Special JEC Magazine Prize

Inner lining for the covering surface of the new passenger terminal at the Carrasco International Airport


Winner: MVC Componentes Plasticos LTDA (Brazil)
Partners: Puerta Del Sur (Uruguay), Lord Industrial Ltda (Brazil), Owens Corning (Brazil), Elekeiroz (Brazil)

 

 

MVC has provided 24,000 m² of inner lining for the project. The product developed by MVC met all mechanical, thermal and acoustic insulation requirements while eliminating the paint finishing step after assembly, resulting in very fast deployment and very low maintenance costs. Due to the reduced weight of the panels, the load borne by the building’s main structure is much lower than with the solution originally specified by the designer.

Sandwich panels made of composite plates pressed onto a core of thermo-acoustic insulating materials fitted to a structural system made of steel sections combined with aluminium shapes.
The panels are composed of composite layers reinforced with glass fibre, manufactured by a continuous lamination process and combined with a choice of structural cores in low-pressure presses. The final product, called Wall System, was approved by recognized research centres and universities in Brazil such as the IPT (Technological Research Institute), the Federal University of Santa Maria, the Federal University of Minas Gerais and the Federal University of Ouro Preto.


These institutions tested the fire safety, structural performance, water (rain) resistance, durability, and acoustic and thermal insulation of the product.
The development and deployment of the project took about eight months with the new passenger terminal being inaugurated in 2009.

There is a large potential market in the construction and renovation of airports, gymnasiums and sports stadiums for the Olympics and Soccer World Cup events.

Pictures of the winners available on request to Apocope

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