FRP-Glass Rear-Ventilated Curtain Facade - Developing and investigating a coloured FRP-glass composite element for use in rear-ventilated curtain facades
| Project director | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Weller |
| Employee | Dipl.-Ing. Jan Wünsch |
| Funding | BMWi – Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (ZIM) |
| Period | 2016 - 2018 |
Objectives and work programme
The rear-ventilated curtain facade is a highly effective system thanks to the structural separation of the functions of heat protection and weather protection. The objective of the project is to develop a coloured element made of fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) and glass for use in rear-ventilated curtain facades. The new kind of adhesive bond formed with FRP and glass is able to fully participate in load transfer. As a result, it offers a significantly more cost-effective use of materials without the conventional adhesive bonding process. The colour will be realised by adding colourants to the plastic. As such, there is no need for glass enamelling, nor for a thermal tempering process. The facade element is also under no restrictions in terms of its shape. The elements can be created in all geometric shapes that can be achieved with glass bending.
Partner
Fiber-Tech GmbH, Cemnitz.