MEDITE – Creating with sustainability in mind

CREATING WITH SUSTAINABILITY IN MIND

As sustainability climbs to the top of the global agenda, the demand for environmentally friendly products is increasing. The benefits of timber are huge as it’s sustainable and renewable, and it also has the lowest embodied carbon of any mainstream building material. Its versatility also makes it a great product for fabricators to create bespoke structures and furniture.

Working with MEDITE MDF

MEDITE SMARTPLY has consistently worked to develop its specialist MEDITE MDF range to provide fabricators and designers with practical solutions that strive to meet their client’s design and sustainability goals. As part of the Coillte Group, the company prides itself on its sustainable supply chain and manufacturing processes. This means that the products are as environmentally friendly in their make up as they are in their application. MEDITE processes wood chips from the Irish sawmill sector, which accounts for around 60 per cent of the raw material input for MEDITE MDF and fulfils an important recycling element in the forestry sector. Additionally, the MEDITE MDF product range is CARB 2 compliant, which is a regulation limit lower than the European regulation E1 formaldehyde class. This does not mean it compromises on quality, far from it. The extensive MDF range boasts outstanding machinability, strength, and uniformity, which gives fabricators the freedom to create standard and bespoke structures to suit their project requirements. For example, if flame retardancy is needed, there is MEDITE PREMIER FR and MEDITE FR CLEAR - that also features no added formaldehyde. Often, MEDITE MR and MEDITE® TRICOYA® EXTREME (MTX) are specified for their moisture resistant properties. Many more examples demonstrating what can be achieved with MDF can be found on MEDITE’s members-only, online community site: www.meditemakesitreal.com. With ten different families of MDF products and many variants, offering over 400 possible specifications, fabricators can create sustainable and bespoke pieces. MEDITE Makes It Real. Join the exclusive MEDITE MDF community for inspiration and showcase your projects. Register at www.meditemakesitreal.com.

MANAGING STORMWATER SUSTAINABLY IN URBAN SPACES WITH WAVIN’S NEW AQUAGRID 40

Wavin, a leading global manufacturer of stormwater solutions, has launched its innovative new pervious paving system, AquaGrid 40. Manufactured from 100% recycled plastic, the product offers a SuDS (Sustainable Drainage System) solution for source control of storm water management for fire engine access, car parks, landscaped areas and driveways. An extension to Wavin’s Stormwater Range, AquaGrid 40 is a 330mm x 330mm square paving unit that interlinks with integrated locking lugs. These sections can be filled with grass or gravel to provide up to 90% permeable surface area. Lightweight and easy to install, AquaGrid 40 is also ultra-reliable, with impressive strength, loading and durability credentials and is a real alternative to hard impermeable surfacing e.g., tarmac and concrete. Also, Aquagrid provides support to make loose gravel surfaces trafficable for wheelchair access, bicycles, prams and ease of walking for pedestrians. John McPeake, Technical Sales Manager at Wavin said, “We are all aware of the increasing number of heavy rainfall events due to climate change and the greater occurrence of flash flooding due to the over loading of the aging drainage networks. Permeable surface solutions like Aquagrid 40 prevent the surface run-off and reduce the risk of flooding. A key pillar for a SuDS system is source control, i.e., capture the rainfall at source, again Aquagrid ticks this box. The call for action on climate change is now, Aquagrid 40 offers Architects, Engineers and Developers a real solution for many locations such as driveways where permeable surfaces are typically the default option. Also, Aquagrid 40 is suitable for retrofitting many existing permeable surfaces. To find out more about AquaGrid 40 please visit: wavin.ie/ aquagrid and for the complete Wavin Stormwater management range, please visit: wavin.ie.