Archetech Issue 40 2019 | Page 111

21 22 23 24 21 MAGPLY BOARDS FRONT SIP SOLUTION FOR STUDENT ACCOMMODATION ON THE SOUTH COAST A high rise development in Bournemouth for Fresh Student Living is making full use of the technical benefits to an innovative BBA approved structural walling system, which features 9mm Magply boards for both the inner and outer faces to the insulated panels’ design. It has been built by main contractor, the Watkins Jones Group, with MIB Façades being the specialist sub-contractor erecting its own SIPs system. www.magply.co.uk 23 ISOPRO® AND ISOMAXX® BALCON™ Concrete Balcony Connection Systems offer the best insulation performance, with higher load capacity and faster Installation. Steel Balcony Connection System offers easy balcony positioning tolerance with excellent load capacity. Thermal insulation performance to meet part L. • Cost-effective, high-quality performance components • Faster installation with no need to tape joints. • Blank inserts of the same insulation material to optimize design/cost • Easy to cut to length when needed • No moisture absorption by the insulation layer to reduce thermal performance. • Very low deflection at the connection to the structure For more information and advice please contact J&P Building Systems ltd. www.jp-uk.com • Designed for your specific balcony to concrete connection. • Cost-effective, high quality components • Excellent thermal insulating properties • Easy to set into position with no need to cut edge shutter • High load performance with fast installation • Very low deflection at the connection to the structure • Now an approved LABC Registered Detail For more information and advice please contact J&P Building Systems ltd. www.jp-uk.com 24 DUBLIN APARTMENTS USE OFFSITE SYSTEM FEATURING MAGPLY PERFORMANCE The full range of performance benefits to Magply boards have been utilised in the specification of an advanced offsite system being employed in the construction of a new apartment building standing alongside a famous central Dublin landmark on Amiens street. Linham Construction is the main contractor and developer for the Five Lamps project, which is creating ten single bedroom apartments plus a two-bedroom, duplex property. The structure has been designed and specified by Building Surveying consultants, Merriman Solutions, to achieve an A1 Building Energy Rating under Part L of the Building Regulations. Edge structural engineers provided structural engineering for the LGS frame. www.magply.co.uk While many such composite walling solutions use OSB or particleboards to sandwich a foam insulation core, the MIB MetSIP is much more robustly engineered, with 75 mm deep cold-formed steel Sigma studs – plus a 45mm treated timber packer - at 600mm centres. 22