Doncaster Lakeside Stadium
 |
| Products
Used |
Crown DriTherm Cavity Slab
Rocksilk Universal Slab RS60
Rocksilk Universal Slab RS33
Polyfoam Floorboard Standard
Polyfoam Floorboard Extra |
| Project |
Lakeside Stadium |
| Client |
Doncaster City Council |
| Main Contractor |
Carillion |
| Architect |
Ian Martin-Harvey at ACP |
| Knauf Insulation Manager |
James Hulbert |
| “We found Knauf Insulation ideal as
they were able to offer the complete insulation solution. They were
also able to look at the project in its entirety and run
calculations to generate specifications for the stadium as a whole,
rather than simply one section.” - John Wilkinson, Project
Manager at Carillion |
Challenge
The 15,000 capacity Lakeside Stadium complex is a £28
million project initiated by Doncaster City Council and is due for
completion in December 2006. After that, the sports stadium will be
home to Doncaster Rovers FC, Doncaster Belles FC and the newly
renamed Doncaster Lakers RLFC.
The entire stadium project needed to comply with Part L2 of the
latest building regulations regarding thermal and acoustic
insulation and fire retardation. As well as sealing in crowd noise
and providing fire protection for large areas of the terraces,
spectators also needed to be protected from isolated cold spots
occurring at the venue.
The stadium’s architects, Carillion needed impartial insulation
advice, as well as a broad range of options regarding suitable
products.
Solution
Knauf Insulation’s on-site advisor was able to draw
up a complete product specification for the stadium as a whole. To
tackle both the cold spot problem and to reduce noise, Knauf
Insulation supplied 317m2 of Polyfoam Floorboard
Standard and Polyfoam Floorboard Extra and this was installed
throughout the stadium. Polyfoam Floorboard is a high performance,
versatile XPS rigid board, suitable for floor, wall and roof
applications. Although lightweight, it is extremely strong,
thermally efficient and moisture resistant.
A total of 2500m2 of Crown DriTherm 85mm was supplied
for use in the cavity walls, which is a massive 70 per cent of the
total stadium area. Crown DriTherm is a rigid slab of glass mineral
wool with a water-repellent additive. It is dimensioned to fit
between wall ties at standard spacings and is ideal for the thermal
insulation of masonry cavity external walls, either partially
filling or fully filling the cavity.
For insulation and fire protection of large areas under the
terraces, Knauf Insulation worked with its sister company, Knauf
Drywall. A specification was reached featuring 40mm of Rocksilk
Universal Slab RS60 and100mm of Rocksilk Universal Slab RS33. This
is an unfaced rock mineral wool, multi-purpose slab for use in a
variety of applications. Rocksilk Universal Slab operates to
Euroclass A1 fire standard and can be used up to continuous
operating temperatures of 850°C.
