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The existing building stock is by far the largest source of wasted energy and emitted carbon dioxide and this, combined with the upward spiral of energy prices, has caused consumers and businesses to look at every possible way of saving energy.

Many of these properties have been built with ineffective, or non-existent, insulation methods within the building fabric, and as a result can be called 'gas-guzzling' buildings. Therefore, the most effective option, in terms of capital cost and energy savings, is to replace the existing roof and/or walls with factory pre-insulated panel systems, insulation boards or insulated plasterboard.

Kingspan's dedicated refurbishment and renovation sector products breathe new life into old buildings by reducing operational energy costs by up to 90% per annum, in turn reducing climate change levy taxation.

Additional benefits are enhanced property value, increased tenant attractiveness, improved working environment and Energy Performance Certification compliance.

Project :	University of Sunderland
Product(s) :	KS1000 MR Micro-Rib Architectural Wall Panels
Location :	Sunderland, UK

Key requirements

Extensive product ranges provide:

• superior lifetime thermal and air-tightness systems that deliver energy saving, low carbon, environment-protecting buildings
• robust methods of construction - 60 year overall life
• - Loss Prevention Council Board (LPCB) and Factory Mutual (FM) Insurer approved fire engineered systems
• off-site manufacturing methods facilitate rapid, safer, high quality on-site assembly allowing earlier project completion and income stream
• low- and zero-carbon technology integration
• market leading insulated panels and facades steel support systems
• Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and water conservation products

Environmentally sustainable buildings

Cradle to cradle - Kingspan systems significantly contribute to achieving green points and credits for environmentally sustainable buildings, from design through to deconstruction (end of life).

The Kingspan portfolio of systems is compliant with the highest rating classifications published by the world leading Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) and the World Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™.

1. Embodied energy is the quantity of energy required to manufacture, and supply to the point of use, a product, material or service.

2. Operational energy refers to all energy required to run a building, i.e., energy use for fixed building services including heating, hot water, lighting, pumps and fans and all other appliances.

3. Deconstruction is the selective dismantlement of building components, specifically for re-use, recycling, and waste management.

Delivering low energy, low carbon buildings today

The focus of today's governments, property owners, designers and constructors is to build environmentally sustainable buildings. Improving the thermal performance of the insulated panels and facades is the easiest, most immediate and cost-effective way to reduce running energy costs and carbon emissions. Kingspan have the capability to deliver insulated panels and Facades, including building integrated renewable power and heat technologies that exceed existing and meet future 'zero-carbon' legislative requirements, across global markets.

The chart below shows indicative future energy and carbon emission targets over and above current building codes, to zero-carbon.

UK indicative CO ₂ energy reductions

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