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Thank you for visiting the ROCKWOOL high rise hub. Here, you can explore how ROCKWOOL solutions help create safe, comfortable, quiet and sustainable homes in high rise settings. 

ROCKWOOL for High Rise Residential Projects

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Access the comprehensive new guide, ROCKWOOL for High Rise Residential Projects. Taking a close look at the role of high rise developments in our society and how we can seize the opportunity to create modern homes which are as safe as they are comfortable, ROCKWOOL for High Rise Residential Projects contains everything you need to design and build truly enjoyable homes.

Read the guide for the latest building regulations guidance, high rise best practice, case studies and more ROCKWOOL resources.

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Technical Bulletin: Fire Classification of Bonded Insulation Materials

This new ROCKWOOL Technical Bulletin is designed to support specifiers and contractors with compliance for bonded construction materials and composite products, especially those applied to construction elements attached to the façade such as upstands, balconies and terraces.

These elements fall within the ban on combustible materials in the external walls of relevant buildings over 18m*. The technical bulletin covers and clarifies:

  • Application-specific details of the 2018 ban on combustible materials
  • Euroclass reaction-to-fire classifications
  • Euroclass implications for bonded insulation materials and composite products

* In England, Approved Document B provides new guidance on residential buildings over 11m. Separate rules apply for buildings in Scotland over 11m.

 

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High Rise Case Studies

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Education
09 Apr 2020

ROCKWOOL® and Rockpanel create vibrant, safe student housing - Case Study

Case Study - Designed to achieve BREEAM ‘Very Good’ standard for energy performance, Skyline is one of the tallest developments in the area and draws on the powerful advantages of stone wool as a versatile, non-combustible insulation and cladding material, capable of providing excellent aesthetic, fire safety and thermal benefits.

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Residential
24 May 2019

ROCKWOOL® helps future-proof The Quad student accommodation - case study

Located on a high-rise island of development in the centre of Norwich, The Quad provides state-of-the-art student accommodation. The goal was to create a building that would be future-proof, structurally sound and fire safe for its occupants. Wanting to reach the highest standard of fire safety by using non-combustible insulation, ROCKWOOL worked with ACS to develop a fully tested solution that would allow ROCKWOOL RAINSCREEN DUO SLAB® to be used in conjunction with ACS ROCKWOOL Framefix.

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Residential
30 Sep 2016

ROCKWOOL® streamlines high-rise building compliance in Manchester - Case Study

Featuring an assortment of two and three bedroom apartments, the project is based in a highly accessible location within Manchester’s city centre and is within walking distance of the City’s vibrant economic, civic, culture and leisure hub. Originally a vacant brownfield site, the project aims to be a landmark development in the City.

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Continuing professional development is important for having up to date information in an ever advancing industry. Check out the many CPD programmes that we offer on a variety of topics and book online today.

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