NEW SYSTEM TO SUPPORT VERTICAL
ELEMENTS FROM NVELOPE
Archetech - Issue 20 [Page 122]
NVELOPE, the market leader in
rainscreen cladding support
systems, recently introduced
NH2, a system that can be used
to support vertical elements.
Satisfying safety standards,
the NH2 cladding support
system plays a major role in
the aesthetic envelope of a
building and provides added
performance benefits.
Architects simply need to access
the Project Checklist section
at www.nvelope.com and
complete the simple two step
data entry process.
This demands project
information on façade type,
façade weight, average panel
size, building height and storey
height, substrate type, fixing
method and cladding zone. They
can then submit this information
together with their elevation
and plan AutoCAD drawings.
NVELOPE’s technical support
team will provide a full Project
Checklist response detailing the
static calculations and setting
out information for the support
system, thermal calculations and
indicative m2 price.
Manufactured in the UK and
developed using the highest
specification alloys, NVELOPE
products and systems are ideal
for supporting a wide variety of
façade materials.
For further information on
NVELOPE, visit www.nvelope.
com or call the company direct
on +44 (0)1707 333 396.
RigiSystems CladScreen –
the new face of Greenwich
Around 10,000 sq m of
RigiSystems CladScreen
façcade system have now been
installed on block 1 of London’s
prestigious new Greenwich Square
development.
While utilising the CladScreen
system, most of the panels were
custom engineered in order to fit
in with the architect’s vision for this
unique development in London’s
heartland.
Greenwich Square sits on the
vacant brownfield site of the
former Greenwich District Hospital.
The new scheme contributes
towards the ongoing regeneration
of the area by providing new
homes, a public destination and a
community hub.
The residential provision
comprises five blocks containing a
range of dwelling types including
apartments and town houses. A
total of 629 new homes will be
provided, while other amenities
include a leisure centre with
two swimming pools, dance and
exercise studios, a fitness suite,
a library, a residents’ service
centre, a crèche and cafe, and a
healthcare clinic.
Architect is Make, and the
CLadScreen installation
was managed by Fleetwood
Architectural Aluminium.
For more information contact
RigiSystems Ltd on 01905 750500,
email [email protected].
www.rigisystems.org.
Radmat Quantum
Demand for terraces and balconies have never been greater, but with
the thickness limitation of traditional products there is a difficulty for
a designer to insulate above a habitable space against a backdrop of
increasing thermal requirements. This, together with the desire to
maximise the glass façade and cater for a level threshold has created a
near impossible task.
Radmat Building Products ProTherm Quantum is up to 5 times thinner
than traditional XPS board and will changing the way terraces and
balconies are constructed, facilitating a revolution in the construction
build and enabling architects creating more elegance in the design of
their external floor space.
For developers, specifiers and contractors looking to comply with Part
L and NHBC Chapter 7.1 whilst providing a 75mm threshold clearance
and a level threshold to external balcony ProTherm Quantum will stand
alone as the premium choic Rf