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ENVIROMENTAL
Half of our energy is used in buildings, which form an excellent focus for actions to reduce CO2 emissions, starting with energy efficiency. In Europe, the largest share of energy in buildings is heating. Insulation and good thermal design can dramatically reduce heat loss.
Heating demand in new buildings can be reduced by 90-95%, by using Staylor Panel technology coupled with design knowledge and at competitive costs.
A typical house built in the 1990’s would be expected to use in the region of 100-120 kW.h/yr of heating energy. A new house built to 2002 standards we would expect to use in the region of 50-60 kW.h/yr. A new home designed and built with our panels, would be expected to use about 10-15 kW.h/yr of heating energy.
The factory preparation of panels ensures minimal material waste is generated on site in erecting a Staylor Panel building. The energy which has been used in manufacturing panels (embodied energy) can be saved in a finished house in about 1 year.
COMFORT
Our kits are an ideal choice for the future of home comfort. Not only do the panels keep a home warm in colder weather they also act just as well keeping a house cooler in summer months. The thermal properties of the system allow for a much more consistent temperature all year round. These properties combined with a whole house heat recovery system also mean little or no need for a conventional heating system, ideal for off grid properties.
FLEXIBILITY
The design of buildings using our system plays a major part in its success. The system leaves ample scope for bespoke design. The panels are cut in factory conditions according to the customer’s plans, which allows challenging structures to be easily accommodated. The complete building is delivered to site in kit-form ready for erection. The panels are used to create the walls & roof with the floor’s created using engineered timber joists.
SPEED OF BUILD
Staylor Panels are easy and fast to work with on site under all weather conditions & so buildings can be installed on site in only a few days. The system enables builders to shorten build programmes because the system incorporates the insulation into the panels so, unlike traditional timber frame, you don’t have to go back after the structure is complete to begin installing loose insulation.
SPACE
“The customer gets an extra 25% floor space for about 10% on the price”.
Source: Ian Randall – Southern Area Managing Director, Laing Homes.
The Staylor Panel system is ideally suited to creating useable room-in-roof space. Room-in-roof construction is becoming ever more popular. Reducing the buildings footprint size allows builders to create family homes on challenging sites & fully utilise all of the potential for space that a building has.
FLOOR SPACE
The wall to achieve a U-value of 0.15 W/m²K can be as little as 200mm thick. In comparison a full fill masonry cavity wall to achieve the same U-value will have to have a wall 405 mm thick. A timber frame wall to achieve the same U-value will have to have a wall 448mm thick. This means that the Staylor Panel System gives you more floor space for the same external dimensions.
Thermal Performance
GENERAL
The system provides excellent thermal performance and vastly reduces thermal defects. This means low running costs and impressive quality for the lifetime of the building. The rigid urethane insulation make’s for unrivalled insulation performance. The air tightness of the system also adds to it’s thermal performance, eliminating cold draughts & heated air leakage. The combination of these features go a long way to creating an energy efficient building & allowing for passive house standards to be achieved.
WALL & ROOF PANELS
Complete panels can easily provide U-values as low as .12 W/m²K, depending on the external finish, using our 155mm walls & values of .135 W/m²K are easily achieve with the 205mm Roof panels. These superb insulating values combined with the systems air tightness can dramatically improve the overall efficiency of the building, making them ideal for passive house design.
LIMITED COLD BRIDGING
Due to the design of the studs/rafters used within the system cold bridges are greatly reduced. The Staylor Panel System provides greatly enhanced thermal reliability when compared with other more traditional forms of construction.
RIGID INSULATION
The Staylor Panel System use’s rigid insulation to eliminate the problem of sagging quilt insulation or settling of blown insulation, both of which can create cold bridges in traditional timber frame buildings over time.
Due to traditional timber frames being insulated after the frame is erected sometimes the insulation isn’t installed correctly. This can allow the insulation to sag/settle in the cavity leaving the top of the wall uninsulated & creating a cold zone. Warm moist air inside the building will condense at these points creating possible condensation problems in the future. Wet insulation due to exposure on site will reduce thermal performance & if not allowed to dry completely create damp problems in future. Gaps and voids in insulation coverage left by poor site workmanship will result in cold bridges also. |
