moving air then circulates microbes throughout the system and into occupied spaces together with their reproductive spores and any toxins they produce.”

No matter how diligent hospital staff are in wiping surfaces and equipment and scrubbing floors, if a hospital fails to undertake regular internal cleaning of ventilation ductwork, their efforts for controlling infection will be pointless.

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he use of this type of communal heating system is also becoming more prevalent in the UK, driven largely by government legislation to reduce carbon emissions generated in the home.

A communal heating system provides heating and hot water to a number of dwellings from a common source or Energy Centre. It may vary in size quite considerably and comprise for example, a system heating a block of apartments or on a larger scale a system heating many individual homes and possibly other commercial buildings.

The heat interface units contained in each dwelling convert the heat generated by the Energy Centre into independent, fast recovery hot water and high efficiency heating for each residence. This removes

the requirement for individual boilers and a gas supply in each home. The use of a communal Energy Centre reduces the carbon footprint of the building(s) and allows the integration of renewable heat sources, such as solar, air or ground source heat pumps or CHP, and can also help achieve SAP ratings.

This type of heating system provides end users with exactly the same autonomy as if they had their own boiler and tank and just as with their own independent heat source they pay for only the energy they use. The heat interface units in each dwelling incorporate an energy meter, which accurately monitors and records the energy used to provide heating and hot water.

There is also no requirement for a flue, gas supply or additional room ventilation in

each dwelling, making installation simpler, with easy access for servicing and minimal maintenance requirements.

Flexible billing solutions When designing a communal heating system, energy metering, monitoring and billing should be a key consideration from the outset to ensure the best solution is provided for the residents and the building owner or operator. When deciding which type of billing system is most suited to a scheme, flexibility and ease of use must be taken into consideration.

On the whole, modern schemes feature the ability to record the energy consumption accurately and to download this information either using a BUS network installed in the system or GPRS communication. This data is used to provide the end user with a fully itemised energy bill which can either be paid for on account or through various prepayment options.

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system on the same scheme is extremely desirable and providing a future proof solution is a key advantage of the Evinox system, as it can be adapted to different tenant occupations. The ability to make changes remotely provides the ultimate in simplicity and flexibility for the building operator.

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remotely. This allows for the choice of billing option to be made after the installation of HIUs, providing maximum flexibility.

The switch to PaySmart pre-payment is done remotely and does not involve any inconvenience to the tenant; it doesn’t require the installation of any additional equipment and can be done instantly through the Modusat control software.

Pre-payment communal heating Social landlords and Housing Associations have been faced with the difficult task

of dealing with bad debt and are often required to maintain a debt fund for communal heating schemes. This is used in circumstances where residents fail to pay for the energy they have consumed and leads to an increase in the tariff rate for all residents of the scheme, to cover this debt fund.

• Debt risk can be eliminated by providing a system where residents pay for energy in advance.

• When this system is utilised it keeps the tariff rate to a minimum due to less administration and a reduced debt management service being required.

The Evinox PaySmart system allows residents to pay for energy in a number of convenient ways such as via the internet 24hrs a day, using a Payzone card at their local retail outlet, by direct debit, standing order or over the telephone – making it simple to top up energy at any time.

As part of the Code for Sustainable Homes, credits are available when an ENE3 compliant energy display device is installed in the home. The aim of this is to promote the specification of equipment that displays energy consumption data, therefore empowering residents to reduce energy usage.

The Evinox ViewSmart Room Controller

Housing seasonal efficiency performance, which enabled the client to obtain extra points for BREAM certification. The Evinox ModuSat TP heat interface units were supplied with bespoke flow and return connection positions to meet the requirements of the design specification and Evinox pre-installation rigs were used to ensure installation was quick and simple.

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is classed as an energy display device and is installed in the home for use with the ModuSat Heat Interface Unit as a standard part of our integrated system. The room controller provides an interface for the occupier of the home and combines the following functionality: • Heating & Hot Water Control, Settings & Time Schedule Programmer • Displays Credit, Tariff and Consumption information • ENE3 Energy Display Device – provides historical usage data for heating and electricity consumption giving up to 2 credits towards the Code for Sustainable Homes The ENE3 compliant ViewSmart controller is capable of displaying all of the information required to gain credits for the Code for Sustainable Homes. This includes historical consumption data in a graphical format to enable residents to view information about their usage and compare different periods. This provides a number of benefits to housing associations and developers, primarily it removes the requirement to install a separate energy display device in order to gain credits towards the Code for

Sustainable Homes.

The Kent History and Library Centre has been described as one of the most innovative in the UK, providing local people with state of the art facilities and better access to Kent’s rich culture and heritage.

This £27m joint scheme with Kent County Council, Bouygues UK and Warings Contractors is a mixed use development.

The building provides a home for the new flagship Library and archives for the county of Kent, alongside 57 extra care apartments for Housing 21 and 60 affordable homes for West Kent Housing Association.

In order to provide energy efficient, sustainable housing, the West Kent Housing Association apartment block, Tennyson Lodge, has been constructed to the very latest building standards and benefits from an Evinox communal heating system. All of the apartments are heated from a communal boiler system, which provides instantaneous heating and hot water via ModuSat Twin Plate Heat Interface Units.

The Evinox Communal Heating system includes central plant equipment that operates on Biofuel and Gas. The Evinox boilers were chosen due to their excellent

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The Evinox PaySmart pre-payment system is being used at Tennyson Lodge to control costs and ensure the system operates debt free. West Kent Housing Association decided the pre-payment system was perfectly suited as it provides their residents with a choice of how they pay for their heating and hot water. Tenants can purchase their energy credit from a local Payzone outlet, online via the Evinox Energy website, over the telephone or alternatively they can pay via a monthly direct debit.

Meters are read remotely via a GSM modem using the Evinox BUS system.

This solution also provides heat energy and mains cold water consumptions as well as flow and return temperatures from the communal heating central plant room installation to the individual apartments and the actual flow rate of the communal heating primaries into the apartment.

The Evinox PaySmart system controls costs and therefore keeps the tariff rate down due to less administration and less debt management service being required.

As a result of this the occupiers can all benefit from reduced running costs. The Housing Association also has the peace of mind that the communal system is being managed efficiently without ongoing increasing costs.

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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation

Support structures With tightened budgets and rising energy bills Local Authorities are increasingly upgrading roof-based AC plant in a bid to lower running costs of public buildings. However, refurbishing root-top building services can prove tricky. Dan Rushton, Commercial Manager at Big Foot Systems, explains how to overcome potential installation problems.

weight of plant on roofs and the correct load dispersal. Councils need an accurate understanding of an existing roof structure to ensure it can take the weight of the plant and support system. Meanwhile, using traditional penetrative support systems on flat roofs may also compromise roof integrity causing thermal bridging, possible leaks, or potentially affecting roof warranty requirements – all increasing risks and potential costs for Local Authorities.

So since traditional installation methods have a number of drawbacks for councils when retrofitting cooling and/or heating equipment on flat roofs, clearly a cost effective, less intrusive, easy to install support alternative is required.

Enhanced flexibility So what is the answer? Faced with the problems of mounting chillers and plant on flat roofs, manufacturers have set out to provide an economical alternative. A solution to these installation headaches for Local Authorities is to use non-penetrative, repeatable support structures mounted on anti-vibration mats. These structures are configurable in that they can be adjusted according to the demands of each individual project, therefore offering great flexibility and time savings for councils.

Ideal for both new build installations Big Foot Systems has recently installed its roof solutions at Cromer Hospital, Norfolk

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nergy is key. Local Authorities have a tall order to meet when it comes to balancing the books at the moment.

In a bid for the Government to reduce the UK’s deficit councils are at the frontline of budget cuts while energy prices are soaring adding to essential bills. But energy costs are not the only challenge for Local Authorities, they are also charged with cutting carbon emissions to help meet the UK carbon targets. As a result it is therefore no wonder that LAs are paving the way in energy efficiency.

For LAs with tight budgets cost is a priority when comes to refurbishment projects. Meanwhile, time is often of the essence to ensure it is ‘Business as usual’ for the services councils provide the public. However, traditionally when upgrading cooling equipment on flat roofs

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contractors often craned in steel RSJs or cast traditional concrete plinths as supports for mounting heavy plant on roofs. Over the years it has become apparent that these solutions are both costly and time consuming, with concrete plinths requiring casting early in construction to ensure sufficient curing time before plant can be mounted. In addition, once the concrete plinths are cast they provide little or indeed no flexibility should the specification of the plant change or require re-siting at a later date.

Other factors that Local Authorities need to consider today when upgrading cooling plant include assessing the roof construction where the equipment will be installed before starting the refurbishment.

Nowadays lighter roof construction means greater care has to be taken regarding the

Non-penetrative, repeatable support structures mounted on anti-vibration mats

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Non-penetrative structures are configurable in that they can be adjusted according to the demands of each individual project

correct frame for an installation Big Foot runs calculations that consider the cumulative weight of the supported unit(s) in conjunction with roof capability and whether the installation is wind protected or not. These calculations establish the size of frame required to prevent plant tipping, and the number and size of foot bases in contact with the roof needed to ensure the cumulative weight is dispersed evenly over the roof area and is within workable loads of the roof build up (kn/m2).

In some projects, limited space, existing upstands and lightweight roofs may all require custom support solutions rather

than a standard framework approach.

With the aid of its technical surveyors and by using both ANSYS FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) software, Big Foot can offer Local Authorities custom made one-off solutions to meet the demanding environment present on some of today’s roofs.

Long term savings The first step is for Big Foot to utilise the calculations and 3D CAD software to produce a model of the support system relevant to the LA’s drawings. This allows the councils to easily make small amendments before production to the support structure prior to manufacture.

Once manufactured the support systems are delivered flat packed to site. Quick and simple to install the systems allow plant to be sited on supports in as little as 10 minutes.

As demand for new and retrofitted heavy plant installations on flat roofs continues to spiral upwards, an easily installed system that will not damage a flat roof is well worthy of consideration for councils. Time is money on site, so an easily installed system is a great benefit in the current climate.

Not only do non-penetrative, repeatable support structures eliminate a whole range of problems associated with concrete supports but they also drastically improve day-to-day health and safety, offering peace of mind to Local Authorities.

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and retrofitting, non-penetrative systems are quick and easy to install ensuring project cost and time clarity, negating a need for time consuming and costly penetrations through the roof in the form of poured or pre-cast concrete plinths, Steels or Fabrications. Non-penetrative support systems thus have the advantage of maintaining the integrity of the roof membrane, therefore avoiding thermal bridging and the potential for moisture ingress, removing worrying risks.

For example, Big Foot Systems has developed its Heavy Duty modular framework systems which are ideal for retrofitting heavier plant on flat roofs. The Heavy Duty Range is non-penetrative, quick to install, robust and offers an array of solutions to support a variety of plant, such as air handling units and chillers, providing a cost and time effective alternative to on-site concrete constructions. One of the most popular products in the HD range is the Big Foot HD Cube which provides an efficient and robust solution for supporting heavier services on flat roofs, making it ideal for the support of large packaged plant rooms, chillers and large air handling units.

These types of non-penetrative support systems, in the form of an individual or group of frameworks with an overall footprint wider than the unit(s) they are supporting, afford a greater degree of protection against plant tipping (‘the tipping moment’) in high winds, which is reassuring for Local Authorities. To determine the

Non-penetrative support systems have the advantage of maintaining the integrity of the roof membrane

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Drainage & Wastewater 200,000 sewer blockages in the UK every year are caused by FOG and the estimated cost of managing FOG in the Thames region alone is thought to be £12m per year.

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Design out risk Drainage may be out of sight but it should never by out of mind, argues Martin Fairley, Research Director for ACO Building Drainage.

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hat’s the worst thing that could happen following the completion of a construction project with a food processing or catering facility?

Snagging issues, the air conditioning stops working or a call saying you will have to rip up the building’s floors because of a hygiene issue caused by the wrong specification of drainage? Such a situation is unthinkable yet it does happen because building services engineers, architects and other specifiers sometimes fail to look beyond the immediately visible areas to, for example, the drainage.

Many independent studies have shown there is a significant amount of bacteria present in drainage, so the drainage system needs to be as effective as possible to prevent listeria and salmonella from being harboured there.

Bacteria can also be spread by surface liquids and good drainage removes this while reducing slip hazards – a major cause of workplace injuries. Drainage has a huge role to play in the safe and hygienic operation of any food processing or catering environment, as well as in public health.

Although drainage is often one of the last things considered during the design of a building, the best approach to hazard prevention is to design out as many potential problems as possible from the start.

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to consider hygienic drainage much earlier in the design process. It’s vital for them to understand fully the legislative requirements such as EN22000, which covers pre-requisite planning, or HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control points).

With more than 60 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of drainage components, we have considerable expertise with regard to HACCP, different international standards and legislative requirements such as CE-marking and building information modelling (BIM).

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Bacteria can be spread by surface liquids and good drainage removes this while reducing slip hazards

Long drain runs and multiple sources of FOG locations within a building require good management. FOG separators should be designed to the correct size and standard.

Engineers and specifiers should take into consideration the layout and location of potential FOG sources, operational requirements and maintenance preferences.

Any solution encompassing all of these aspects will minimise operating costs and prevent this ‘out of sight, out of mind’ problem from becoming all too visible.

CE-marking is now compulsory on a selection of commercial drainage products but not all – and that’s where the issue lies.

Many specifiers are unclear about what products have to be CE-marked and there is a real danger that the hygienic drainage system you specified a few months ago, is no-longer legally compliant. Our solution to this is simple: we ensure all our products are CE-marked as well as employing an expert specification team that understands this latest legislative requirement in detail.

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Optimum hygiene We also work extensively with key organisations including Campden BRI and the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) to optimise the functional performance of our products and to ensure we have the knowledge required to future-proof our systems.

So what are some of the key areas that you should be aware of now? Obviously the need to better understand the role commercial drainage plays in optimising hygiene and public health is key but, as I write, there are two areas in particular which come to mind: Fats, oils and grease (FOG) and CE-marking.

All food processing facilities have an obligation to manage effluent content under the Water Industry Act (1991). The disposal of FOG into the wastewater chain causes significant problems. Up to 75% of the

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Leisure

An ace installation Great Missenden Lawn Tennis Club has transformed its outdated clubhouse into a state-of-the-art facility with a spectacular ground floor viewing platform overlooking the courts.

The bi-fold doors create what is known as a ‘third-space’ doubling the size of the room when open

The new clubhouse includes a number of environmentally friendly innovations and uses sustainable materials

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rchitect Andrew Reed, from Kenneth W Reed & Associates, was appointed to bring the club’s vision to life. A contemporary and unique building was designed to give the club identity, with views across all the courts, an additional members’ room and terrace; setting it apart from its competition.

The modern triangular-shaped clubhouse now replaces the old fashion timber-framed pavilion and comprises two glass-paneled bi-folding doors spanning a total of 28.8m2.

The glass walls along each side of the club are ideal for viewing the tennis outside.

The spectacular clubhouse opens up on either side, creating a seamless transition from the clubhouse to the outside terraces, while extending the size and use of the space when required. The inclusion of bi-folding doors, supplied by Origin, was essential in the design brief of the building.

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room when open, letting in a considerable amount of natural daylight and creating an inside space where members and visitors can both socialise and watch all the action on the courts.

The triangular site allocated for the build, tightly positioned between courts, meant a limited area was available for the building.

The additional space created by the bifolding doors has therefore been paramount to the functionality of the clubhouse.

While initial plans for the building included a second floor viewing gallery, the use of bifolding doors meant this was not necessary, as the large expansion of glass allows views around the clubhouse onto adjacent courts from the ground floor. This has saved the club the considerable cost of an upstairs viewing platform.

Origin, an award-winning manufacturer of aluminium folding sliding doors based in High Wycombe, donated the bi-folding doors and windows for the project. Origin

is committed to giving back to the local community and offered the generous donation to help the club inspire a new generation of tennis players.

Andrew Rasmussen, a member of the tennis club and project manager for the build, comments: “We wanted doors that looked good, performed well and allowed members and visitors to look out over the courts. Origin bi-folding doors ticked all the boxes and we’re extremely grateful to Origin for donating the bi-folding doors.”

With the help of the Lawn Tennis Association and Sport England, the club has not only invested in a new clubhouse, but also built three new synthetic clay courts for play all year round, as well as retaining four grass courts in addition to acrylic and other

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The entrance hall leads to modern changing rooms and showers for members

The club has not only invested in a new clubhouse, but also built three new synthetic clay courts

measuring 909mm wide by a standard height of 1999mm. An 8-door set opens up the west side of the building to a terrace overlooking the existing grass courts. This was installed into a 7782mm aperture with each door measuring approximately 932mm by 1993mm. The aluminium doors were powder-coated in RAL 9007M, to complement the cladding.

The Great Missenden Lawn Tennis Club in Buckinghamshire is a remote site, which means security is a vital aspect of the design. Origin bi-fold doors incorporate the very latest in door security and include a tough Magnum lock security cylinder combined with a unique eight-point locking system. Solid cast Yale security handles also provide the highest level of security to protect against all forms of physical attack.

The new clubhouse includes a number of environmentally friendly innovations and uses sustainable materials, including LED lighting and underfloor heating, to ensure a high level of energy efficiency. The building is

designed with a flat roof and parapet so that photovoltaic panels, or solar panels, can be installed in the future; thus allowing the first floor and terrace to be incorporated onto the building at a later stage if required.

As well as being environmentally sustainable and economical, the building has been designed to complement its surroundings in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The exterior of the building has been painted green to blend with the adjoining courts and countryside, while cedar wood has been chosen for the timber exterior, which will turn silver/grey over time.

Inside, the compact yet functional clubhouse includes a main club room with a kitchen, bar and storage, plus a wide screen television. The entrance hall leads to an office for club coach/staff, additional storage rooms and modern changing rooms and showers for members.

The club hopes members will use the new facility as a space to socialise and relax, as Andrew Rasmussen explains: “We’ve turned the clubhouse into a great building where members can come to unwind after a game of tennis, bring their friends and family for a drink or simply come to watch the latest sport on our flat screen TV. The reaction from existing members has been fantastic.

The project has exceeded our expectations and we have no doubt that this will act as an incentive for potential new members to join the club.

“Andy Murray’s success at Wimbledon has already given us a boost this year and we hope that the new modern clubhouse will continue to increase revenue, while encouraging the next generation of British tennis players.”

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hard courts, to encourage a new generation of players, retain members and compete with other modern clubs in the region.

Andrew Rasmussen adds: “Our Chairman Andrew Smith has considerably helped the vision of the committee after witnessing the success of a number of clubs that have invested in their facilities. The modern design generated by the Origin bifolds will help the club thrive by encouraging new members and their families to use our facilities, not just to come and watch matches, but also to use the venue to host events that will bring further activity and revenue into the club.”

A 6-door set, which opens up the club room to a terrace overlooking the new synthetic clay courts, was fitted in an aperture of 5695mm with each door leaf

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Fire Protection

Up to 12 years maintenance cycle on exterior timber Up to 20 years maintenance cycle on steel

30-60min ratings can be achieved on doors, timber panelling, load-bearing floor boards and joists

Fire protection enhanced with Envirograf coatings Envirograf now offers the most comprehensive range of intumescent and fireproof coatings available. The coatings cover a wide range of applications from wood surfaces, structural steel through to upgrading lath and plaster ceilings, concrete surfaces and fibre glass materials.

New layers of plasterboard, skimming and redecoration are no longer required

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he new range of coatings from Envirograf have been extensively used in many buildings, including Alnwick Castle, Buckingham Palace, Cambridge University, Crewe Hall, Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Shenley Manor, Walmer Castle and the Oslo Opera House to name but a few. This new range includes a wide selection of new top coat options offering a maintenance cycle up to 12 years.

All of these coating systems have been fully tested in UK and European Test Houses.

Advantages include: existing wood to be upgraded to comply with both UK and European Fire Regulations; coatings can be applied over most paints and varnishes, eliminating the need for stripping; especially effective in refurbishment projects, often allowing existing architectural features to remain in place; these systems are applied in the same way as regular paints and varnishes; straight forward application;

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Coatings can be applied over most paints and varnishes, eliminating the need for stripping

The EP/CP fire protection coating has been extensively used on lath & plaster ceilings and wall offering a 60 minute fire rating. This coating system offers an excellent solution to refurbishment projects where ceilings and walls cannot be replaced with new plasterboard products, allowing the original features to remain in Graded

historical buildings.

The EP/CP fire protection coating has been used on concrete surfaces offering a 60 minute fire rating. Applied following the process, this coating sytem is ideal for concrete car park areas and other areas that require fire protection, particularly in high risk flammable storage spaces.

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environmentally friendly; Class 0 and 1 Classifications and SBI: B/s1/d0 have been achieved on bamboo, hardwood, softwood, veneer, MDF and melamine boards; 30-60 min ratings can be achieved on doors, timber panelling, load-bearing floor boards and joists; 30-90 min ratings can be achieved on steel structures with a top coat system that can offer up to 20 years maintenance-free life cycle; coatings for plasterboard, lath & plaster for over 60 minutes; and coatings for concrete – two hours protection.

For plasterboard and concrete fire protection, all walls and ceilings that require upgrading can now be fire rated to the correct integrity required by simply coating with the Envirograf EP/CP Smooth Coating system.

Ceilings covered with skimmed 12.5mm plasterboard and partitioned walls clad with 9mm skimmed plasterboard can be upgraded to both a 30-60 minute fire protection.

Follow the instructions shown below and save hundreds of pounds on each project!

The EP/CP Smooth Coating System is designed for plasterboard ceilings and walls.The skimmed plasterboard surface must be clean and dry, free from dust, grease and water-repellent surfaces. All wallpaper must be removed. If the surface is particularly porous, then apply a coat of Envirograf Product 93 (Stabond) first.

GEP/CP/P/Primer - Water-based EP/CP/P adhesion primer is a waterbased clear primer applied before the EP/CP coating.

Coating rate: 1 coat Coverage: 10-12m² per litre EP/CP EP/CP is an intumescent water based coating. As soon as this coat has dried a protective topcoat must be applied.

Allow to dry thoroughly.

Coating rate: 2 coats Coverage: 8m² per litre per coat HW/Acrylic Matt Emulsion HW/Acrylic is a hardwearing and flexible topcoat. This coating is excellent for areas that require high levels of durability and flexibility where movement may occur. This coating has especially been designed as a top coat for EP/CP. Coating rate: 1 or 2 coats Coverage: Apply at 12m²/litre Finish: Matt

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Doors, Windows & Balustrades

Comar window systems improve performance Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems have developed and rigorously tested its aluminium window systems to meet the very latest performance and specification demands.

The Comar range of solutions, Comar 5P.i and Comar 9P.i High Performance window systems, offers specifiers a comprehensive single source solution that achieves an increased range of window sizes. Comar 9P.i offers optimum heightened performance in terms of weather and security. Comar 9P.i windows achieved market leading results in terms of water tightness at 900Pa. Security concerns are alleviated with the system exceeding the requirements of PAS 24:2012. Added to this, Comar 5P.i, Comar 9P.i and Comar 5P.i ECO windows hold Kite-marks for both systems supply and security.

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Ideal Care Homes (part of the LNT Group) has 38 residential and dementia care homes in the Midlands and the North of England. Vicaima has supplied a total of 6500 Oak Natur doors which have been fitted throughout these developments in both public areas and private rooms. Oak Natur was chosen in a pre-finished flush option to reflect the stylish design and high interior specification of these homes.

This high quality range is both beautifully designed and competitively priced.

Another important advantage of choosing a Vicaima interior door is the wide range of performance and finishing options that are available.

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Pupil access maintained with Tormax St Edwards C.of E Comprehensive School has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to improve access for staff and pupils by installing numerous Tormax automatic entrance systems throughout the campus. A maintenance contract ensures the automatic doors continue to comply with current regulations, with a trained Tormax engineer visiting the site a minimum of twice a year. “Apart from keeping the Tormax automatic sliding doors working effectively on a day-to-day basis, a maintenance contract makes financial sense in the long term by helping to extend the lifespan of the units,” confirms Site Manager, Tony Collins. “We have been pleased with the customer service offered by Tormax and impressed with their attention to detail.” *

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The next generation of fully reversible designs Technal helps to create distinctive new school A range of facade systems from architectural aluminium glazing specialist, Technal, has helped to create a stateof-the-art learning facility and a new beacon for the community in Bridgwater, Chilton Trinity. Technal’s GEODE-MX Visible Grid curtain walling was used on every elevation – for the full height entrance atrium, teaching spaces, informal breakout areas, swimming pool and sports facilities. Top hung FXi65 casement windows naturally ventilate the school and were used as ribbon glazing, inserted into curtain walling in the main entrance facade, and in composite configurations of up to five units to create large bays for the classrooms in each of the three curriculum wings. (

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A new highly energy efficient, easy-to-clean fully reversible window is now available from leading profile manufacturer Profile 22. Ideal for both high and medium-rise applications, the new window has a rotational 180 degree pivot action allowing residents to safely clean the outer window panes from inside their home. It has been designed with a five chamber system and can incorporate argon filled triple glazing which enhances thermal performance. The product achieves a U-value of 0.8 and an A+ rating under the Window Energy Ratings scheme. The fully reversible window also has the ability to incorporate triple seals maximising thermal performance. *

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Southwark homes minimise fire risk Leading global provider of security and safety solutions Ingersoll Rand has provided Southwark Council with a range of steel doorsets and overhead door controls, to help increase fire safety. As part of the upgrade, Briton 1110 self-closing overhead door closers were fitted to existing fire doors; and escape doors in communal chute rooms were replaced along with stairwell cupboard doors and lift access doors. Ingersoll Rand also provided “one hour” steel fire doorsets to 16 of Southwark Homes’ housing blocks. The doorsets, complete with Briton door controls, hinges and lockcases, offer increased security as well as providing first class fire protection. * info@ingersollrand.co.uk

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Floors, Walls & Ceilings

Mapei resin flooring specified for sports pavilion Mapei's Mapefloor System was specified at the recently completed Leyton Jubilee Park Sports Pavilion, in East London.

Part of the Olympic Games Legacy Scheme, the new facility was funded by the Olympic Delivery Authority to improve play facilities and the surrounding landscape.

Named to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the new Pavilion was designed by mae Architects and includes football pitches, a basketball court, adventure play areas and spacious changing rooms.

As part of the project, over 350m2 of Mapefloor I 350 SL resin flooring was installed throughout the Pavillion’s changing areas by Resin Flooring Specialists.

The two-component multi-purpose epoxy resin formula provided a strong surface which is highly resistant to abrasion – and perfectly suited to resist scratches caused by football player’s boot studs and blades. Neutral-toned Mapefloor I 350 SL was coupled with a grey Mapecolor Paste (RAL 7040) to achieve the desired aesthetic.

Mapei’s solvent-free, two-component epoxy primer Primer SN was also chosen to enhance the bond between the Mapefloor System and substrate.

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Knauf Cleaneo Akustik absorbs with style Incorporating all the proven benefits of its predecessor, Apertura, the Cleaneo Akustik range of perforated plasterboards from Knauf comes newly equipped with Cleaneo Akustik technology to provide improved air quality for a cleaner and safer working environment. The range is further enhanced with four new boards that offer a four-sided tapered edge profile that enables the boards to be taped and jointed. Available in 20 different perforation patterns to offer complete creative freedom, Cleaneo Akustik plasterboards cut the amount of pollutants and odours while still delivering their market-leading acoustic performance. (

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A range of high performance subfloor preparation products from F. Ball and Co, have been used in the recent renovations at the Cornwall College Camborne Campus. F. Ball products, including the latest generation smoothing underlayment, Stopgap 1200 Pro, and new, rapid drying waterproof surface membrane, Stopgap F78, from the leading flooring product manufacturer, were used to create a durable, attractive finish in the classrooms, corridors and canteen areas of the campus. John Hudson, Managing Director at Aztek Interiors, commented on the F. Ball products. He said: “We regularly use F. Ball products in our installations as we know we’re guaranteed the best possible finish.” *

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Floors, Walls & Ceilings

Plymouth City Council gets a grip with coverTEC Public service provider, Amey Infrastructure, which manages and maintains some of the UK's vital assets, such as roads and railways, has installed a number of Ultracrete coverTEC composite covers and frames in and around Plymouth city in an effort to improve road safety for pedestrians and motorists.

Plymouth City Council had been experiencing some issues with a number of manhole covers which had become worn and polished due to heavy trafficking and posed a serious risk to the public.

Ultracrete, manufacturer of highways maintenance solutions, recommended the installation of its coverTEC class D400 vehicular access covers to resolve the issue. The covers are made of an advanced composite structure of glass fibre and resin as opposed to conventional metal, and have an extremely hard wearing tread *

pattern, which is guaranteed for the life of the product (a minimum of 15 years). They are manufactured with an anti-slip surface that is equivalent in value to a high quality road surface and maintain their non slip properties even when wet.

The frames offer full faced seating for the cover (compared to the 3 point seating traditionally found with iron covers, where if one point corrodes, rocking will occur), eliminating displacement. This removes the potential for rattling covers, which cause disruption and noise pollution.

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The covers are not electrically conductive, protecting pedestrians from the possibility of accidental electrical shock, and are very lightweight – a third of the weight of ductile, making it easier and safer for operatives to handle.

Their non-metal composition means that they have no scrap value, and therefore are of no interest to metal thieves who leave gaping holes in the road, costing councils on average £1500 per repair to replace the missing covers, not to mention the huge threat posed to the safety of road users.

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Keep things moving with Sommerfeld

Glidden Trade lifts the lid on new matt paint Glidden Trade has launched a new Durable Matt paint designed to provide a cost-effective, hard-wearing finish. This latest addition to the Glidden Trade range has been formulated to help specifiers provide their clients with a durable, attractive matt finish, even when budgets are limited. In addition to offering durable, long lasting results, Glidden Trade Durable Matt gives good coverage at a spreading rate of 14m2 per litre, which makes the product both time and cost effective.

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Sommerfeld Flexboard has further enhanced its portable roadway product portfolio with the introduction of a plastic alternative, Euromat. Euromat, the market leading plastic heavy access mat, provides the ultimate in ground protection and access solutions for soft and uneven ground supporting loads of up to 80 tonnes, making it the ideal choice for use in construction, civil engineering and ground work industries. Manufactured from 100% recycled high density polyethylene is perfect for both long and short term projects, each mat weighing just 35kgs means loading and unloading can be easily undertaken by just two men. *

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Interface gets BIM ready Interface has become the first carpet tile manufacturer in the UK to have products listed on the NBS National BIM Library, the UK’s leading resource for BIM objects. At the forefront of this industry development, Interface has made a selection of its most popular products available through the library including: Transformation; H727; Equilibrium; Straightforward; and Fotosfera Structured. By having its products live on the BIM library, Interface is aiming to help designers, contractors and architects that are using this innovative technology, meet their requirements at the click of a button. The Interface products live on the BIM library are available via www.interface.com and www.nationalbimlibrary.com *

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Altro helps school set high standards A range of Altro floors and walls has been used in the new state-of-the-art Dunfermline High School, in Fife, helping the new facility achieve an 'Excellent' BREEAM rating and set the highest green and sustainability standards. The Altro products were installed by Veitchi.

A wide range of Altro flooring and wall cladding was specified for the new build.

Altro Suprema II safety flooring was used in the main internal ‘street’ on the ground floor, and in all toilets and changing rooms.

Offering an impressive palette of 40 colours, design-led Altro Suprema II creates any mood, from subtle to bold and inventive and is perfect for areas where safety flooring isn’t traditionally used.

Altro Walkway 20 safety flooring was installed in all Dunfermline High’s science classrooms and laboratories, technicians’ rooms, drama technical room, home economics rooms, art rooms and all stores.

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communications hub. Altro Walkway is a hugely popular hard-wearing 2mm safety flooring, providing lifelong slip and abrasion resistance.

Altro Marine 20 safety flooring was fitted in all showers. The product is a 2mm thick textured surface specially designed for safety with wet, bare feet or soft soled footwear.

It incorporates coloured chips and grains to enable it to blend with various colour schemes.

Altro Whiterock wall cladding was used throughout the school kitchen and associated stores, offices and servery. It is also in the Meals on Wheels kitchen, the commercial kitchen and as splashbacks to all sinks and wash hand basins in the school.

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Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms

GSB launches new accessible wet room range Gainsborough Specialist Bathing, Europe's leading choice in hi-lo assisted baths, has launched a new range of assisted wet rooms suitable for a wide variety of public sector healthcare developments.

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ainsborough Specialist Bathing has manufactured high quality assisted baths in the UK for almost 30 years. Its bathing solutions have a proven reputation for providing trusted reliability, comfort and durability in long term care and acute care settings.

A new range of accessible wet rooms from Gainsborough, which deliver the same outstanding levels of performance and care, now complements its selection of baths and recently launched shower modules.

These stylish wet rooms offer architects, designers and contractors with a stylish, yet exceptionally durable solution that meets the

challenges encountered in specialist bathing environments. Developed with users, carers and designers in mind, these new wet rooms enhance the bathing experience through considered, ergonomic design.

Commitment to innovation Gordon Farmiloe, Care in Bathing Managing Director commented: “As we continue to innovate within the specialist bathing sector, we are totally committed to delivering solutions that improve the bathing experience. We understand, from an architect’s perspective, there is an increasing need for a variety of different

Gainsborough Specialist Bathing has launched a new range of assisted wet rooms designed for use in a variety of healthcare developments

bathing and showering solutions to meet the challenges faced in modern healthcare developments. Following extensive research and development, in addition to comprehensive safety and compliance testing, we are extremely proud to launch this new wet room range to the market. We believe our new wet rooms will reiterate why Gainsborough continues to be the leader in specialist bathing.”

Suitable for new-build or refurbishment projects, the new ergonomic wet room range from Gainsborough provides a flexible bathing solution that can be tailored to meet individual project needs. Each wet room incorporates a wet deck area with level access and slip resistant flooring in a variety of colours so accessibility and safety is maximised. A range of decorative wall paneling is also available in seven attractive finishes, including white marble, white gloss and white diamond stone effects.

Complete service Gainsborough’s wet room system is available with a flat shower screen or half-height shower doors that include MicroGuard antimicrobial protection technology to assist with infection control. There is a choice of TMV2 and TMV3 shower units or a BEAB Care Approved electric care shower with thermostatic controls. An integrated, softtouch padded shower seat with folding armrests is also incorporated along with a fluted grab rail.

With a network of skilled fitters working nationwide, Gainsborough also provides a complete end-to-end service from concept to completion, including room design, site surveys, delivery, full installation and commissioning. 

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Washroom upgrade for Howick Place Within London's sought-after area of Victoria is situated the architecturally cutting edge commercial and residential development, Howick Place. Responsible for the impressive design were Rolfe Judd Architects. Not only did they want to create an exterior that was visually stunning but also an interior that showcased modern design at its best.

This inspirational working environment of Howick Place had to make an immediate impact with potential occupant’s right from the moment they step in to the expansive reception area to rinsing their hands in the washrooms. To help achieve this

Rolfe Judd appointed Amwell Systems to supply and install their modern and luxurious washroom products so the building represented the highest quality craftsmanship no matter where you are in the building.

Amwell’s real wood veneer Sylan cubicles were specified for the washroom cubicles. With 44mm real wood veneer doors and totally invisible fixings Sylan was the perfect choice for this project given that quality was such an important factor.

To further enhance this cutting edge design glass duct panels were also installed in the washrooms. Being fully aware that accuracy and precision was critical to the build, Amwell Systems ensured due care and attention was paid when installing all products but particularly when dealing with this delicate and intricate design element. Glass was also used in the shower and changing area.

Amwell’s Minima cubicles in Alpine glass were specified for the 12 shower cubicles and look stunning against Minima’s sleek stainless steel aluminium frame. These modern, angular cubicles coupled with the welcoming warmth of the real wood veneer lockers certainly ensured that Rolfe Judd were able to meet their design brief set by the client to go above and beyond.  *

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Total approach helps community centre open for all Southampton City Council has developed a partnership with Woolston Community Association whereby the council has funded refurbishment and extensions to the area’s Community Centre to provide facilities for local people, and a new venue for the council’s adult day services. Sue Harris, Southampton City Council’s day services manager, comments: “Installing a Changing Places toilet was vital, as we work with people with complex needs, and one of the aims of the refurbishment was to encourage new users to the Community Centre. The Changing Places toilet means anyone who needs the help of a carer can relax and enjoy themselves at the centre, knowing there are appropriate toilet facilities.” *

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Ready reference to achieve compliance Achieving optimum accessibility in new school building and upgrade/refurbishment projects is being simplified through a ‘ready reference’ just published.‘Considerations & Specification of Hygiene Rooms in Educational Establishments’ is an innovative white paper, produced by leading disabled toileting solutions provider Clos-o-Mat. The paper covers all new legislative and ‘good practice’ guidelines for design and specification of the ‘bigger and better’ accessible toilets in schools, simplifying the compliance process. The white paper can be downloaded free of charge from Clos-oMat’s website, along with the company’s other sector-specific white papers, and a full ambit of CAD drawings to cut and paste into plans. *

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In-Tank makes WC installation a simpler task Leading sanitaryware brand Roca has introduced In-Tank – the first system to incorporate the cistern inside the WC pan, making installation simple as well as saving space and water. The In-Tank Meridian back-to-wall and wall-hung WCs are the first to have a concealed cistern integrated within the pan. Responding to the demand for quick and easy-to-install products, this system saves time and keeps costs to a minimum as with the tank already incorporated inside the product. The wall-hung option is supplied complete with either a straight or an L-shaped support, enabling it to be fitted to solid or cavity walls with the support frame built-in. (

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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation

Lathams looks to the future with cladding solution Accoya - the modified, highly durable and dimensionally stable certified softwood - is now available from all 10 of James Latham's nationwide distribution sites. Accoya wood is a perfect solution for exterior cladding, siding and facades where aesthetics, less frequent maintenance, dimensional stability, durability and insulation value are key factors.

Accoya wood can be used to create simple or complex designs with a choice of coating finishes, delivering typically improved lifetimes. It can be opaque coated or, for those wishing to enjoy the

natural look of wood, translucent coated.

Plus, with a 50-year guarantee when used externally and 25 years when used in the ground, Accoya’s low maintenance requirements add to its ‘whole life’ cost

effectiveness and environmental credentials and this versatility makes it ideal for use in residential, commercial and industrial applications.

Paul Leach, James Latham’s Group Product Sales & Development Manager for Accoya says: “Accoya wood is fast becoming the material of choice for architects, contractors and joiners for many exterior applications which were once only feasible with non-sustainable material. In addition to cladding, sidings and facades, Accoya is also ideal for windows, doors and decking.

“As well as our established customer base who are now seeing the benefits of Accoya for cladding and other exterior projects, we’ve also seen it open up opportunities with new customers as demand for sustainably modified products continues to grow.

“Accoya is a fantastic material for external specification and fits perfectly with our already established range of sustainable products.”  *

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Raising the roof

Safesite takes home BSIF award Safesite Limited has been recognised for its outstanding work within the safety industry at this year’s British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) Awards 2013. The BSIF is the UK’s leading trade body within the safety industry and with over 160 members it aims to provide support and guidance on a wide range of occupational safety issues. The prestigious awards gala dinner took place on the 7th October at the Guoman Tower Hotel, London.

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A Grade II listed residential building in Hackney has won plaudits and attracted significant praise from residents, the public and the local council’s historic building department on its successful roof refurbishment. Marley Eternit’s Acme single camber clay plain tiles were specified to ensure a striking roof for a well-loved historic local building. Main contractor, Anglian Brickwork and project architect, Paul Mitchell were appointed to redevelop the pitched roof, which covers a surface area of 1500m2. During the redevelopment a combination of colours from Marley Eternit’s Acme single camber tile range was specified including 50% Red Sandfaced, 25% Heather Blend and 25% Farmhouse Brown Sandfaced. *

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Local look from Stormking Specialist GRP building products manufacturer, Stormking, has provided 16 specially produced dormers for a 114 house development by Barratt Homes North Scotland. The three-sided prefabricated GRP Piended Stormking dormer roofs blend in completely with existing houses in the surrounding area, retaining the character of the region. Barratt Homes chose Stormking to design and manufacture the special dormers because of its proven ability to provide prefabricated products to BBA standards and to deliver on time and within budget. The Stormking dormers come complete with their own tiling already fixed with dry valley and abutment flashings and, if required, with front apron flashings to ensure a water proof installation. *

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Ugibright focal point for Liverpool health centre Sited on an elevated plot in Garston, the £12m South Liverpool Health Centre provides a contemporary landmark with its Aperam Ugibright mirror-faced stainless steel facades. The building, designed by architects MBLA Manchester, achieved a BREEAM Healthcare ‘Excellent’ rating and used panels 0.5mm thick. Renewables supply 44% of the building’s energy requirements, reducing carbon emissions by 15%. As with other Aperam stainless steel solutions, the metal’s strength and durability enable it to be used at thinner gauges than other metals can withstand. Ugibright also provides the unique quality of reflecting the surrounding environment, creating differing effects as light changes. *

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STYROFOAM and XENERGY BIM objects launched Dow Building Solutions has made its core range of STYROFOAM-A and XENERGY thermal insulation products available as Building Information Modelling (BIM) objects through the National Building Specification (NBS) National BIM library. The new BIM objects – which include ROOFMATE, FLOORMATE, PERIMATE and XENERGY extruded polystyrene (XPS) products – are also available via the company’s website at www.styrofoam.co.uk. The National BIM Library is the construction industry’s free-to-use resource of NBS standard BIM content. Dow Building Solutions’ objects are available in industry-neutral Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) format and formats compatible with Autodesk Revit, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, Tekla and Bentley. *

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The art of light The new School of Art and Design at the University of Central Lancashire, designed

by Mellor Architects, is a great example of the unique ambience created by the Kalwall daylighting system. The University identified the need for an additional studio and workshop space together with a new main entrance and display area. The interior primarily uses white for walls and ceiling to maximise the diffused light and provide a neutral backdrop for student work. Kalwall is designed to transmit Museum-Quality Daylighting, flooding an interior with natural diffused daylight without glare or the harsh contrasts of light and shade and eliminating any needs for curtains or blinds. (

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HVAC/HVP

Liverpool Housing Trust reduces energy consumption The Liverpool Housing Trust has used Atlantic Boilers’ VF range of boilers to significantly reduce energy consumption at its Friendship House Building. The Trust manages more than 40 retirement properties and retirement homes for older people. The consulting engineers were REC of Liverpool and the installers were Kimpton Building Services of Birkenhead.

The original boilerplant was replaced with two of the Atlantic VF 100kW all stainless steel pre-mix gas, low NOx condensing boilers. In the following 12 months, the energy consumption was reduced by more than 25%. Building Management Control was also added, increasing the energy saving to over 40%.

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A biomass solution made for the public sector Public sector buildings have a commitment to cut carbon, as well as a commitment to keeping costs down and disruption to building occupants to a minimum. Helping meet the specific needs of this market, is leading solutions provider, Euroheat, which has introduced a pre-fabricated biomass heating unit – the ‘Energy Cabin’ – presenting a versatile and time-saving option for both endusers and specifiers.The Energy Cabin is delivered complete with necessary boilers, pipe-work, accumulators and hopper; it simply needs to be plumbed in and wired up – ready to go in one day, rather than the weeks it can take to put an equivalent system together on-site.

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Honeywell and Stor Generation to cut energy use Honeywell has announced it is working with powermanagement company Stor Generation to help organisations automatically adjust energy use in their buildings, creating virtual power plants (VPPs) to help stabilise the electrical grid. Stor Generation will use Honeywell’s automated demand response (ADR) technology to connect with facilities and aggregate energy savings tied to temporary adjustments in heating and cooling equipment, and other building systems. The same technology can combine and feed power from onsite generators into the grid. Companies and public entities that participate are compensated for their involvement. *

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WindowMaster delivers new white paper

GI Energy extends offering GI Energy, a market leader in the design and installation of Ground Source Energy Systems for heating and cooling in the UK, is now extending its portfolio to offer customers complete energy solutions.

These will include Combined Heat and Power; air source heat pumps, demand reduction, power conditioning, solar photovoltaic and thermal and biomass in addition to Ground Source Energy Systems. Chris Davidson, Development Director of GI Energy, said: “This is an exciting new development for GI Energy which has already demonstrated that it has the capability to deliver comprehensive and leading sustainable energy solutions.” (

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WindowMaster has produced a new white paper for contractors on how best to ensure natural ventilation systems in new schools meet the criteria for the Priority School Building Programme. The white paper can be downloaded free from http://tiny.cc/SchoolVentilation.

WindowMaster has developed the white paper which uses dynamic thermal and CFD modelling to demonstrate how careful design and precise control for natural ventilation are essential in the delivery of a compliant natural ventilation strategy. It shows how this can be achieved without the need for mechanical fans and mixing boxes, or their associated energy and maintenance costs. *

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Mitsubishi Electric revamps website Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new website to provide a detailed overview of the energy saving solutions on offer from the company. The smart, clean and modern design of the site focuses on the features and benefits that the manufacturer’s innovative range of heating, cooling, ventilation and control equipment can offer, and highlights the legislation and regulations that are focusing attention on energy consuming equipment in our buildings. All of the sites have been consolidated to allow for easier and faster access from a new Living Environmental Systems landing page. This allows visitors to navigate to any of the company’s websites from one central location. *

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The MCIAT Professional Assessment

– a new qualifying route What is the MCIAT Professional Assessment?

The MCIAT Professional Assessment is a flexible, rigorous, robust and quality assured qualifying process, based on performance and designed to recognise the diversity of Architectural Technology.

Candidates must provide an in-depth critical analysis clearly summarising their professional experience. This should be a reflective report and should refer to challenges and successes encountered whilst working on projects and how any issues were resolved.

Applicants should also undertake a self-evaluation highlighting their strengths and weaknesses in relation to their area(s) of practice.

The Professional Assessment process is based on four core competencies: • Designing • Managing • Practising • Developing (self)

Who can apply for the MCIAT Professional Assessment?

Any applicant working in or on, for example, academia, general practice, component design, refurbishment, small residential projects, large commercial projects etc within Architectural Technology, should be able to apply their own experience to the Professional Assessment process, but they must hold one of the following membership grades: ACIAT, TCIAT or profile candidate.

Each application will be assessed on its merit. However, each applicant will need to demonstrate a sufficient level of knowledge and understanding and professional competence/experience in relation to their sphere/s of practice and demonstrate to the Institute they can meet the expectations of a Chartered Architectural Technologist, MCIAT.

How much does it cost?

To apply for the Professional Assessment, applicants are required to pay £300 for the assessment of the application and the Professional Assessment Interview.

For further information email our Membership Director, James Banks via james@ciat.org.uk or call us on +44(0)20 7278 2206 Public Sector Build Journal 53 55

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Focus & Innovation

'Top-to-toe' body engineering for the winter It’s great news for those parts of your body where you lose most heat because Snickers has a ‘First Layer’ garment to provide just the level of comfort you need. There’s hats, undershirts, pants, long johns and socks along with the unbeatably snug XTR ‘Body-Engineered’ undergarments.

These special ‘First Layer’ undergarments are designed to keep you warm and to transfer moisture away from the body. If sweat is left lying on the skin you get cold, wet and you’ll be freezing before you know it. The ‘First Layer’ materials are also blended with nano-sized bamboo charcoals which have anti-odour properties. *

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Yeoman Rainguard has added attractive Rain Cups and Chains to its range of rainwater systems. Manufactured from Copper, one of the few metals that is fully sustainable, the rain cups and chains prove to be an environmentally friendly, naturally durable, decorative addition to a project. Yeoman Rainguard Copper Rain Chains & Cups are available in a wide range of designs and profiles making it the perfect finishing touch on any house, conservatory or garden building.

Foremans Relocatable Building Systems, the UK’s largest supplier of refurbished Portakabin buildings, has achieved accreditation to the Government standard for Customer Service Excellence (CSE) in recognition of its consistently outstanding performance in customer service. According to Mike Williams, Managing Director of Foremans: “We believe we are the first supplier of refurbished and recycled modular buildings to achieve this widely recognised accreditation – and that it sets us apart from other suppliers in this sector. It demonstrates our unrivalled commitment to customer-focused delivery and to genuinely engaging with our customers at every stage of the process – from initial enquiry to the handover and commissioning of each building.” *

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Door closer enhances care home safety Powermatic Free Swing is the latest controlled, concealed door closer to be introduced by Samuel Heath. The new closer complies with two harmonised European performance standards, BS EN 1154 (controlled door closing devices) and BS EN 1155 (electrically powered free swing and hold-open devices), and is manufactured in the United Kingdom under processes and systems that comply with BS EN 9001, thereby allowing it to carry the CE mark. Concealment ensures that the appearance of doors and interiors is not spoiled by the unsightly control arms and boxes. It also assures a more homely, less institutionalised environment, something that is highly valued in healthcare applications. (

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Engineering depth gives Brett Landscaping the edge Paving supplier Brett Landscaping has been selected to provide permeable paving for driveways and carriageways across a social housing project in Kingston-Upon-Hull. Brett Landscaping advised that compliance with Interpave and British Standard regulations necessitated a full engineering assessment. This was conducted utilising the company’s PermCalc permeable pavement design tool to provide the optimum design based upon detailed data on the composition of the ground. Brett has supplied permeable Omega Flow paving in two variants. The central paving areas have been supplied in 80mm Brindle blocks, while borders are specified in 60mm Charcoal. This design ensures that surface water run-off is directed towards the paving that offers greater permeability. *

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Focus & Innovation concerned. Each of the sites was compact and in close proximity to homes so the R Schools method of building was the perfect solution for these projects.

Windmill Primary School in Woosehill opened on the 9th September 2013 much to the delight of the staff and pupils alike.

The 31 modules were delivered during four days in early June, with the public looking on in wonder as the units were landed. During the subsequent weeks the build progressed at speed and the building was ready for the staff to get the school ready for the first pupils at the end of August.

The reception classroom (the first year of intake) has been furnished with brightly coloured tables and chairs, toys and even an indoor sandpit. There is also a dedicated outdoor play area for the reception class equipped with a number of outdoor toys to keep the pupils entertained. There are a further six classrooms, which will be filled during the next seven years, a library, food science room and a large sports hall, along with other administration areas.

Building new schools R way Wokingham Borough Council had an urgent requirement for new one form entry Primary schools at Charvil, Winnersh and Woosehill to be ready for the new school year in 2013. R Schools, the new team from offsite construction specialists Rollalong, was approached by the council in September 2012 to see if these schools could be delivered in time.

The scope of work for each school was extensive, including not only more than 1440m² of building but all external works consisting of groundworks, drainage and attenuation, play areas included MUGAs, tennis courts and playing fields. Other

external works included providing car parks and fencing.

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Eircom get a facelift from Remmers Innovative bollard to minimise vehicle damage The Eircom exchange building, constructed in the 1970s, consists of a rendered exterior of architectural interest and features curves and round “porthole” style windows. The exterior render was suffering with a high degree of cracking.

Repairs to the render were carried out using Betofix RM, a fast cure feather edge repair mortar prior to application of the coating system. Remmers Elastoflex system was chosen to accommodate the anticipated movement and give a high degree of finish to the exterior. The Elastoflex system incorporates mesh reinforcement within a highly elastic coating compliant with EN1504 – surface protection coatings. (

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CIS Street Furniture introduces Flexi-Boll.This truly unique, flexible but rigid bollard is designed to outwardly look like a standard bollard, however when a force is applied to it special compounds in the polyurethane will deform allowing the bollard to bend up to 90 degrees. In fact the whole bollard can be run over and will self right in a matter of seconds.

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New surface protector joins Fila Green Line Fila has introduced a new solvent-free, stain-proofing protector – FILAMP90 ECO PLUS. Launched at Cersaie 2013, the new high performance sealant is LEED-approved and developed for polished porcelain and natural stone surfaces. It can be applied internally and externally – with some residual moisture – and its water-based formula cuts application time by up to 80%. FILA MP90 ECO is also GEV-EMICODE EC1PLUS certified and suitable for contact with foodstuffs. New FILAMP90 ECO PLUS joins Fila’s Green Line – a range of water-based, biodegradable products that have a very low VOC content. It provides protection against stains, without forming a film or altering natural surface colour. *

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Yorkon specified as part of redevelopment scheme

New Magnum ready to work this winter

Off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, has handed over five ancillary buildings as part of the new £54m Reading Train Care Depot. Yorkon has provided a three-storey depot administration building, two ancillary buildings for train maintenance and cleaning staff, a security gate house, and a further train care accommodation building. The steel-framed modules for each building were manufactured off-site at the Yorkon production centre in York to minimise disruption on this very busy site.

The main office building features an architectural ‘butterfly wing’ roof and a rainscreen cladding system finished in white with bands of bright green for a distinctive appearance.

DMMP has announced a new Magnum spreader which has joined the company’s stable of expert winter tools and machinery.

The new spreader is simple to maintain and store so will have a positive impact on the way many organisations deal with ice and snow this winter. The Magnum Poly Insert Spreader sits neatly on the back of a threequarter or one ton pick-up and effortlessly deals with the issue of spreading salt when ice and snow is expected. The spreader’s unique design has been created to allow easy access and maintenance. The spreader has a capacity of 1.1-1.52m3 and has been designed for simplicity of use. (

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Fila has launched a free smartphone app – FILASOLUTIONS. Developed for trade professionals, retailers and customers, the easy-to-use ‘how to’ app provides a comprehensive surface care resource – from advice on an ideal treatment, to a ‘coverage calculator.’ It is available to download from www.filasolutionsblog.com/en/download-app-2 or Google Play and suitable for all smartphones and tablets. The new Fila app features seven main function menus, two of which include: Treatment systems which identifies the ideal Fila treatment for any natural surface, including from natural stone to wood, whilst Treatment stages recommends the most suitable solution/s for each treatment stage; pre-treatment, initial wash, protection, finishing and maintenance. (

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IronmongeryDirect launches online service for DoP documents IronmongeryDirect, the online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products to the trade, is helping to keep its customers stay one step ahead by providing direct access to Declaration of Performance (DoP) documents to support the new requirements for CE markings. From 1st July, under the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), it became mandatory for manufacturers, distributors and importers to provide a Declaration of Performance (DoP) document for all CE marked construction products that are covered by a harmonised European Standard. Without the DoP, which declares the certification criteria, the CE mark is rendered invalid. IronmongeryDirect customers can download the supporting DoP documents via the company’s website. *

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Architects and specifiers seeking credits for schemes such as BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) can now do so using a comprehensive range of products from Knauf – a leading manufacturer of lightweight building materials and systems. Under the responsible sourcing standard BES 6001, Knauf achieved a performance rating of ‘Very Good’ covering the company’s laminated and non-laminated plasterboards and gypsum plasters. This applies to products manufactured at both of the company’s UK factories at Immingham and Sittingbourne, and so provides designers with a wide selection of premium plasterboards and jointing, bonding and textured compounds that meet the requirements for responsible sourcing in building ratings.

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Prime Minister visits Portakabin factory Prime Minister, David Cameron, visited the Portakabin manufacturing centre and international headquarters in York last month and has welcomed the Group’s announcement that it is expanding its operations in Europe with plans to open its first hire and visitor centres in Luxembourg and in Toulouse in the south west of France. Derek Carter, Chief Executive of the Portakabin Group, said: “We were delighted to welcome the Prime Minister here in York. We believe we have a unique position in the market, which is not currently being served in Luxembourg and so this latest expansion offers huge potential and opportunity for Portakabin.” (

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A new world leader in aluminium solutions

Impey Showers re-engineers the shower seat

On 1st September, a new company called Sapa AS became a reality – a newly-formed joint venture of the profiles, building systems and precision tubing operations of Sapa and Hydro.

This union of the two businesses now means the company can enjoy a strong local presence and demonstrate technical expertise on all continents. The new venture is present in over 40 countries, creating a global turnover of 43 billion NOK. Sapa group will become a market leader in the building systems sector with five brands developing products and services dedicated to serve all specific needs of their customers worldwide: Technal, Wicona, Sapa, Domal and Askey.

Impey’s revolutionary new SlimFold shower seat and bench is stylish, surable, safe and functional. It bears weight of up to 40 stone and has a profile of just 111mm when folded. The bench has a profile of 55mm. SlimFold comes in 10 colours and has an RRP of £175 (plus VAT) and can be fitted from heights of 417mm which ensures safe transfer between standing and sitting or from a wheelchair. There is no maximum height restriction.

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KI’s Learn2 chair is flexible and student-focused, transforming learning environments. With its fully adjustable, dual-handed worksurface, Learn2 adapts to each student’s personal space and provides customised comfort. There are two chair styles available – Intellect Wave and Strive which both have a choice of 20 colours. The writing tablet swivels 154 degrees and moves in/out for customised comfort and enhanced interaction whilst the support arm rotates right/left 220 degrees to accommodate any preferred position. Options include polypropylene or laminate writing tablets, castors or glides, upholstered seat pads and dual accessory racks.

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Yeoman Shield appoints new Area Sales Manager Yeoman Shield has expanded its sales force and recruited Chris Mears as a member of its UK sales division covering the South West region. Chris will be responsible for sales of Yeoman Shield wall and door protection products to many different market sectors including healthcare, education, retail, sports & leisure centres, hotels, public transportation stations and airports. Based in Barry, South Wales, Chris who has over 15 years sales experience, will be covering the South West area including Avon, Bristol, Ceredigion, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Dyfed, Gwent, Powys, Somerset, Mid, South and West Glamorgan. *

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Ingersoll Rand publishes new reference Leading global provider of security and safety solutions Ingersoll Rand has launched a white paper on bomb blast doors, as a comprehensive guidance document for specifiers of high-risk building projects.

Designed to provide an overview of the current regulatory environment surrounding counter-terrorism measures in the construction of highrisk environments, the paper offers specifying professionals a wider understanding of advisory documents, quality standards and market leading products. The paper summarises important documents produced by the Department of Communities and Local Government which aim to assist in the design of public places deemed at risk of terrorist attack – such as airports, embassies and retail outlets. *

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Maxwood brings fun and function to London school Maxwood has combined fun and functionality in child-friendly washrooms for a new primary school in West London.

Maxwood manufactured and installed a complete washroom package for Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Acton consisting of toilet cubicles with colourful printed graphics, complementary vanity (hand wash) units, and pre-plumbed duct panelling for ease of installation. The new school building, designed by DHP (UK) LLP and constructed by Buxton Building Contractors, provides an attractive, modern learning environment for nearly 500 local children aged four to eleven. (

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Building homes for the future?

Better build in Sky±HD

Talk to Sky about the digital entertainment buyers want Whoever your new builds are aimed at, your buyers will be looking for digital entertainment that keeps pace with technology. Increasingly, that means Sky±HD.

Our Specialist Installation Team can work directly with you, or your chosen contractors, to fit this future-proof solution. So arrange a free survey today.

By integrating a ‘5 cable IRS’ system and having 2 signal feeds to each satellite point, your residents will have more ways to enjoy the TV they want to watch. And that makes your properties even more attractive to potential buyers.

Go to sky.com/newbuild or call 08442 410 389 Sky TV: Sky box and Sky TV subscription required for customers to receive Sky digital programming. Two satellite feeds required for full Sky±HD functionality. Installation of an IRS system is subject to survey. General: Calls cost up to 5.1p per minute and up to 15p connection fee for BT customers. Calls from other providers may vary. Correct at 3 July 2013.

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