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An Innovative Idea

25/01/2008

30,000 air-filled plastic balls almost half of which are produced from recycled plastic are at the structural heart of the 2000m2 three storey strategic and support services building at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. Set into prefabricated concrete slabs and covered in situ with a concrete topping, the balls form the hollow centre of a revolutionary floor system reducing the amount of concrete used by 35% and the foundation load by 20%.  

An exposed concrete structure reduces the heating and cooling loads, as well as eliminating the long-term maintenance costs of the suspended ceilings. Create Engineering introduced the flat slab Cobiax system to provide the necessary high quality concrete finish whilst maximising the floor to ceiling heights. Create Engineering were one of the first Consultants to work with Cobiax within the UK. Create Engineering worked closely with suppliers and contractors to customise this innovative method which had already been used in Germany, Holland and Belgium.