Refurbishment of Lanchester School saved £24,500 in heating costs and reduced CO2 emissions by approximately 74 tonnes per year. 
The Bauder Group, has achieved a first in environmental certification for two of its green roof products; ahead of any other roofing company in the UK. 
An innovative housing development by Metropolitan Housing Trust has been awarded a CABE Building for Life Silver Standard... 
There are two options for improving the waterproofing on a current roof; to strip off the failing system or to overlay it. In either case, the first steps are to examine the. 
If we don’t have the skills to do it, common sense tells us that a job is not only going to be difficult but also risky and costly. 
150 Cheapside is a new-build office development in the centre of London, offering 182,740 sq ft of office space with a roof terrace 
York Hospital remains operational during roofing works to refurbish the 2000sq metre failing roof above the Oncology Ward. The roof... 
Tony Russell, Deputy Director of Estates at University Campus Suffolk (UCS) in Ipswich knows all too well about the challenges of making a green building work. 
A unique fastening system enables the support elements to be installed very quickly, easily and securely without any roof penetrations. 
In recent years, changes to various sections of the Building Regulations seem to have conspired to make it very difficult to design and install flat roof waterproofing to upstands 
Benefits of Single Ply
Bauder single ply systems represent the next generation of synthetic roofing, offering enhanced performance characteristics.
COST EFFECTIVE
- Application techniques offer fast track installation on every project specified, creating real value by reducing site labour time. Additionally the rapid installation programme often permits early fit-out below, keeping work to programme and reducing the time to completion and hand-over.
- The lightweight system allows for other building materials and structural steel to be reduced at the building’s conceptual stage.
- Single ply is ideal for new build or refurbishment projects.
DURABLE
- Hot air welding for the seams provides a strong and reliable bond that is well recognised in the single ply roofing industry. The fused overlapping membrane sheets provide a homogenous layer and total waterproofing security.
- With high tensile strength in excess of 1200N fro Thermoplan and 1100N for Thermofol, the closed fibre pre-coated polyester cross-weave reinforces the membranes and makes them resistant to tears and punctures.
- The membranes have been developed to withstand climatic extremes and temperature shocks.
CHEMICALLY RESISTANT
- Our use of high quality polymers and constituents in the formula ensures the membranes remain flexible to at least -30 degrees centigrade.
FLAME-FREE INSTALLATION
- The seams are thermally welded with hot air replacing traditional torching methods, bringing its installation in line with the outlook for safety conscious practice.
RESISTANT TO NATURAL ELEMENTS
- The integrated woven lattice reinforcements within the membrane, together with the high performance fastening system and strong homogenous welded seams combine to eliminate the risk of wind uplift failure.
- The reflective pearl white finish of the Theroplan pearl-white membrane reduces solar gain, minimising thermal and structural movement in the construction.
- The FPO and PVC formulations ensure full resistance to micro-organism attack which is vital to their success in ballasted or green roof situations.
FIRE RESISTANCE
- To provide maximum fire resistance, our formulation includes a high performance halogen-free fire retardant which means the membrane carries a FAB fire rating.
- Our choice of fire retardant reduces the volume of product required allowing for a greater percentage of active polymer in the formulation.
ENVIRONMENTAL CREDENTIALS
- Thermoplan T contains no heavy metals, halogens or plasticisers.
- Thermoplan T has one of the lowest production embodied energy values.
- The reflectivity of Thermoplan T reduces solar gain and contributes to energy conservation within the building.
PRACTICAL SUSTAINABILITY
- Thermoplan T is 100% recyclable and can be reprocessed at our manufacturing plant.
- PVC membranes can be recycled and converted in to other components such as protective or separation layers for roofs.
- Putting an extensive green roof on top of a single ply system provides an area of natural habitat for plants and small wildlife.
- An extensive green roof will protect the waterproofing membrane from climatic extremes, ultra-violet light and mechanical damage, significantly increasing the life expectancy of the system.
- With an extensive green roof, all the additional environmental benefits are gained including reduction in rain water run-off which humidifies the air helping to reduce the ‘heat island’ effect.
- An extensive green roof, ballasted or paved finish will considerably reduce sound from both inside and outside the building.
