Leading building materials manufacturer, Glidevale Protect, has provided a full range of roofing, ventilation and construction products as part of a major new social housing development in Belfast, which is taking a fabric first approach to building healthy, sustainable homes.

One of the largest mixed tenure developments to be constructed in Northern Ireland to date, the new scheme for a leading social housing provider includes 244 homes, which are a mix of social and affordable housing, a community facility, a linear park and a children’s play park.

Working with main contractor Kevin Watson Group, established Belfast-based roofing subcontractor Prentice Roofing and offsite manufacturers and installers of the timber frame panels Leadon Timber Frame, Glidevale Protect delivered a complete solution of products to improve thermal efficiency and airtightness as well as minimizing  condensation risk by introducing natural ventilation into each building to help create healthy homes.

Products supplied and installed on this development included the Protect VP300 vapour permeable pitched roofing underlay which was teamed with Protect Fulmetal RediRoll, a universal dry fix ventilated ridge and hip system, alongside tile vents for the roof. Glidevale Protect also supplied Protect TF200 Thermo for the external timber frame walls – a low emissivity, insulating reflective membrane and the non-reflective external breather membrane, Protect TF200, was used on spandrel panels. These provided weather protection during the construction as well as helping to avoid interstitial condensation risk within the wall construction. Cavity trays, airbricks and loft access hatches from Glidevale Protect completed the project.

Cornelius Ward, director at Kevin Watson Group said: “In order to deliver the highest quality standards to meet client’s expectations, we like to collaborate with supply chain partners who can ensure our sub-contractors are provided with top performing building

materials using a fabric first approach. Glidevale Protect’s wide breadth of solutions used on this development meant full peace of mind during the construction process, helping to create energy efficient and healthy homes.”

For more information on Glidevale Protect, please visit www.glidevaleprotect.com, email info@glidevaleprotect.com or call +44 (0)161 905 5700. Keep up to date with our latest news by following us on LinkedIn.

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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced the 2022 regional award winners 

The winners of the RICS Awards 2022 in Northern Ireland have been revealed and some of the most impressive recent building projects from the local area are on the list. 

The winning projects, which include a school, a community hub and residential housing were judged across six categories, community benefit, commercial development, public sector, refurbishment/revitalisation, residential, and heritage. 

Winners in Northern Ireland 

·        Commercial Development: Merchant Square, Belfast  

·        Community Benefit: An Chroi Community Hub, Derry/Londonderry 

·        Public Sector Project: Erne Campus, South West College, Fermanagh 

·        Refurbishment/Revitalisation Project: Merchant Square, Belfast 

·        Residential Project: The Banks, Bangor 

·        Heritage: The School House, Methodist College, Belfast 

The RICS Awards showcase the most inspirational initiatives and developments in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. They recognise outstanding achievement, teamwork and companies. 

The regional winners have now been shortlisted in the national awards, taking place in October, and will compete at the national RICS Awards Grand Final. 

Michael Hannaway FRICS, Chair of the judging panel, said: “These winning projects are a true testament to the hard work of property professionals in Northern Ireland. The pandemic has led to the industry facing much uncertainty and challenging conditions, but we were delighted, and very proud, to see such innovative building projects appearing across our cities and towns.  

“The teams behind them have worked tirelessly and with incredible vision to create projects which provide tremendous benefit across a diverse range of areas. Through collaborating with other professionals, local surveyors have shown that they have the talent to deliver exemplary and, in many cases, world-class built projects.” 

“The RICS is elated to recognise skills and dedication that the teams behind these projects had in ensuring successful delivery and making a positive impact across Northern Ireland.” 

Further information is available at: RICS Awards UK 

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Project:                 Maynooth University NUI

Products Used:    Welded Masonry Support, Brick Slip Lintels, B.O.S.S. & Brick Slip Soffit Panels

Architect:              Heneghan Peng Architects

Contractor:           JJ Rhatigan

Overview:

In order to ensure a stunning brick building design translated into a reality, IG Masonry Support was called upon to supply a range of its market-leading brick systems that hit the mark on brick detail. 

Maynooth University is a fast-growing higher education institution offering world-class teaching and research. A constituent of the federal National University of Ireland, Maynooth University specialises in the Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences.

Student accommodation is a top factor when it comes to health and wellbeing. Maynooth University’s new residential quarter will assure just that, providing three new blocks each comprising four-nine storeys. The purpose-built courtyard apartment complex has significantly expanded the capacity of student accommodation on campus, offering rooms of varied specification to suit a variety of needs.

The intricate brick elements and large areas of brick soffits featured throughout the development required IG Masonry Support’s full catalogue of prefabricated components. IG Masonry Support designed bespoke brick slip systems for each application, providing practical solutions that enabled contractor JJ Rhatigan to save installation time significantly.

The Challenge

A key element of the architect’s vision was covered walkways with deep brick soffits, connecting the different elements of the modular design. Each walkway contained swathes of exposed brick soffits, some in excess of 33m². 

Achieving the large soffits using formwork would have been impractical, time consuming and would have required the skill of a highly-trained craftsperson. As a market-leader of quality prefabricated systems, IG Masonry Support was able to supply a more effective soffit panel solution.

As per the architect’s brief, the tapered brick reveals are another common feature throughout the façade, introducing a contrast in brick type. IG Masonry Support considered the integration of the two brick elements during the design process, which negated the need for brick cutting onsite – an intricate process that can be made easier through offsite prefabrication.

The Solution

For the large areas of exposed soffit throughout each walkway, IG Masonry Support supplied its interlocking soffit panels. Where traditional methods would have used the ‘full brick’, IG’s lightweight brick slip panels are a lighter alternative, utilising 25mm brick slips to reduce the weight of the installation.

Supplied in 1/2m² panels, on installation the system was quick and easy to use and removed the requirement for mechanical lifting. The result was a continuous brick soffit with seamless interlocking components – an aesthetic IG Masonry Support was able to bring to life.  

Furthermore, a 10mm soft joint was provided around the perimeter to allow for movement. IG’s Brick Slip Lintels were designed to accommodate the chamfered side return beside each window opening. 

The utilisation of IG Masonry Support’s prefabricated components ensured that all installation was undertaken efficiently, resulting in onsite cost savings and increased productivity.

From a practical and visual perspective, IG’s solutions covered all bases, playing a core role in the creation of a striking student accommodation quarter that will look good long into the future.

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CDE, one of the leading suppliers of sand and aggregate wet processing solutions for the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, has revealed its Hillhead product showcase and announced details of how attendees can get up close with the expert-made equipment.

The company will be attending Hillhead 2022 in Buxton, UK, from 21-23 June. Over its 30 year history, CDE has been engineered for zero waste with its wet processing solutions at the forefront of the evolution of sustainabilityacross both natural processing and waste recycling. CDE collaborates with customers to create solutions that maximise the use of natural resources in the quarrying industry while extracting the valuable resources contained in waste streams in the recycling industry.

Alongside its Hillhead product showcase, CDE professionals will be joined by representatives from customers Peel NRE, part of Peel L&P.

Peel NRE, is at the heart of the nation’s activity around clean growth and the circular economy – helping the UK achieve net zero by 2050 and supporting regions in their actions to achieve climate emergency targets.

The company is currently working with CDE to embark upon a new venture called NRE Aggregates that will be a vertical integration within their current business.During the show the Peel NRE team will share more about the upcoming C&D waste recycling project at Port Salford in Greater Manchester and plans for creating sustainable aggregates.

Equipment on display will include CDE’s R-Series^TMprimary scalping unit (R4500^TM), AggMax^TM logwasherand counter flow classification unit (CFCU^TM).

CDE’s  R4500^TM was created to handle the most troublesome materials, including heavily clay-boundmineral and waste materials, offering high-energy screening of material and oversize removal before it enters the AggMax^TM logwasher for scrubbing and classification.

The AggMax^TM technology is engineered to operate in the toughest of conditions to maximise product yield from the most abrasive and clay contaminated of feedstocks. Combining feeding, scrubbing, screening, and sizing on one chassis, the AggMax^TM is suitable for a variety of material streams– sand & aggregates, overburden, scalpings, C,D&E,soils utility arisings, muck away and trommel fines. 

The CFCU^TM provides an effective system for removal of lightweight contamination from fine material fraction. Its unique features provide sand classification by mass & density where water is used to suspend particles at the cut point. The CFCU also provides the added benefit ofbeing able to tailor the final sand gradation specific to its end use. Transforming the most difficult feedstock and waste streams into high quality concrete specification sand. 

Visitors will have the opportunity to see the plant up close, as they are guided by CDE experts around the equipment that will be installed at sites across the UK tocustomers Ace Liftaway (CFCU^TM), Peel Group (R4500^TM)and Scott Bros (AggMax^TM).

Commenting on CDE’s attendance at Hillhead, David Kinloch, Director of Business Development – UK and Ireland at CDE said: “The equipment we will host on display at Hillhead will highlight the benefits of CDE technology in contribution to a customer’s environmental aims and commercial goals. We will discuss how these innovations are being applied by leading organisationsglobally and in the UK, with those we work in partnership with available to share their experience.

“We will be presenting three innovative pieces of CDE technology that demonstrate our commitment to engineering excellence, and to ensuring our customers are investing in superior quality plants that contribute to creating a better world, one tonne at a time. A large number of the UK & Ireland team from our Business Development, engineering, project delivery andaftercare departments will also be available to share further insights to how our products help customers immerse themselves in the evolution of sustainability within their sectors.

“We are looking forward to marking our anniversary of 30 years of CDE. During this time we have been co-creating with customers to deliver collaborative, imaginative and unique wet processing systems with over 2,000 successful projects. We look forward tocelebrating this at our first major UK exhibition since the beginning of the pandemic and coming together with those attending the event – from existing customers to new connections.”

Kieran Tames, Director of Development for Peel NRE, part of Peel L&P, added: “This equipment will turn construction and demolition waste into materials which will be used to build a multi-modal freight facility and distribution park at Port Salford and other construction sites across Greater Manchester.

“It contributes to a circular economy and will be capable of recycling up to 240,000 tonnes per year of construction waste and we’re looking forward to talking more about the project at the conference soon.”

For more information about CDE and its wet processing solutions, visit CDE at Hillhead, where the team will be located at stand A9, close to the registration pavilion.You can also request a meeting with the team in advance via the CDE website, cdegroup.com/hillhead

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