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Euroclad Systems Provide the Innovation in

Ideal Eco-Friendly Solution Birmingham

Silverstone Park in Northamptonshire is a with a finished roof pitch and a Class B non- Architectural Profiles has provided the complete The £8.5 million centre includes the creation
global engineering and technology park offering fragile, walkable liner. It offers good acoustic roofing and cladding solution to the new of offices for academics and industry partners,
a unique industrial space for innovative and performance, making it ideal for industrial Birmingham Energy Innovation Centre (BEIC), allowing them to collaborate on renewable
high-tech businesses. Located opposite the buildings and warehouses. For this scheme, it part of the University of Birmingham based at energy, alternative fuels and recycling research.
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, it aspires to was specified to achieve a U Value of 0.15 Wm k. Tyseley Energy Park in east Birmingham. Supporting the university’s long term commitment
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become the biggest tech hub in the UK, and it For the walls, 7,377 square metres of the The non-combustible construction meets the to the Tyseley Energy Park. BEIC will promote
is already attracting businesses from around the Elite Plus 57 wall system was used in both stringent acoustic and thermal performance innovation in waste, energy and low carbon
world with its first-class facilities and location. vehicle systems across the west Midlands.
‘Anthracite Grey’ and ‘Metallic Silver’ to striking requirements for the roof and walls and includes
The park is currently being developed in phases effect. This horizontal, sinusoidal system is a perforated profile for the facade and project- Architects Glancy Nicholls worked with the
by owners MEPC. Phase 3 of Silverstone Park a fast, sustainable and economical cladding specific bespoke Fin panels for a feature area, university and landlords Webster & Horsfall to
saw work start on the park’s biggest buildings to solution that can be guaranteed for up to 30 all using the APL Tritherm™ sub-grid. The roof create an adaptable space, suitable to scaling up
date, with the largest of the four new buildings years. The system also delivered good acoustic comprises built-up sinusoidal AP45HR-R and projects to test experiments that were previously
measuring 97,956 square feet. performance and a U Value of 0.23 W/m k. trapezoidal 31/1000RR cladding in pre-coated confined within a small laboratory environment
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aluminium with PV mounting. For the walls, built- on the Tyseley Energy Park.
Euroclad worked with MEPC to deliver roof To complement the roof and wall systems a up sinusoidal AP18HR in pre-coated aluminium
and wall systems for phase 3; the buildings in full package of flashings including fabricated and sinusoidal AP45HR in PPC aluminium was The BEIC will focus particularly on hydrogen and
Phase 3 needed good acoustic and thermal corners, cappings and project specific bespoke specified. fuel cells, energy storage, magnet and battery
performances to manage the greater sound and features were supplied in three key colours recycling and converting waste to fuels and
environmental management challenges they RAL7016, RAL9006 and RAL3020 meeting the In addition, Architectural Profiles supplied built- energy. Innovations developed at the Centre
faced. Euroclad Elite roof and wall systems are exacting design specification. Internal liner and up sinusoidal AP45HR-Airwall™ perforated will spin out into the city and region, as well as
recyclable, making them the ideal eco-friendly galvanised flashings were also supplied along façade in PPC aluminium and window surrounds national and international markets.
solution, especially for a scheme of this size and with colour matching gutters. and feature band in APL Slimwall™ flat panels
nature. The systems offer proven fire, thermal Like all Euroclad products, the systems are with bespoke Fin panels in anodised-look PPC.
and acoustic performance.
manufactured under a Quality Management
The lightweight ‘Elite Plus 2’ roof system was System accredited to ISO 9001 and an
chosen in an ‘Anthracite Grey’ to cover 22,000 Environmental Management System accredited
square metres of roof space, creating a sleek, to ISO 14001, which is crucial for a forward-
modern look in keeping with the park’s thinking, environmentally aware client. The
innovative ethos. systems’ recyclability contributed to the ‘A’
rated Energy Performance Certification
With up to a 30-year system guarantee,
Elite Plus 2 is a high-quality achieved on these buildings.
trapezoidal roofing system

Client: MEPC plc
Architect: SRA Architects
Installer: ABS Elbrow
Main Contractor:
Barnwood
Limited

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