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Porotherm
Wakefield Office
Trident House, 106 Barnsley Road
Sandal, Wakefield
West Yorkshire WF1 5NX
01924 241100
Leicester Office
Kimcote House, Walton Road
Kimcote, Lutterworth
Leicestershire LE17 5RU
01455 559474
www.bbsnaturalstone.com
Benefits of Porotherm
All blocks 10N/mm2 (only one block type on site) and can generally achieve 4 storey structural build
without the need for a frame.
Improved programme benefit offering earlier project completion and handover.
LABC and NHBC accepted for cavity and monolithic construction.
Programme certainty as far less affected by adverse weather conditions.
Show home arena potential to be opened sooner.
Porotherm offers improved air tightness performance and remains a breathable masonry solution.
Movement joints only required in walls over 20lm.
Long term maintenance costs reduced due to the materials stability.
Excellent acoustic performance - Robust detail for party walls E-WM-25 & E-WM-29.
Speed of construction in line with Timber frame without the fire risk.
1000s of litres of water less used in the construction of walls therefore drying time reduced considerably.
(Traditional Block work 5000 litres water / 1000m2. Porotherm 335 litres water / 1000m2).
Psi values offer improvements over concrete blocks with greatly reduced standard details in the
constructive details handbook.
Most walls provide Green Guide rating A+.
950kg/m3 density (i.e. comparable in weight to aircrete with the strength of concrete, offering a potential
saving in foundation costs).
A unique clay block walling system; precision engineered
for the same use as a normal building block but faster and
more cost effective.
* Porotherm is a precision engineered clay block walling system with reassuringly traditional values.
* It is revolutionising the UK construction industry through exceptionally fast, virtually dry
construction combined with high strength and thermal efficiency.
Porotherm
Wakefield Office
Trident House, 106 Barnsley Road
Sandal, Wakefield
West Yorkshire WF1 5NX
01924 241100
Leicester Office
Kimcote House, Walton Road
Kimcote, Lutterworth
Leicestershire LE17 5RU
01455 559474
www.bbsnaturalstone.com
McCarthy & Stone - Porotherm Success - 51 Apartments and Communal Facilities
Masonry setting out commenced - 1No. Course concrete blocks
Porotherm commenced
First Floor PC planks - Phase 1
First Floor PC planks - Phase 2
Roof Trusses commenced
Roof complete
Sales Opened - (15.5 weeks early)
First CMLs
First CML 46 weeks - 7 months faster than programmed
23rd October 2014
3rd November 2014
24th November 2014
9th December 2014
17th December 2014
20th March 2015
12th May 2015
1st August 2015
Testimonials
* McCarthy & Stone have also gone onto to use it successfully on this future scheme:
http://specificationonline.co.uk/articles/2016-06-14/mccarthy-and-stone-specifies-porotherm-for-third-time-in-west-midlands
* BAM Construction have also taken advantage of the benefits that Porotherm offer. They offered a 30% programme
saving to their client on a project in Witney, Oxfordshire. The client (Richmond Villages who are part of BUPA) have
now instructed further schemes to be designed and built using Porotherm.
* Clearview Homes, a developer in North London, now use Porotherm solely for their developments -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4PF0Vm4JQ8