EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE
HOWE GREEN SUPPLIES FLOOR ACCESS COVERS FOR
INSPIRATIONAL UNIVERSITY BUILDING
Over fifty Howe Green 5000 Series Light Duty Aluminium and
7500 Series Medium Duty Aluminium Floor Access Covers
were supplied for the award winning Collaborative Teaching
Laboratory (CTL) at the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston
Campus.
The building design was meticulously detailed and the materials
used were chosen to minimise maintenance and enhance the
life expectancy of the building.
The Howe Green aluminium floor access covers were supplied
to main contractor Morgan Sindall Construction and were
specified by Sheppard Robson. The covers were installed by
the team from Morgan Sindall Construction and infilled with
ceramic floor tiles.
In addition to ceramic tiles the 5000 Series and 7500 Series
can be used with marble, terrazzo, concrete, resin, wood or
parquet flooring. The 5000 Series is suitable for use in areas
with pedestrian traffic and the load performance of the 7500
Series is for cars and light delivery vehicles up to 5 tonnes
pneumatic tyre load.
The access covers can be removed, safely and easily, for
maintenance purposes with the use of lifting keys or Howe
Green Access Cover Skates. The access covers fit perfectly
flush with their surround to avoid the risk of hazard from slips
or trips.
Available as a single cover, a duct run or as a multipart unit the
5000 and 7500 Series can be supplied in standard sizes from
stock. If a custom size is required it can be manufactured to
order at the Howe Green manufacturing facility in Hertfordshire.
Please call 01920 463230 or visit www.howegreen.com for
more information.
QUALITY ENGINEERED SECONDARY GLAZING FOR A NEW
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
In 2016 Imperial College London acquired
the neighbouring disused Royal Mail Post
Sorting Office from the Science Museum,
sitting on the corner of Exhibition Road
and Imperial College Road. Planning
was submitted and passed, to convert
the building into the ‘Dyson School of
Engineering’.
Architects Pascall+Watson were employed
to devise a sensitive yet practical design for the change of use
of this four storey building. Part of the planning agreement was
to retain all the original architectural details, so the single pane
windows had to be kept. The college also wanted to minimise
carbon consumption and reduce energy wastage in line with
their Environmental Policy, so thought had to be given as to
how to achieve this. A significant amount of heat and energy
can be lost through poor performing windows so secondary
glazing was specified to improve their performance.
180 window across the building were treated, with over
seven different styles of secondary glazing installed to match
existing sightlines and shapes; large sweeping curved headed
casements were treated with matching sightline Series 41 side
hung casements, tall traditional box sash
windows were treated with Series 20 and
25 vertical sliding units, along with circular
high-level stairwell port hole windows at
the top of the building. To increase energy
performance further, the units were glazed
with 6.8 low-E laminate glass.
Obscurity glass was used in windows
overlooking the service area of the Science
Museum to prevent distractions. On facades overlooking busy
thoroughfares, a cavity was created to provide much needed
acoustic insulation and in labs with costly new equipment, units
accredited to Secured by Design were installed.
Founded in 1966 and granted a Royal Warrant in 2004,
Selectaglaze secondary glazing arrives full fabricated to site
enabling a rapid and clean installation. The units can be fitted
out of hours or programmed to coincide with the holiday
periods to minimise disruption.
For further information, please contact Selectaglaze on
01727 837271/e mail: [email protected] or visit:
www.selectaglaze.co.uk
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