A high-performing pre-finished steel-clad building envelope can be achieved through careful attention to detailing and workmanship, especially at joints and junctions between building parts.
THERMAL BRIDGING We understand that design teams and building owners need to reduce CO2 emissions by resolving problems related to envelope detailing.
Two aspects of envelope detailing are pivotal to minimising heat loss:
Minimisation of thermal bridging – a localised area of lower thermal resistance
Continuity of insulation.
Our Colorcoat® supply chain partners provide building details that have been designed and thermally modelled to minimise cold bridging.
This is important because the relatively high thermal conductivity of steel (approximately 52W/m/K, compared with mineral wool, 0.04W/m/K) means precise detailing is needed, preventing thermal bridging in certain applications.