The SupaWall® System

Supawall is a new closed panel timber frame system which will dramatically reduce the amount of energy required to run a house. SupaWall_Infromation_Sheet

Supawall, which Scotframe is now making under licence at its state-of-the-art factories in Inverurie and Cumbernauld, is a revolutionary system which effectively locks together with airtight seals to create the walls, roof and floor of a structure.

The beauty of award-winning Supawall is that it is precision crafted in Scotframe’s factories, and injected with a very high performance insulation which is ‘A’ rated under BRE’s Green Guide To Specification, contains no CFC’s or HCFC’s, an ODP of zero, a GWP of less than 5 and fills every nook and cranny in the panel.

This means that, once the panels are fitted together on site, the integrity of the “thermal envelope” is assured. The insulation and air tightness is so effective that the need for a traditional central heating system is often removed.

With strict new thermal targets scheduled for inclusion in the 2010 and 2013 Building Regulation revisions, housing associations and local authorities are expressing early interest in how Supawall can help them reduce reliance on fossil fuels, cut CO2 emissions and seriously combat fuel poverty by slashing heating bills for tenants.

Scotframe

Scotframe has already been contracted to supply the Supawall system for hundreds of high quality social homes for the Highland Housing Alliance in a substantial development near Inverness. Other housing associations are interested in following suit.

It has long been recognised that lower income tenants spend a disproportionately greater part of their disposable income on fuel costs and social landlords are aware that the Supawall system provides a means of effectively tackling this problem.

The panels are sheathed on both sides with OSB so are structurally stronger than traditional open panel timber frame and structural insulated panels (SIPS) as the Supawall construction incorporates timber studs, which means they can accommodate the loading requirements for floors, roofs and beams.

 All services, such as plumbing and electrical wiring, are contained in a service void, so no holes need to be drilled into the structural panel thereby ensuring air tightness performance is not compromised.

The side of the panel on the house interior is faced with a heat reflective membrane and an air gap is left between it and the internal wall cladding. The exterior side is faced with a breathable waterproof membrane and 50mm of cavity insulation.

Advanced Energy Efficiency

Scotframe was attracted to the product because it chimes with the company’s long-held strategy of not only meeting but exceeding regulatory requirements. Supawall achieves a U-value of 0.113W/m2K and exceeds the “Advanced” level of Energy Efficiency Best Practice in housing guidelines.

What this means in practice is that, by installing a Mechanical Heating and Ventilation System when SupaWall is used, a house can be heated by capturing and harnessing the energy which is released into the atmosphere by household appliances, such as cookers, kettles, lighting – and even the simple activities of people moving about the internal space.

Contact your nearest Scotframe Sales Department for further information on SupaWall®