With the new lounge extension at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre starting in a few weeks we headed down to site this morning to watch a sample of one of the piers being built on site. We weren't there long as the pier took less than 1 hour to construct. The pier was constructed to test the 'Porotherm' masonry walling system, which has never been used to construct such a thick structural wall in the UK before. The construction of the pier was incredibly simple and proved a big success with the clients and building control inspector.
'Porotherm' is a clay block walling system that is highly sustainable. The blocks are made from recycled material and require no additional thermal insulation due to the air gaps in the blocks. http://www.porotherm.co.uk/App/Maps/Wb-uk/Porotherm/index.html
We will be updating the blog as the project processes.
