Roof Insulation

Smoke control systems play a crucial role in fire safety, managing smoke flow to support safe evacuation and minimise property damage. Operable facades—such as windows, glass louvres, and operable glass roofs—are essential in facilitating smoke exhaust and maintaining safe conditions within a building during emergencies. This white paper examines the integration of operable facade systems in smoke control, focusing on compliance, critical components, and recent technological advancements.

Transport hubs are becoming multipurpose commercial spaces, offering a range of services and facilities to improve the travel experience. Accordingly, architects and designers need to pay greater attention to how these spaces are designed and how they impact the experience of travellers and staff.

Whether you are designing a sprawling shopping centre, an opulent hotel, or a new cinema complex, the physical environment plays a critical role in the comfort of customers and their perception of the space. Effective building insulation can help manage indoor noise levels, temperature, condensation, and the maintenance of indoor air quality, all of which help improve the customer experience.

Waves Fitness and Aquatic Centre, located in the Western Sydney suburb of Baulkham Hills, underwent a major redevelopment with state-of-the-art upgrades so it could better meet the needs of the growing community. The Hills Shire Council committed $55 million to transform the site, which included a 1,000-sqm gym, several multi-purpose rooms, an entry lobby, recreational water facilities.

The new train maintenance facility has been constructed as a state-of-the-art, purpose-built centre to service and maintain the New Intercity Fleet (NIF) of trains. These trains carry customers from Sydney to the Central Coast, Newcastle, the Blue Mountains and the South Coast. The maintenance facility is located at Kangy Angy, between Ourimbah and Tuggerah

Mullum Mullum Stadium is the jewel in the crown of Manningham sporting venues. Located in the Victorian suburb of Donvale, the 6,000 m2 stadium is one of the largest community sporting facilities in Melbourne’s east, featuring five multi-use indoor courts and seating for up to 500 spectators.

Located in the industrial precinct of Leichhardt, in Sydney’s inner west, this former run-down factory has been renovated and repurposed as The Carton Factory; a new commercial office hub. Designed by BJB Architects, this contemporary new space includes individual office spaces, common areas, kitchen facilities and vast open spaces to capture natural light.

Perth Stadium Train Station was constructed in 2017 as part of the larger project for the precinct that included Optus Stadium. The station is the second biggest on the Transperth network and has the capacity to move 28,000 people per hour after an event. The station's 6 platforms and concourse are sheltered by a broad roof structure, elegantly designed by Hassell using Kingspan's KingZip Building Envelope.

Kingspan Insulated Panels is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of advanced building envelopes. Offering a wide range of insulated roof and wall panels, architectural façade systems, controlled environment solutions, fabrications and standing seam roof systems. Kingspan Insulated Panels is widely recognised for bringing to life bold and thought-provoking design visions.

With urban populations growing rapidly, multi-residential buildings offer an affordable style of housing for many Australians. With thermal and acoustic comfort high on the list of requirements for residents, architects and designers of multi-residential developments need to take a holistic approach when specifying insulation.

Kingspan Insulation manufactures flexible insulation, rigid board insulation, wall & roof membrane and roof safety mesh for buildings. Our products are supported by technical advice on product performance and application; and customer service. The extensive range of products are suitable for a variety of applications.

BlueScope and Stockland initiated a study on the effectiveness of cool roofing to reduce the cooling load of larger buildings. The results of the study carried out by Graham Carter of Lend Lease and University of Wollongong predicted that these savings could be greater than estimated using current energy modelling methods, which typically do not account for micro-climate heating effects above larger roof areas.