| CASE
STUDY |
Riverside
Museum, Glasgow |
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“With this challenging build the only way we could get a truly
accurate U-value was to create a three-dimensional model. Knauf
Insulation was the only manufacturer that could offer us a
threedimensional calculation service”.
“As this is such a difficult specification we became a very
demanding customer, requesting different calculations for all our
options. Each time we were met with a quick and efficient response
– their technical performance was second to none.”
Clare Huber, Varla (UK)
Limited
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PRODUCTS USED |
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FactoryClad
32 |
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PROJECT |
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Riverside Museum, Glasgow |
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CLIENT |
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Glasgow City Council |
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ARCHITECT |
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Zaha
Hadid |
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MAIN CONTRACTOR |
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BAM
Construction Ltd |
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SPECIALIST ROOFING
CONTRACTOR |
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Varla
(UK) Limited |
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COMPLETION DATE |
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June
2011 |
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KNAUF INSULATION PROJECT MANAGER |
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Craig
O'Donnell |
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CHALLENGE
The much acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid created the design for
the Riverside Museum, which has already been dubbed ‘Glasgow’s
Guggenheim’.
The new riverside Museum provides an exciting new home for
Glasgow’s transport collection. The development has a riverside
location on a site where the River Clyde meets Glasgow’s other main
river the Kelvin, and is adjacent to Glasgow Harbour.
The dynamic new Riverside Museum displays Glasgow’s rich
industrial heritage, which stems from the River Clyde. The Tall
Ship is berthed alongside the Museum, creating a fantastic
experience in this stunning setting.
The brief for design and build roofing specialist Varla (UK)
Limited was to find a flexible insulation that could meet the
demanding U - value of 0.20 W/m2K that was continuous
over both the walls and the complex 18,000 square metre roof. The
Glasgow Museum of Transport is a complex, heavily engineered design
and is the first major UK project for the renowned architect Zaha
Hadid.
Specialist Roofing contractor, Varla (UK) Limited started the
search for a suitable material by contacting many insulation
suppliers and holding supplier seminars at Varla’s Chester offices,
challenging suppliers to propose a solution to meet the demanding
specification for this unique project.
SOLUTION
Varla (UK) Limited chose to use Knauf Insulation’s FactoryClad
32, a flexible insulation that meets the demanding U-value of 0.20
W/m2K across both the roof and walls.
Rigid foam boards were ruled out early on, as they could not be
fitted to the building’s complex curves. There was also a limited
cladding zone that could not be altered. Many types of insulation
were considered, but glass mineral wool roll provided the best
thermal efficiency. The key to Knauf Insulation’s products being
specified on this project was its ability to provide in-depth
technical support, including complex three-dimensional heat flow
modelling calculations. This allowed Knauf Insulation to produce a
solution that met all of Varla’s insulation requirements by using a
double layer of 100mm FactoryClad 32. This is a flexible,
lightweight roll of resilient glass mineral wool with exceptionally
high tear strength and a thermal conductivity of just 0.032
W/mK.
In addition, FactoryClad is ideal for limiting the spread of
fire since it holds a Euroclass classification A1 for
noncombustibility and will not burn. Nor will it give off toxic
smoke or suddenly ignite in a fire due to ‘flashover’. For public
buildings such as this, superior fire performance is crucial.
Once Varla (UK) Limited had decided on Knauf Insulation, it
leaned on them heavily for technical support, utilising the unique
3D heat loss calculation support service, which ensured the correct
product thickness was specified to meet the demanding project
requirements.