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Building Envelope
Mailbox gets the Triflex treatment
Triflex (UK) Ltd were
recently chosen to
provide a long term and
durable waterproofing
and surfacing solution to
the walkways of the
residential area to the
iconic Mailbox building
in Birmingham.
It was paramount that
the renovation project
was completed using a robust solution that offered the optimum
combination of aesthetic and functional requirements. This
came in the form of Triflex BTS-P, a cold liquid applied, BBA
certified, fully reinforced waterproofing and surfacing system
specifically designed for walkways, balconies and terraces. The
system was specified with Triflex Colour Design finish – one of
the 8 different finish variants available.
It was essential that inconvenience to the residents of The
Mailbox was kept to a minimum. The totally cold applied, solvent
free Triflex BTS-P, system is trafficable after only 60 minutes,
helping to ensure the work could be carried out efficiently,
within the expected time frame and with minimal disruption.
www.triflex.co.uk
Arts & Craft refurbishment chose
Conservation casement windows
Award-winning timber
Conservation windows and
doors by Mumford & Wood
have been specified by Wide
Sky Architects in the
refurbishment of a 1930s Arts
and Craft property in
Buckinghamshire which is
typical of the local vernacular.
Windows and doors were in a poor condition, a mix of rotting
timber and inappropriate, ill-fitting plastic. All were replaced with
high performance, double glazed Conservation products which
not only made an immediate improvement to the aesthetics of
the property but totally changed the interior ambiance with style,
light, warmth and comfort.
The new dual finish facility allows the frames to be stained in
black externally to compliment the original vertical black beam
detail above the top floor windows beneath the eaves, and white
internally, while the sash leaves have been finished white both
inside and out.
A combination of double glazed Conservation casement
windows, with and without glazing bars, were manufactured in
the company’s state-of-the-art facility in Essex.
www.mumfordwood.com
Kingspan lower lambda products hit
the market
Kingspan Insulation has
revolutionised rigid insulation
technology with the launch of four
new low lambda products for floor,
wall and soffit applications; delivering
premium thermal performance with a
minimal construction thickness.
Products in the Kingspan Kooltherm
lower lambda range have a thermal
conductivity of just 0.018W/m.K across
all available board thicknesses, the
lowest for any rigid phenolic
insulation board. The expanded range now includes Kingspan
Kooltherm K103 Floorboard, K110 and K110 PLUS Soffit Board, and K118
Insulated Plasterboard, along with K106 and K108 Cavity Wall Board
launched earlier this year.
The advanced composition of Kingspan Kooltherm lower lambda
products ensures architects and builders now have even greater
freedom to achieve spectacular designs, with inherently outstanding
fabric performance, without having to compromise on internal living
or working space.
The products are manufactured with a blowing agent that has zero
Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and very low Global Warming
Potential (GWP).
www.kingspaninsulation.co.uk
Fibre cement slates help transform
historic street
The team working on
the £30+ million
transformation of Far
Gosford Street in
Coventry has specified
Marley Eternit’s fibre
cement slates to create
continuity between the
old and the new on this
latest phase. The Far
Gosford Regeneration Initiative is a ten year programme managed
by Coventry City Council and Complex Development Projects
(CDP) to regenerate the most intact historical street to survive the
bombing and post-war reconstruction.
The contractor and architect chose Marley Eternit’s Thrutone fibre
cement slates in two different colours for use on both the roof
and the facade of the new offices; the intersecting forms of Stone
Green and Blue Black slates, which make up the facade, are
obviously modern but have reference to the traditional slate
cladding of the buildings.
Thrutone is a cost effective lightweight fibre cement slate that can
be used to create striking roofs and facades. Available in eight
colours and three shapes, it offers great design flexibility.
www.marleyeternit.co.uk.
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