Compartment design

Compartment drawings

External dimensions: 3.4 m x 3.4 m x 3.125 m
Internal dimensions: 3.15 m x 3.15 m x 3 m
Opening dimensions: 0.85 m x 2.4 m
False floor: 100 mm thick with top surface at 0.3 m.
Internal free height: 2.7 m

3D drawings:

3D external view of the front

3D external view of the back

2D drawings:

Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)

Technical guide
Panel type:

Connections:

Panel dimensions

Example of encapsulation specifications

Plasterboard type: Knauf Fireshield
Thickness: 13 mm
Board dimensions: 1200 mm x 3000 mm (walls) 1200 mm x 3600 mm (ceiling)
Weight per unit area: 10.5 kg/m2
Weight per panel: 37.8 kg
Technical guide

Method 1 (Stages 0, 1 and 3)

Two plasterboard layers.
Screw fixings.
Joints and screws covered with paper tape and mastic.

Method 2 (Stage 2)

One plasterboard layer.
Screw fixings.
Joints and screws covered with paper tape and mastic.

Construction process

Attachment panel by panel.
Connections based on XLam screws.
Forklift required to lift panels (provided by QFES).
Plasterboard attached after assembly of the CLT box.

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Example of construction method

Decommission process

Detachment of plasterboard after cool down of the compartment, cleaning the false floor and removal of false floor.
Detachment of CLT panels.
Piling of CLT panels onsite.

Types of compartments

Type A. All internal surfaces are attached 2 layers of plasterboard (encapsulation method 1).
Type B. All but two internal surfaces are attached 2 layers of plasterboard (encapsulation method 1).
Type C. All but two internal surfaces are attached 1 layer of plasterboard (encapsulation method 2).
Type D. All but three internal surfaces are attached 2 layers of plasterboard (encapsulation method 1).

False floor system

The false floor system is made of the following layers:

100 mm Rockwool Beamclad.
13 mm Knauf FireShield Plasterboard.
10-20 mm chipboard.
50 mm timber joists.
100 mm scales.

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