Bildspec has installed three operable walls to the main meeting areas at The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) ‘s Sydney Head Office. The installation consists of one Series100 Rw49-rated solid and two Konnect double-glazed moveable acoustic walls, all with bottom mechanical retracting seals. PMG Group builder and designers designed three movable acoustic walls by intersecting a wall system to give the clients
The versatile insulated rapid roller doors THERMOspeed™ by EBS Entrance Solutions has just helped a Tasmanian meat producer. A Tasmanian meat producer was looking to replace cumbersome panel doors on their blast freezers. The heavy sliding doors were regularly getting iced and jammed up, interrupting daily operations. The client turned to EBS for help. The
At the exact spot where the colonial settlement of Australia began, the Harrington Collection—a series of brand-new harbourside apartments—has been built. The curved sliding elements on the facade attract immediate attention. They are the brainchild of the architects at fjmtstudio, who worked in close cooperation with Hawa Sliding Solutions, ICON and Windtech to turn them
We know that we must comply with the current NCC 2022 regarding the performance of Thermal Breaks (R0.20) AS4859.1-2018. It would be foolish to ignore the possibility of future concerns being raised regarding: Fire (Combustibility) Structural integrity (Moisture) Acoustics (Structure borne noise) when designing, supplying and installing systems containing repeating point thermal bridges
The Australian Trellis Door Company (ATDC) recently completed a sizeable security door installation at the front entry to the Parks Victoria premises at Albert Park in Melbourne. These doors are heritage approved security doors suitable for Councils, Government and Municipal buildings. The door was specified by Harrison & White Architects of Carlton, Victoria since it
The benefits to thermal efficiency and sustainability of thermal break insulation within building assemblies are globally acknowledged and understood. Conversely, the consequences of using combustible materials within building assemblies is also very well understood. SLS Thermal Break is a Non-Combustible insulation utilising Teflon impregnated E Glass technology to provide a safe, fast and compliant Thermal
ATDC has recently installed its S08 curved security gates to secure the bar area at the new Proclamation Park Pavilion in Ringwood near Melbourne. The Pavilion is owned by the Maroondah City Council. The gate was specified by East Melbourne based CO-OP Studio and the project managers were Circon Commercial Constructions. The satin black powdercoated
A Bildspec Series 100 Rw52 Acoustic Operable Wall has recently been installed at Deakin University (Melbourne Burwood Campus). The university was looking for a replacement operable wall for its HD Building that was simple and easy to operate in order to quickly and easily be able to vary teaching spaces to suit different size requirements
Conversion instead of demolition – the growing awareness of sustainability is leading to a more respectful approach to existing buildings. More and more often, old buildings are no longer simply torn down and replaced by new ones, but are carefully examined to determine whether a transformation is possible and makes sense. There is a great
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