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TECHNAL NEWS / The Technal Newsletter / # 9 / July 2011
Actualité

HBS headquarters in India:
a building compliant with the LEED standard

The new HBS India headquarters is one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in Bangalore, capital of the Province of Karnataka in India. This 4000sqm building (including 1600sqm of storage space) was designed in compliance with the recommendations of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standard.

The international LEED standard was created to help professionals improve the quality of buildings and limit their impact on the environment. In particular, it stipulates affordable construction costs, limited energy consumption, the preservation of natural resources and in particular water, in addition to a consideration for user comfort.

Overview of key environmental points:

Category 1: energy and atmosphere that
include renewable energy sources on site
and green energy sources

The installation of a brise-soleil, a pergola and a rooflight, all equipped with photovoltaic cells, are located on the roof of the building and produce approx. 18Kw of electricity. This represents 30% of the energy required to light the building and operate its computer systems. This installation also allows HBS India to continue activity in the event of a power cut (frequent in India), without the need for Diesel-operated generators.

Category 2: water consumption
The amount of sprinkling water used is halved in comparison with similar types of building due to the installation of a specific irrigation system incorporating a drip-by-drip device and sprinkler.

Category 3: Materials and resources
19% of materials used are recycled and 48%
of these materials are produced locally.

The building should be granted the Platinum LEED certificate due in large to its integrated photovoltaic cell systems. The target energy consumption for the HBS India building is less than 60Kw/hr/sqm per year.

India



HBS India


>> HBS India: TECHNAL NEWS n°5

Actualité

HBS South East Asia is selected
for a prestigious project

Asia

HBS South East Asia has been selected to construct the Discovery Primea, one of the highest residential blocks in Manila, in the heart of the Makati business district.

Joe Sleiman, Technal Manager for South East Asia, states "this project is the result of a close working relationship with the Technal International design office to create a special profile with a wind resistance of more than 6900Pa required due to the tower block's location." Recommended therefore for a large-scale project – 68 floors, 200 tons of aluminium – Technal's GEODE MX facade offers the flexibility of a facade system with optimum performance, in this case a curtain wall with casement frames.

The metal builder who will produce this facade, Manila Technical Systems Co., has already manufactured and installed GEODE facades for the 42-floor Joy Nostalg Center in Manila.

>> Joy Nostalg Center: TECHNAL NEWS n°4

Architects:
NS Architect

Metal builder:
Manila Technical Systems Co.

 

Actualité
Australia, a growth market for Technal
Blue Mall
A SMR Designs Pty Ltd creation


Technal has been trading in Australia since 2000, where there is a demand in the top-of-therange and sustainable development markets for large-scale and high-performance joinery products. Two Technal customers perfectly reflect these high growth markets in the residential and commercial sectors: SMR Designs Pty Ltd and Shelley Glass.


SMR Designs Pty Ltd based in Sydney, with an office in Brisbane and soon a representative in Melbourne, specialises in the manufacture and installation of the JX Jalousie window.
This company targets the top-of-the-range residential and commercial markets and works on various
new building and renovation projects. Twelve SMR Designs Pty Ltd employees out of 55 work specifically on the JX Jalousie window: 6 in marketing, 6 in the workshop. SMR Designs Pty Ltd manufactured the Jalousie windows for the environmentally friendly Energy Australia Building in Homebush, Sydney.

Australia
A Shelley Glass creation

Shelley Glass, based in Perth, in Western Australia, also targets the top-of-the-range residential and commercial markets. The company, who recently opted to work with Technal, finalises the creation of a showroom to display Technal thermal break ranges: rooflights, doors, sliding applications, lift and slide applications, casements, Jalousie windows, etc. Ten Shelley Glass employees out of 17 focus specifically on Technal products: 5 in marketing, 5 in the workshop. Shelley Glass has also completed residential projects with the Titane door and Topaze+ sliding systems.
Réalisation
Buenos-Aires
A glass roof to protect Argentina's relics
Blue Mall




Techdesign



Architects:
B4FS >> www.b4fs.com

Metal builder:
carpeal.
>> www.carpeal.com.ar

 

 

 

  The Bicentenary Museum in Buenos-Aires was inaugurated on May 26, 2011, by the argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner [Photo].

Built on the archaeological site of the Fort of Buenos-Aires, which was constructed in 1855 and demolished 70 years later, the museum protects the relics of the ancient customs house, known as "Taylor customs house", after the name of its builder and engineer, from bad weather. An enormous glass roof in the shape of a wave covers this area designed to exhibit argentina's historical heritage, notably "Plastic Exercise", a mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros. The argentine government is very proud of the mural's restoration and the work of art is protected by a glass cage constructed using the GEODE MX SG system.

The 140m long and 2800sqm glass roof was manufactured using the GEODE MX range for which special profiles were created in addition to mullions to allow water drainage. To give the glass roof a smooth appearance, transoms were designed using GEODE MX SG structural glazing technology. The glazing is fixed directly to the supporting aluminium structure without an intermediate frame. The main entrance spandrels are constructed in GEODE MX.

Argentina

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