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The creation of an important new aerospace research facility at Prestwick in Scotland has included the largest installation to date of the innovative new AluPlusSolar system incorporating Flextron thin-film PV modules.
The 8,000 m2 building was designed by Glasgow-based Hypostyle Architects, with Balfour Beatty appointed as main contractor. Fowler McKenzie, which operates across the whole of Scotland from its premises in Aberdeen, is the roofing and cladding specialist which undertook the entire envelope package and was responsible for putting Kalzip AluPlusSolar forward to the project team.
AluPlusSolar is a versatile and highly energy efficient lightweight system that has been developed in conjunction with BIPVco who supplied the panels for bonding onto the Kalzip 65/400 roof sheets.
The latter were rolled to length on site for Fowler McKenzie’s teams to install directly across the full span of the barrel-vaulted structure.
Crucially, the super thin PV laminate and connected equipment add just 3 Kg/m2 to the weight of the roof: a total saving of 8.5 tonnes across the development compared to standard systems – while providing a potential peak capacity of 126 kWp.
The Kalzip® solution has taken a considerable loading off the roof and reduces maintenance as we are only installing one product in lieu of a traditional PV panel and a walkway product. Aesthetically it also provides a better finish to the build. It also reduces the number of trades on the roof, which assists health and safety and reduces the likelihood of damage to the finished Kalzip sheet.
Many thanks and congratulations to the Balfour Beatty project team, Kalzip installer Fowler McKenzie and our partners BIPVCo for their support and impressive delivery of this key project for the Aerospace sector.
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Innovative solar building techniques integrated into a Kalzip standing seam roof at a new facility building at Prestwick.
Kevin McCloud, Grand Designs
“ This is beautiful, it’s exquisite and the building is so finely tuned.”
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