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News Release from: Kingspan Insulated Panels | Subject: KS1000 TS slate and tile support system
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 February 2005
Kingspan KS1000 TS slate and tile
support system
The new 30,000 sq.ft.natural slate roof on the Grade II Lloyd's Court building in Newcastle city centre used Kingspan's unique KS1000 TS slate and tile support system
The new 30,000 sq.ft.natural slate roof on the Grade II Lloyd's Court building in Newcastle city centre used Kingspan's unique KS1000 TS slate and tile support system to help streamline a £6.2 million regeneration project designed by Purves Ash Architects - and therefore maximise cost efficiencies The insulated support system ensured compliance with planning regulations to develop the four-storey building into modern office and retail premises by permitting the installation of a weatherproof roof in a fraction of the time normally associated with traditional slate construction
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 22 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Kingspan's composite panel system integrates a high-performance insulation core bonded to a specially profiled steel shell to provide a safe and thermally efficient platform for the installation of any roof slate or tile as a fast single-fix solution.
Ces Maddison, director of Purves Ash Architects, comments: "The building dates back to 1835 and there were obvious constraints in terms of the materials we could use to recapture its original classical look.
"We needed a roofing system that was versatile to manage a combination of flat and sloping roofs and could guarantee one hundred per cent reliable thermal performance and insulation continuity.
The Kingspan system created the ideal solution".
The pre-engineered system not only reduces roof programme times by up to 50%, it is also Part L2-compliant (Part J - Scotland) to provide U-values down to 0.21W/m2K*.
When used in conjunction with a steel or timber frame, the system also enables the use of the roof space without the need for additional internal insulation or dry lining.
The KS1000TS system also created a fully weathertight envelope, so that main contractor, Miller Construction could begin the internal fit-out before the roof covering was complete.
* to achieve 0.21W/m2K, a core depth of 100mm is required.
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