VOESTALPINE METSEC HAS LAUNCHED A NEW ONLINE VERSION OF ITS POPULAR SPECIFICATION GUIDE FOR METFRAME, THE MARKET LEADING, PRE-PANELISED OFFSITE FRAMING SOLUTION.
In keeping with the modern trend, the new edition will be available as a digital document only, reducing the environmental impact of paper usage as well as providing a more interactive, responsive and convenient presentation for the reader.
The 60-page document provides a comprehensive reference manual for the specification of Metframe, presented in double-page spreads which can be quickly and easily called up from the guide's interactive list of contents.
Aimed at architects, developers and the project design team, the specification guide builds on the content of the Architectural Guide and Metframe System Guide, both of which have proved to be invaluable mainstays for specifiers over the years. The new guide is intended to enable design teams to make informed choices when specifying the Metframe system.
The new full-colour guide features comprehensive information on Metframe's advantages and the speed, efficiency and economy benefits that the system delivers to every project.
Covering Metframe's many accreditations, including UKCA and CE Marking, compliance with a plethora of technical performance standards, 30-year wall performance warranty, professional indemnity and industry leading sustainability credentials – the new guide provides the designer with every assurance of the system's performance, quality and reliability.
In addition, the specification guide covers details on voestalpine Metsec's support for architects and designers, including CPD presentations and detailed design services together with an eight-stage RIBA Plan of Works, which clearly lays out the processes involved in the design, specification, construction, handover and ultimate use of the building.
The guide also includes an easy-to-follow graphic flowchart of the processes involved when Metsec is engaged, from initial consultation through manufacture to final installation of the Metframe panels as well as the incorporation of other key building elements such as stairs, lift shafts, balconies and floors.
In designing the new guide, voestalpine Metsec's sales and specification teams were keen to include examples of typical Metframe details for external walls, party walls, internal walls, internal floors, roofs, stairwells and lift shafts. Each area of application is explained with the help of high-quality technical drawings showing the most commonly encountered applications. These include foundation interfaces, window details, party walls with concrete floors, stairwells and roofs.
Framing Sales Director, Chris Holleron comments: "We know how much the design community has valued our previous architectural and system guides and we took the responsibility of creating this new publication very seriously.
"In addition to presenting the speed, efficiency and economy benefits that Metframe is renowned for, the guide also features comprehensive performance and technical details, such as our design services, investment in through wall testing and 30-year Performance Warranty.
"We believe that when it comes to choosing a framing system, designers would be hard pushed to find a better solution than Metframe. The performance and quality of the system is backed up by an array of support services covering every aspect of the design, manufacture and installation process.
"We hope this new guide will provide design teams with a compelling argument for specifying Metframe as well as acting as a useful reference source for their projects."
Metframe Specification Guide voestalpine Metsec's new Metframe Specification Guide is available to download from the company's website: www.metsec.com
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01-04. Metframe, a pre-panelised light steel solution, is used across the UK for various project types including apartments, care homes, student accommodation and hotels.
