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Almost 4,000 sqm of Kalzip aluminium standing seam roofing
including over 1,500 sqm of Kalzip AluPlusSolar sheets have
been installed on the Energus Centre of Excellence in
Workington, Cumbria by approved Teamkal contractor,
Lakesmere Ltd. AluPlusSolar provides a lightweight and fully
integrated renewable power generation source - the system
utilises a robust yet flexible thin-film PV laminate that is
factory-bonded directly onto the Kalzip sheet’s outer
surface. |
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Designed by Architects Plus (UK)
Ltd, the environmentally friendly Energus Centre of
Excellence was built by Thomas Armstrong Construction Ltd.
“The AluPlusSolar roof is very cost effective and
comfortably meets its design performance criteria. We’re
delighted with the Kalzip roofs which are extremely well
insulated and stand up splendidly to the extreme weather
conditions we face here on the west coast of Cumbria,” says
Energus Operations Director, John Dyson. |
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The part of Energus pictured is
a huge training and education workshop that is covered by a
fully built-up Kalzip roof system with an overall U-value of
0.25 W/m²K. Cranked on plan, the mono pitch roof comprises a
combination of AluPlusSolar and standard Kalzip AF sheets
which are all PVF² colour coated to RAL 9006, Metallic
Silver over a Bright White coated structural liner deck. The
AluPlusSolar system at Energus generates a peak power output
in excess of 44 Kilowatts which equates to an impressive
average of 30,000 Kilowatt hours per annum. |
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A fully built-up mono pitch
Kalzip roof with an overall U-value of 0.25 W/m²K has also
been installed over the front half of this main Energus
building. The outer sheets are standard stucco embossed
Kalzip with Bright White perforated Kalzip roof liner sheets
and a combination of sound-absorbing insulation materials
for improved acoustic performance. This Kalzip canopy roof
covers the main entrance reception, a series of conference,
meeting and training rooms, a large open atrium area for
conference exhibitions and a separate section leased to the
University of Cumbria. |
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To further conserve energy
resources and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, nearly 300
sqm of site-assembled, triple-skin Kalzip Multivault SSR
rooflights with a U-value of 2.20 W/m²K have also been
incorporated into the workshop’s roof. Installed in a series
of runs between the AluPlusSolar panels, the rooflight’s
weather sheets comprise a double-skin of polycarbonate
barrel vaults over in-plane translucent GRP liner panels to
give an even distribution of diffused daylight with minimal
shadow effect throughout the workshop. |
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Energus provides up to date
education and training facilities for vocational skills
designed to meet the needs of local and national businesses
involved in the nuclear supply chain as well as those in a
wider energy and environmental context together with bespoke
training and education support for industry. |
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