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Owen Gallagher Technical Sales Manager

Owen Gallagher Technical Sales Manager. “Promoting Traditional Build”. Concrete Blocks. Topics to cover. Supply. Sustainability. Thermal Bridging – CBA Details. …then lunch. The Market. Govt. Initiatives. Response. Capacity. Post recession Output of the industry.

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Owen Gallagher Technical Sales Manager

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  1. Owen Gallagher Technical Sales Manager “Promoting Traditional Build”

  2. Concrete Blocks Topics to cover • Supply • Sustainability • Thermal Bridging – CBA Details …then lunch

  3. The Market Govt. Initiatives Response

  4. Capacity • Post recession Output of the industry How can manufacturers respond? • Re-open moth balled plants • Extended Working Hours • Speed-up curing regimes • Build winter stock levels Quicker response ?

  5. The Market It’s a concrete block Its not rocket science!!

  6. The Market

  7. The Market New Output

  8. Concrete Blocks Topics to cover • Supply • Sustainability • Thermal Bridging – CBA Details

  9. Concrete Blocks Aregreenerthan you may think • Cements Content only 9%*1 • 19% of above are ‘alternative’cement’s • Aggregates are often ‘surplus’ dust from quarries • Blocks can be 100% recycled aggregate *1WRAP Resource Efficiency Action Plan

  10. Concrete Blocks Aregreenerthan you may think • Embodied Energy 6KgCO2 /t blocks *2 • That is 7 times less than softwood • That is 30 times less than steel • That is 40 times less than plastic *2Uni. Bath Inventory of Embodied Energy 2008 (Excludes Calorific Value of wood)

  11. Concrete Blocks Aregreenerthan you may think • Manufacturingwaste is re-used(WRAP) • Energy used in manufacture only21kW.hrs/t • Less than 2% wastage on site • CO2Footprint does not need to measured from the Port of entry • Delivery average 60 miles from 100 plants across the UK

  12. Localism LocalSupply LocalPlant Local Materials Local Labour

  13. So why Concrete Blocks? Made locally Competitive build cost Ease of use Known Practice BRE Green Guide A / A+ Recyclable on site to granular Building Reg Compliant Traditional Off the shelf

  14. Concrete Blocks Topics to cover • Supply • Sustainability • Thermal Bridging – CBA Details

  15. Thermal Bridging What is it?

  16. Thermal Bridging

  17. Thermal Bridging Is it significant? Who does it?

  18. Thermal Bridging Window and door jambs Window and door lintels Window Sills Party wall junction Eave / wall junction Corner

  19. Thermal Bridging Gable Wall Junction GroundFloor / Wall Intermediate Floor / wall Ground Floor / Party wall Ceiling / Party Wall

  20. Thermal Bridging Calculating the Y value • Total Building Envelope • Length of Junction • Psi Value (Ψ) 1

  21. Thermal Bridging SAP 2009 Table K 1

  22. Part L1a Analysis End & Mid Unit

  23. Part L1a Analysis • Y = 0.053 Y = 0.0788 /0.0722

  24. Part L1a Analysis

  25. Part L1a Analysis CBAwww.cba-blocks.org.uk APA www.constructivedetails.co.uk Any Questions? Register to receive details

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