A select group of construction professionals were invited to attend the EOS site study tour of Gardiner Place, Henley-onThames – a new multi-million-pound retail, leisure and living destination in the heart of the town centre.
Taking place at one of the UK’s most prestigious mixed-use developments, the informative guided tour of the live construction site, was preceded by a CPD accredited presentation, detailing the technology and techniques used to create this genuinely unique space.
Offering in-depth insights into using a system build approach, the tour focused on offsite methodologies and maximising the benefits of loadbearing light steel frame technology.
Logistics is a key challenge, as the site is backed by a busy supermarket car park with pedestrian pathways, sandwiched between the busy high street on the other side. Early integration of experts from EOS into the design and engineering teams, supported specification decisions and the development of an advanced offsite manufactured steel framing solution using a hybrid of light steel framing and hot-rolled components.
Using the resources of the Etex Building Performance group, which brings together the products and solutions of three major construction materials companies, EOS, Siniat, and Promat – the Gardiner Place project stretched the technical parameter of the building envelope by its variety of levels and roof lines, including a continuous split roof ridge to accommodate ventilation requirements and multiple party-wall configurations.
The EOS Thrubuild® loadbearing system is being deployed as an integrated solution, combining light steel frame, Siniat Weather Defence external sheathing board, and Siniat Frameboard – an internal plasterboard exclusively created for the EOS loadbearing systems.
These Thrubuild® systems have been tested and assessed for compliance with the latest building regulations and fire standards to ensure robust and reliable design performance. Following the CPD session, delegates were escorted around the development by the project delivery teams.
Attendees also had the opportunity to speak one-to-one with the offsite experts involved in the project.
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