Natural Stone Cladding: Anchored In The Past, But Ready For The Future-stone cladding

The longevity of stone puts any human concept of old age to shame. Stone creates a sense of permanence and solidity, even when worn and weathered. It’s been used throughout history as the structure and facade of buildings- buildings that have literally stood the test of time.

While natural stone has been the material of choice for millennia, glass has dominated commercial construction—especially large scale projects like skyscrapers—in recent years. But architects are increasingly reacting to this glut of glass by returning to stone for their projects. For many developers and architects, glass had become the default, a sterile, too obvious choice which resulted in a flat, texture-less and uninspired design.

Juyawa daga gilashin komawa zuwa dutse kuma sakamakon matsalolin muhalli ne. Magajin garin New York Bill De Blasio kwanan nan ya koma hana sabbin gine-ginen gilasai in the city, making New York the first city to mandate energy efficiency. But it won’t be the last: According to the United Nations, 40% of the world’s energy consumption can be attributed to buildings. Pressure to construct buildings in a sustainably responsible manner is being felt by developers and architects around the world.

INDIANA LIMESTONE – FULL COLOR BLEND™ facade a kan precast kankare | Yankee Stadium | Architect: Popular

“It’s pretty well known in the industry that those glass facade buildings are not energy efficient,” said Hugo Vega, vice president of Architectural Sales at Polycor. “Meaning that in the summer it becomes super hot and you need to have an extensive system of air conditioning and in the winter you need a lot of heating as compared to a traditional building with more stone.”

The design community has been embracing stone for facade design instead, and just in time, as changes in building codes and regulations are set to further tighten architects’ design choices. Natural stone plays an important role in the future of sustainable architecture thanks to its life-cycle, durability, ease of care, low maintenance, and energy efficiency— the list goes on. The minimal environmental impact that innovative cladding wall systems provide is another reason the building industry is moving back to natural materials.

Duwatsun dabi'a na Polycor suna aiki don nau'ikan facade na facade da tsarin tallafi. Dubi yadda.

“Energy inefficient glass facades concerns are a good driver for the growing popularity of stone cladding,” said Vega.

Vega understands this continued demand for stone cladding better than just about anyone: he’s been the driving force behind the development of the cladding division of Polycor and he has an in-depth understanding of what architects and builders are looking for in their products.

BETHEL WHITE® kuma CAMBRIAN BLACK® granite 3cm bangarori akan tsarin Eclad wanda aka sanya akan tsarin da ake ciki | Ginin TD | Architet: WZMH

“The type of stone will dictate possible finishes, thickness, and more,” said Vega. “For example, it’s inadvisable to use polished 3cm marble and expose it to the elements for cladding. Direct communication with selected quarries will help validate the block sizes and thus the maximum finished panel sizes, what natural features can be expected in the stone, and the availability of the material according to job size and phases.” Specification challenges can present themselves throughout a project, such as alternate stones being introduced by other parties and detracting from the initial design intent. Maintaining a close contact with the quarry teams helps ensure this is preserved. As Hugo points out, “Make sure to specify the true, branded names of the materials to avoid being supplied with undesired alternates.” The old days of calling out marmara na Italiyanci doesn’t cut it anymore.

Golden Sunshine Sandstone Natural Stone Wall Cladding

A FARKON BIDI'AR DA AKE RUFE DUTSUWA

Stone cladding isn’t just the smart alternative to energy efficient glass, it’s also the simple choice, thanks to new cladding attachment systems.

“These new attachment systems allow stone to be used for lighter applications, when the structure has not been designed for a heavy full bed,” said Vega. “They also allow for a faster installation compared to traditional methods.“

Ingantattun mafitacin sutura suna ba da damar haɓaka damar ƙira | Hotuna: Litecore bakin ciki yanke Indiana Limestone manne da goyan bayan saƙar zuma na aluminum

Ƙididdigar ƙididdiga na iya ba da kyakkyawan bayani mai kyau da farashi don haɗa launuka da launi na dutse na halitta ba tare da rikitarwa na sufuri mai tsada da tsayin daka ba. Duk da yake keɓance ainihin halayen dutse na halitta, wasu daga cikin waɗannan tsarin sun kasance marasa nauyi don sauƙin amfani, suna mai da shi zaɓi mai wayo don magance ƙaƙƙarfan buƙatun da masu gine-ginen dole ne su cika a cikin ka'idodin gini na zamani.

Duwatsun dabi'a na Polycor suna aiki don nau'ikan facade na facade da tsarin tallafi. Asalin daga Polycor quaries and all through production, the stones are manufactured to each of our partner system’s specifications from ultra-thin profiles up to full thickness dimensional elements complimenting a wide range of facade structures.

Lokacin zabar dutse don sutura, masu ginin gine-gine suna buƙatar auna abubuwa da yawa: bayyanar, amfani da niyya, girman aikin, ƙarfin, karko da aiki. Ta zaɓar duwatsun Polycor don facades, masu gine-ginen suna amfana daga cikakken ikon mallakar mu na sarkar samar da kayayyaki, tun daga ƙasa a cikin gadon gado har zuwa wurin shigarwa. Darajar yin aiki tare da kamfani kamar Polycor, shine tunda mun mallaki quaries ɗinmu, zamu iya amsa kai tsaye ga kowace tambaya ko damuwa da mai zane zai iya samu yayin aiwatar da haɓaka ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun facade maimakon samun mazaje na tsakiya 2-3.

Polycor Bethel White® granite quarry | Bethel, VT

“We have a wide array of our own limestone, granite and marble, so architects can discuss with the source and get accurate and reliable information,” said Vega. “We fabricate ourselves and sell blocks to other fabricators, ensuring competitiveness of the offers, while preserving the design intent. We work with industry leaders like Eclad, Hofmann Stone and others to offer a complete cladding solution for the project.“

Vega ta kasance mai sha'awar sabbin fasahohin sutura kuma ta yi aiki tare da bincike da ƙwararrun ci gaba a masana'antar masana'antar mu don yin ɗumbin dutse na halitta mai girman kauri wanda za'a iya amfani dashi ko dai a ciki ko wajen gini. Gabaɗaya ana manne shi ta hanyar jirgin ƙasa mai zaman kansa da tsarin mannewa.

Polycor’s stone veneer can be installed over solid facing, which eliminates the challenge of removing the original substructure in some cases. Some stone panels are cut thin, while still maintaining the authentic look and feel of a thicker stone without the heavy weight of a 3-6 inch deep stone veneer, making installation fast and simple. Polycor’s thin stones are compatible in many cladding configurations and are manufactured for systems like Litecore, wani bayani wanda ke ba da dutse a ɗan ƙaramin nauyi da shigarwa a sau biyu sauri.

Hoton hoto na: Litecore

Dutse akan saƙar zuma tare da tsarin Litecore

Waɗannan ɗimbin fa'idodin bangon bango suna amfani da dutsen Polycor da aka yanka a cikin abin rufe fuska mai ɗanɗano. Maƙarƙashiya ga saƙar zuma mai laushi, sandwiched tsakanin zanen aluminum da ragamar fiberglass, bangarorin suna ba da ƙarancin ƙima, ƙarfi mai ƙarfi, da tsarin facade mai nauyi.

KODIAK BROWN™ ultra thin 1cm granite with carbon fiber backing on Eclad system | Architect: Régis Côtés

1cm Dutse mai Tallafin Carbon tare da tsarin Eclad da Elemex

Polycor 1cm carbon fiber goyon bayan fale-falen suna da bakin ciki, nauyi, kuma samfuran dutse masu dorewa waɗanda suka dogara da tallafin mallakar mallakar da aka yi amfani da su a maimakon aluminum. Abubuwan da aka samu na dutse an daidaita su don haɗawa cikin duka Eclad da Elemex cladding tsarin.

GEORGIA MARBLE – WHITE CHEROKEE™and Indiana Limestone facade on precast concrete | 900 16th St. Washington, D.C. | Architect: Robert AM Stern

Dutse akan Ƙwararren Ƙwararren Ƙwararren Ƙwararren Ƙwararren Ƙwararren Ƙwaƙwalwa

3cm stone mechanically anchored to thin, precast concrete panels provides additional installation advantages. Companies such as Hoffman Stone systems are compatible with Polycor’s stones.

Polycor yana da ƙwarewa don ƙirƙirar kowane aiki daga bango mai sauƙi zuwa benci, ƙwararrun ayyukan gine-gine da manyan ɗakunan shiga. Kowane bayani yana ba masu gine-gine damar tsara sabbin gine-gine, masu dorewa da ƙayatarwa na waje waɗanda ke haɗa filayen dutse.

“These solutions can also be used interchangeably to blend with more traditional architectural elements and stone masonry construction such as full bed trim, cornices, lintels and things of that nature,” said Vega. “And again, once the material is specified, it can be used on any cladding system, traditional masonry and fabricated by pretty much all the fabricators operating on the market today. This way architects can lock in their design intent, and let engineers and builders establish means and methods to realize the design within budget.”

INDIANA LIMESTONE – STANDARD BUFF™ cladding haɗawa da ƙari na zamani tare da aikin dutse na gargajiya | Majalisar Dattijan Kanada, Ottawa, CA | Architect: Diamond Schmitt

An ɗora a baya amma a shirye don gaba, dutsen dutse na halitta ya dace da bukatun gine-gine da zane na zamani. Kuma yayin da cladding sababbin abubuwa na ci gaba da yin bakin ciki dutse mafi sauƙi fiye da kowane lokaci don amfani, cladding ba shine kawai makomar dutsen halitta ba.