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.

Veguherîna ji camê ber bi kevir ve jî encama fikarên jîngehê ye. Şaredarê New Yorkê Bill De Blasio herî dawî koçî bajêr kir asîmanên cam ên nû qedexe bikin 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.

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“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.

Kevirên xwezayî yên Polycor ji bo cûrbecûr pergalên lengerkirin û piştgirîyê yên facade têne sepandin. Binêrin çawa.

“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.

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“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 Mermer Italian doesn’t cut it anymore.

Zêrîn Sunshine Sandstone xwezayî Stone Wall Cladding

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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.“

Çareseriyên pêlavê yên nûjen destûrê dide îmkanên sêwiranê yên mezintir | Wêne: Litecore qutiya zirav Indiana Limestone bi pişta hingiv aluminum ve girêdayî ye

Nûvekirinên pêlavê dikare çareseriyek xweş û biha pêşkêşî bike ji bo tevlêkirina reng û tevnên kevirên xwezayî bêyî tevliheviyên veguhastina biha û sazkirina dirêj. Dema ku karaktera rastîn a kevirê xwezayî kesayet dikin, hin ji van pergalan ji bo karanîna hêsan sivik dimînin, û ew ji bo çareserkirina daxwazên hişk ên ku mîmar divê di kodên avahiya nûjen de bicîh bînin vebijarkek jîr dimînin.

Kevirên xwezayî yên Polycor ji bo cûrbecûr pergalên lengerkirin û piştgirîyê yên facade têne sepandin. Bi eslê xwe li kaniyên Polycor 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.

Dema ku kevirek ji bo kişandinê hilbijêrin, mîmar hewce ne ku gelek faktoran binirxînin: xuyang, karanîna armanc, mezinahiya projeyê, hêz, domdarî û performans. Bi hilbijartina kevirên Polycor-ê ji bo rûyan, mîmar ji xwedaniya meya tam a zincîra peydakirinê, ji hemî rêyên li jêrzemînê heya cîhê sazkirinê sûd werdigirin. Nirxa xebata bi pargîdaniyek mîna Polycor re ev e ku ji ber ku em xwediyê kargehên xwe ne, em dikarin rasterast bersiv bidin her pirs an fikarên ku mîmarek dibe ku di dema pêvajoya pêşdebirina taybetmendiyek ji bo rûyek de li şûna ku 2-3 merivên navîn hebin bersiv bidin.

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, Kevirê Hofmann and others to offer a complete cladding solution for the project.“

Vega bi teknolojiyên pêlavê yên nûjen re eleqedar bûye û bi pisporên lêkolîn û pêşkeftinê re li kargehên hilberîna me re xebitiye da ku pêlava kevirê xwezayî ya bi qalindahiya guhêrbar çêbike ku dikare li hundur an derveyî avahiyek were bikar anîn. Ew bi gelemperî bi rêgezek serbixwe û pergalek kemînê ve tê girêdan.

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, çareseriyek ku kevir bi perçeyek giraniyê û sazkirinê bi leza du caran pêşkêşî dike.

Wêne ji hêla: Litecore

Kevir li ser Honeycomb bi pergala Litecore

Van panelên dîwarê yên berbelav, pêkhatî, kevirê Polycor-ê ku di nav rûçikek pir-tenik de jêkirî bikar tînin. Pîvana hingivên qatkirî, ku di navbera pelên aluminium û tevna fiberglassê de hatine xêzkirin, panel pergalek rûyê kêm-tans, hêza bilind û sivik peyda dikin.

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

Kevirê Karbon-Pişta 1cm bi pergalên Eclad û Elemex

Slabên pişta fîbera karbonê ya Polycor 1cm hilberên kevirên xwezayî yên pir tenik, sivik û domdar in ku xwe dispêrin piştgiriyek xwedanî ya pêgirtî ku li şûna aluminiumê tê bikar anîn. Panelên kevir ên encam têne adaptekirin ku di nav pergalên pêlavên Eclad û Elemex de yek bibin.

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Kevir li ser Betona Performansa Ultra-High

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 xwedan pisporiya afirandina her projeyekê ye ji dîwarek sade bigire heya rûkan, projeyên mîmarî yên berbiçav û hundurên lobiyê yên bilind. Her çareserî rê dide mîmaran ku sêwirana derveyên avahiyan ên nûjen, domdar û bi estetîk xweş ku rûberên kevirî tê de hene.

“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.”

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Di paşerojê de lengerkirî lê ji bo pêşerojê amade ye, pêlava kevirê xwezayî hewcedariyên mîmarî û sêwirana nûjen peyda dike. Û her çend ku nûjeniyên xêzkirinê berdewam dikin ku kevirê zirav ji her demê hêsantir bikar bînin, lêdan ne tenê paşeroja kevirê xwezayî ye.