- "We were given a really exciting job to lay a membrane on a large area of the new hospital in Stavanger. It's a very special type of insulation that will be used, and it will be laid in liquid, hot asphalt," says an enthusiastic Knut Jørgensen of Nordic Steel.
The method Jørgensen is referring to is the use of foam glass insulation material, which is laid in hot asphalt mix. This method is now increasingly common in the Norwegian construction market, including in western Norway. In the eastern part of the country, the method is already quite common.
Foamglass is a special insulation that is laid to withstand very high pressure. It is made up of millions of glass cells and is completely impermeable to water and steam. The membrane is often used in buildings where it is very important that it is completely sealed, such as swimming pools.
- "We lay two layers of membrane on top of foam glass, where the first layer is laid in liquid asphalt and the second is fully welded. Afterwards, it's completely sealed and ready for the building to be cast on top of the membrane," explains Jørgensen.
Nordic Steel signed a contract for the membrane work with SV Betong AS, a contractor with whom the company has a very good working relationship.
- SV Betong knows that we have the expertise and experience to carry out jobs like this. Recently, we have worked together on projects such as Kjerrberget school, the new Sola church and Sandfærhus parking lot in Trondheim. We are pleased to continue the good collaboration on Nye SUS," says Jørgensen.
SV Betong is also looking forward to the collaboration on New SUS.
- "I've had nothing but good feedback on Nordic Steel, both in terms of the quality of their work and their willingness to cooperate. The work they will be doing for us at New SUS is not an everyday occurrence. The fact that Nordic Steel has previous experience of such work, together with the good feedback, makes me confident that the company is the right player for the assignment," says Joakim Steira, project manager at SV Betong.
Right next to where the 5,000 square meter membrane cover was laid is the central base building of New SUS. The base building is an important part of the hospital's emergency medical services, with the air ambulance and helicopter deck.
- "Our responsibility was to erect the steel structure of the base building, and we carried out metal work, such as installing stairs. In addition, we laid roof panels and roofing," says project manager Robert Gunvaldsen of Nordic Steel.
The ambulance hall is located right next to the base building. Nordic Steel clad this with sandwich panels.
The contract for the base building was with Hako Total AS, an exciting collaboration. Hako Total had the main contract for the construction of the base building and cladding of the ambulance hall.
- There are particularly strict requirements for planning and execution at Nye SUS, which is one of Norway's largest construction sites. A competitive price, delivery capability and good references for actual execution meant that our choice ultimately ended up with Nordic Steel," says Harald Aarsland, general manager of Hako Total AS.
