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.
ການຫັນປ່ຽນຈາກແກ້ວກັບຄືນໄປບ່ອນກ້ອນຫີນຍັງເປັນຜົນມາຈາກຄວາມກັງວົນດ້ານສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ. ເຈົ້າຄອງນະຄອນນິວຢອກ Bill De Blasio ບໍ່ດົນມານີ້ໄດ້ຍ້າຍໄປ ຫ້າມຕຶກສູງແກ້ວໃໝ່ 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.
ແກນທໍາມະຊາດ Polycor ແມ່ນໃຊ້ໄດ້ກັບລະບົບການຍຶດ facade ແລະສະຫນັບສະຫນູນຕ່າງໆ. ເບິ່ງວິທີການ.
“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 ຫິນອ່ອນ Italian doesn’t cut it anymore.
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.“
ນະວັດຕະກໍາການແກ້ໄຂ cladding ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ມີຄວາມເປັນໄປໄດ້ໃນການອອກແບບຫຼາຍກວ່າເກົ່າ | ຮູບພາບ: Litecore ຕັດບາງໆ Indiana Limestone ຕິດກັບອາລູມິນຽມ honeycomb backing
ປະດິດສ້າງ Cladding ສາມາດສະເຫນີການແກ້ໄຂທີ່ສະຫງ່າງາມແລະປະຫຍັດຄ່າໃຊ້ຈ່າຍສໍາລັບການລວມເອົາສີແລະໂຄງສ້າງຂອງຫີນທໍາມະຊາດໂດຍບໍ່ມີຄວາມສັບສົນຂອງການຂົນສົ່ງຄ່າໃຊ້ຈ່າຍແລະການຕິດຕັ້ງຍາວ. ໃນຂະນະທີ່ມີລັກສະນະທີ່ແທ້ຈິງຂອງຫີນທໍາມະຊາດ, ບາງລະບົບເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຍັງມີນ້ໍາຫນັກເບົາເພື່ອຄວາມສະດວກໃນການນໍາໃຊ້, ເຮັດໃຫ້ມັນເປັນທາງເລືອກທີ່ສະຫຼາດເພື່ອແກ້ໄຂຄວາມຕ້ອງການທີ່ເຂັ້ມງວດທີ່ສະຖາປະນິກຕ້ອງຕອບສະຫນອງໃນລະຫັດອາຄານທີ່ທັນສະໄຫມ.
ແກນທໍາມະຊາດ Polycor ແມ່ນໃຊ້ໄດ້ກັບລະບົບການຍຶດ facade ແລະສະຫນັບສະຫນູນຕ່າງໆ. ຕົ້ນກໍາເນີດຢູ່ Polycor quarries 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.
ໃນເວລາທີ່ເລືອກຫີນສໍາລັບການ cladding, ສະຖາປະນິກຈໍາເປັນຕ້ອງໄດ້ຊັ່ງນໍ້າຫນັກຫຼາຍປັດໃຈ: ຮູບລັກສະນະ, ການນໍາໃຊ້ທີ່ຕັ້ງໃຈ, ຂະຫນາດຂອງໂຄງການ, ຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງ, ຄວາມທົນທານແລະການປະຕິບັດ. ໂດຍການເລືອກຫີນ Polycor ສໍາລັບ facades, ສະຖາປະນິກໄດ້ຮັບຜົນປະໂຫຍດຈາກການເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງຢ່າງເຕັມທີ່ຂອງພວກເຮົາໃນລະບົບຕ່ອງໂສ້ການສະຫນອງ, ຈາກທຸກທາງລົງໃນຊັ້ນຫີນຈົນເຖິງຈຸດຕິດຕັ້ງ. ມູນຄ່າຂອງການເຮັດວຽກກັບບໍລິສັດເຊັ່ນ Polycor, ແມ່ນວ່າພວກເຮົາເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງ quarries ຂອງພວກເຮົາ, ພວກເຮົາສາມາດຕອບໄດ້ໂດຍກົງກັບຄໍາຖາມຫຼືຄວາມກັງວົນທີ່ສະຖາປະນິກອາດຈະມີໃນລະຫວ່າງຂະບວນການຂອງການພັດທະນາ spec ສໍາລັບ facade ແທນທີ່ຈະມີ 2-3 ຜູ້ຊາຍກາງ.
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 ມີຄວາມສົນໃຈໃນນະວັດຕະກໍາເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ cladding ແລະເຮັດວຽກຮ່ວມກັບຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານດ້ານການຄົ້ນຄວ້າແລະການພັດທະນາຢູ່ໃນໂຮງງານຜະລິດຂອງພວກເຮົາເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ cladding ຫີນທໍາມະຊາດທີ່ມີຄວາມຫນາຕົວແປທີ່ສາມາດນໍາໃຊ້ໄດ້ທັງພາຍໃນຫຼືພາຍນອກອາຄານ. ໂດຍທົ່ວໄປແລ້ວມັນຖືກຍຶດຜ່ານທາງລົດໄຟເອກະລາດແລະລະບົບ clamp.
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, ການແກ້ໄຂທີ່ສະຫນອງກ້ອນຫີນຢູ່ໃນສ່ວນຫນຶ່ງຂອງນ້ໍາຫນັກແລະການຕິດຕັ້ງດ້ວຍຄວາມໄວສອງເທົ່າ.
ຮູບພາບຈາກ: Litecore
ແຜງຜະຫນັງຜະສົມຜະສານອະເນກປະສົງເຫຼົ່ານີ້ໃຊ້ແກນ Polycor ຕັດເປັນແຜ່ນບາງທີ່ສຸດ. ຍຶດຕິດກັບຫີບຊັ້ນ, ຜະນຶກເຂົ້າກັນລະຫວ່າງແຜ່ນອາລູມິນຽມແລະຕາຫນ່າງເສັ້ນໄຍແກ້ວ, ແຜງດັ່ງກ່າວໃຫ້ລະບົບ facade ທີ່ມີຄວາມຫນາແຫນ້ນຕ່ໍາ, ມີຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງສູງ, ແລະນ້ໍາຫນັກເບົາ.
KODIAK BROWN™ ultra thin 1cm granite with carbon fiber backing on Eclad system | Architect: Régis Côtés
ແຜ່ນຮອງພື້ນດ້ວຍເສັ້ນໄຍກາກບອນ Polycor 1cm ແມ່ນຜະລິດຕະພັນຫີນທຳມະຊາດທີ່ບາງເບົາ, ນ້ຳໜັກເບົາ ແລະທົນທານ, ເຊິ່ງອີງໃສ່ການຮອງພື້ນທີ່ຍຶດຖືເປັນກຳມະສິດທີ່ໃຊ້ແທນອາລູມີນຽມ. ແຜ່ນຫີນທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນໄດ້ຖືກດັດແປງເພື່ອປະສົມປະສານເຂົ້າໃນລະບົບ cladding ທັງ Eclad ແລະ Elemex.
GEORGIA MARBLE – WHITE CHEROKEE™and Indiana Limestone facade on precast concrete | 900 16th St. Washington, D.C. | Architect: Robert AM Stern
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 ມີຄວາມຊໍານານໃນການສ້າງໂຄງການໃດກໍ່ຕາມຈາກກໍາແພງຫີນທີ່ລຽບງ່າຍໄປຫາບ່ອນນັ່ງ, ໂຄງການສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກໍາທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນແລະພາຍໃນຫ້ອງຮັບແຂກສູງ. ແຕ່ລະການແກ້ໄຂອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ສະຖາປະນິກອອກແບບນະວັດຕະກໍາ, ມີຄວາມຍືນຍົງແລະມີຄວາມພໍໃຈດ້ານຄວາມງາມຂອງການກໍ່ສ້າງທີ່ລວມເອົາພື້ນຜິວຫີນ.
“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.”