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Aldgate Tower
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Aldgate Tower is an office development that comprises 16 floors of Grade A revolutionary office space.ROCKWOOL products were specified for the insulation of pipework.A combination of non-combustible products provided thermal performance for the lifetime of the building, as well as providing a sustainable solution for the building that helped meet the BREEAM requirements for an 'Excellent' rating.
Artesian House
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Artesian House is an eight-storey building comprises 73 mixed-tenure flats, located in Bermondsey, London that is managed by the Hyde Group, alongside a large number of private leaseholder.Artesian House features a distinctive curved design, and so frequent design meetings were crucial to the success of the project. To ensure compliance and thermal performance for the project, three ROCKWOOL® products were specified, namely for cavity barrier protection and insulation.With this in mind, ROCKWOOL Rainscreen Duo Slab, ROCKWOOL SP Firestop Slab and ROCKWOOL SP Firestop Open State Cavity Barrier (OSCB) was installed throughout the building.
Bradford Maternity Hospital
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Bradford Maternity Hospital had a £1.8m makeover to help alleviate issues from protecting the building from bad weather, heat loss, draughts, noise and leaks.With the assistance of architect and lead consultant, Property Tectonics, whilst working in combination with ROCKWOOL and Rockpanel, together we were able to transform and improve the facilities for patients as well as making the building fit for purpose.
Channel 4's Grand Design - Triangle House
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Self building allows one to shape their own future, that's what Olaf Mason and Fritha Vincent did when they bought the land to develop their new home. They faced a complex puzzle which they solved with expertise and determination to achieve their dream home.Due to the sheer nature of the build, their house was dubbed one of the 'trickiest' builds ever seen on Channel 4's Grand Designs, where the project featured, an exceptional, unique triangular-shaped home that was carved with Olaf's exceptional skills and vision as a carpenter and the use of appropriate products – including ROCKWOOL® insulation.ROCKWOOL FLEXI® slab became an integral piece in this complex 3D geometrical jigsaw.
Clarin College
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Clarin College in Athenry, Republic of Ireland was specified by Healy Partners Architects who wanted to ensure the flat roof build-up should be constructed with non-combustible insulation. Clarin College Athenry’s secondary school facility is now in active use, bringing modern facilities to the area and offering a much-needed expansion in capacity for the fast-growing local population.
Cobham Free School
ROCKWOOL Ltd
The new Cobham Free School comes following the refurbishment of an existing 1990s office building into state-of-the-art teaching facilities, the school opened its doors to senior pupils in September 2020. To meet the required performance for education buildings, Southern Industrial Roofing worked with ROCKWOOL to design a robust acoustic and non-combustible insulation specification.
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Heathrow
ROCKWOOL Ltd
At busy airports noise pollution is an inevitable fact of life, the new Crowne Plaza® London - Heathrow Terminal 4 lead the way thanks to a pragmatic approach from ROCKWOOL® based on acoustic performance test data.Trying to minimise external noise from the UK’s busiest airport, where air transport movements reached a hectic 1,293 every day in 2016, was a major factor in this productivity.To aid in this ROCKWOOL were able to demonstrate that its 150mm RainScreen Duo Slab® product met the strict acoustic requirements of the Crowne Plaza project.
Cwmbran Renovation Project
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Bespoke finishing joiner Josh Williams was all too familiar with the impact of noise when he embarked on his first build. When he took up his next build project he considered how to create a quiet, comfortable home from the start.For his home he chose to fit ROCKWOOL Sound Insulation Slab, due to its stone wool composition that gives a non-directional fibre orientation and high density. ROCKWOOL Sound Insulation Slab traps sound waves and dampens vibrations, making it ideal for busy homes and spaces such as gaming and music rooms.
Dan Court
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Dan Court is a housing block containing 138 one-two, and three bedroom apartments in Wembley, London.Higgins Partnerships was appointed by Catalyst Housing to undertake the reclad works and deliver a safe and compliant estate. To meet the reclad performance requirements, Rainscreen Duo Slab from ROCKWOOL was specified for the insulation.
DIY SOS: The Big Build
ROCKWOOL Ltd
As part of the BBC One series, DIY SOS: The Big Build, ROCKWOOL® and Rockpanel® were pleased to have played a part in the transformation of a community space in Fegg Hayes.The DIY SOS: The Big Build project was designed to productively use green space to encourage community engagement, it involved converting an unused piece of land into a multi-functional area for Fegg Hayes local residents. ROCKWOOL Flexi® and Rockpanel Chameleon were two products that were donated to DIY SOS: The Big Build.
Doctor Mix - Music Studio
ROCKWOOL Ltd
When embarking on converting an existing London building into a new music studio, Claudio (Doctor Mix) Passavanti a music producer, pianist, YouTuber, and digital entrepreneur who offers online mixing, mastering, and music production services through his website doctormix.com, needed to create an acoustically-sound environment that would optimise music production whilst preventing disturbance to neighbours.For this project ROCKWOOL Sound Slab insulation was used throughout the walls.
Farringdon Station
ROCKWOOL Ltd
With London’s new ‘Elizabeth Line’ open, Farringdon had been designed to create accessible, safe and comfortable spaces that people can move through easily and efficiently - with sound absorbing insulation playing a key role in minimising station noise for passengers and staff.The solution was the installation of ROCKWOOL RW3 Slabs 75mm thick incorporated in the perforated glass fibre and reinforced concrete tunnel linings of the platform and access areas.
Full Fill Cavity Wall Application
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Use of NyRock Cavity Slab 032 wall insulation in a full fill application.
Grange University Hospital
ROCKWOOL Ltd
The Grange University Hospital based in Cwmbran, Wales was originally known as the Specialist Critical Care Centre, is a newly built modern and compliant healthcare institution.
Hallwell Development - Ireland
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Hallwell by Hugh McGreevy & Sons Ltd is adevelopment of 100 new homes being constructedas part of a larger residential area in Adamstown,Co. Dublin, Ireland.Included in the scheme are duplex homes andapartments in three- and four-storey blocks due tobe completed in mid-2023.ROCKWOOL presented the benefits of NyRock technology with the latest product, NyRock Cavity Slab 032, demonstrating how it could help to deliver the required fire and thermal performance.
Here East
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Here East involved the transformation of the former Media Campus. The team at Laing O’Rourke were tasked with designing the building’s fire protection scheme that also accommodates building movements such as movement between floors and in services.
Higher Potential - Rockfloor and Sound Insulation Slab
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Higher Potential is a north London based charity that helps disenfranchised young people, with projects designed to divert them away from anti-social behaviour and embrace education, helping them to develop life skills and reaching their potential.Within the two-storey building the area was created for young people to express themselves through dance, drama and music video production.To achieve this, the building required a suitable acoustic treatment to avoid noise leakage whilst creating an acoustically neutral space for music production.ROCKWOOL Sound Insulation Slab and Acoustic RockFloor were implemented.
Kier Construction HQ
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Kier Group is a leading property, residential, construction and services group, which invests in, builds, maintains and renews buildings operating across many sectors, including housing, defence, education, power, transport and utilities.Kier handled both the design and delivery process and worked directly with Cottenham-based roofing contractor, Voland Roofing, on this project.Kier wanted the roof to not only insulate against airborne sound, but also to reduce noise from the impact of raindrops on the roof.
Middlewood Locks
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Middlewood Locks is a £1 billion, 25-acre regeneration project located in Salford, Greater Manchester. This unique urban development is surrounded by three canal basins and the River Irwell for relaxing and peaceful walks.The new homes will feature full-height glazing, high-specification interiors and private outdoor space overlooking the city and waterways.Key necessities was to install non-combustible insulation with a low U-value performance on the external façade to provide fire resilience and thermal performance for future residents.To aid in this the construction team opted for ROCKWOOL RainScreen Duo Slab®. It was chosen due to it's Euroclass A1 non-combustibility classification and its proven thermal and acoustic qualities.
Morriston Hospital
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Morriston Hospital had sustainability at the heart of the building's design and specification. ROCKWOOL insulation has played a significant role in the project which has achieved its target of a BREEAM Excellent rating. A combination of ROCKWOOL products was used to meet Morriston Hospital's pipe and ductwork insulation requirements.
NAS Anderson School
ROCKWOOL Ltd
The National Autistic Society Anderson School is an autism-specific facility in Chigwell, Essex. A need for the school was to address the issue of sound reduction to create a calm, productive, and quiet learning environment for all students.Project designers and specifiers, RMA Architects, recognised the role that effective sound insulation could play in helping to meet this objective for the school.The installation of of ROCKWOOL 105mm HardRock Multi-Fix (DD) insulation board complete with an equivalent quantity of 150mm HardRock Multi-Fix Underlay and AXTER’s EXCEL® Roof System was used to deliver acoustic, fire safety, and thermal insulation performance.
NyRock Cavity Slab 032 delivers energy targets for Dublin homes
ROCKWOOL Ltd
NyRock Cavity Slab 032 insulation was specified to meet the specific energy targets.Hallwell by Hugh McGreevy & Sons Ltd is a development of 100 new homes being constructed as part of a larger residential area in Adamstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland.NyRock Cavity Slab 032 - the most thermally efficient stone wool cavity insulation currently available in the UK and Ireland.
NyRock Frame Slab 032 - in external wall
ROCKWOOL Ltd
NyRock Frame Slab 032 - in external wall - timber frame
O2 Arena
ROCKWOOL Ltd
The O2 arena's roof needed state-of-the-art acoustic engineering to eliminate virtually all nuisance ambient noise (bass thumping) outside the arena contributing to fantastic acoustics inside the structure.The complex roof design featured several layers of different density barrier materials to deaden even the lowest bass frequencies, all carried on special acoustic deck structures. The structural deck troughs were filled with ROCKWOOL RW4 insulation, with ROCKWOOL Acoustic membrane over and a 50mm Rigidal intermediate deck.
Queen Elizabeth Stadium
ROCKWOOL Ltd
The Olympic Stadium renovation had acoustic performance as a central goal to obtain. ROCKWOOL's solution involved the installation of an acoustically insulated membrane roof, featuring ROCKWOOL HARDROCK® Multi-Fix (DD) and ROCKWOOL Acoustic Infills.
Re:Haus Aid
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Re:Haus Aid is a registered Community Interest Company who work with both global and local charities to provide safe, warm, secure and robust relocatable accommodation pods for people who have been displaced due to armed conflicts or natural disasters.There are countless people who flee their country every year because of armed conflicts or natural catastrophes and many more who are displaced within their countries.Stelling properties designed an accommodation pod that took a maximum of ten days to manufacture and can be installed at its destination in less than two hours.With this the pod had been insulated with ROCKWOOL® RWA45 75mm.
Rochdale Upperbanks
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Rochdale Upperbanks is a regeneration project, this development brings new life to a formerly disused brownfield site. The Upperbanks scheme comprises 242 studio, onebed and two-bed apartments, all with balconies, housed in two nine-storey apartment blocks and a 146-room Hampton by Hilton Hotel.With the notion to help build comfortable living spaces and the challenge of noise pollution, it was important to find a solution to these needs. With the help of Willmott Dixon acting as the main contractors, ROCKWOOL products installed included RWA45 and Soffit Slabs which both carry a Euroclass A1 classification.More than 5,000 square metres of ROCKWOOL insulation was specified by the architects for the whole façade system.
Rosebury Road, Garage Conversion
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Homeowner and self-builder Marianne was able to draw on the right help, expertise, and best products – including ROCKWOOL insulation – to realise her dream.ROCKWOOL Timber Frame Slab used for this project is a durable non-combustible stone wool slab that provides thermal, non-combustible insulation for walls and roofs.
South Quays
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Keywest 3 is one developer to recognise the integral role of effective sound insulation in maintaining the comfort and lifestyle of high-rise dwelling on its latest landmark renovation project in South Shields.The company recognised that ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation could provide superior acoustic performance.With its dense, non-directional fibre structure, ROCKWOOL Sound Insulation effectively traps sound waves and dampens vibration to provide an enhanced noise reducing solution in this type of application.
The Crofts
ROCKWOOL Ltd
In transforming three high-rise residential towers for Sandwell Borough Council, non-combustible cladding solution was provided by both ROCKWOOL and Rockpanel for this development.
The Erratics Exhibition
ROCKWOOL Ltd
The Erratics Exhibition features an impressive 6.5m by 5.5m sculpture, created by Lubna Chowdhary, who fabricated a stunning giant modular sculpture using ROCKWOOL® RockLap heating and ventilation pipe (H&V) sections.Lubna Chowdary chose ROCKWOOL RockLap sections as it was a material that could be easily formed and constructed into more complex shapes with minimal tools and processes.Traditionally used for heating and ventilation pipes in a range of settings, ROCKWOOL RockLap sections have been proven to deliver thermal insulation performance.
The Royal Academy of Music
ROCKWOOL Ltd
The Royal Academy of Music in Regent’s Park, London underwent a renovation but needed to ensure three qualities were met, creating stunningly beautiful, acoustically brilliant, and inspiring spaces for staff and students.The 309-seat Susie Sainsbury Theatre was completely refurbished and created the new 100-seat rooftop Angela Burgess Recital Hall.The project marked one of the most significant building and renovation projects in the Academy’s near-200-year history.To help achieve these qualities ROCKWOOL HardRock® Multi-Fix (DD) insulation board was considered and installed.
The Streamlight Tower
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Based in the poplar region of the LondonBorough of Tower Hamlets, the Streamlight Tower is a 24-storey high-rise building comprising of 90 flats.Higgins Partnerships was appointed by Swan Housing toundertake reclad works to bring the building in line withmodern building regulations.For this installation ROCKWOOL Steel Frame Slab non-combustible stone wool was used.
Unilife
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Unilife provides premium student accommodation with an aim to deliver high-quality student experience.Accommodation availability is one of the many factors that most students consider when choosing which university to study at.Unilife wanted to expand their accommodation on offer at the main campus of the University of Surrey in Guildford and so turned to Stelling Properties and sort to found a solution in using ROCKWOOL® RWA45 non-combustible stone wool insulation.
Wilmcote House
ROCKWOOL Ltd
Wilmcote House is located in Portsmouth which had undergone a major renovation to benefit the health and well-being of tenants.A high-rise, high-density housing estate that remains a prominent feature of Britain's urban landscape dating from the 1960's.Wilmcote House used a combination of several products and systems namely ROCKWOOL external wall and flat roof insulation together with a selection of the company's firestopping and fire protection products.
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