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News Release from: Abbey Pynford | Subject: Housedeck Foundation System
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 July 2003
Housedeck Foundation System: Facing New
Challenges
Developing housing, industrial and commercial sites on previously contaminated or brownfield sites, means the construction industry need to come up with innovative solutions.
The government has calculated that an additional 3.8 million new homes will be required by 2018 Up to half of all sites in the UK have had some previous development and, according to a CIRIA report, over 360,000ha
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 8 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Housedeck is ideally suited to complex brownfield sites that incorporate hazardous soil gases such as methane, carbon dioxide, or radon - formed when uranium found in many soils and rocks undergoes radioactive decay.
These gases can also be present in greenfield sites because of naturally occurring organic deposits such as peat.
Abbey Pynford's unique patented Deck Support Unit system introduces a void underneath the suspended slab at a pre-determined height, allowing for the provision of a gas tight membrane if required, and the foundation is completed faster and in a more cost-effective way than other more traditional methods.
With Housedeck, little or no spoil is removed from site - a particularly important consideration with the landfill charge set to increase in the next few years.
Housedeck designs and installs the foundation system for new-build housing, currently up to and including three storeys in height, and can accommodate a wide range of variations to the foundation footprint.
Housedeck also allows for all piling methods - bored, driven or augured - as well as ground improvement techniques.
Another innovative feature of the system is the stainless steel angle edge detail, which allows follow-on-trades to commence work immediately on a clean, safe surface, significantly improving overall construction time.
A major advantage of the 'total package' is flexibility.
Should natural or man-made obstructions be encountered from previous industrial usage, then the in-house design team at Abbey Pynford are able to react quickly and effectively, saving the client time and money.
Nick Hodder, commercial director for Housedeck, comments: "Housedeck is rapidly becoming established as the leading proprietary foundation system in the housebuilding sector and is beginning to make inroads into the industrial and commercial sectors too.
Housedeck can be used in all sectors of the housing market.
Self-builders are already extensively using Housedeck, and we have undertaken projects for major developers.
Recent clients include Barratt, Kier and Laing Homes.
No project is too large or too small.
All four versions of Housedeck meet NHBC technical requirements and the system is now being used extensively on brownfield and greenfield sites, as well as projects where radon or shrinkable clays are prevalent.".
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