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News Release from: Lafarge Plasterboard | Subject: Lafarge Megadeco Board
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 June 2004
Met Office Relies On Lafarge
Plasterboard
The Met. Office's new £80 million headquarters building at Exeter will rely on drywall systems from Lafarge Plasterboard, whatever the weather.
The company's products have been used throughout the complex to create dramatic design features, for partitions, wall linings, ceilings, and fire resistant column and beam encasements Approximately 100,000 m2 of board has been installed, together with a range of metal stud configurations, in the construction of 22 different partition specifications
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 5 Sep 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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These reflect diverse acoustic, fire, moisture and pressure resistance requirements.
They range from partitions in the state of the art IT suite housing the Met Office's two super computers - where there is a requirement to maintain 500 Pascals of positive air pressure - to twin frame, high performance acoustic partitions in the conference centre.
The majority of the designs utilise Lafarge Megadeco board as the outer facing, whilst Firecheck, dBcheck, Vapourcheck and Moisturecheck boards provide the inner layer, according to specific requirements.
Key design features include a conical viewing area looking out over the development's central indoor street and elliptical meeting rooms.
Installation of the internal partitions has been primarily undertaken by IPD Interiors Ltd, with work to some internal structural walls by ECL Contracts Ltd.
The project architects are Broadway Malyan and the main contractors Costain Skanska Joint Venture, working on behalf of the Met Office.
Now complete and fully operational, the new headquarters will accommodate some 1,150 staff, many of whom have transferred from the former headquarters at Bracknell.
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