Benchmark Take Panels To The Next Level
A new CPD seminar approved by RIBA and the CPD Certification Service, has been introduced by Kingspan Benchmark to examine the development of prefabricated insulated panel systems within the wider context of innovations in unitised building solutions.
CPD seminars provide an essential means for architects and other
professionals to maintain and expand their skills and knowledge by
being introduced to the latest developments within the
industry.
The new CPD seminar created by Benchmark, discusses the benefits
of off-site build wall units that can be over 7 metres high by 3.5
metres wide, combined with on-site 'dry' construction, allowing
quicker and safer installation, greater predictability in work
schedules and simplifying compliance with new regulations.
More specifically it looks at how insulated panel technology has
developed from industrial cladding into a more advanced unitised
system compatible with a large range of architectural façades from
Kingspan Benchmark.
In this new unitised wall system, insulated panels are designed
to operate as complete wall infill panels bolted to the main steel
or concrete frame. This eliminates the need for any secondary
support structure and enables spanning from floor to floor by using
the wall as a diaphragm between the fixed frame. As a result
the system is able to support a wide range of external facade
options without the structural complexity of other approaches.
The system is highly durable and has outstanding thermal
performance allowing the system (excluding façade) to achieve
U-values as low as 0.095 (W/m2K). Furthermore because
the unitised wall system is installed using mechanical handling,
large modules can be fitted quickly and safely without the need for
scaffolding, weatherproofing the building and allowing follow-up
trades to begin internal fitting while the façade is being
installed.
Modular building approaches offer solutions to some of the
key issues of modern construction, ensuing thermal performance
while reducing building costs, and this CPD seminar provides an
example of how one approach has developed from standard
prefabricated insulation into a full "through wall unitised
solution".
For further information or to book a seminar with your local
Area Sales Manager, please contact info@kingspanbenchmark.com
