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Recent Projects
TK Maxx
| Project: | Grand Arcade, Wigan |
| Client: | TK Maxx |
| System Type: | Slit Extract system |
Description:
As part of the development of the TK Maxx retail unit at the Grand Arcade in Wigan, smoke ventilation in accordance with BS5588 part 10 was required by Building Control to protect the Mall in the event of a fire within the store. The project was "fast-track" requiring this key component of the building to be designed, manufactured and installed prior to the store fit out.
Despite logistical problems, (the store being in the commercial sector of Wigan and its narrow streets), the smoke control system along with a standby generator was delivered to site and installed on the roof of the building in less than six weeks. The normal timescales for a project of this nature is upwards of twelve weeks, and this allowed the final fit-out to proceed and the store to commence trading within the project timescales.
Kier Eastern
| Project: | Blundeston Prison |
| Client: | Kier Eastern |
| System Type: | Pressure Differential |
Description:
Advanced Smoke Technology was employed to design and install smoke protection to the escape routes in the newly refurbished prison wings and to provide a measure of mechanical smoke clearance to the stairwells. Advanced Smoke Technology's expertise in pressure differential systems was used to provide a compliant and effective solution to the difficulties caused by the leakage required through the individual cell units.
Promat LT fire rated ductwork was used in the exposed areas in order to provide both the correct level of fire compartmentation and protection from mechanical damage (vandalism).
Cult Clothing
| Project: | Princesshay |
| Client: | Cult Clothing |
| System Type: | Mechanical Smoke extract |
Description:
With just four weeks to opening Advanced Smoke Technology Limited were invited to supply, install and commission a complete smoke ventilation system. All sections of the company were mobilized to carry out a full site survey, prepare working drawings, gain scheme approval, manufacture the ductwork, procuring the fans and controls and finally installing and testing the components. From receipt of order to final commissioning and handover took just under four weeks.
Redrow
| Project: | Odyssey Block H |
| Client: | Redrow |
| System Type: | Pressure Differential System |
Description:
Odyssey Block H was prestigious fifteen storey residential high-rise apartment block of circular construction that had a number of unique design and approval issues.
Advanced Smoke Technology Limited was requested to design a by pass damper system which operated within three seconds of receiving a changeover signal. This was achieved by using compressed air driven damper assemblies.
As all of the wall openings had been pre-cast, a further design issue was how to increase the inlet area to the fan system. As the local authority had given planning permission for a specific weather louvre and colour, which was highly visible, it was important that these were maintained negating the need for additional changes to planning consent.
To overcome this issue a specially constructed inlet vent, with a dummy weather louvre fitted so that it complied with the planning consent, was constructed and installed. The inlet area was doubled to provide the additional air inlet path.
Legal & General
| Project: | One Coleman Street |
| Client: | Legal & General |
| System Type: | BRE Natural Fire Fighting Shaft |
Description:
As a major development in the heart of the City of London, this new office block was constructed to a high architectural standard both inside and outside. Advanced Smoke Technology was employed to develop an invisible Automatic Opening Vents within the main foyer. The lobby on each storey level was to be a main architectural feature with fully glazed walls as a focal point.
A special ventilator was developed that could be mounted into a structural opening into a BRE smoke shaft with a concealed motor drive. The outside face of the ventilator was to have a flat fire rated construction, which was achieved by using Promat Durasteel fire-rated sheeting.
Once installed the architects designed a carrier assembly which could be fitted to the ventilator with a glass panel matching those in the wall. The size and shape of the panel had to be an exact match with other glazing panels of the wall. With the ventilator fully glazed, it cannot be seen and is truly an invisible unit.
JP Morgan
| Project: | Triton Square Building |
| Client: | JP Morgan |
| System Type: | Fibre-optic Containment System |
Description:
Advanced Smoke Technology were asked to design and install a fibre optic containment system to protect the incoming fibre optic communications to the bank from any fires (cars or other vehicles) within the basement of the building. The brief was to design a system that would limit the temperature rise of the cables to less than 50oC after two hours with a car fire immediately below. The system also offers significant protection against terrorism or other forms of malicious damage that could occur yet remain accessible for future upgrades of cables. This project was designed and installed in less than eight weeks and include “protected” splice boxes at each end of the three hundred metre run that the six independent cables were carried.
TK Maxx
| Project: | The Galleries, Bristol |
| Client: | TK Maxx |
| System Type: | Smoke Extract system |
Description:
The addition of a second floor to the TK Maxx retail unit at The Galleries Shopping Centre in Bristol meant that the smoke control system required updating. The original design had four extract fans to extract smoke (from a plenum within the ground floor ceiling void through false columns to the ground floor) in the event of a fire. This design was changed to remove the need for false columns, thus freeing up floor space. The system was changed to a slit extract system that also reduced the number of fans from four to a single duty/standby fan set. This reduced the initial capital costs for the extra fan sets, wiring , controls etc and also reduces the ongoing maintenance costs. In addition, the new design allowed the ceiling design to remain as a solid construction as required by the architect.
