In erecting the walls, locally based MH Bricklaying is consuming a total of 184,\u00a0100mm x 600mm Thermoblocks, laid at the base of the 100 mm thick dense concrete blockwork outer leaf. This is separated from a similar inner leaf by a 300mm wide blown-bead filled cavity.\u00a0 Also, due to being supported off a concrete beam-and-block floor construction, the internal block walls will require a further 34 of the\u00a0140mm wide units, all supplied by builders merchant, Buildit in Gloucester.<\/p>\n
Richard Britten commented: \u201cBasically we are moving from an old cottage with thick stone walls and window seats, which was hard to heat, to a very high performance property that despite the 150 mm quarried Cotswold Limestone face, will require minimal heat input. Although I hadn\u2019t used Marmox Thermoblocks before, they are the ideal solution for tackling cold-bridging around the perimeter and where the internal block walls sit on the beam-and-block floors.<\/p>\n
The design I arrived at with our architect \u2013 Church Architectural which is also based nearby \u2013 combines thermal mass with excellent insulation, the floor construction also being covered by 300 mm of polystyrene. \u00a0It is proving to be a very interesting project which should offer a comfortable living environment with negligible running costs.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a loadbearing composite product, Thermoblock has been developed to be incorporated into various wall constructions as a horizontal layer, equivalent to a course of bricks, in order to address a critical area of heat loss, thereby reducing energy bills and making a significant contribution to SAP (Standard Assessment Procedure) calculations.<\/p>\n
Each length of Thermoblock is comprised of ultra-high performance XPS insulation, encapsulating miniature columns of concrete, while the top and bottom are covered by alkali resistant glass-fibre mesh, retaining a surface of fibre reinforced polymer concrete to facilitate bonding.<\/p>\n
The concrete columns have a very low conductivity so do not present thermal bridges themselves and when coupled with the highly insulating XPS insulation core, a combined thermal conductivity of 0.47W\/mK is achieved.<\/p>\n
Crucially, being able to employ a defined, very low thermal transmittance \u2013 derived by thermal modelling or measurement \u2013 offers a far more advantageous result than adopting the \u2018default\u2019 figure offered in SAP, which can often result in non-compliance under Part L.<\/p>\n
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:<\/p>\n
MARMOX (UK) LTD. CAXTON HOUSE 101-103 HOPEWELL DRIVE CHATHAM KENT ME5 7NP.\u00a0\u00a0 TEL:\u00a0 01634 835290\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FAX:\u00a0 01634 835299<\/p>\n
EMAIL:\u00a0\u00a0 sales@marmox.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WEB:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0www.marmox.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When the founder of the Complete Energy Consultancy set about designing a brand new home for himself and his family, he identified Marmox Thermoblock as the ideal means of tackling thermal bridging around the floor\/wall junction of the near-to-zero carbon construction solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Marmox-cambridge-Gloucester.jpg?resize=600%2C321\")
<\/p>\n