| The
prestige Jewel & Esk College twin campus development in
Edinburgh was faced with a serious funding problem with an
identified shortfall of £14 million over the original £36
million initially agreed with the Scottish Funding Council |
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| One
of the cost saving devices used to deliver the project on
budget was to use the StrongBak™ SFS-Structural Wall Framing
System developed and manufactured by UK based Architectural
Profiles Limited. |
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Architects RMJM said of the
project: “ Duality, in terms of metal cladding and a render
system has been driven through both campuses, but what is
more interesting is the substrate. It is a StrongBak™ system
spanning directly between the main structural steels which
has allowed us to sheen over the buildings as fast as
possible in terms of accelerating wind and water tightness.
But we’re also exposing the substrate internally which is
normally a concealed system. So the liner sheeting is the
internal finish.” |
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The StrongBak™ system, say APL,
is designed to give maximum flexibility to the building
designer, offering the widest range of both external and
internal finishes whilst also providing one of the fastest
routes to complete building enclosure and air seal. This
enables following trades to get in months earlier than
otherwise possible, with all the obvious cost savings that
will flow from that. In the case of the Jewel & Esk project
this was calculated to be ten weeks quicker. |
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Together with their portfolio of
metal cladding and roofing systems, Architectural Profiles
Limited also design and manufacture a range of energy and
cost saving systems including their ‘APL Energi Systems™’
which have been independently assessed to deliver 28% annual
energy £ savings. |
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For more information on Architectural Profiles see
www.roofinfo.co.uk/apl |
