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April 2008 -
Robust Detail Approval |
smartroof®
are pleased to announce that we have
successfully completed all of the necessary
sound testing of our system and that our
construction details will appear in the next
edition of the Robust Detail Handbook.
This
will allow the use of
smartroof®
onto both a range of masonry constructions
as well as timber frame and will be
available from summer 2008.
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| Jan
2008 - The Barratt 'Green House' has
smartroof® |
The Barratt ‘Green
House’ was chosen as the winning design in
the British Homes Awards 2007 voted for by
both readers of the Mail on Sunday and
viewers of Real Estate TV. Designed by
architects Gaunt Francis, the home will be
the first UK house that not only meets the
UK Government's zero carbon criteria but is
also suitable for volume production.
Barratt, Britain’s largest house builder by
volume, began work at the BRE on the project
in October 2007, with completion due in
April 2008.
smartroof®
were able to achieve the exceptionally low u
values required for this energy efficient
scheme by incorporating the new 200mm thick
PIR board from
Celotex as the primary insulant. Insulation specialists
Warren
Insulation oversaw the technical development
of the product to ensure the required
compliance with Level 6 of the Code For
Sustainable Homes.
smartroof®
licencee
RK Timber, supplied the panel roof
system and are currently developing sales of
smartroof®
across the UK. David Himmons, Director of
smartroof®
comments: “This has been an exciting project
for all involved and means that
smartroof®
is at the forefront of the drive towards
zero carbon housing.”
Housing Minister Yvette Cooper has asked the
BRE to assist the house building industry in
achieving zero carbon homes by 2016. The
‘Green House’ will be the first house to be
built by a mainstream homebuilder qualifying
as zero carbon and therefore zero stamp
duty. |
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| May 2007 - Modern Methods Of
Construction |
The BRE was recently commissioned to prove the
MMC status of
smartroof®.
They concluded that
smartroof® MMC attributes were as
follows:
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It is quick and efficient to build.
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The quality assured processes give a good
end product.
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It is arguably safer than traditional
build methods.
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smartroof®
therefore now qualifies for use in both Housing
Corporation and English Partnership funding
schemes.
Click
Here to download a copy of the full report
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| March 2007 - Air Tightness
Advantages |
The Building Regulations now stipulate that a
proportion of all new build properties are
tested to ensure that they are sufficiently air
tight.
smartroof®
has carried out independent tests with Chiltern
Dynamics to prove that the interlocking design
of the smartroof panels has inherent advantages
in ensuring the air tightness of the completed
structure.
Current Building Regulations are for contractors
to achieve results below 10 M3/H/M2 @ 50 Pa. A
recent traditional build scheme for a major
house builder utilising
smartroof® achieved
an exceptional 2.40 M3/H/M2 @ 50 Pa. |
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January 2007 - Robust Detail
Sound Testing |
smartroof® has commenced testing of its
spandrel panel construction to Robust Detail
standards. Our initial batch of testing has
proved that the spandrel panels out perform the
underlying blockwork by up to 10db.
The successful completion of this testing
programme will give our customers the
flexibility to work either to Robust Details or
give them the confidence that pre completion
testing will be in excess of the current
Building Regulations.
For further details regarding
smartroof®
sound testing please do not hesitate to contact
us. |
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December 2005 -
smartroof®
secure repeat order from Willmott Dixon |
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Willmott Dixon has recently
placed their second order for
smartroof®
insulated structural timber roof
panels for another development in the Greater
London area. Delivery of roof panels which
speedily form light & spacious living
accommodation are scheduled to commence within 6
weeks.
smartroof®
licensee Wyckham Blackwell will manufacture &
deliver the panels to site where installation
usually takes about 2 hours per house. The
initial contract with Willmott Dixon specified
smartroof®
panels in combination with light
weight steel frames, whilst the latest order
features conventionally constructed masonry
walls.

Richard Evans, Technical Director
of Wyckham Blackwell Ltd commented that he was
delighted to receive this vote of confidence in
the
smartroof®
system. He said that it clearly
demonstrates the versatility of
smartroof®
which may also be used in combination with
timber frame & concrete panel walls.
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| June 2005 - BRE
Offsite 2005 |
smartroof®
exhibited at the BRE Offsite exhibition again this
year which was attended by over 3000 people. These
were key decision makers from industry and
government involved in the procurement, design and
construction of buildings using off-site and
modern methods of construction.
The show was officially opened by Deputy PM, John
Prescott who said “Modern methods of construction
have a wonderful opportunity to meet the UK
housing shortage”.
The
smartroof®
system is factory produced saving time on site,
improving quality and reducing overall build
costs. |
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| January 2005 |
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Tests were carried out at The
Building Test Centre in October 2004 to see whether
spandrel panels could provide the Part E 45dB
sound reduction requirement for party walls.
The
spandrel panel exceeded this by a
staggering 20db!!
Read the test results
here
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September 2004 |
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Sixteen
smartroof®
units are currently under
construction for delivery to a Housing Association
contract in East Finchley. This is a just-in-time,
fast track build program requiring factory made
quick assembly items which the smartroof system is
highly qualified to achieve.
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July 2004 |
smartroof®
has it’s first export success with units
delivered to Ireland. The unique
construction of
smartroof®
panels makes them ideal for transporting to
remote sites and maximises container space. |
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April 2004 |
The
smartroof®
system is runner up at the
Interbuild New Product Awards in the Best
On-Site Product category. |
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