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| Issued: 18 April 2008 |
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T.I. Dynamic Facades launches Aerolite Granite
T.I. Dynamic Facades has launched a granite option of its Aerolite lightweight stone façade system, expanding the potential for granite in building design because the material can be easily installed at a greater height whilst maintaining system integrity and performance.
As with all Aerolite systems, a unique reinforced backing allows the stone to be sliced much thinner than the 40mm required for traditional stone cladding. In the case of granite, the stone is sliced to between 6mm and 15mm and bonded to a glass fibre, aluminium or aluminium honeycomb backing. By reducing the amount of granite required, Aerolite brings down the system purchase cost and also helps minimise on-site labour time, collectively making it the most affordable stone cladding on the market.
The carefully developed manufacturing process of Aerolite granite delivers excellent strength characteristics, enabling it to perform particularly well where weight is critical to the façade design criteria. Moreover, the high quality finish combined with practical benefits, such as ease of installation, makes Aerolite granite suitable for use in both internal and external cladding applications.
William Harwood, director, T.I. Dynamic Facades, comments: “Granite is extremely popular with specifiers because of the premium finish it delivers. Making it available as a lightweight Aerolite system makes it a commercially realistic option for developments where granite might have previously been out of budget.”
To accommodate flexibility in style and design, the granite panels can be produced in a wide range of sizes, with the only limitation being the block size of the stone required. To preserve the aesthetics of the system, T.I. Dynamic Facades offers bespoke sections for edge, sill, copings and other specific detail requirements.
Aerolite granite has been tested at Taylor Woodrow Technology Centre to CWCT (Centre for Window and Cladding Technology) guidelines for wind and load impact testing, and been shown to meet BS Standards.
