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An old but new and proven concept in design, manufacture and site assembly. Setting new standards for structural integrity, ease of build and dimensional precision and flexibilty.

Applications:- Operating Theatres,Technical Clean Rooms, Laboratories and associated ancillary rooms.

* Designed by an engineer with years of experience of designing and building operating theatres in hospitals in the United Kingdom , Europe , and both the Middle and Far East. The system is a synthesis of International standards and manufacturing and production techniques.

* The system has been proven on several 'design and build' projects.

* 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.

* The overall sizing in 'plan' of the system is extraordinarily flexible, enabling architects to optimise on space.

Overview of the systems' properties:-

* The Patented Panel Joint satisfies several criteria:-
(i) A hermetic seal on all panel edges.
(ii) EMC shielding.
(iii) Structural stiffness.
(iv) Self alignment of panel elements on site.

* The plan of the rooms 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.

* 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.

* All panels can be skinned on both the internal and external faces, creating an internal hermetically sealed
void or cavity. Each panel element serves as an air extract duct, enabling complete and
independent control of inlet and exhaust air flow

* The system has been designed throughout to be easily transported in standard containers to site.

 

© Graham Bowers