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CS Expands Architectural Louvre Range with Three New Models

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Construction Specialties (CS) has announced the launch of three new architectural louvre models – RS-5215, RS-5225, and A-2097 – designed to meet the market’s evolving design and performance demands. These additions deliver the high level of rain defence and airflow performance CS louvres are known for, while adding more aesthetic versatility to the portfolio.

RS-5215 and RS-5225 are compact, 135 mm-deep, double-bank louvres from the company’s Architectural Line family. They offer a sleek, continuous horizontal front blade appearance, with vertical weather louvre units positioned to the rear, ensuring Class A rain defence up to 3.5 m/s. RS-5215 is ideal for low-level applications, while RS-5225 features an inverted front blade, making it particularly effective for high-level installations. The rear sightproof units are supplied powder-coated black as standard to minimise visual impact.

Both models are modular, allowing for ease of installation. They are recommended for large-scale installations requiring a uniform appearance with a continuous blade effect, and where only small or irregular active openings need protection from wind-driven rain. In non-active areas, blanking panels are used in place of blades within the rear louvre frame, offering significant cost savings.

The RS-5215 can also be specified with visible interlocking mullions to align with other façade elements, if preferred.

The new A-2097 is the shallowest CS ventilation louvre model to date, at just 53mm deep, and features a blade pitch of only 48 mm. It can be specified with either visible mullions to align with other façade features, or hidden mullions to achieve a continuous line appearance (the hidden mullion option increases the overall depth to approximately 130 mm). This model delivers Class C rain defence performance in natural ventilation applications and offers excellent airflow performance, particularly for mechanical extract scenarios (Class 1). With its modular design, choice of standard or glazing frame options, and availability in compact sizes, it is well suited for curtain walling, residential buildings, and storefront applications where small louvres are often required above doors or windows.

The new additions have been tested to BS EN 13030 standard for weather louvres, verifying their airflow efficiency and ability to prevent wind-driven rain ingress.  They provide architects and specifiers with even more options for combining performance with design flexibility.

To view the full range of CS rain defence, ventilation, screening and acoustic louvre solutions, visit www.c-sgroup.co.uk/architectural-louvres

RAIN DEFENCE LOUVRES PROVIDE WEATHER RESISTANCE AND AIRFLOW FOR GERMAN DATA CENTRES

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CS_1Construction Specialties’ (CS) high performance rain defence louvres are providing maximum airflow and rain defence as part of an innovative cooling and power system at two energy efficient data centres in Germany.

Controlling the temperature and humidity of the air within critical infrastructure such as data centres is an important consideration. It’s why the Noris Network’s two new state-of-the-art data centres in Nuremberg and Munich have adopted an innovative Combined Energy & Cooling Cells (CECC) offering 70% less energy consumption for cooling and operation compared to more traditional solutions.

CS_3In order to provide optimum airflow and maximum protection from wind-driven rain within the space-efficient design, the specification for both centres saw the installation of pre-fabricated CS RSV-5700 Rain Defence Louvres.

Featuring a complex, extruded aluminium blade profile, the RSV-5700 is a 129mm deep, single bank louvre with excellent performance characteristics. Its unique blade shape is designed to effectively separate rain droplets from the flow of air and to collect them in multiple blade channels. The vertical orientation of the blades utilises gravity to allow rain water to drain away easily, helping achieve Class A rain defence up to 3.5 m/s, combined with Class 3 airflow and spacial efficiency. The system is supplied pre-fabricated in sizes meeting project requirements for fast and easy installation.

CS_2With data centres a critical element of our global economy, their functionality and design must never be compromised. The installation of CS Rain Defence Louvres at the Noris Network’s data centres has ensured efficient airflow and reliable weather protection for the long term.

For further project details visit: https://www.c-sgroup.co.uk/blog/noris-network-data-centres-nuremberg-munich-germany/

For further information on CS RSV-5700 Rain Defence Louvre visit: https://www.c-sgroup.co.uk/products/architectural-louvres/rain-defence-louvres/rsv5700/

Bespoke wall protection at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital

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Photo-2The Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s ‘Jigsaw Building’, housing cancer treatment facilities and a new Women’s Health Unit, welcomed patients for the first time in 2015.

As part of the interior design, expansive wall murals featuring familiar seaside scenes were specified for key locations within the hospital.

Photo-MainDue to its durability, resistance to damage and easy clean qualities, CS Acrovyn by Design® was identified as the best medium for delivering the artwork in busy hospital areas. Installed in the Oncology Recliner Bay and in the Breast Care Subwait, vibrant Acrovyn by Design® murals create a positive distraction and a calming, soothing environment for patients and visitors.

In addition, a range of CS Acrovyn Profiles, including hand/crash rails, corner guards and bed head protection, were specified for other areas of the hospital to protect interior surfaces from damage and help to reduce on-going maintenance cost.

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Construction Specialties – Dementia Care Ward Gets Wall Protection

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WarringtonHospital-3 copyThe state-of-the-art £1 million Forget Me Not project at the Warrington Hospital created a dedicated ward for dementia patients. The design aims to provide calm, relaxing and non-institutional surroundings for improved patient outcomes.

Construction Specialties’ Acrovyn® range was selected to provide a vital element of impact protection, to facilitate delivery of essential clinical care for patients in a robust and easy to maintain environment, without taking away from the homely feel of the space.

WarringtonHospital-2 copyLee Bushell, Building Surveyor, Estates Capital Projects for the hospital said: “The wall protection aspects on this project were really important as we wanted to not only offer protection to the walls from beds, trolleys and equipment, but also to provide a handrail solution for patients who are likely to be unsteady on their feet.

“As part of our design, we selected different colours of wall protection for inside the ward and for the corridor to the dementia ward. We wanted to make the corridor look inviting and of a hotel type standard.”

WarringtonHospital-1 copyAn HRB20 hand/crash rail system from the Acrovyn® range was specified for the project, as its two part cover design offers the opportunity to mix colours in order to create visual contrast.

In this case, the upper handrail cover was supplied in a wood effect finish, to create a warm and inviting feel in the corridor. The lower crashrail cover was supplied in Charcoal colour, to match door frames and complement feature walls.

Inside the ward, the aim was to make the handrail a stand out feature for patients. Charcoal colour was used for that purpose, as it provides a good visual contrast with the creamy colour of the walls, while the French Cream coloured crashrail covers blend in with the surrounding wall.

Acrovyn® hand/crash rails continued across some of the ward doors, making them blend in more successfully and discourage patients from exploring behind them.

The wall protection scheme also included heavy duty crashrails, corner guards, as well as Acrovyn Sheet, which was applied to half wall height in seating areas.

For further information on C/S’ range of impact protection solutions contact sales@c-sgroup.co.uk, T: 01296 652800 or visit www.c-sgroup.co.uk