< img src="https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/226294.jpg"alt =""> A university ranked in the leading 25 of sustainable UK universities * is using Magply’s fire-resistant roofing boards on its most current task to help it attain Carbon Net Absolutely no from all energy by 2030 and from all emission scopes by 2035.
Some 1,500 m ² of Magply’s 12mm-thick boards, which satisfy Euroclass EN13501 (A1 Non-Combustible) requirements and are BBA authorized, were defined by renewable resource business Crucial Energi for the roof of Energy Centre 2 at Lancaster University.
The magnesium oxysulfate boards were installed by specialist subcontractor Axis Group to help offer a lightweight, flat surface for the waterproofing of the structure at the heart of the university’s investment in additional decarbonising its Bailrigg school.
As part of an adhered bituminous roof, the Magply boards were set up over metal roofing deck sheets with tapered insulation and waterproofing to form a flat non-combustible surface for the roof.
Located on the external edge of its south-east Lancaster school, Energy Centre 2 belongs to a sector-leading renewable energy project to essentially remove the use of gas to warm the university’s Bailrigg school.
The new energy centre will house an innovative variety of advanced air and water source heat pumps totaling 7MW, along with 4 250kW e-boilers amounting to 1MW generating a forecasted 39 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of low carbon heat– adequate to heat 95 per cent of school structures. The centre will also include 1,500 m ³ of thermal shops which will supplement the new heat supply and help ensure constant heat during peak times of the day.
A visitor facility will also be included into the style of the new energy centre. This will include an instructional conference room for visitors from other universities, regional schools and community groups with an interest in sustainable energy, particularly heat networks.
To carry the heat across school, 6.5 km of district heating pipework is also being set up to increase the network’s coverage from around 65 percent of buildings to 95 per cent. This will be connected to more than 200 residential or commercial properties from the district heat network to receive low-carbon heat and water.
The task is expected to be finished in early 2027. The university has likewise just recently finished a 11.3 MW solar farm, on 52 acres of university land east of the M6.
Vital force’s local director Scott Lutton stated: “The brand-new energy centre, using air and water source heat pump technology, will conserve 2,700 tonnes of carbon yearly, making a significant contribution to Lancaster University’s journey towards carbon neutrality.”
Energy Centre 2 is the current addition to Lancaster University’s substantial portfolio of pioneering sustainability tasks, reflecting its enduring commitment to sustainability. It is home to one of the largest environmental science research centres in Europe.
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