Titanium-zinc in architecture

Study of the Design and Installation of Roofs, Façades and Sheet Metal Work in zintek®

This publication intends to be a useful tool with the aim of offering:

• clients and architects with a range of possible solutions and applications of zintek® titanium zinc in architecture;
• technicians and designers a useful tool for the development of the building’s cladding also through construction stratigraphies and details;
• roofers a theoretical and practical training tool;

Theoretical and practical content to understand the potential of zintek® titanium zinc better as a cladding for roofs and façades in restoration projects and in modern architecture, and as a vehicle for fundamental values like the culture of workmanship, aesthetics and durability.

In the publication we have tried to deal with and answer most of the questions that anyone who designs and makes metal cladding for the construction sector asks every day.

The main topics include:

• applied physics of roofs, control of the passage of steam, insulation and examples of roof structures for metal cladding;
• requirements and details of the substructures for zintek® titanium zinc cladding on roofs and façades;
• control and dimensioning of the fastenings of the cladding based on the wind load, snow load and thermal actions;
• dimensioning and control gutters and rainwater downpipes;
• snow retaining systems, fall arrest systems and systems to support photovoltaic panels;
• zintek® titanium zinc cladding systems for ventilated façades with typological stratigraphies and details;
• tracing and construction development of details for metal seam cladding.

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TITANIUM-ZINC IN ARCHITECTURE