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With sustainability driving the new build and refurb sector, architects, specifiers and contractors seeking flexible space should carefully scrutinise the eco-credentials of all moveable walls.
According to Michael Porter, group managing director of Style Partitions, it is essential to check the EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) of a moveable wall as this is the pinnacle of product sustainability and is of importance to anyone seeking solutions for BREEAM, LEED and SKA.
“An EPD communicates the environmental performance of a moveable wall, and for each product a life cycle analysis (LCA) is carried out in accordance with ISO 14040,” explains Michael.
“By having an EPD means architects and contractors can participate in tenders involving sustainable building certification procedures.
“At Style, we were very proud many years ago to be the first ever UK supplier of EPD certified moveable walls in accordance with ISO 14025 and EN15804 and since then we have been creating highly adaptable and flexible workspace using moveable walls that are at the forefront of environmental efficiency.
“This means, as architects look to develop more flexible space in places such as offices, educational establishments, hospitality venues, conferencing facilities, churches and local authority venues we can create that flexible environment sustainably.
“It’s for this reason why we are chosen for many very high profile installations in some of the greenest buildings across the UK – good examples being KPMG in Canary Wharf and Coventry Building Society’s headquarters.”
Style is the UK market leader in the moveable, folding and sliding walls sector, offering an extensive portfolio of solutions for all requirements and budgets.
For more information, please contact your nearest regional Style office
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HBN 00-09 sets out these surface characteristics because unsealed joints are a recognised place for moisture and micro-organisms to collect. A genuinely joint-free edge is designed to address that specific detail.
This is a surface and edge specification, not a clinical claim. Zero-joint technology has not been evaluated or certified by NHS England, and does not claim to reduce infection rates.
Food-service and guest-facing areas are typically inspected under hygiene and housekeeping standards that look closely at surfaces and joints. A seamless, moisture-resistant edge is designed with exactly that kind of scrutiny in mind.
Every one of these sectors shares the same underlying surface problem: a bonded-strip edge is a seam, and a seam is a place where dirt, moisture or wear can concentrate in a way a continuous surface can't. Zero-joint technology addresses that one structural detail across offices, schools, healthcare and hospitality settings alike — one construction detail, one shared weak point removed, four sectors that each care about it for their own reasons.
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