Project 2164 Tamar House Project Mitchel Street Darwin NT

This recently completed project will help you understand the benefits of our 74mm polycarbonate system. Everbright E610 Blue was used as an awning at the Credit Union Building on the corner of Peel and Mitchel Street in the town centre of Darwin NT.

For this new development E610 was used flat, and our panels were set at a 3 degree pitch. E610 free spanned 2.05mtr incorporating Locking System LS1. Locking system 1 simply means there are 6 polycarbonate locking bars required out of every 6 chambers. See design loads, which shows you in more detail the different locking systems available.

These panels were extruded, and supplied in one complete 2.125mtr length and in 600mm wide configurations.

For this project the specification was for the panels to be supplied in one length and cut on site to accommodate both the 45 degree corners.
Due to our system being manufactured as 100mm tubes alterations can easily be made on site. Additionally E610 comes factory fitted with our uniquely designed end cap that can also be modify on site to make any angle that is required creating a neat uniformed look.

Our panels simply clip together making the installation process very rapid, as our product only requires to be joined every 600mm on site.
Delivered to site were 120 panels, and the total area was approximately 168 square meters.
Installation time for this project was four days, and there were two tradesmen available on site.

The design brief was for a modern looking system that could with withstand the harsh environment, since Darwin is situated in a severe cyclone region.
Our system was ideally selected for this project, due to Everbright E610’s main advantages of free span capabilities, durability and thermal performance.
Our 74mm polycarbonate system has superior panel strength making it one of the strongest translucent materials available in the world today.
Normally manufactures specification is the panels are to be fixed every 300mm, however in more severe wind regions the specification is increase so that panels are fixed every 200mm.

Another key factor was for a product which has a long life span.
Blue was the colour selected due to a 59 percent light transmission for visible light and a thermal performance of 1.85W/m"K.
This made our system a excellent solution for this development.

The Everbright E610 system gives a unique visual appearance and minimizes structural requirements making use of all the natural light available.
Makrolon 1243 is the material used in our polycarbonate roofing system, which is part of the worldwide Bayer Group.
Everbright E610 comes with a manufacture’s worldwide 10 year warranty and the panels have a life expectancy in excess of 35 years.

Our polycarbonate system give a seamless and continuous line, with no steel frame work spoiling the visual effect. E610 Integral locking bars hide the aspect of where a panel starts and where it finishes, so it becomes a continuous system giving a uniformed and conformed design feature. Creating an architectural flare, that isn't possible with any other polycarbonate system available on the market. Our system only needs to be secured with washer and screw fixings provided to both the lower and higher end of the panels, all the joints are self sealing once the integral locking bar is fitted. Other systems would necessitate the need for a framed grid work support system across the entire roof.

We can advise that there was a cost saving on the structure requirements with our system on this project. Since less structure is required, less shadows are created, and as such the natural light translucency is at it's full potential. Since less structure was required it maximized all the natural light elements, which was of paramount importance on this development.

E610 polycarbonate panels incorporate an excellent safety factor. All loading criteria are based on 0.75 kN/sqm and a 50% safety factor as part of a standard specification detailing.

As you can see from the images contained in this section, E610 is a very light weight product, that can be easily handled on site during the installation process. Our 74mm polycarbonate panels are also fully trafficable, which makes a huge difference to construction time, and helps with general service and maintenance.

The construction process with E610 is very simple and is less time consuming to install on site.

Major Advantages:

Superior free span capabilities (see design loads)
Fully Trafficable.
Light weight product. Each panel could be easily lifted and locked into place on site.
E610 supplied in one complete flat or curved 12mtr length.
Less structure means less shadows created and as such the natural light translucency is at its full potential.
Great visual architectural effect.
Silicone free system. No possible leakage where product is sealed.
Translucent so that it maximizes natural light without excessive glaze.
Great thermal performance and sound reduction.
Self cleaning dome shape profile.

This site is situated on the corner of Peel and Mitchel Street Darwin NT. Site visits can easily be organized as this is a public facility.

Project 2164 Tamar House Project Mitchel Street Darwin NT

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