DOORS&WINDOWS
GOING GREEN IN
CUMBERNAULD
New centre of excellence will showcase
greenest windows and doors.
A disused warehouse once
scheduled for demolition has
become centre of excellence that
will showcase the most energy
efficient windows and doors on
the market.
The new CMS Innovation
Hub in Cumbernauld has
been transformed into a
commercial innovation centre for
environmental building designs,
products and services.
‘it will feature
the latest energy
saving products
and devices’
It will feature the latest energy
saving products and devices for the
building of homes and workplaces,
produced by leading construction
and supply firms.
Builders, architects, specifiers,
public and private sector buyers and
contractors, as well as homeowners,
will be able to meet with
manufacturers and will have access
to the most advanced products
available to reduce energy use.
The 10,000sq ft facility situated
in the grounds of CMS Window
Systems’ Lanarkshire HQ is, itself
a model of energy efficiency. Until
recently it was a disused warehouse
with the lowest energy efficiency,
G-rating and facing demolition.
After being retrofitted with
external “stone wool” insulation
blocks, highly thermal efficient
windows and an air source heat
pump with an VRV Intelligent
Heat Recovery System, which
recovers heat from one area of the
building and transfers it to another,
it now has an A-rating for energy
efficiency.
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There are also plans to install
solar panels on the roof to meet
its energy use and to make the
building carbon neutral.
Among the companies
represented at the centre, which was
officially opened by Fergus Ewing
, the Scottish Energy Minister on
16 May are Yale, Rockwool, Sealco
Scotland, Daikin UK, SaintGobain, Sheerfame and Metal
Technology.
Regulations due to come into
force in October 2015 will require
all new buildings to be more energy
efficient, cutting average CO2
emissions by 21%. Non-domestic
premises such as shops and offices
will be expected to implement
tougher regulations and their
emissions will be cut by 43%.
Andy Kerr, managing director of
CMS Window Systems and the
driving force behind the Innovation
Hub, said its aim was to ensure
the UK construction industry
had access to the most advanced
products and services to make the
country a world leader in energy
efficient building design and
construction.
‘our aim is to
achieve an A
Plus rating’
He said: “The Innovation Hub is
showcasing an extensive range of
energy-efficient products which,
taken together, have helped turn
a dilapidated G-rated structure,
fit for demolition, into an A-rated
building.
“We are far from finished and our
aim is to achieve an A Plus rating,
which means it will be carbon
neutral.”
‘this is an important
occasion’
Alongside the exhibition space
there is a seminar room for up
to 90 people as well as break-out
meeting spaces. CMS Window
Systems hopes the facility will be
used by local schools, colleges and
community organisations to discuss
issues around climate change and
sustainability.
Kevin Hill, Managing Director of
Yale Door and Window Solutions
concluded: “This is an important
occasion in the construction
industry and Yale is delighted to
play its part.
“Sustainab ility and carbon
reduction are both integral pledges
made by government and the
new Innovation Hub is the ideal
place for companies to educate on
revolutionary new products on
show that can help to achieve these
targets.”
Andrew Corless, Director of
Refurbishment and Regeneration
for Rockwool said: “We have
been working with CMS for some
time, our sustainability aims and
objectives are closely aligned. The
hub represents real innovation and
commitment in the future, we
are thrilled to be playing our part.
Our partnership with CMS is the
cornerstone to our technical and
innovation investment in Scotland
which is hugely important.”
Derek Malcolm, managing
director of Sealco, the main
distributor of Yale products in
Scotland, said: “Until now, there
has been nowhere in Scotland to
see all the latest developments in
construction and glazing in one
space.
“Construction has been
badly affected by the recession
and it’s important to look to
new technologies and product
development to drive construction
and refurbishment as the market
recovers.”
Gary Doxey, marketing manager
for Sheerframe, said, “The
Innovation Hub is a brilliant
idea and we’re delighted to have
a significant presence. It will
allow the industry to see the latest
technologies and understand the
innovations that the industry has
developed. It will also allow us to
share best practice and show how
products manufactured by different
companies can integrate to give
total project solutions; this is an
area that we are proud to be at the
forefront of.”
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