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News Release from: Spaciotempo | Subject: Temporary building
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 January 2008
Spaciotempo goes sub zero
Temporary building from Spaciotempo will provide a storage and workshop facility to support the construction of a new research centre, at British Antarctic Survey's, Halley Station in the Antarctic.
Designed by Faber Maunsell and Hugh Broughton Architects, the new GBP22 million station will be built by Matlock-based Morrison Construction over the next three years, with work taking place during the 'summer' months (December-March) to take advantage of 24-hour daylight The 60-man construction team will work around the clock shifts in temperatures ranging from zero to - 25C
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 11 Jan 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The flat pack temporary facility from Spaciotempo will be the first item unpacked and installed on arrival, to provide protection in the extreme conditions, as the construction team go about the task offloading approximately 15,000 cubic metres of cargo.
The aluminium framed facility is complete with steel reinforced UPVC cavity walling, PVC roof and reinforced roller shutter doors to withstand the high winds.
The 200m2 temporary building will allow work to be carried out away from the elements, and without disruption should conditions worsen.
The unit will also double as a rest area and canteen for the engineers.
In addition to the building itself, Spaciotempo provided specialist training to members of the construction team to allow them to erect the unit on arrival in the Antarctic.
The new research complex, replacing the current Halley V Research Station, is one of the most challenging construction projects on Earth.
The present station is located 10,000 miles from the UK and 400 miles from the South Pole on the Brunt Ice Shelf, which is 150m thick and flows at a rate of 0.4 km per year northwest from Coats Land towards the sea where, at irregular intervals, it calves off as vast icebergs.
Scientists predict a major calving event around 2010.
There is a growing risk that ice on which the existing Halley Research Station sits could break off in the next decade.
The new station will allow long-running research on global change to continue at the site where the ozone hole was discovered.
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