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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

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