Applying the tiles to façades
/Thanks to the excellent technical performance of porcelain stoneware, both the large tiles in the Atelier and Metropolis collections and the stoneware decorations in the range Brickworks (Muretto,NuancesandPetra) can also be applied to the external coverings of all kinds of architectural constructions, from public buildings and industrial complexes to residential buildings.
- Façade covering: Atelier Oltremare, Atelier Lavanda and Atelier Cristallo
-Flooring Metropolis Grey – Covering: Brickworks Nuances Cameo
Innovative covering systems with glued ceramic tiles, ventilated walls or cladding systems allow for the installation of ceramic materials with top-quality characteristics, able to offer important advantages for buildings in terms of thermal and acoustic insulation, as well as boosting hygrometric performance. Applying tiles to building façades protects the masonry structure and eliminates the thermal bridges that cause heat dispersion, thus offering significant energy savings. These façade coverings also eliminate surface condensation and localised mould, thus enhancing the appearance of the building and preserving its aesthetic and technical characteristics.
-Flooring: Petra Sabbia – Covering: Brickworks Petra Sabbia
Thanks to Bios Self Cleaning technology, significant advantages can be obtained in terms of reducing cleaning and maintenance times and costs, as well as an authentic improvement in air quality. The superhydrophilicity of the Bios Self Cleaningceramic surface is able to eliminate the pollutants present in the air and to break down the dirt that settles on the surface of the tiles, so it can be washed away by rainwater.
The active oxygen produced by the cladding covered with Bios Self-Cleaning® oxidises the Nox (nitrogen oxides), one of the main causes of air pollution, which poses a constant threat to both human health and the environment, thus making an appreciable contribution to improving the quality of the environment in urban areas. It is sufficient to consider that 1000 m2 of façade covering treated with Bios Self-Cleaning® has a capacity to purify the air comparable to an area of woodland the size of a football pitch, or the capacity to eliminate the amount of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted by 70 motor vehicles in the course of an entire day.
The Bios Self-Cleaning® process is completely natural, as well as ecosustainable, because it uses solar energy to activate the photocatalytic reaction, while exploiting the washing action of rainwater to remove dirt. The main cause of deterioration of building façades in urban and metropolitan environments is attributable to the concentration of organic deposits (oily stains, dust, soot) generated by oils and exhaust gases emitted by motor vehicles, boilers for heating and industrial systems. Thanks to the Bios Self-Cleaning® treatment, these deposits are first broken down naturally and then easily removed by rain, thus drastically reducing the cleaning and maintenance operations required for the surfaces and therefore saving both money and resources.
From small villages to huge cities, each building can thus help improve the appearance of their surroundings and boost energy saving.
-Flooring and Façade covering: Metropolis Grey
-Flooring: Petra Sabbia – Façade covering: Brickworks Muretto Bianco