First place for energy saving façade

Permasteelisa Group’s proprietary Moisture-Free Sustainable Closed Cavity Façade, mfree-SCCF, has received First Place for HighPerformance Innovation in the National Institute of Building Sciences 2017 Beyond Green High Performance Building Awards in Washington. The award recognises the initiatives that shape, inform and catalyze the high-performance building market, as well as the real-world application of highperformance design and construction practices.

The mfree-SCCF is a cost- efficient façade that Permasteelisa says significantly contributes to high environmental ratings of a building, offering abundant availability of daylight and light-thermal acoustic comfort. It is designed in such a manner that no contamination by dust and condensation is permitted inside the internal cavity of this special double skin façade. All of this without compromising the aesthetics of the buildings.

The façade is composed by a double (or triple) glazing unit on the inside and a single glass on the outside. The inner cavity is sealed and continuously supplied with clean and dried air to avoid condensation at changing temperatures. The dried air is generated by a central dry air station. The external climate is continuously checked by an electronic control unit and the quantity of dried air is adjusted accordingly. Therefore, the energy consumption can be reduced to a minimum.

The mfree-SCCF façade has been already employed by Permasteelisa in important realizations throughout the world; among them, 200 George Street (Sydney, Australia), JTI International HQ, (Geneva, Switzerland), One New Burlington Place (London, UK), LEO (Frankfurt, Germany), Roche Building (Basel, Switzerland).

200 GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY