Force Dalle® Waterproofing System
Hybrid waterproofing system combining benefits of hot melt systems and polymer modified bitumen membrane technology.
Dylon Works
Lower Sydenham, London
- Client
- Crest Nicholson London
- Project
- New Build
- Sector
- Residential
- System categories
- Bitumen Waterproofing Systems, Hot Melt Waterproofing Systems, Blue Roofs
- Accredited installer
- Tilbury Contracts Limited
Wilotekt®-Plus Waterproofing System
The original and industry renowned second generation hot melt system. For use on all inverted roofs, podium decks, living roofs, blue roofs and car park decks.
Aquamodul® Blue Roof
The Aquamodul blue roof sustainable drainage system is designed to attenuate, control and manage rainwater
Challenges
The project presented significant challenges, such as demanding thermal performance criteria combined with a challenging planning requirement to achieve maximum outflow rain water run off rates of 10l/s across the entire 7500m2 site.
Solutions
The design and implementation of a site wide blue roof ensures the development’s contribution to mitigating flood risk in London and supports the protection of England’s waterways. Modelled over a 300 year period, the blue roof design is future proofed in terms of its provision for likely climate change and increases in predicted peak rainfall events.
Second generation hot melt structural waterproofing system, Wilotekt-Plus, was installed as the Air and Vapour Control Layer (AVCL), which provided an extremely robust waterproof structure during the external envelope and superstructure construction phase. Hytherm ADH thermal insulation and BBA accredited Force Dalle bitumen membranes with anti-root technology where later installed to complete the waterproofing and insulation system.
Prior to hand over and installation of the Aquamodul blue roof attenuation cell, the waterproofing system was integrity tested using a differential pressure testing method by independent specialists to ensure the roof was watertight. Once passed as secure, the Aquamodul blue roof cassette and biodiverse (brown) living roof finishes where installed with the further addition of a PV panel array generating the majority of the building’s electrical energy requirements.
