WeberExternal Wall Insulation For Clancy Quay Redevlopment, Dublin

The high performance Weber External Wall Insulation (EWI) system has been used extensively in the landmark, riverside development of Clancy Quay, Dublin. The scheme is built on the 5.5-hectare site of the former Clancy Barracks and residential units are incorporated within the refurbished Victorian buildings. The total 92,000-m² area comprises residential homes and a comprehensive selection of facilities including a hotel, religious centres, restaurants, bars, and recreational facilities within the re-instated 19th century central square.

Over 730 residential units, from one bedroom apartments to smart town houses arranged in blocks of up to seven storeys, is the work of main contractor P Elliot & Co Ltd., Dublin and HKR Architects, Dublin. The architects specified the weber.therm External Wall Insulation system and experienced applicator, Dennis O’Grady Builders of Limerick carried out the contract.

Operations Director, Kevin O’Grady, reports that the project ran without a hitch. “We have used the weber.therm EWI system before. For Clancy Quay we had 10,000m² in all to complete during the 12-month build programme. We are always able to rely on the on-time deliveries from Weber’s local production plant so we can run a tight schedule on site. We installed the external wall insulation system onto concrete substrate and the weber.therm XM system is fast to apply and gives a great finish. Mushroom and silver finish colours were chosen and that really sets off the stylish aesthetics that has turned the old barracks into a much sought after residential location while significantly increasing the thermal performance of the buildings.”

The weber.therm XM lightweight external wall insulation system incorporates meshcloth reinforcement with either a polymer basecoat LAC with a PTS scraped finish or LAC Basecoat with PTC and synthetic finish. This system offers a range of colour and texture finishes to enable the creation of striking visual finishes such as those used at Clancy Quay. The weber.therm system has full IAB approval.

For further information about Weber External Wall Insulation please contact 01525 722169 or visit www.netweber.co.uk for detailed product information, performance criteria and case studies.