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- The moist soil in Ihlow in Lower Saxony posed a special challenge for the sealing works.
Object of the month: Ihlow Abbey
Dry walls for monastery site: VEDAG seals underground exhibition room
Retracing the past in the north: Ihlow abbey reconstructed in steel
East Frisians are always good for a surprise: The average reader of Karl May’s tales about American Indians would probably not know that the German word “Häuptling” (chief) originated on the North Sea coast of all places. One of these chieftains, Ocko tom Brok, came from a powerful clan and was the patron of Ihlow abbey, on the grounds of which he is probably also buried. The monastery of Ihlow was founded in 1228; the church belonging to it was built between 1270 and 1320 out of brick.
During the Reformation, it was torn down in 1529. Almost 500 years later, a reconstruction unique in Germany – the Imagination – recalls the abbey church. The monastery site also includes a semi-underground exhibition room, which has been sealed using materials from VEDAG GmbH. The moist soils of Ihlow in Lower Saxony posed a special challenge.
- Fires which begin as a result of a spark on a flat roof can be prevented if waterproofing systems are used carrying a recognised certificate which conforms to building regulations.
VEDAG Fire Protection - all Flat Roofing Systems certificated
VEDAG counts as one of the few companies that can offer external fire performance certificates (building regulation test certificates) for all flat roofing systems
600 people die every year in Germany as a result of around 200,000 recorded fires. According to information from the German Technical Fire Protection Agency, a further 600 people are seriously injured. Total material damage comes in around 6 billion Euros and subsequent follow on costs amount to some 50 billion Euros.
House fires are not the only threat. Another dangerous aspect is if a neighbour’s house catches fire as the flames can quickly spread. Poorly finished and untested flat roof materials can quickly catch fire from a single flying spark. Therefore, as a leading flat roof specialist in Germany, VEDAG GmbH can offer external fire performance certificates for its entire range of flat roofing solutions.