Welcome to Ritek®
Building Solution's Summer edition of our "Roof Newsletter" - a
quarterly electronic newsletter, delivering the latest roof
initiatives, product news, information and promotions at Ritek
Building Solutions, to members of the Ritek® Building Solutions
Website.
Inside this edition, our featured article on the
launch of our NEW ecotek® 2 degree pitch roof product; case study on
Kingaroy Crematorium using our new low pitch roof product; how to
compare apples with apples when choosing a roofing system; our new
Corrosive Environment Roofing System HPS200; and download Ritek’s
Design Detail in AutoCAD. Also, be in the running to win a Weekend
Get Away!
Summer Edition News Items
1. NEW ecotek® 2 degree Pitch Roof Panel - Don't
Miss our Launch Discount Offer
2. ecotek® Roof Panel contributes to low carbon
footprint for Kingaroy Crematorium
3. Are you comparing apples with apples when
shopping around for roofing systems?
4.
NEW - Ritek's HPS200 Corrosive Environment
Roofing System
5. World's Most Environmental Development Designs for
Dissassembly with Ritek
6. Ritek® now has AutoCAD Details Available for
download
7. Ritek® - In Brief
8. Ritek® - Competition
1. Ritek® Launches New
ecotek® Roof
Panel
The new Ritek ecotek® Roof Panel is
engineered to meet height restrictions in construction and is
suitable for a 2 degree pitched roof. This will enable you to
minimise the impact on the environment by reducing the height
of the building, which could allow the addition of an extra
floor OR providing additional height to a ceiling which will
enhance any living space.
ecotek® offers excellent
thermal comfort and is ready for the Queensland State
Government’s new five star energy and sustainability
requirements. For all orders over 100m2 placed before 15th
March 2009, Ritek® is offering a 5% DISCOUNT PLUS FREE
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2. ecotek® Roof Panel
Contributes to Low Carbon Footprint for Kingaroy
Crematorium
Ritek® Building Solutions has
supplied 1,670m2 of their new ecotek® Roof Panel to top off
the new $3.4m Kingaroy Crematorium facility in
Queensland.
The ecotek® Roof Panel is contributing
towards the low carbon footprint for the new Kingaroy
facility, by providing excellent insulation, high thermal
values (of R3.73 in this case - for a 150mm panel) and an
amazing water harvesting capability.
The new low
pitched roof product is being launched this month, as part of
Ritek’s increasing range of innovative roof solutions.
Comprising a Trimdeck profile upper sheet, EPS insulation and
a corrugated bottom sheet all-in-one product, its composite
concept is attracting high levels of attention both in
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The builder for
the project, Joseph Conti, Director of Symphony Homes, was impressed
with Ritek’s latest roof offering, stating “I believe the biggest
savings when using this new product, will be realised towards the
end of the project. This is when the project removes trades usually
associated with traditional roof truss construction such as roof
fixers who install trusses, plasterers, painters and insulation
installers.”
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Contact us now to discuss your upcoming projects.
The new
roof panel is engineered to meet height restrictions in
construction, suitable for a 2o pitched roof which allows designers
the flexibility to either raise the roof, providing maximum interior
height or alternatively to allow designers the option of adding an
additional floor level.
The project has been ongoing for over
three years and Architect Paolo Denti of John Mainwaring’s
architecture firm ‘JMA Architects’ said, ”The client’s brief was for
a single level building that was functional, provided some volume in
the chapel as well as intimacy in the more private and personal
spaces; insulation and practicality were chief considerations during
the design process. A strict time frame and budget considerations
meant that anything which would improve the timeline during the
construction phase would be beneficial to the bottom line. The main
aesthetic considerations of the building was the relationship of it
to the surrounding site and conceptualizing the 900m2 main roof as
the continuation of the ground plane itself . With the choice of
‘Pale Eucalypt colorbond’ on both upper and underside and the low
pitch the design should blend in to the environment, satisfy its
varied functions , ranging from the contemplative to almost
industrial use, while at the same time retaining a dignified human
aspect.”
The building has a ‘flat’ roof and the benefits of
the ecotek®Roof Panel including the 2o roof pitch capability (3o
used on this project) and the 6.7 meter unsupported spans meant
savings for both the project and the environment, as materials were
reduced. Another tangible benefit of ecotek® is that it has over ten
times higher water carrying capacity than Ritek’s Custom Panel Roof,
and the whole roof area is being used to harvest water into a 37,000
litre holding tank, to store water for use throughout the building
including potable drinking water as well as sufficient water for use
in the case of a bush fire.
Our experienced team provided the
architect and his client with a complete roofing solution with
custom flashings. Contact
one of our experienced sales team today to see how ecotek can add to
your next projects bottom line.
3. Are you comparing
apples with apples when choosing a roofing system?
A good roof isn’t optional - it’s a
necessity! And while a roof can be one of the highest capital
expenditure items in your project's budget, it is also one
that can make or break your building (both aesthetically and
functionally).
Many factors assure not only the success
of a building project, but the long-term return on investment.
Because no two buildings are alike, no two will require the
exact same roofing system - it all comes down to what the
building's function is, the geographic region and climate and
when and where the project is to be constructed.
When
comparing a tradtitional style trussed roof or raked ceiling
to Ritek's eco-innovative building products, have you looked
at ALL the facts? If you are only looking at the m2 only rate,
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In order to compare apples to apples, you need to consider the
'whole structure' at design stage, when comparing traditional
roofing systems to Ritek's. Consider each of the following areas of
savings:
Ritek's superior span capability of up to 9.2 metres will
reduce the amount of supports required such as posts, battons and
beams;
Reduce transport costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Two truck loads of prefabricated panels can replace around 4 to 5
truck loads of trusses, insulation, timber, plaster, paints,
fascias, wire and fittings etc;
For Builders: The Roof will
go on quicker (by around 8 days or more), so progress payment can
be received faster;
Saving on preliminaries due to the
Thermal technology that reduces the operational costs of cooling
and heating for the end user over the life of the
building;
Quick and easy installtion will provide
additional savings of around 2 weeks rental expense for first
home-owners;
Faster installation also means that project
builders will save two weeks on every house, increasing their
construction bottom line - and allowing them to cycle through more
projects.
When comparing the savings above, the work you do here will go a
long way in determining the full investment value of your next
project's roofing system.
But don't just take our word for it. Ritek® has engaged an
independent Quantity Surveyor (Asset Economics) to prepare a cost
analysis for a Skillion Style Roof for a residential home, which
compares the Ritek Custom Roof Panel to traditional truss style
roofs and raked celing. The result is clear. When designing a new
home using our roofing solutions, our roof can be the same cost or
less than a tradtional trussed style roof or raked celing.
Contact
us at sales@ritek.net.au to obtain your copy of the cost
comparison
4. Ritek's New HPS200 Corrosive
Environment Roofing Solution is a Lifesaver!
Ritek's eco-innovative technology
has joined forces with Fielders Colorcoat HPS200® sheeting to
provide a roofing solution that will guard your home from any
harsh marine environment.
The weather side of the coil
has an advanced tough Polymer rich paint coating which is
superior to the benchmark PVF2 finish, and at 200 microns
thick, is 8 times thicker than the standard in Australia. The
micro textured "Scintilla" surface, creates subtle visual
effects that vary with the direction and intensity of light.
Decorative profiles are enhanced by the play of light, on
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This roof has
been the subject of strict CSIRO testing at Port Fairy, one of the
most aggressive coastal environments in
Australia.
Historically to obtain any sort of warranty in a
severe marine environment, stainless steel products are specified.
Now with Colorcoat HPS200®, if you choose to live near the ocean or
want a shelter near a chlorine swimming pool or any other corrosive
environment, Fielders will provide you with a 15 year
warranty.
And to top it off, you will pay less than half the
price of stainless steel. No matter how close you build near the
ocean or other corrosive environments, Ritek's got you covered with
the new HPS200®!
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For more information contact our sales team now sales@ritek.net.au
5. World's Most
Environmental Development Designs for Dissassembly with Ritek®
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The Gold Coast’s
Eco Village at Currumbin, was acknowledged as world leader in
ecologically sustainable development 2008 by the International Real
Estate Federation (FIABCI) Prix d’Excellence Awards in the
Netherland’s.
One of the Eco Village's homes, ‘The Living Laboratory Home', was
also awarded the HIA National GreenSmart Building of the year.
Designed by Will Collins of Will Collins Design, the roof used in
the award winning building was Ritek's eco-innovative Custom Roof
Panel.
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When designing the sales office in the final stage of their land
release "The Highlands", Will has again chosen Ritek's Custom Roof
Panel. He has designed the buildng for dissassembly with the
materials to be re-used into the new resident's homes in the Eco
Village. Will said, "We wanted a slim top roofing system which had a
heatlthy insulation value and a degree of portabililty and
demountability, which in turn adds up to recyclability. This is an
important part of the Eco Village ethos".
The project is due for completion in the next few weeks, so we
will keep you updated as to the progress in a future edition of our
newsletter.
The Eco Village is offering an 'Eco-Easy Sustainability'
promotional package valued at $50,000 on their latest Highland's
release lots. The $50K rebate can go directly towards the design of
any eco-home, on sustainability items such as building materials
(such as a Ritek® Roof), water tanks, solar panels, etc. Visit their
website for more details www.theecovillage.com.au
6. Ritek® now has
AutoCAD Details Available for download
Sign up now for
access to Ritek’s new virtual reference library where you will have
instant access to our AutoCAD Details, to make the specification of
our roofing solutions in your projects even easier! You will also
gain access to the latest version of our technical manuals, span
tables, case studies and much more.
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Contact Ritek® for your password to download
information
7. Ritek® - In
Brief
- Our Research and development department are putting our
innovative roofing products through their paces. Both the Ritek®
Custom Roof Panel and our new ecotek® low pitch roof panel are
undergoing a massive testing program for spans exceeding 5 metres in
extreme cyclonic areas. The results and certification will be
published in our Autumn edition of the Roof newsletter.
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Ritek® has received yet another award by winning the Sunshine Coast
Regional Council’s inaugural Australia Day 2009 Economic Award.
Ritek® was recognised for the considerable employment opportunities
that we offer in the Sunshine Coast region’s northern end and for
our focus on research and development programs, being for the
development of innovative and sustainable products for building
construction throughout Australia.
- Ritek's CEO Gayne Emblin
and local Councilor Lew Brennan of Sunshine Coast Regional Council,
have formed 'Mates of Marysville', a fundraising organisation formed
to assistthe fire stricken community of Marysville, who received a
devastating blow from this week’s fires across Victoria. The Mates
of Marysville's key objective is to raise the necessary funds to
donate facilities to the Marysville community such as catering
equipment, outdoor furniture and portable shelters, in order to
provide a gathering place, a centre so as to unite the community. If
you would like to make a donation to this community project,
donations can be made at www.matesofmarysville.com.au or to Bendigo Bank
BSB 633000 account number 136239563.
Did you know that Ritek® Building Solutions also manufacture an
innovative wall system that replaces traditional blockwork and
increases your bottom line? See our website
www.ritek.net.au for more information.
8. Ritek® -
Competitions
WIN A
Weekend Getaway!
Now it's your
turn - we want to hear from YOU! Email us your favourite
photo from a Ritek® Roof project and you could WINa
Weekend Get Away valued $500 (via a Wofif.com voucher).
AND the winning photographs will feature in the Autumn
edition of Ritek® News. Please submit your photo with
information on the project (location, year, installer)
to marketing@ritek.net.au.
Ritek® welcomes your suggestions for stories, topics
and issues for future newsletters so please, be sure to
let us know. And if you need a total project solution,
contact our highly experienced team because Ritek®
thoroughly understands the construction process. Contact
us at sales@ritek.net.au for the right roof solution.
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