BIOHAUS® Closed Panel Building System
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Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme (BOPAS)
Certificate type
A BOPAS-accredited, high-performance, whole-house panellised timber frame system.
Application
Closed panel building system suitable for:
- Residential housing, including housing developments and self-build projects.
- Commercial buildings and offices.
- Low-rise apartment complexes.
- Student accommodation.
- Industrial units and warehouses.
Description
The BIOHAUS® system is a BOPAS-accredited, high-performance, whole-house panellised system. BIOHAUS® provides a structural solution for residential and public buildings up to three storeys, with further scope to develop designs for buildings up to five storeys or 18 metres (finished floor level of top floor).
BIOHAUS® is classed as a Category 2 Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) system, as defined by the UK Government’s MMC definition framework.
Features and benefits:
- Standardised wall, floor, and roof elements.
- Precision-engineered, panellised offsite construction.
- Uses the whole hemp plant, only natural fibre insulation, structural timber, and limited metal fixings in its construction.
- Enables fast on site construction.
- Architectural flexibility with a facade-agnostic system.
- Lightweight, dry construction for sustainable development.
- Lower energy costs, greater efficiency.
- Build Offsite Property Assurance Scheme (BOPAS) certified.
General information
Color | Other |
Finish | Other |
Material | Hemp Timber Oriented strand board (OSB) Plasterboard Wood |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke |
Warranty description | 60 year |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | B14/110 Prefabricated panelled |
Specification data - Panelled and framed modular systems
Classification data | |
Structure type | |
Floors | Timber structural insulated panels (SIPs). |
Framed wall structure | Timber structural insulated panels (SIPs). |
Roof structure | Timber structural insulated panels (SIPs). |
System U-value | 0.100 W/m²K. |
Fire performance | Two-hour fire rating. |
Insulation | Industrial hemp insulation. |
Lining | Bio Board industrial hemp construction boards. Plasterboards. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | Europe Guidance for specification option: UK, Germany and Central Europe. |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Manufacturing plant location | |
Material | Hemp Timber Oriented strand board (OSB) Plasterboard Wood |
Recyclability | Fully recyclable. |
Expected Life | Lifetime |
Product certifications
Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme (BOPAS)
Certificate of Compliance
Literature
BIOHAUS® Brochure