Abbey Quay is a new landmark address fronting directly onto the River Roding, providing luxurious 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments within a waterfront urban village in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. As well as over 1,000 new homes, this 6-acre scheme will include a riverside plaza and walking routes along the River Roding, commercial space & leisure venues, an on-site community facility and a state-of-the-art gymnasium. This development used UNisystemSFS, which is designed for use in buildings of over six storeys and up to any finished height.
The non-loadbearing components, UNipanelSFS (external walls) and UNiwallSFS (internal walls) operate as infill panels, working in conjunction with a loadbearing steel or reinforced concrete structure that delivers vertical load transmission and flooring. Once panels are lifted into place and secured, you have dry building envelopes. Internal fit out can begin on lower floors, while panels are still being lifted into place on floors above. By manufacturing our 2D panelised system UNisystem all in one place, we eliminate a big set of variables that affect the scheduling and cost of any construction project. 1 / 4 All components used within UNisystem are subject to rigorous testing and quality control, to make sure excellent thermal, acoustics and fire protection are maintained. Four UNipanels for a typical apartment can be installed on site in one hour. That's one panel complete with insulation, firestopping, windows and doors installed every 15 minutes and can improve first fork in the ground to first keys handover time by up to 30%. Steel is 100% recyclable without any loss of quality and today, on average, new steel products contain 37% recycled steel. We're working with our international supply chain to increase this percentage and ensure our light gauge steel products are among the most sustainable in our industry. Our precision, just-in-time manufacturing methods, utilising state-of-the-art machinery, enable us to optimise the use of raw materials, reducing the amount that goes to waste and the overall volumes we need. We're committed to reusing or recycling our waste as far as possible to minimise the amount we send to landfill. In addition to these big benefits, UNisystemSFS also delivers significant added-value. They radically reduce the risks and delays in construction, driving Productivity and Profit, and deliver positive outcomes for People and Planet.
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