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Dublin Health Care Trust
April 2012

• How do you maximise the area of translucent cladding or skylighting in a building envelope without increasing heat loss?
• Where do you source a daylighting system which is highly insulating and reduces energy and running costs of air-conditioning, heating and artificial lighting?
• How can you introduce natural daylighting without shadows or glare and without using curtains or blinds to retain privacy?
• Why is LumiraTM aerogel technology so widely specified by architects for translucent daylighting systems?
• What other type of projects benefit from this insulating technology?

Client: Dublin Health Care Trust
Purpose: Medical Centre
Architect: A&D Wejchert & Partners
PROJECT DETAILS
Case study 110
Medical Centre

KALWALL® + LUMIRA®
The Project
One of Europe’s latest projects to use LumiraTM aerogel insulation technology (previously called Nanogel) is in Ireland’s capital city Dublin. Designed by Irish architects A&D Wejchert & Partners, the Pearse Street Medical Centre provides general practice care including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and nursing clinics for the local community. The three storey building, on an extremely restricted centre site, has rooms ranged around a central courtyard, with extensive daylight provided by the Kalwall on the outer walls.

The Solution
The architects have made extensive use of the Kalwall daylighting system which diffuses natural daylight and casts it evenly and deeply across the interior, without the presence of shadows or glare or the need for solar control. By using Lumira aerogel within the panels, a dramatic insulation ‘U’ value of 0.28W/m²K is obtained - equivalent to a solid wall - thereby increasing the energy-saving performance and reducing lifecycle running costs. Here, the system also incorporates the new highly efficient Kalwall Eurowindow vision panels designed to facilitate external views and optional ventilation.

The Comments
Architects Helen Giblin of A&D Wejchert & Partners said, ‘This building is on a very difficult site in Dublin’s city centre, providing a vital service for the community and very busy. Because it is a local authority facility, it was important to adopt technology which would minimise the running costs of air-conditioning and heating. At the same time, we wanted to flood the building with natural daylight which would also save on artificial lighting and create a pleasant interior ambience for both patients and staff. By adopting this highly insulating method we have fulfilled both goals and, at the same time, added the benefit of privacy which, without blinds or curtains, is not possible with conventional clear glazing.

Kalwall + Lumira aerogel has proved to be the ideal solution.’

The System
Kalwall is one of the world’s most highly insulating diffuse light transmitting cladding and skylighting system available. The translucent panels are factory prefabricated to the exact size and configuration for each project. Kalwall + Lumira means that a ‘U’ value of 0.28W/m²K can be achieved (equivalent to a solid wall). Lumira aerogel is the world’s lightest and best insulating solid. Each particle consists largely of air and severely inhibits heat transfer through the translucent system – most commonly, glass, polycarbonate and fibreglass – even in the most extreme hot or cold climates. New buildings range from retail facilities and supermarkets, schools and healthcare projects, commercial and industrial facilities, sports centres and swimming pools to refurbishment and retrofit projects.

More Information
For technical information and project case studies visit www.cabotaerogel.com or for Kalwall + Lumira enquiries visit www.stoakes.co.uk or telephone 020 8660 7667.

Vertical daylighting
December 2011

Vertical daylighting

Kalwall translucent systems do not always need to have standard, rectangular grids. Providing the area is large enough, variations of size, shape and layout are possible. A recent example is installed at the JCB Academy near Uttoxeter where a new sports hall is lit with Verti-Kal featuring a 'brick-bond' vertical variation of the diffused daylighting system. This can also be used horizontally.
The JCB Academy is the first of a brand new type of school, focused on delivering high quality engineering and business education. Architects Lacey Hickey Caley were responsible for the conversion and development of this former Arkwright Cotton Mill, turning it into a new state-of-the-art Academy School.
Kalwall is the unique system of diffusing natural daylight through walls or roofs. The 'museum-quality' natural light is ideal for sports halls because it eliminates stark contrasts of light and shadow and creates ideal playing surface.

Even on cloudy days, the calming and attractive daylight floods the interior and overcomes any need for curtains or blinds. Importantly, because the system is highly insulating, energy costs are reduced. U values as low as 0.28W/m2K, equivalent to a solid wall or opaque roof, can be achieved by including translucent Lumira aerogel within the panels.

For more information and downloadable publications about Kalwall and its use in different types of project - such as schools, sports hall and swimming pools - visit www.stoakes.co.uk or call 020 8660 7667.