Much of this evolution in thermal break design at EFCO has been driven by increasingly stricter U.S. building codes. DeSutter notes that for many years, the U.S. U-factor standard was 0.45, but as it ...

Although steel offers better thermal performance than other metals, fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) have a thermal conductivity 1/100th that of steel and offer the potential for significant energy ...

The new Mercury 2 Adjustable Thermal Break Frame is an energy-efficient frame that incorporates a unique 2” range of depth adjustment to accommodate variations in wall thickness. San Francisco ...

You can DIY a thermal break in basements or crawlspaces using what’s known as a subfloor membrane panel, made from oriented strand board (OSB).Wood acts as an excellent thermal break, but will ...

The Mercury 2 thermal break frame has been independently tested according to NFRC and ASTM test methods for thermal performance with the Trio-E door resulting in a U-Factor of 0.36 and resistance ...

Connections that include thermal break plates should be designed in accordance with the relevant design standards (e.g. BS EN 1993-1-8) or industry guidance (e.g. SCI publications). The following ...

Some of Europe’s most sophisticated buildings incorporate thermal break technology from Schöck, but the new Mercury City Tower in Moscow is, to date, possibly the most iconic and certainly the tallest ...

increasing, they’re looking for ways to save. whether it’s covid or tariffs, certainly the cost of building supplies is going up and i don’t see it coming back down.