Insulation
Kooltherm K15 Cladding Board and Kingspan Kooltherm K10 Soffit Board were used to insulate Blvd Crescent in Downtown Dubai.

Blvd Crescent, Downtown Dubai

Kingspan Kooltherm K15 Cladding Board and Kingspan Kooltherm K10 Soffit Board are installed into Blvd Crescent in Downtown Dubai

The Project

Blvd Crescent, a new development in Downtown Dubai with views of The Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa, comprises of two high-rise buildings with over 300 luxury residential units of 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments plus penthouses. The first high-rise building comprises 21 storeys, while the second has 42 storeys. The two buildings are connected by a podium and feature landscaped parks, open green spaces, water features and a retail podium. The development complements the already extraordinary skyline of Downtown Dubai.

Location:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Project Use:
Mixed Use (Residential, retail)
Year Completed:
2019
Architect:
BSBG (Brewer Smith & Brewer Gulf)
Developer:
Emaar

Our Solution

The building’s structure was to utilise a build-up comprising rigid insulation. The structural insulation was detailed to be tested to ASTM E 84 and NFPA 285, with a high-performance, rigid thermoset insulation faced on both sides with a low emissivity composite foil facing. In addition, the building’s car park soffit was to utilise an FM (Factory Mutual) approved insulation that has high-performance, rigid thermoset insulation with a low emissivity composite foil on its front surface and glass tissue based facing on its reverse surface.

The insulation was also to be manufactured with a blowing agent that has zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and low Global Warming Potential (GWP) to comply with the Al Sa’fat and Dubai Green Building Regulations. The only insulation available in the local market to match these specifications was Kingspan Kooltherm K15 Cladding Board and Kingspan Kooltherm K10 Soffit Board.

The premium performance of Kingspan Kooltherm K15 Cladding Board panels — which were installed in a 50 mm thickness — allowed the building to efficiently meet the Dubai Green Building Regulations requirements of 0.57 W/m2K without compromising internal space, moreover; it achieved U- Value of 0.40 W/m2K. Additionally, Kingspan Kooltherm K10 Soffit Board was installed in a 50 mm thickness to prevent the heat transfer from the building's car park area to the building's temperature-controlled area.

Product Used in Blvd Crescent

Kingspan Kooltherm K10 can be used to insulate concrete soffits.

Premium performance insulation used for insulating structural ceilings (soffits).

Kooltherm K10 Soffit Board
Kingspan Kooltherm can be used with insulated cladding facades.

Premium performance insulation used within insulated cladding facades.

Kooltherm K15 Cladding Board

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