Division 7 Ventilated Facade Systems

Aluminum Rainscreen

Featuring Aliva Alucovering®

Extruded aluminum facade panels in a wide variety of colors, finishes and profiles. Alucovering panels are completely engineered by Aliva for any design vision. Lightweight. Flexible.

Alucovering by Aliva is the most comprehensive architectural and advanced technological response to market demand for cladding ventilated facades with extruded aluminum alloy panels. Underpinning Alucovering by Aliva ventilated facade system is the search for maximum reliability, profound knowledge of materials and their durability under working conditions, as well as compliance with current regulations. Every aspect and technical detail of this system is aimed at not only solving critical issues but also at the reliability of the facade cladding, which is subject to wind, thermal shocks and corrosive actions of atmospheric pollutants on a daily basis.

Alucovering cladding profiles are made of extruded aluminum alloy available in different shapes and heights up to 20". The profiles are painted with polymerized polyester powders, at a thickness of not less than 60 microns; or they are oxidized, with a thickness of not less than 15 microns, in accordance with regulations governing anodizing for outdoor use. There are over 400 possible colored finishes to choose from on the color card. For the production of Alucovering cladding, Aliva uses extrusion, cutting and machining to guarantee extremely tight tolerances on the finished product.

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High Pressure Laminate (HPL) Rainscreen Panels

Featuring Meteon Facade Panels by Trespa

Trespa is a decorative hi-pressure laminate rainscreen with an integral surface manufactured with Trespa’s unique in-house technology. The blend of up to 70% natural fibers and thermosetting resins, manufactured under high pressures and temperatures yields a highly stable, dense panel with good strength-to-weight ratios.

Trespa panels in 3/8" and 5/16" are available in UNI Colors, METALLIC colors and WOOD DECOR colors. Lightweight and strong, Trespa Meteon panels are perfect for use in innovative and functional ventilated facade systems. Used on its own or as a highlight in combination with other materials, Trespa Meteon determines the look and underlines the qualities of a building. Trespa is at the forefront of cutting-edge building design.

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Thin Brick Siding

Featuring TruBrix

Mechanically anchored thin brick siding
No adhesive
No glue
No tabs

Each fired-clay, thin brick tile has a continuous slot cut into top and bottom edges to receive a continuous bent plate rail locking it into place mechanically. The only tools needed to install TruBrix tiles, once the metal support rails are screwed to the wall, are two hands. Each TruBrix tile simply snaps into the backup rails. Then the joints are filled with pointing mortar.

The integrity of the assembly does not rely on adhesives nor on the pointing mortar. Great for overcladding, rebranding, retrofitting and remodeling, or just putting brick where it usually cannot go unsupported, i.e., faux chimneys, faux parapets, rooftop enclosures, etc.

This is the first thin brick system that does not rely on adhesives or tabs. After all the failures across the Northeast of adhered brick tiles, TruBrix guarantees the brick tiles cannot fall off the wall, no matter what installation mistakes or omissions have been committed. Freezing water behind the metal rails from leaks in the wall above is not strong enough to pry off TruBrix tiles. Available in a wide array of brick styles, colors and finishes. Finally, a true thin brick facade that is not stick-on brick. Perfect for the harshest Northern climates.

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Thin Stone Rainscreen

Natural thin stone facades, granite and marble, typically 3cm (1-1/4") panels hung on stainless steel gravity anchors, from Vermont Stone Art.

For the past 20 years we have been supplying engineered thin stone panel systems on many projects across the northeast USA. We have samples, engineered designs, photos and guide specifications in 3-part CSI Word format, readily available to assist designers who are looking to achieve maximum economy with natural stone curtain wall facades. Our granites and marbles are sourced typically from quarries in New England, Quebec and Ontario, so perfect for LEED projects requiring both extraction and fabrication locally.

Terracotta

Trowel Trades Supply provides the comprehensive package of terracotta rainscreen wall systems in partnership with the engineering design firm: Aliva. Whether the desire is for a lightweight 20 mm fired clay rainscreen or terracotta tubes designed as sunscreen ladders, baguette screens, Feature Walls, etc., the most whimsical designs can be realized with the expertise of Agrob Buchtal Ceramics terracotta systems. Terracotta rainscreen begins with the architect’s vision. Whatever is designed must be engineered to conform to building codes and assure these fired-clay facade panels will perform under wind loads for the life of the building. Aliva has a fully capable engineering team ready to assist architect and installation team satisfy all code and building design requirements. Trowel Trades Supply has a wide selection of terracotta samples immediately in stock, glazed and unglazed, grooved, wavy, even clay tiles with digital wood grain images. Samples, details and local case histories are immediately available. Colors and finishes can be viewed under the Technical Downloads tab under Terracotta.

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