STRUCTURALLY SOUND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

OSB PERIMETER PERFORMANCE

With the national media continuing to investigate and report questionable material choices in public sector building projects, OSB offers a real tick-box answer for architects, specifiers and contractors who need to adhere to legal and sustainable requirements, right down to the perimeter fencing.

Construction projects for the 2012 Olympic Games in London are also likely to experience close scrutiny, particularly with the olympic delivery Authority’s mandate to set new standards for sustainable development.

Oriented Strand Board, or OSB, is a versatile, innovative and environmentally friendly wood-based panel product providing easy and cost effective solutions for a wide range of structural and non-structural, internal and external building applications.  it is manufactured by compressing precisely engineered strands of wood with exterior resins at high temperature to create an incredibly strong and versatile engineered wood panel product.

The first and last thing visible on any building site is the hoarding.  This key element will inevitably be of particular focus as the construction for the 2012 gains momentum, and this is an obvious job for OSB.  A range of products are available specifically for use in combination with a timber framework to provide a secure barrier for construction and temporary works, preventing unauthorised access to the site and ensuring the quality appearance of the work in progress reflects the quality of the finished project.

Leading manufacturer of OSB, SmartPly, describes in more detail how its product meets the environmental and technical challenge for panel products.

PERFORMANCE IN PRACTICE

In the City of London, SmartPly  OSB hoarding was the product of choice to secure the site of a building owned by the Corporation of London, intended as redeveloped rental office space. 

The specification of appropriate hoarding with proven performance and high standards of environmental responsibility was of the utmost importance to the Corporation  of London, and their decision to use SmartPly OSB hoarding meant those requirements were met exactly.

Constructed  in combination with a timber framework, OSB provides a secure barrier for construction and temporary works.

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