Engineered Timber Systems - Ireland

Why System Build

• Benefits
  • Benefits for Architects
  • Benefits for Contractors
  • Benefits for Occupants
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Design

• Flexibility in Design afforded by fully Engineered Construction Systems
• Design synergy through integration of structural frame with cladding and building services.
• Fully 3D modelled prior to manufacture, exposing potential clashes in the design office and resolving them before they become costly problems on-site.
• In house design team involved at all stages of the project, with the experience necessary to develop innovative bespoke solutions for individual project needs and offer the most cost effective design solution.
• Kingspan Century Building Systems can incorporate a vast array of architectural treatments and features, including creation of open plan areas through hot rolled steel integration.

Building Physics

• The highest levels assured thermal, acoustic and fire performance.
• U-Values down to 0.10 W/m2K
• Reduced Thermal Bridging , with thermally modelled Junctions
• High levels of Air Tightness well in excess of building regulation requirements
• Up to 2 hours Fire rating
• High levels of Acoustic attenuation
• Provision of DEAP assessments, Blower Door Airtightness testing and BER Certification by Kingspan Century technical teams.

Certification

• Kingspan Century holds the highest level of Product Certification providing specifiers with assurance on both performance and regulatory compliance
• The only timber frame company to hold NSAI Agément Board Certification providing assurance that our complete building system complies with all aspect of the Building Regulations from single houses to for all apartments and commercial buildings up to four stories in height.

Sustainability

• Structural efficiency – timber offers high strength to weight ratio and therefore reduces material usage over traditional materials.
• Timber sourcing only from suppliers who maintain Chain of Custody compliance with either FSC or PEFC criteria.
• A and A+ ratings in the BRE Green Guide.
• Recyclable – Kingspan Century frame sections are 100% recyclable. This characteristic also reduces the waste produced by the overall project.
• Lightweight - up to 50% reduction in overall weight of the structure relative to traditional construction reduces requirements for foundations.
• Zero ODP and low GWP.
• ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Certification