Case Studies

Image Data Howden
Image Data, Howden is a 67000 ft2 state-of-the-art digital printing facility housed in a building featuring a high impact design. The building has been specifically designed and constructed to be energy efficient and limit its environmental impact. The thermally efficient building re-circulates all of the clean heat generated by its machinery to heat all communal areas.

The facility houses all of Image Data Groups creative design and artworking to print production, digital development, sourcing fulfilment and distribution capabilities for the North of England, and opened for business in February 2008.

Image Data’s dramatic looking building at Howden, is a high-level digital printing facility that strategically fits between the Groups existing Northern operations and provides excellent communications to all parts of the UK.

The building needed to accommodate the Groups new large format Inca Onset digital machine, the world’s fastest and most sophisticated digital UV flatbed printer which requires a space of 20m x 12m and a floor strong enough to take its 12 tonne weight.

To limit its impact on the environment, the building has been carefully designed and constructed to optimize its energy efficiency. The building will re-circulate all of the clean heat generated by its machinery to provide heating to all communal areas through a specialised heating system which includes underfloor heating.

Lighting, water temperatures and room temperatures will be centrally regulated through an intelligent building control system to ensure optimum efficiency levels and environment management. Lighting consultants have specified lighting solutions using the lowest possible consumption levels. Rain water harvested through a water filtration system located on the building’s roof will be used for washing vehicles and irrigating the sites planned wildlife lagoon.

“From a technical point of view the detailing of the canopies on the front of the building was quite a challenge to ensure good structural support and water proofing round the edges. Energy management was one of the other key technical specification issues. From a U value perspective it was vital the building achieved the U values we were looking for,” explained Andrew Stamper, Senior Practitioner of BDA Architects.

Installing contractors, Castle Construction, proposed Corus for the project because it prefers working with the company’s products. “Our familiarity with the Corus panel systems range meant that the project was completed in about four months. It was all built on site,” explained Paul Spenceley, Managing Director of Castle Construction.

The Trisomet (R) system, which was used for the roofing part of the project, offers a number of benefits. The system is a profiled composite panel capable of spanning considerable distances with high resistance to bending and is ideal for roofing and wall applications.

A key being of Trisomet (R) is that it is quick to install and the building can be quickly weatherproofed. The composite panel is a complete air tight insulated system suitable for the most modern of buildings. Internally the composite panels present a clean white finish without the need for roof trusses.

When completed the system provides a two layer defence against rain penetration. Trisomet (R) also has a 1 hour fire resistance to BS476 Part 22.

Trimapanel (R) which is a LPCB and PIR composite walling system was also selected for the project. The system features a reliable insulated wall construction with flat appearance and offers excellent thermal performance and resistance to ait permeability.

Architecturally aesthetic, the Trimapanel (R) system’s interlocking joint compresses tightly to provide excellent resistance to air permeability.

Trimapanel (R) is made in a factory controlled environment which makes the walling system less dependent on site conditions during installation. The system’s closed cell foam technology and bonded construction makes the panel ideal for high humidity environments. Trimapanel (R) systems do not require a side lap sealant which also helps minimise time, labour and costs.

Both Trimapanel (R) and Trisomet (R) systems feature a robust interlocking liner joint to give a flush internal finish with no shadow line or sag. Both systems also satisfy the requirements of Class 0 as defined in the building regulations.

Foam filled composites offer the benefit of single source quality control and provide a cost effective, environmentally sympathetic means of construction. Both panels have autohesively bonded, CFC/HCFC free polyisocyanurate cores and the joint detail, together with the foam formulation, provide both panels with great strength and thermal efficiency.

Colourcoat HPS200 (R) coating technology in grey and silver was used to protect the surface of the panel systems. Colourcoat HPS200 (R) is the most specified pre-finished steel product in Europe for roof and wall cladding systems. The coating is also supported by the unique Confidex (R) Guarantee for up to 30 years.

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