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Medite & Smartply set sights<br />
on off-site construction<br />
Wood panels are the natural choice for developers and house builders looking to utilise the time, cost and quality benefits of offsite<br />
construction. In particular, engineered wood panels offer specifiers, timber frame manufacturers and contractors the<br />
enhanced flexibility, improved quality and superior safety to ensure the industry continues to build for the future.<br />
Leading manufacturers of engineered<br />
wood panels, Medite and SmartPly offer a<br />
wide range of high performance products<br />
for wall, floor and roof applications. From the<br />
breathable Medite Vent to the new SmartPly<br />
VapAirTight with integrated vapour control and<br />
air barrier properties – Medite and SmartPly<br />
provide high performance, environmentally<br />
friendly and easy to install products that are<br />
perfect for modern construction.<br />
Lessons in performance<br />
At the University of East Anglia’s (UEA)<br />
landmark development The Enterprise Centre,<br />
over 11,000m2 of SmartPly OSB3 was supplied<br />
for use in the structural timber frame.<br />
Manufactured using zero added formaldehyde,<br />
SmartPly OSB3 met the client and contractor’s<br />
strict requirements for proven performance<br />
and extremely low environmental impact.<br />
The build-up of the wall panels featured 18mm<br />
taped SmartPly OSB3 on the inside for racking<br />
and airtightness, followed by a 140mm cellulose<br />
insulated structural stud, a thermal break<br />
cavity filled with cellulose insulation and a<br />
second 63mm insulated stud.<br />
For projects where flame retardance is a<br />
prerequisite, SmartPly has developed SmartPly<br />
FR OSB3. Manufactured using Zeroignition<br />
Solution, a water based, eco-friendly, fire<br />
retardant, this penetrates into the wood<br />
strands to ensure best in class fire performance<br />
whilst fully maintaining structural integrity.<br />
At the construction of The Edge – a sevenstorey,<br />
timber frame a<strong>cc</strong>ommodation building<br />
for students of John Moores University and<br />
University of Liverpool – SmartPly FR OSB3 was<br />
specified over conventional post-treated wood<br />
panels due to its guaranteed consistency and<br />
excellent flame retardant properties.<br />
The future of OSB<br />
Environmental credentials are now a crucial<br />
requirement in modern construction. With<br />
Passivhaus and low energy construction<br />
growing in popularity, SmartPly developed a<br />
structural panel that meets these requirements.<br />
The new SmartPly VapAirTight OSB panel, for<br />
which a patent is pending, is specifically<br />
engineered to deliver outstanding levels of<br />
airtightness and vapour control.<br />
Each panel features alternating layers of wood<br />
strands coated with a high quality<br />
formaldehyde-free resin and wax binder system<br />
to deliver outstanding levels of airtightness. A<br />
specialist coating is then applied to ensure<br />
vapour resistance and provide a premium<br />
performance OSB solution for super-insulated<br />
and passive buildings and enabling the<br />
elimination of a traditional additional vapour<br />
control membrane.<br />
Breathe more easily<br />
When designing and building timber frame<br />
structures, the risk of interstitial condensation<br />
is a key consideration as it can lead to mould<br />
growth, health issues and can even compromise<br />
structural integrity. Medite Vent meets the<br />
need for a breathable panel for use in external<br />
sheathing for all types of timber frame<br />
construction, supporting a well-ventilated<br />
building design.<br />
Combining high racking strength in excess of<br />
Category 1 requirements with excellent vapour<br />
permeability and high weather resistance,<br />
Medite Vent is an ideal choice for the outer<br />
layer in ‘diffusion open’ wall and roofing<br />
applications. Medite Vent is also produced<br />
using zero-added formaldehyde and carries the<br />
CE mark in a<strong>cc</strong>ordance with EN 13986 – making<br />
it a sustainable, reliable and high performance<br />
choice for low energy construction projects.<br />
Engineered wood panels deliver quality,<br />
performance and durability for a wide range of<br />
structural and non-structural applications. The<br />
specialist ranges of high performance and<br />
environmentally friendly systems from<br />
SmartPly OSB and Medite MDF make them the<br />
natural choice for forward-thinking architects,<br />
specifiers and contractors.<br />
www.coilltepanelproducts.com<br />
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