For many years now, spectacular fa\u00e7ades have been made from HIMACS all over the world. Iconic architecture has come to life as the Leonardo Glass Cube in Germany or the Beneteau HQ\u00b4s fa\u00e7ade in France, among many others. In doing so, the advantages are often skilfully staged: Relief milling surfaces, walls with company logos integrated in the surface, combined with spectacular light effects and curvy designs. And every good design inspires even greater projects.
\nLX Hausys is now expanding exterior possibilities with a new and outdoor dedicated product family: HIMACS Exteria\u00ae.
\nThe new product category includes HIMACS-FR; which has offered increased fire resistance for many years \u2013 the first solid surface formulation to receive the ETA certification for public building facades.
\nNow, a new advanced formulation is available for fa\u00e7ade architects and builders, HIMACS S828, a new formulation offering better UV resistance, which is particularly important when the fa\u00e7ade is exposed to high levels of sunlight.
\nThanks to this new formulation, HIMACS has obtained the French QB certification and CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du B\u00e2timent) ATec \u201cAvis Technique\u201d for facade applications, earning recognition for its outstanding quality.
\nCSTB certification requires a thorough and demanding 2-year process that involves assessments on 25 different criteria requirements on each product\u2019s performance against severe wind pressure, fire, earthquakes, external impact\/shock, and other scenarios that can potentially compromise the durability of components. Not only that, it examines how each product is manufactured and installed to make sure every certified product meets the standard requirements for construction materials used in France.
\nHIMACS scored particularly well in terms of design, installation technology, reliability and quality. Given the fact that exterior building materials tend to be exposed directly to external (outdoor) elements, they require better durability, weatherproofing, and fire safety. HIMACS was able to earn the CSTB certificate due in large part to HIMACS\u2019s ability to check all boxes in those areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"template":"","projects_category":[1165],"projects_line":[1146],"class_list":["post-7045","projects","type-projects","status-publish","hentry","projects_category-himacs","projects_line-himacs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n