From a technical standpoint, exterior porcelain cladding panels are the BEST material for your exterior architectural facades. This even applies to your high-rise building projects.
As you look through our project examples on our website or in the catalog, you’ll see many high-rise projects are using exterior porcelain cladding panels. And that should tell you something about the quality and durability of the material.
So, today, we’ll look at some of the porcelain panel features that help you provide a facade that stands up to all the elements it will face.
Non-Porous
To be clear, we’re not talking about ceramic tile. Or even the standard porcelain tile we recommend for your building’s interiors.
We’re talking about technical porcelain. And that isn’t just some fancy marketing label. It means we take your exterior porcelain cladding panels to another level by firing each panel, so it absorbs no more than 0.1% of water. This makes it virtually impervious to moisture.
Compare that to tile industry standards for other tiles:
- Porcelain water absorption: ≤ 0.5% (which is excellent)
- Ceramic water absorption: between 0.5% – 3.0%
That means technical porcelain panels don’t absorb water. So, you and your client don’t have to worry about thermal expansion & contraction, freeze-thaw, or efflorescence issues. Our porcelain cladding system is ideal for all climate zones your projects require.
Thermally-Efficient
Our open joint porcelain cladding system is thermally broken. We’ve designed it to meet the strictest IECC guidelines. With effective R values of up to 23.5 and U-factors as low as 0.038, our exterior cladding system lets you design freely, knowing you’ll meet the latest energy code requirements.
High UV Resistance
The ingredients of our porcelain panels and our patented manufacturing process give your building’s exterior facade a finish that’s resistant to UV degradation for the lifetime of the panel. That means you don’t have to worry about your beautiful design fading over time.
Freeze-Thaw Proof
Our open joint porcelain cladding system is thermally broken. We’ve designed it to meet the strictest IECC guidelines. With effective R values of up to 23.5 and U-factors as low as 0.038, our exterior cladding system lets you design freely, knowing you’ll meet the latest energy code requirements.
Critter-Proof
The ingredients of our porcelain panels and our patented manufacturing process give your building’s exterior facade a finish that’s resistant to UV degradation for the lifetime of the panel. That means you don’t have to worry about your beautiful design fading over time.
They don’t rot or delaminate
Our open joint porcelain cladding system is thermally broken. We’ve designed it to meet the strictest IECC guidelines. With effective R values of up to 23.5 and U-factors as low as 0.038, our exterior cladding system lets you design freely, knowing you’ll meet the latest energy code requirements.
Third-Party Testing
Need proof? We’ve got all the testing and certifications to assure you and your client that we’ve got your back.
- ICC-ER Report #ESR-3343: This means you and your client know you’re choosing an innovative exterior cladding product that complies with building codes. We were the FIRST porcelain panel rainscreen façade system to receive ICC-ES certification.
- Florida Product Approval – FL-20391: The Florida Building code requires all exterior wall panels to be tested and registered with the State through their product approval program.
- American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) – AAMA 509-9: This assures you our system has been successfully tested under the “Voluntary Test and Classification Method of Drained and Back Ventilated Rain Screen Wall Cladding Systems.”
We hope that helps give you a clearer idea of the many ways we’ve tried to create the best material for your next building’s cladding. If you have any questions, be sure to reach out and we’re always happy to get you the answers you need.
Until next time, keep growing your garden with beautiful building facades…
Thank you,
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