'No limits!’ with Knauf Insulation
21 Apr 2006
Knauf Insulation has launched a new, high-performance
insulation product for use with built-up, profiled-metal
cladding systems. Specifically designed for the task, Crown®
FactoryClad 32 widens the company’s range of lightweight, glass
mineral wool insulation quilts to give designers greater creative
freedom in roof and wall construction.
The design flexibility offered by built-up, profiled-metal cladding
makes it a popular choice of construction and gives designers
unparalleled scope for dramatic, inspirational designs bounded only
by the limits of their imagination. The additional versatility that
Crown® FactoryClad Insulation allows has brought us Wales
Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Imperial War Museum North in
Manchester, Goldsmiths College at the University of London and the
Hutchinson / MRC Research Centre at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in
Cambridge.
Built-up systems offer strong construction benefits. The component
parts are light and easy to handle which can reduce the need for
mechanical handling, lifting and positioning; at the point of
installation they can be easily adapted to meet a wide range of
construction tolerances; construction time can be reduced and
having just one of the envelope’s skins in place often provides
weather protection and security. All-in-all, built-up cladding
systems offer an incredibly versatile and cost-effective method of
construction.
Crown® FactoryClad Insulation is ideal for use with built-up,
profiled-metal cladding systems as it complements these benefits
perfectly. Made from glass mineral wool, it’s light, flexible, easy
to handle, cut and install, which makes it perfect for use within
curved envelopes, in complex shapes and around fixings and
services, and its high tear strength makes it ideal for long,
vertical ‘drops’ within wall envelopes. Glass mineral wool is
justifiably well known for its excellent thermal and acoustic
insulation properties and, of course, is also totally
non-combustible – a fact recognised by it having a Euroclass A1
fire classification, the highest rating possible – so its use can
often reduce insurance premiums.
Crown® FactoryClad Insulation is specifically designed for use as
the insulation component in built-up, profiled-metal cladding – no
matter how creative the design of the building’s structure. To
allow designers to choose the best material for their needs, Crown®
FactoryClad Insulation is available in a range of thicknesses and
in four grades (40, 37, 35 and 32) that offer thermal
conductivities ranging from 0.040 W/mK up to the 0.032 W/mK
provided by the new, high-performance, Crown® FactoryClad 32.
For further information, please visit Knauf Insulation’s website at
www.knaufinsulation.co.uk or call the enquiries hotline on 08700
668 660 quoting CR 473 05.
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Editor's Notes:
Knauf Insulation is a multinational manufacturer of insulation
products with operations in the UK, Europe and the USA. Knauf
Insulation Limited is insulation market leader in the UK and
employs around 500 people at its four manufacturing plants at St.
Helens, Queensferry, Cwmbran and Hartlepool. The company
manufactures a wide range of insulation products to meet the
growing demand for energy efficiency and acoustic performance in
both new and existing homes and commercial buildings. Products
include glass mineral wool, rock mineral wool, expanded polystyrene
and extruded polystyrene marketed under the trademarks Crown®,
Rocksilk® and Polyfoam®. Knauf Insulation is committed to the
environment: its products use recycled and naturally abundant
materials.