Façade – More than Just Aesthetics
Posted on: November 23, 2020
The buildings we live and work in should provide user comfort, reduce energy consumption, and act as a safe haven…
The Influences of Material Selection in ...
Posted on: November 17, 2020
The world is racing to discover a vaccine for COVID-19 to save mankind. Under the current circumstances, social distancing has…
Façade Design and Cladding
Posted on: November 10, 2020
The use of glass for a building façade has long been a preferred cladding for designers as a way of…
Emphasising Values of Integrity, Sustain...
Posted on: November 5, 2020
Architect Tony Joseph a Principal Architect at STAPATI, in his interesting conversations with the magazine editor, elaborates on his views…
Exterior Wall Cladding Options, Solution...
Posted on: October 19, 2020
Cladding in construction is a material applied on the exterior walls to provide a skin or layer. It provides a…
GFRC is an Ideal Material for Building E...
Posted on: October 15, 2020
What are the 4 key trends in exterior wall cladding? Cladding, besides decorative appeal, is beneficial with its isolating characteristics…
Kinematic Façades are the Future
Posted on: October 13, 2020
What are the 4 key trends in exterior wall cladding? Modern and innovative materials such as exterior grade laminates (as…
The 42 Performance Test for Façade Syst...
Posted on: October 8, 2020
The 42 is a 268 m tall (65 story) high-end residential tower. Currently it is the tallest building in Kolkata.…
Exterior Cladding: Design Principles and...
Posted on: October 7, 2020
Cladding is one of the most important elements which ensures that the exterior of a building is protected from the…
Choice of Cladding Material can Dictate ...
Posted on: October 1, 2020
What are the latest trends in cladding materials? The current trends in cladding materials based in the UAE market, and…
Fire Safety – The British Cladding...
Posted on: September 29, 2020
The Grenfell Tragedy in 2017 which shook the United Kingdom and the world brought the spotlight on the British standard…
Wind Considerations for Unconventional F...
Posted on: September 21, 2020
In the current urban environment, the dazzling tall building with unconventional facade design is becoming increasingly trendy, with the increasing…
The Quality of Our Products Ensures a Sa...
Posted on: September 2, 2020
In an interview with Saurabh Mittal from Greenlam Laminates, elaborating on the evolution of cladding industry in India, the latest…
Rainscreen Ventilated Façade
Posted on: August 31, 2020
In the world of façades, an extensively discussed topic is ‘Façade and Fire’, it is worth understanding some basic principles…
Giving Buildings a New Lease of Life
Posted on: August 26, 2020
"We shape our buildings thereafter, they shape us”, Winston Churchill. Restoration of the façade of an ageing building that is…
Use of Copper on Façades to Reduce COVI...
Posted on: August 24, 2020
Defining Façade and Fenestration Façade – In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important aspect from a…