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Product • By GreenCoat® made by SSAB • SSAB COR-TEN®
SSAB COR-TEN®
A NATURAL BEAUTY from the very beginning. Long lasting attraction, year after year, with practically zero need for maintenance. Use SSAB COR-TEN® steel to make your mark as an architect, and let it contribute to sustainability at the same time. Genuine SSAB COR-TEN® steel is produced by SSAB under a license from US Steel Corporation.
SSAB COR-TEN® steel is a versatile material that is manufactured under total process control. The steel’s purity, optimized chemical composition, consistent mechanical properties, tight dimensional tolerances and excellent surface quality allow for predictable and problem-free performance that gives you the freedom to truly express your vision as an architect. Bend it. Perforate it. M... More
Product • By GreenCoat® made by SSAB • GreenCoat PLX Pural BT
GreenCoat PLX Pural BT
GreenCoat PLX color coated steel products from SSAB were developed together with tinsmiths and have become “The Roofer’s Choice”.
They are tailor-made products for tinsmith applications, made from top Nordic quality steel, have environmental benefits and are durable. GreenCoat PLX products come with an up-to 50-year technical guarantee and an up to 25-year aesthetical guarantee.
GreenCoat PLX Pural BT color coated steel is available in matt and metallic finishes and offers a wide range of colors inspired by Nordic nature. It provides a coating where rapeseed oil and other renewable raw materials are used.
GreenCoat PLX Pural BT offers the highest level of durability for standing-seam systems. Product is recommended to b... More
Product • By GreenCoat® made by SSAB • GreenCoat® for roofs
GreenCoat® for roofs
Roofs have to deal with Mother Nature´s every mood. Therefore, the material you choose for a roofing product must be able to stand strong against the toughest requirements, look great day after day and offer benefits that can give you cost-savings.
GreenCoat® products for roofing are characterized by their high quality offering excellent formability, high scratch resistance and long lasting appearance.
GreenCoat® products are UV-resistant (up to RUV5), energy efficient, scratch resistant, have good formability and offer color stability over the years. More
Project • By GreenCoat® made by SSAB • Hotels
SKÝLI INVENTIVE TREKKING CABIN
Innovative architects that are dedicated to working with sustainable materials in their buildings are who SSAB strives to work with. One good example is Utopia Arkitekter from Stockholm, Sweden, who wants to build a trekking cabin in the mountains with a strong sustainable angle – the Skýli.The Skýli trekking cabin features sharp pyramidal shapes, a strong, durable and stable structure and many practical details. The triangular gables resemble a classic tent, the most basic shelter used by trekkers worldwide.The brilliant blue Skýli color of the roof, which will be made from GreenCoat® color coated steel, from SSAB, represents the Nordic light and ensures that Skýli is visible in the Nordic landscape. It will make the cabin easy to find, wh... More
Project • By GreenCoat® made by SSAB • Private Houses
FERNAIG COTTAGE
In Wester Ross, in the northwest highlands of Scotland, Gillian Scampton from Pedder & Scampton Architects and Andrew Barnett from Hopkins Architects set out on an architectural journey. They purchased an old hillside stone cottage that was badly in need of repair. Their goal: Refurbish the cottage and convert it into a comfortable three-bedroom home using environmentally sound technologies and a modern design. The resulting Fernaig Cottage has provided both with a pleasant living space that blends the past, present and future. It has´also provided them with a number of awards. The finished cottage was named a winner of the “Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) Awards 2017”, where it also collected a special catego... More
Project • By Belatchew Arkitekter • Apartments
Fjärilen
Fjärilen – a Monochrome Building in Steel shortlisted for the Swedish Building Award
Fjärilen (Swedish for "The Butterfly"), a newly constructed apartment complex in Uppsala (Sweden) designed by Belatchew Arkitekter on behalf of real estate company Wallenstam, has been shortlisted for the Swedish Building Award 2017 (Stålbyggnadspriset 2017).
- The challenge for this project was to bridge a gap between two blocks with very different typologies. Since we wanted to design them as monochrome units with the same material on roof and façades the choice fell on steel, says Rahel Belatchew, Principal Architect and CEO, Belatchew Arkitekter.
- We spent some time looking for the right yellow tint. The Harvest Yellow color is bright and warm... More
Product • By GreenCoat® made by SSAB • GreenCoat RWS for rainwater systems
GreenCoat RWS for rainwater systems
GreenCoat RWS is durable, features a double-sided coating and is developed specifically for high quality rainwater systems. It comes in a wide selection of colors and appearances, and can be easily matched with your GreenCoat® roof.
GreenCoat RWS has a double-sided coating system that provides excellent protections against corrosion (RC5) and mechanical wear on both sides of the product. GreenCoat RWS products also have high flexibility and formability, which allows them to be shaped in virtually any way.
GreenCoat RWS products are available in different steel grades for various rainwater system applications – from deepest to normal drawing for gutters and classical high strength steels for hooks and accessories.
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Product • By GreenCoat® made by SSAB • GreenCoat® for facades
GreenCoat® for facades
Steel is a superb cladding material. Thanks to its formability, steel provides the designer with truly versatile possibilities to create a surface that matches the environment and the style of the building. Steel is easy and fast to install and maintain, and it has excellent durability.
As an architect, manufacturer or builder, you know that finding a long-lasting color coated material with outstanding environmental properties, high color retention and easy formability can be difficult. This is where GreenCoat® comes into the picture. GreenCoat® products for façades are available in hundreds of colors and finishes, are easy to cut and bend, and stand the test of time.
GreenCoat® products are UV-resistant (up to RUV4), e... More