Nomad Shows the Way

Location:	Sydney, New South Wales
Country:	Australia
Builder:	Nomad Manufactured Buildings
Products Used:	LYSAGHT CUSTOM ORB® LYSAGHT MINI ORB® LYSAGHT PANELRIB® LYSAGHT TRIMDEK®

Sydney based Nomad Manufactured Buildings is enthusiastically incorporating the latest round of insulation and design specifications into its wide range of manufactured building designs.

These specifications are stipulated by the new Section J of the Building Code of Australia (BCA).

Introduced last year, Section J lays down new minimum energy efficiency requirements for commercial buildings.

Nomad's new range of manufactured educational buildings for schools and colleges throughout New South Wales combines greater air flow with the look and feel of in situ buildings. The company is also introducing the new Standards for customers in other industries, including health, mining and airports.

Nomad says it has developed a range of roofing and floorplan designs that are environmentally efficient, aesthetically pleasing, and blend into any educational campus or corporate environment.

Buildings are typically finished in COLORBOND® steel in a range of profiles, including LYSAGHT CUSTOM ORB® and LYSAGHT MINI ORB® as well as LYSAGHT PANELRIB®, often in combination, and in a range of colours.

Roofing is almost universally LYSAGHT TRIMDEK®, also made from COLORBOND® steel.

Most buildings are classrooms and office buildings, with other projects including on site kitchens, ablutions blocks, churches, control rooms, refrigerated storage rooms, science labs and libraries, most fitted with access ramps and covered verandahs.

Each building has an internal switchboard for easy connection to a power supply when delivered to site.

Nomad has already manufactured thousands of single, double and triple classrooms and training rooms for a wide range of government and private schools.

"Clever design and some lateral thinking helps these buildings stay cooler in summer and warmer in winter, meaning less need for artificial heating and cooling," Nomad Manufactured Buildings' Director Glenn Stevenson said.

"These environmental benefits also deliver lower energy costs. The inclusion of newly developed insulation materials as well as flowthrough air cavities minimises heat transfer into the roof. With raked and sloped ceilings, the result is more comfortable buildings to work in. Our new educational designs, for instance, are a far cry from earlier demountable classrooms found at many schools throughout the state."

Nomad's patented Diplomat design, with a curved roof, offers a row of high lite windows that allows greater use of natural light throughout the year, minimising the need for internal lighting and further lowering energy costs.

Nomad buildings are completely factory manufactured, usually in three metre modules, which can be up to 15 metres long. The buildings are fully fitted out and detailed, before being split, transported and re assembled on site.

"Staying a leader in the industry means you have to stay on top of new technology and be aware of design trends," Mr Stevenson said. "The versatility of the COLORBOND® steel range means we can almost infinitely vary the look of our buildings to suit individual tastes."