Clearview National August 2015 - Issue 165 | Page 6
INDUSTRYNEWS
Double Award Winner
Dun Laoghaire Lexicon Library and
Cultural Centre, Dublin, has won
both the Overall Excellence Award
and the Sustainability Award in the
2015 Schueco Excellence Awards.
»»Organised by Schueco
UK in conjunction with RIBA
Journal, these awards, now in
their second year, aim to recognise
the very best in the design and
installation of Schueco systems.
The winning €29.5m, 6,327
m2 building, designed by Cork
practice, Carr Cotter Naessens
Architects, was described by the
judging panel as ‘a beautifully
made, beautifully crafted building
that looks like it’ll be here for a
long time. An excellent piece of
architecture’.
The Library and Cultural
Centre makes extensive use of
Schueco systems. It includes FW
50+ SG structural glazing and a
variety of Schueco AWS windows
including AWS 70.HI motorised
inward-opening vents. Steel
sections utilise the Schueco Jansen
VISS façade system.
Mainly naturally ventilated
with the help of exposed
thermal mass, solar shading and
high floor-to-ceiling heights,
mechanical ventilation operates
only in the art gallery and
auditorium. There is a heat
transfer system for heating and
cooling and the concrete frame
contains up to 50% recovered
material, reducing the amount of
Portland cement required in its
construction.
A key overall design priority
of the client, Dun Laoghaire
Rathdown County Council,
was longevity so the architects
built in a minimum design life
of 60 years for components
and 100 years for the building
structure.
Officially opened in April, the
Dun Laoghaire Lexicon Library
and Cultural Centre is now fully
operational. Main contractor
for the project was John Sisk
and Sons, while Billings Design
Associates were the consultants
for the main façade.
For further information email
[email protected]
Celebrating in Style
»»The Consumer
Protection Association (CPA) is
celebrating its 21st birthday in
style, having broken a number of
records.
‘It’s truly been an
amazing 21 years
in business’
The CPA started over twenty
years ago as a supplier of
Insurance Backed Guarantees
(IBGs) and Deposit Protection
to installers; and quickly became
one of the most trusted industry
resources where homeowners can
go to find accredited and vetted
home improvement companies.
Becoming a member of the
CPA is now seen as a badge
of honour; and hundreds of
elite companies in the home
improvement industry make up
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its membership base; with the
majority in the glass and glazing
industry.
Members receive lots of added
value benefits such as sales training
help, quarterly assessment reports
and industry intelligence.
With demand to become a
member higher than ever; the
CPA has grown year on year and
broken a number of membership
and sales records.
Director Jeremy Brett said:
“From May 2014 to May 2015 we
achieved our highest number of
membership enquiries; saw record
revenues and also approved a record
breaking number of companies to
become CPA members.”
“It’s truly been an amazing 21
years in business and the industry
has made huge strides to become
what it is today.”
www.thecpa.co.uk