LIGHT GAUGE STEEL CPD SEMINAR

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Light Gauge Steel

LGS Overview
System Attributes:

• Speed of construction

• Predictable build time

• Non-weather dependent

• Flexibility

• Low waste

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 ORCA HISTORY IN BRIEF

ORCA History in Brief

ORCA’s team have 20 years of industry leading
knowledge and experience in mobile and off
site manufacturing and construction

The team have built over half a million m2 of

residential units in the Middle East.

ORCA, recently launched in UK, has utilised this

experience to construct over 50,000m2.

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ORCA UK

ORCA UK
ORCA operates in the following sectors;

• Residential

• Leisure and commercial

• Healthcare

• Extra care

• Student Housing

• Educational

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ORCA Approach

ORCA Approach
1. Design led systems

2. Full integration of fabrication software with

Revit Autodesk – BIM compliant

3. Improved workflow between consultants

4. Mobile manufacturing

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ORCA Approach - Differentiating the product

ORCA Approach – differentiating the product

Using a simple approach, ORCA,

Highly engineered steelwork design minimises the amount of

steel, therefore;

 Reduces material cost

 Smaller, lighter machines
 Low fixed overheads as machines and premises reduce space
requirement
 Also allows machines to be moved – mobile manufacturing
 ORCA only manufacture the frames – no insulation, no
windows fitted, therefore easier to transport to site, need
less plant/cranes in factory on site
 As insulation is fitted post-erection, ORCA are not affected by
wind
 As the insulation is rigid, closed cell, unaffected by rain during
construction.

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Project 1 – Social Housing | Installation Time 7 Days

Project one
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Project 1 – Social Housing | Video

Project one
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Project 2 – Residential | Installation Time 8 Weeks

Project two
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Project 3 – Care home | Installation Time 11 Weeks

Project three
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Project 4 – Care home | Installation Time 14 Weeks

Project four
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Project 5 – Holy Trinity School | Installation Time 4 Weeks

Project five
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Project 6 – Proton Cancer Centre | TBC

Project six
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STEEL FRAME CONTSRUCTION - Performance

Light Gauge Steel Construction

LGS Out performs traditional buildings solutions
significantly:

• Fast construction – Typically 50% less than

traditional

• Lightweight - Reduces foundation requirements by

up to 50%

• Predictability – Integrated design and

manufacturing process

• Non combustible – Low fire risk during

construction

• Accurate to 1mm over 10m

• Stability – no cracking, shrinking, rot or long term

movement

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STEEL FRAME CONTSRUCTION - Performance

Light Gauge Steel Construction

LGS Out performs traditional buildings solutions
significantly:

• Weather tight shell achieved within 3 days for 2

storey house

• 100% recyclable – higher BREEAM and CSH points

• Zero waste on site

• External brickwork/cladding removed from critical

path

• Ability to increase floor space through thinner wall

construction

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DESIGN INTEGRATION

Design Integration
ORCA Design and BIM Software

Architect’s CAD file read,

overlaid and formatted by ORCA
design team for steel frame
coding and manufacture.

Structural design is carried out

by ORCA’s in house team of
structural engineers using the
latest Eurocodes.

BIM is integrated using

advanced Autodesk Revit
software.

ORCA use the latest 3D

technology to provide clients full
visualisation of each project.

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DESIGN INTEGRATION

Design Integration
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SYSTEM DETAILS

System Details
and Load-bearing

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TECHNICAL DETAILS OVERVIEW

Technical Details Overview

ORCA STRUCTURAL K-BRACING

K-Bracing is used in ORCA LGS framing to remove

requirement of timber or CP racking board.

Advantages:
• Decreases wall thickness
• Allows easier access to follow on trades
• Reduces installation times

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STABILITY

Stability
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TECHNICAL DETAILS

Technical DETAILS
Details consistent with Robust Standard Details for:

• External wall
• Party wall
• Party floor
• External openings
• Roof

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CLADDING SOLUTIONS

Cladding Solutions
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LIFESPAN AND WARRANTIES

Lifetime and Warranties

Report carried out by the Steel
Construction Institute (SCI) in
March 2013 highlighted the
predicted lifespan of light gauge
steel structural elements.

The figures within the table

relate to the galvanised coating
of the material only, therefore
the figures can be seen as
minimum lifespan.

In comparison, timber frame is

expected to last 60 years due to
the natural degradation of the
material and likelihood of insect
infestation.

NHBC, LABC, BLG and Premier all offer warranties as detailed in their structural
information packages, with a minimum of 10 years structural guarantee.

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THE WAY AHEAD

The Way Ahead

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