Howe Green floor covers for eco nature reserve

Attenborough Nature Reserve, an eco-friendly building located in Nottingham, is successfully using Howe Green's Visedge range of floor covers to gain access to its mechanical systems.

Funding was obtained from, amongst others, the East Midlands Development Agency to build the exemplar eco-friendly facility.

Designed by Groundworks Architects LLP, the flagship building uses sustainable energy generation techniques, and is designed to have a low-to-neutral carbon footprint.

Heat is provided by both roof mounted hot-water solar panels and a pump that extracts heat from the surrounding lake.

The energy from both sources is stored as hot water in an insulated thermal store.

This supplies underfloor heating throughout the building and hot water to the kitchen, toilets and classroom.

To ensure vital maintenance can be carried out on underfloor mechanical equipment whenever necessary, Howe Green's Visedge range of floor covers provided the ideal solution.

Designed to be used with flexible sheet flooring systems, Visedge covers are suitable for a wide range of demanding environments including heavily trafficked public areas, commercial kitchens and production areas.

The series combines modern construction techniques with innovative design.

Featuring a unique double seal designed to create a positive seal to drainage, electrical and other ducts, the covers have crimped corners to allow both the cover and frame to lie completely flat.

Unlike similar products, the Visedge series also allows the sheet flooring, which can include PVC or linoleum, to be locked to the frame sections and hot welded to the surface rather than glued.

This creates a permanent joint and eliminates any possible water ingress and peeling which can cause a health and safety hazard.

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