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Kooltherm Pipe Insulation
Thin and efficient high performance pipe insulation.
The world-leading R&D facility is based at the Harwell Science Campus in Oxfordshire. The campus forms the central hub of the UK space programme and played a critical role in last year’s Rosetta comet landing. Willmott Dixon worked on the high-spec design for the new centre which includes a total of 1,200 m2 of clean rooms and test chambers.
To ensure services performed as expected over 10,000 lm of Kooltherm Duct and Pipe Insulation were specified for the numerous runs of service pipe and ductwork.
LOCATIONOxford
Specialist designers and installers, Clean Room Construction, oversaw work on the clean rooms while building services company Briggs & Forrester carried out the connections. To ensure clear communication the numerous service runs were designed with BIM Level 2 on the Revit platform, allowing clash detection exercises to be run in advanced, saving time and cost during the build.
"The nature of the building’s use meant no fibrous materials could be included within the specification. The fibre-free phenolic insulation cores of Kooltherm Pipe Insulation and Kooltherm Duct Insulation made them perfect for the job. In addition, the superior thermal conductivity of these products proved beneficial when insulating services with little clearance."
Matthew Bashford, Operations Director, Industrial Insulation Ltd
