WSP Office Ready for the Future with Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation

Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation and Insulated Pipe Support Inserts have been installed as part of the refurbishment of WSP’s Chancery Lane office, moving the building to an all-electric heating system.

The refurbishment began in the summer of 2023 with all five floors of the Victorian building being extensively refitted. The M&E specification has been overseen by Essex Services Group and will include replacing the building’s existing gas boilers with roof-based air source heat pumps.

Ace Thermal has overseen the installation of Kooltherm Pipe Insulation and Insulated Pipe Support Inserts on pipework across all levels of the building. With thermal conductivities as low as 0.025 W/mK, Kooltherm Pipe Insulation is one of the most thermally efficient pipework solutions.

This has supported the installation process, as Ace Thermal owner, Scott Bunyard, explains…

“With a major refurbishment project like this, inevitably there will be some installation in tight spaces. The use of Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation meant we could achieve compliance with the recommendations in BS5422:2023 with a thinner thickness of insulation. This made the installation more straightforward, particularly with the compatible Kooltherm Pipe Support Inserts.”

Kooltherm Insulated Pipe Support Inserts feature a premium performance phenolic insulation core which helps to minimise heat losses from thermal bridges at regular supports. This can reduce overall losses when compared with lower performing pipe support insulation materials. The insulated pipe support inserts also offer optimal load-bearing capacity, helping to protect against insulation compression to maintain performance over time.

In line with WSP’s Global Workplace Guidelines, the refurbishment work also looks to provide a working environment which supports employee health and wellbeing. The specification of Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation supports this with the product holding Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort certification. This leading certification recognises it as showing compliance with low VOC emissions criteria set across Europe.

A BIM object for Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation is freely available from NBS Source.