Modular System
environment-controlled rooms
A system for building structurally independent rooms, setting new standards for structural integrity, ease of build, dimensional precision and extraordinary flexibility of size and shape.
Applications
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Clean room
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Technical clean room
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Operating theatre
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Recovery room
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Anaesthetic room
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Scrub-up room
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Link corridors
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MRI scanning room
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RF shielded room
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Anechoic chamber
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Laboratory
Room shape and size formats/Room plan/footprint formats
Rectangular, square, octagonal and combination.
Size of room is variable and grows in increments of 150mm in both the ‘x’ and ‘y’ axes.
Height is currently single storey with an internal ceiling height of 3000mm
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Modular Structural Panel Element
The patented panel jointing design at the heart of the system is a consequence of totally re-thinking steel building construction in terms of computer numerically controlled (CNC) manufacturing technique.
The ease with which complex cut and folded sheet metal parts can be produced by CNC methods allows the sophisticated mating joints to be produced without incurring the extra production overheads that would normally be associated with work of such high precision.
The accuracy of this method of component manufacture, typically plus or minus 0.15mm, ensures that the panel modules are precisely 'jigged' during fabrication assembly by the components themselves, saving time and money without loss of quality.
The special patented joints and the overall accuracy of the fabricated panel modules , make assembly and erection on site problem free, requiring a relatively low level of skilled labour. The modular panel elements infallibly self-align and require only bolting together. The shell of the structure is completed in one fix and dramatically reduces on-site build time. |
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Panel to Panel Jointing
The panels’ mating profiles form a double ‘Z’ section joint.
- Options -
Sealant applied to flange of ‘Z’ profile parallel to panel face.
RF shielding gasket fixed to flange of ‘Z’ profile parallel to panel face.
- Fastening -
Continuous regular double pitch of M8 bolts through two flanges of ‘Z’ profiles normal to panel face.
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Room structure
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The Patented Panel Joint satisfies several criteria:-
- A hermetic seal on all panel edges.
- EMC shielding.
- Structural stiffness.
- Self alignment of panel elements on site.
- Ease and speed of build.
The plan format of the rooms footprint can be rectilinear or octagonal with either flat or raked roofs. The octagonal plan format has the option of two sizes of corner wall.
Sizes for the octagonal plan room with an integrated lighting ring start at 4500mm by 4500mm and rise in increments of 150mm . The rectilinear plan rooms start at 1500mm by 1500mm and also rise in 150mm increments
Ancillary rooms and corridors can be connected together to form complexes of spaces which share the same degree of environmental integrity.
Doors can be specified in any wall in any position .
The roof design allows for cut-outs and mechanical fixtures and fittings for peripheral lighting and air conditioning.
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Internal finish
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Finished Floor Screed.
Seamless Floor and Wall to Floor Coving.
Sprayed Paint Finish to Ceiling and Walls.
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Operating Theatre
~ example ~
Integral Ceiling Lighting Ring
Single and Double Doors
Inlaid Wall Mounted Equipment
(Facilitates Internal and External Servicing)
Ceiling and Wall Mounted Air Conditioning Grilles
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All panels can be skinned on both the internal and external faces, creating an internal hermetically sealed void or cavity. Each panel element can serve as an air extract duct , enabling complete and independent control of inlet and exhaust air flow
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Operating Theatre
equipped with
X-ray scanner
All wall and roof panels are made with 2mm Zintec sheet which obviates the need for lead lining where X-ray equipment is to be used.
Servicing to all external areas, including the roof, can be carried out whilst the room is in operation due to the shielding properties of the panel and joints.
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Roof Mounted Equipment
(Example: Operating Lamp and X-Ray Scanner)
The structural capacity for integrated support of roof-suspended equipment varies according to the size of the room.
For example, five pieces of equipment similar to the X-ray Scanner (weight - 300kg, moment - 540mkp) plus an Operating Lamp (weight - 60kg) can be roof-suspended in a room 6.6m x 5.1m similar to the room illustrated.
The structural independence of the system obviates the necessity for external support gantrys, or the fixing of equipment from the host building structure.
The integrated lighting ring has no effect on the limits of the structural properties |
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MRI - CAT - PET
shielded scanning room
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Screening detail on Panel
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Panel Joint
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X-ray screening
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MRI screening
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RF screening
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Suites of rooms
environment-controlled
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~ Operating theatre with viewing gallery ~
~ connected ancillary room ~
Square/rectangular room with flat roof
• The roof area illustrated has apertures in the panels' internal faces based on a 750mm grid. Each aperture can accommodate a lighting unit, an air conditioning unit or be left blank. Other comparable sized equipment can be housed as per project specification.
• The panels' structural properties, construction and jointing system are identical to the panels used to build the octagonal room with the raked and flat roof.
Environment-Controlled Suites of rooms
extend to:
~ Clean room ~
~ Recovery room ~
~ Anaesthetic room ~
~ Scrub-up room ~
~ Ancillary room ~
~ Corridor ~
Rooms and corridors are spurred off adjoining room - all manufactured and built utilizing the modular system design.
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