The new Schüco façade system for efficient modernisation of existing buildings arose from the every-day challenges of modernisation projects: as a rule, tenants / users of rooms adjacent to the façade have to vacate their workspace during building work, so that old window and façade units can be tak
... MoreThe new Schüco façade system for efficient modernisation of existing buildings arose from the every-day challenges of modernisation projects: as a rule, tenants / users of rooms adjacent to the façade have to vacate their workspace during building work, so that old window and façade units can be taken out and new units installed and attached. This results in stress and discomfort for the users and ultimately high consequential costs (rental etc.) for the landlord / building owner, not to mention enormous logistics problems.
The new aluminium system construction method puts the client in a position to keep the building in operation all throughout the building work. An external load-bearing structure is fitted with fixing brackets from ceiling to ceiling over a specified distance onto the grid of the building structure. In this way non-loadbearing spandrel areas can be bridged. This load-bearing structure is used as the basic framework for the integration as a whole of the following system modules:
• Façade-integrated solar shading systems • Decentralised ventilation, cooling and heating • Aluminium window systems with electronic control • Integrated Schüco ProSol TF thin-film PV façade modules
