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ROCKWOOL has been accredited with the British Board of Agrément (BBA) Agrément Certificate for its NyRock^® Rainscreen 032 product.

NyRock Rainscreen 032 is a stone wool insulation product specifically developed for use within ventilated cladding systems, as well as sealed systems such as curtain walling. Manufactured using patented technology, NyRock Rainscreen 032 has a more efficient fibre structure that increases the density of air pockets trapped within each slab. This results in an improved thermal performance when compared to traditional stone wool products.

“Launched just a few months ago, NyRock Rainscreen 032 has already been well received by the industry thanks to the improved thermal performance it provides,” comments Lisa Stephens, Product Manager for the Building Envelope at ROCKWOOL UK. “With the BBA approval, architects and designers have independent third-party confirmation of the advantages that NyRock Rainscreen 032 brings to their project.”

“The BBA provides services that drives quality and safety throughout the construction space, enabling innovation, risk mitigation and assurance from design through to completed build, and beyond” says Emma Wiles, Sales and Marketing Director from the BBA. “It is great to see more sustainable products entering the market such as this Rockwool product.”

BBA approved NyRock Rainscreen 032 has a low thermal conductivity of 0.032 W/mK. It has proven acoustic benefits and is water repellent, yet breathable. Being manufactured from stone wool, NyRock Rainscreen 032 is classed as non-combustible in Euroclass A1. Stone wool is dimensionally stable and has been proven to provide the same performance for more than 55 years after installation.^[1]

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[1] FIW, Durability Project Mineral Wool (2016), “Conclusions and Outlook.”

Construction materials supplier Euroform confirms that its ‘Easyboard^®’ exterior grade fibre cement board now has BDA Agrément certification.

 

Easyboard^®, which makes an ideal exterior sheathing board for steel frame system (SFS) walling, is one of the first boards of its kind to combine the benefits of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) into a light weight ‘score & snap’ building board, making it quick and easy to install.

The BDA Agrément certification confirms Easyboard^® performance as a building board for non-structural use in indoor and outdoor non-loadbearing applications, such as for use in the planking and lining of walls, for sheathing timber frame or steel frame supporting walls, and for ceilings and roof truss structures.

“Easyboard^® is a highly durable OPC based board that has the same workability as a gypsum-based board,” says Euroform’s technical director John Taylor.

Whereas traditional cement-based boards require cutting with power tools, creating dust and taking time, Easyboard^® is manufactured with a process that combines the cement with a reinforcing matrix that enhances its workability, so that it can be scored and snapped with a traditional utility knife.  The edges do not require sealing as would be the case with an external plasterboard installation.

Currently being installed as part of a SFS wall at a large commercial/residential project at The Castings, Manchester, subcontractor AM Structures’ dry liner reports, “I couldn’t believe how easy the board was to score and snap, especially for an OPC board.  It is such a time saver and better for dust.  We should like to use the board on future SFS sheathing installations.”

Easyboard^®’s BDA Agrément certificate confirms the product’s fire performance as being A1 non-combustible in accordance with BS EN 13501-1.  Euroform points out that, in all cases Euroform should be consulted to discuss specifier/project requirements to advise on the suitability of Easyboard^® in respect of fire resistance.

 

Other product characteristics independently assessed through the BDA Agrément process include moisture control, strength and durability.  Details of water impermeability, water absorption, load resistance, impact resistance and thermal performance are all available.

Easyboard^®  is quicker to install than traditional cement based boards due to its lower density of 900kg/m3 (minimum).

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To see the ease with which Easyboard^® can be cut via the ‘score & snap’ method

 

 

 

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Make your mark with Sonify by Zentia, a new innovative customisable acoustic ceiling solution

Leading UK ceiling manufacturers Zentia are proud to launch Sonify, a pioneering discontinuous acoustic ceiling solution that allows architects to unleash their creativity on every project.

Utilising the latest technology, Sonify by Zentia adopts a ground-breaking digital first approach to designing a ceiling system. Sonify 3D Studio is an online parametric configurator that allows each design to be visualised and exported as a Revit file to support digital workflows and The Golden Thread.

 

John Spicer, Head of New Product Development at Zentia, has been instrumental in Sonify’s development. He comments: “We looked at the current issues in the industry surrounding the specification, distribution and installation of highly customisable discontinuous ceiling solutions and developed Sonify to overcome them.

“Sonify by Zentia utilises a range of pre-engineered panel shapes and sizes, combined with a wide range of standard colours to provide a hybrid approach to ceiling installation and suspension, including height adjustment options.

“Sonify Create offers a range of suspension solutions that includes a patent-pending grid system that delivers unrivalled accuracy, speed and stability with regards to installation. There is also the option to add colour to the grid and turn it into a design feature in its own right.”

 

Sonify by Zentia is designed to bring distinction to a wide range of new-build and refurbishment projects, from statement ceilings in hotels, airports, retail outlets and offices, to providing aesthetic ways to absorb sound in schools and hospitals.

 

Zentia’s Sales and Marketing Director Graham Taylor said: “Delivering a complete and personalised acoustic ceiling solution while offering unsurpassed levels of value, quality and reliability is now a possibility for every project.

“We have worked hard to ensure we offer a complete system with a short lead-time at a competitive price. We are excited to see people explore the possibilities with Sonify by Zentia.”

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Health and beauty retailer Boots UK is well known for offering beauty products to enhance the stylish good looks of its customers, so the entrance to their brand new store in Kensington High Street in London, just had to step up to the mark.

 

The busy store needed an entrance to complement its glass and bronze-anodised façade and GEZE UK had just the answer – the UFO NT.

 

The UFO NT is an underfloor operator that is completely hidden from view, so perfect when installed with glass doors.

 

Extremely quiet in operation and complying with the demands of the Equality Act and BS EN 8300 ensuring access for all, the UFO NT can be used on any type of doors – glass, metal or wood, and can operate doors with leaf widths up to 1250mm on external doors and 1600mm on internal doors and up to 125kg in weight.

 

GEZE UK worked with façade solutions specialists Colorminium to design and install double doors with two UFO NT automatic operators to the store entrance.

 

The Boots store is part of a mixed use building on the corner of High Street and Wrights Lane, the 1970’s building was remodelled and extended, to completely transform it and includes office space, a new retail arcade and connection to the London Underground.

 

Said Andy Iredale, GEZE UK’s National Sales Manager for automatics and window technology: ‘The UFO NT was the perfect solution for this busy store, the operator is concealed beneath the floor giving designers the freedom to create aesthetically pleasing entrances yet still provide automatic access’.

 

Said Mihai Ciobanu, Project Manager at Colorminium ‘We have worked with GEZE many times and we were delighted with this solution from them. This new product is mounted below the finished floor level and so gave us the clean stylish entrance we wanted’.

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Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation and The Kingspan KoolDuct System have been fitted as part of a new training school developed by Nuenta and Ecoforest, supporting installers to make the transition to new, low carbon heating approaches.

The state-of-the-art Ecoforest UK training school in Cannock was officially opened at the start of July. The facility is one of eight around the world and offers a 2-day training course where attendees have the opportunity to get hands-on with a range of technologies including inverter driven ground and air source heat pumps. The centre also provides online courses discussing a range of topics including the environmental and economic benefits of the low-carbon approaches.

In addition to showcasing the latest developments in these technologies, the training courses also emphasise the importance of maximising system efficiency to deliver truly low carbon buildings. This has been put into practice for the facility’s specification, which features leading passive solutions including Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation and The Kingspan KoolDuct System.

 

Craig Baker, Technical Director at Nuenta commented:

“We are delighted to be able to open the facility, helping to address the urgent need for installers trained in the use of low carbon technologies. The Kingspan Technical Insulation products installed in the centre help to showcase best practice and are also helping to reduce operational costs for the school.”

 

The Kingspan KoolDuct System is fabricated from pre-insulated panels and offers a number of benefits over conventional lagged sheet metal alternatives. It is formed from lightweight, insulation panels which can be quickly and easily fabricated into ductwork and installed in long-runs. Ductwork fabricated from the system can also achieve air leakage rates which are a fraction of those of typical rectangular sheet metal ductwork. This highly airtight design, in combination with the premium performance insulation core within the KoolDuct panels, is expected to minimise the energy demand of mechanical ventilation systems within the centre.

Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation was fitted on pipework across the facility. The product provides one of the most thermally efficient pipework insulation solutions, helping to ensure the desired level of thermal performance could be achieve with a minimal thickness of insulation. The product also holds Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold certification, recognising it as having best-in-class low VOC emissions.

To further raise system performance, Kooltherm Insulated Pipe Support Inserts were also installed on the project. These help to effectively isolate the system pipework, limiting thermal bridges at the support, which can account for a significant amount of heat loss from heating and domestic hot water pipework. The inserts also help to ensure the continuous vapour barrier is carried to the support systems.

Both Kooltherm Pipe Insulation and The Kingspan KoolDuct System are available with free BIM product objects which can be freely downloaded from bimstore.co.uk. Additionally, both products are supported with Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), which are available to download from the Kingspan Technical Insulation website, providing in-depth lifecycle information about the products.

The Centre also features a range of technologies from Zehnder.

 

Chris Kemp, Business Development Manager at Zehnder Group, added:

“The creation of the new Ecoforest training facility in Cannock has been a fantastic joint project to work on and we’re all delighted with the results. Not only has it provided new installers the opportunity to get trained on the ComfoAir Post, it showcases the benefits of the products.”

“We all know that efficient and environmentally friendly heating and ventilation is vital for the future of the sector. Government has very ambitious targets of achieving some 600,000 new heat pumps to be installed across the UK every year. We are currently suffering from a massive skills shortage in our sector and this goes a small way in starting to address that need.”

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