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PANABLOK / WBS THROUGH-WALL SYSTEM
THE SYSTEM
Following a very successful, prestigious
contract in Manchester (see below) where a WBS system was
applied to Panablock pre-formed structural panels, WBS have
since formed an strategic alliance with Panablock and have
jointly devised a brand new through-wall solution which
will offer significant reductions in design, on-site time
and overall project costs.
PANABLOK
Panablok is a tried and tested innovative,
versatile, prefabricated structural building system that
provides a cost effective solution to architects, developers
and contractors who are looking to produce high quality
buildings, reduce building schedules, meet targets and significantly
save costs.
The storey-high Panablok wall panel system
is an ideal alternative to conventional brick and blockwork,
steel or timber frame construction. Additional to its speed
of build, Panablok combines excellent structural qualities,
insulation values and air-tightness properties.
THE PANEL
A Panablok panel is comprised of two skins
of cement-particle board with a rigid cell urethane core.
Embedded in the core there are two secondary structural
studs, the whole creating a composite structural unit. The
panels incorporate tongue and grooved edges with integral
closure mechanisms also embedded into the urethane core.
As the closure mechanisms operate they draw adjacent panels
together forming a laterally-stable, airtight connection.
CONSTRUCTION
Individual Panablok panels are connected
together with the closing/locking mechanisms and fixed into
a base channel. This channel is anchored down to the concrete
raft, plank, beam & block or suspended floor.
When erected the wall panels are capped with and fixed into
an inverted channel onto which the next floor or roof structure
is installed.
Door and window openings can be cut on site (at any time),
and frames easily fixed to the panels using brackets provided.
It
is at this point that the WBS INSULATED RENDER SYSTEM
is applied, which could be finished with either a
silicone / acrylic render
or for a more traditional finish, brick slips can
be securely fixed to exterior of the system.
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Panablok can be built in either single
or double skin construction as the structure for buildings
up to three stories.
It can also be used in conjunction with steel or
concrete frames for multi-storey applications, as infill
panel or as a base for rain screen or cladding applications.
SPEED OF BUILD
The main advantage Panablok offers the
developer and contractor is its speed of build. Panablok
can reduce construction time for the inner leaf by up to
75% and can reduce the overall construction time by up to
40%.
Major time and cost reductions are achieved because Panablok
takes brickwork off the critical path. Panablok
panels rapidly create a weathertight envelope which, unlike
traditional blockwork construction methods, does not require
the outer leaf to be built at the same time.
Panablok is a dry assembled system and
can be erected in all weathers. Once the upper levels and
roof structure are in place internal work can get underway
with brick work completed when weather allows - substantially
minimising building time and costs.
Not
only can speed of build reduce construction costs
significantly but it provides enhanced revenue benefits
gained through early occupancy of the building.
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