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Highest energy standards

CALOSTAT® high-performance insulation material from Evonik can be used in a variety of ways: in the facades of new buildings, for interior or exterior refurbishment, or in specialty applications. One example is provided by an apartment block in Switzerland, which CALOSTAT® elevates to the highest energy standard.

The apartment block in Muri in the Swiss canton of Bern has been certified to Minergie standard. This registered trademark for sustainable construction belongs to the Bern-headquartered Verein Minergie and is the highest energy standard in Switzerland for low-energy buildings. The building attains its energy standard by, among other things, the use of CALOSTAT® in the facade.

CALOSTAT® was used in the window lintels (external blinds) and in the parapet area of the balconies. Before delivery to the construction site the panels were fabricated and accurately cut to size. Due to the different lintel und parapet lengths of the windows, the lengths of the elements were also adjusted during installation at the site. The panels were secured to the base with dowels and then covered with metal sheeting. CALOSTAT® high-performance insulation panels have a compressive strength exceeding 90 kPa; they contain no fungicides, algicides, or pesticides and are therefore perfectly safe for use. Cutting of the panels at the installation site is simple and does not affect the quality of the abutting edges.

The purely mineral raw material also offers other advantages: CALOSTAT® is classified as a class A (non-combustible) building material, does not react with other composite materials, and contains no ingredients that promote fogging. In contrast to most fossil insulation materials, the panels are fully recyclable.

One product, many applications
One product, many applications

CALOSTAT® is distinguished by its versatile use in a wide range of applications. CALOSTAT® is suitable for use in the facades of new buildings and for interior and exterior refurbishment, as well as in specialty applications calling for compact and non-combustible high-performance insulation materials. In the present case, for example, it was used by Evonik in a connecting structure between an existing building and a new construction.

One product, many applications
One product, many applications

Another example is the insulation of the facade of the multifunctional CLOUD N°7 building, which houses a first-class hotel as well as business and condominium apartments in Stuttgart’s Europa district.

One product, many applications
One product, many applications

A new office building in Munich is fitted with a new integrated solar protection system in the form of an external blind. To ensure separation of the thermal and fire-protection functions, 20 mm CALOSTAT® was fitted laterally in each of the blind boxes, amounting to about 750 square meters in all.

One product, many applications
One product, many applications

CALOSTAT® is also used in a row house complex consisting of eight housing units in Herzogenaurach. The complex is part of a research project in which four of the housing units were insulated with CALOSTAT®.

One product, many applications
One product, many applications

Manhattan Loft Gardens is a 42-story residential building with integrated overhangs and three roof gardens in the middle of London’s Stratford district. CALOSTAT® has been integrated into facade elements for which fire protection and high insulating performance were required.

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