Kingspan Kooltherm products have been installed in the new operating theatres at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, providing a versatile, lightweight HVAC solution.
Wrexham Maelor is one of the busiest hospitals in North Wales, with a catchment area of more than half a million people.
£3 million was invested into the site to create a state-of-the-art modular building, delivered by MTX, comprising day case and endoscopy theatres, allowing the hospital to provide exceptional care.
With the NHS’ commitment to improving efficiency of services, the performance of products was crucial. The premium building service specification included installing 2000 metres of Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation and 400 square metres of Kingspan Kooltherm Duct Insulation by thermal insulation contractor, Midland Premier Insulations Limited (MPI).
Scott McCaskie, Director for MTX, discussed the project: “Given the environment, safety of patients is a priority.
“Kingspan products were selected for this project as, in addition to their thermal performance which would support the maintenance of comfortable temperatures, they could also deliver excellent levels of indoor air quality with their fibre-free insulation cores.”
Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation has a best-in-class Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold certificate, recognising it as an outstanding material according to the VOC Indoor Air Quality emissions standards.
It also offers premium thermal performance with an aged thermal conductivity as low as 0.025 W/m.K (at 10°C mean).
It is one of the thinnest and most thermally efficient in common use within the UK construction industry today. This supported a fast-track installation, whilst ensuring services operate effectively.
Kingspan Kooltherm Duct Insulation is externally faced with an aluminium vapour barrier foil. Its rigid nature ensures the specified thickness is maintained at the corners and can help to create a continuous and fully sealed vapour barrier.
It can achieve thermal conductivities as low as 0.022 W/m.K (at +10°C mean) and is suitable for rectangular, circular and flat oval indoor ductwork applications, within an operating temperature range of –20°C to 80°C.
The duct insulation is also manufactured under a BS EN ISO 14001: 2015 scheme and is produced at Kingspan Insulation’s Pembridge and Selby manufacturing facilities which are certified to BES 6001 ‘Excellent’.
The products’ cores are manufactured with a CFC/HCFC–free blowing agent that has zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and low Global Warming Potential (GWP). All Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe and Duct Insulation has a BRE Green Guide Rating of A/A+.
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