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Smartply offers sustainable<br />
solution to long-term energyefficient<br />
housing<br />
Wood panels are the natural choice for developers and house builders looking to utilise the time, cost and quality<br />
benefits of off-site construction. In particular, engineered wood panels offer specifiers, timber frame manufacturers<br />
and contractors the enhanced flexibility, improved quality and superior safety to ensure the industry continues to<br />
build for the future. SmartPly Oriented Strand Board (OSB) is an environmentally-friendly panel produced by Coillte,<br />
a leading timber panel manufacturer which has a<strong>cc</strong>ess to sustainable, well managed and fast growing softwood<br />
timber. It’s enabled the company to produce a range of materials for use in an array of structural and non-structural<br />
projects.<br />
resistance are paramount. At the new £5<br />
million Wilkinson Primary School in<br />
Wolverhampton, SmartPly OSB3 panels proved<br />
ideal for the timber frame building’s internal<br />
walls and ceilings with the school named as the<br />
winner in the ‘Large Projects’ category at the<br />
UK Passivhaus Awards 2015. The school sets<br />
new standards for low carbon education<br />
buildings and the project demonstrated how<br />
SmartPly OSB3 can play a vital role in the<br />
design and construction of super-insulated<br />
timber frames at industry leading passive<br />
developments.<br />
Progression<br />
SmartPly OSB is manufactured from<br />
locally-grown sustainable forest<br />
resource in an energy efficient process,<br />
giving it a lower carbon footprint than many<br />
types of plywood. It is manufactured by<br />
compressing precisely engineered strands of<br />
wood with exterior resins at high temperature<br />
to create an incredibly strong and versatile<br />
panel. SmartPly is made from sustainable,<br />
fast-growing timber from forest thinnings of<br />
new-growth pine and spruce, including the<br />
tops which are not used to make any other<br />
wood-based product. This is in contrast to<br />
plywood, which uses large logs cut from old<br />
growth forests. SmartPly uses less energy<br />
and resources to make than steel, concrete<br />
and other building materials. Over 75% of the<br />
energy used in the manufacturing process<br />
comes from wood residues and recovered<br />
wood. Burning wood by-products as an energy<br />
source instead of fossil fuels increases the<br />
CO2 benefit further. Manufactured to<br />
European Standard EN 300, SmartPly<br />
satisfies BS5268 Part 2 (Structural use of<br />
Timber- Code of practice for permissible<br />
stress design, materials and workmanship).<br />
SmartPly products are also approved by the<br />
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).<br />
Innovation<br />
Driven by market demand, shifting trends and<br />
changing legislation, SmartPly is continuously<br />
innovating by creating new products and<br />
technologies which are at the forefront of<br />
42<br />
wood-based panel products and beyond the<br />
standard OSB. SmartPly developed a new<br />
SmartPly VapAirTight OSB with vapour control<br />
properties and airtightness engineered into<br />
each panel. As a result, it performed six times<br />
better than PassivHaus standard. The rigid<br />
panel is a sustainable, robust and cost-effective<br />
alternative to specialist AVCL membranes. Fire<br />
safety is another essential building regulation<br />
and SmartPly Flame Retardant OSB3 has been<br />
developed to combine strength and durability<br />
with outstanding fire performance, whilst the<br />
innovative SmartPly SiteProtect is a durable<br />
pre-primed coated panel specifically for<br />
temporary site hoarding and long term security<br />
applications. It is designed to save both<br />
installation time and money and a perfect fit<br />
for housebuilders and developers with a<br />
sustainable strategy.<br />
Versatility<br />
Due to its easy, fast application, durability and<br />
environmental credentials, SmartPly has<br />
provided the solution to a variety of high profile<br />
projects. In December 2015, two pallets of<br />
18mm SmartPly OSB3 were specified by<br />
Greenpeace UK for the design and fabrication<br />
of flat pack emergency weather-proof buildings<br />
in Calais. A highly engineered, moisture<br />
resistant, wood-based panel designed for use in<br />
humid conditions, SmartPly OSB3 was the ideal<br />
choice for the emergency project as it is<br />
suitable for floors, roofs, walls and many other<br />
applications where strength and moisture<br />
Ahead of this year’s Ecobuild exhibition, a<br />
design competition was launched to encourage<br />
the nation’s future architects to showcase<br />
forward-thinking construction. It involved<br />
creating a ‘distinctive oasis’ within the<br />
DISCOVER stand which is sponsored by Medite<br />
– SmartPly and will provide the show’s social<br />
hub. The aim of the winning design, which was<br />
chosen by a panel of judges, was to maximise<br />
the use of sustainable materials including<br />
Medite MDF and SmartPly OSB, whilst<br />
minimising environmental impact and<br />
demonstrating how materials will be disposed<br />
of responsibly after the event. For the winning<br />
students from Bartlett School of Architecture it<br />
created a unique opportunity to hone their<br />
design skills in a real life application whilst<br />
providing exposure for their work.<br />
Vapairtight house<br />
www.smartply.com
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