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A new roof insulation system using Foamglas cellular glass has been launched by Pittsburgh Corning UK and Liquid Plastics. The cold bonded system incorporates Liquid Plastics' Decothane seamless membrane as a waterproof membrane, and was developed to provide resistance to fire from both within or outside of a building. It can be used for metal or plywood deck constructions where the risk of fire is greater, or for concrete deck constructions. Foamglas Readyboard 1, slab or tapered insulation, is bonded directly to the deck using Decostik cold fusion adhesive which has been specially developed to provide stronger adhesion and it is easy to apply by pouring on to the deck surface. When the installation has been completed, Liquid Plastics' carrier membrane is bonded to the surface of the cellular glass insulation using Decostick. This is followed by the application of the Decothane seamless membrane, which uses atmospheric moisture to trigger its curing process. There are no seams or joints, ensuring waterproof protection of the building.

A new roof insulation system using Foamglas cellular glass has been launched by Pittsburgh Corning UK and Liquid Plastics. The cold bonded system incorporates Liquid Plastics' Decothane seamless membrane as a waterproof membrane, and was developed to provide resistance to fire from both within or outside of a building. It can be used for metal or plywood deck constructions where the risk of fire is greater, or for concrete deck constructions. Foamglas Readyboard 1, slab or tapered insulation, is bonded directly to the deck using Decostik cold fusion adhesive which has been specially developed to provide stronger adhesion and it is easy to apply by pouring on to the deck surface. When the installation has been completed, Liquid Plastics' carrier membrane is bonded to the surface of the cellular glass insulation using Decostick. This is followed by the application of the Decothane seamless membrane, which uses atmospheric moisture to trigger its curing process. There are no seams or joints, ensuring waterproof protection of the building.

The ?16 million visual arts centre being built in Colchester is being insulated throughout with Foamglas cellular glass insulation from Pittsburgh Corning. The building will feature a KME copper shingle finish on both the roof and walls, creating a 'brass' appearance and has been described as one of the most exciting projects in the country. Pittsburgh Corning's technical team was involved in the project as long ago as February 2005 when the architect laid down the criteria for insulation especially as neither the walls nor the roof of the building are flat. There were also concerns that the proposed standing seam roof system's height needed to be minimised, while retaining excellent insulation values. The roof has a 39.5 metre radius for the most part and required insulation that would provide at least a 10% increase over the current building regulations standard of 0.25 U-value. The Foamglas standing seam roof

A collaboration between Pittsburgh Corning, manufacturers of Foamglas, and Telling Lime Products, has resulted in the creation of an exterior wall insulation system. Using the Foamglas product, W+F Slab, which is impervious to water, the new system ensures there is no seepage of water into a poor external wall surface. The W+F Slab is bonded direct to the existing wall and then followed by a bonding layer and a glass-fibre reinforcing mesh and then a lime render. Available in fine, medium or coarse textures they are through-coloured.

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A Foamglass cellular glass insulation system with Permaphalt asphalt from Pittsburgh Corning has been installed on the roof of St Edmund College, Oxford. It has a co-efficient of linear expansion similar to concrete, which ensures that thermal movement will result in lower stresses to the roof finishes. As well as being non-combustible, it cannot contribute to fire nor emit toxic fumes.

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Cellular glass insulation from Pittsburgh Corning enables a continuous insulation system to be created where services need to pass through a fire wall or door. The Foamglas pipework system is available for the building services sector after having been used in the oil and gas industry. Fire protection of up to 120 minutes at a fire wall penetration can be achieved when used with cladding, and up to 90 minutes without cladding. The closed cell construction ensures that condensation and damp inside the wall can be eliminated. Manufactured from pure glass, its thermal conductivity remains constant throughout its life.

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Redevelopment at the Roundhouse performance space in Camden, London has utilised Foamglas cellular glass insulation from Pittsburgh Corning. The floor area had 100mm thick Floorboard dry applied onto 200mm thick mass fill. The W+F Fa?ade system was applied outside and a Tapered Roof System was applied onto the flat roof area.

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Produced for use with ventilated fa?ade rain screen cladding systems, Pittsburgh Corning has introduced the Foamglas W&F fa?ade insulation system. Manufactured from pure glass, the insulation has a totally closed cell construction. It is therefore impervious to the effects of water and water vapour, as well as being completely non-combustible, the company claims. The fa?ade system minimises cold bridging as all joints are fully sealed and there are no mechanical fasteners to penetrate the layer. Furthermore, the thermal insulation value will remain constant for the lifetime of the building.

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