How to Achieve Superior Building Envelope Performance in Rainscreen Wall Design
Sponsored by CENTRIA
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How to achieve superior building envelope performance in rainscreen wall design explores rainscreen wall design theory, how rainscreen walls control hygrothermal loads, and shortcomings of today's multi-component backup wall assemblies used in rainscreen wall construction. The course will compare and contrast the common multi-component backup wall assembly with the single-component insulated metal composite backup wall system, and demonstrate how the later overcomes deficiencies of the former in creating a building envelope with superior performance as well as other key benefits.
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CENTRIA is a leading manufacturer of architectural metal panel systems used in new & retrofit commercial construction projects. Products incl. factory-foamed, insulated metal wall & roof systems, field-assembled metal panels, aluminum composite panels & standing seam roof systems.
Originally published in Industrial Heating
Originally published in August 2021
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Define what a rainscreen wall assembly is, the hygrothermal loads it must control, and why one from of rainscreen wall design is considered superior by leading experts.
- Explore shortcomings of traditional multi-component backup wall assemblies.
- Explain how the insulated metal composite backup wall system solves shortcomings of common multi-component wall assemblies.
- Learn how the insulated metal composite backup wall system is pre-engineered to integrate with virtually any rainscreen material.
- Discover the vast aesthetic options presented by rainscreen wall system cladding.
