Construction Processes
How a building is actually assembled — each process is broken into phases, layers and the materials it involves, every one linked to its technical sheet.
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6 processes · linked to materialsExternal Thermal Insulation (ETICS)
A well-installed ETICS is not recognised on handover day: it is recognised ten winters later, when the facade is still flat, dry and free of anchor "ghosts". The difference is not made by the materials — it is made by the hand that installs them, and by the time that hand is given.
Open the process →Ventilated Facade
A ventilated facade is a silent machine: behind the slabs, an air channel works every summer afternoon carrying heat away. But the machine only works if the substructure is true and the air can enter low and leave high — the rest is scenery.
Open the process →CLT (X-LAM) Timber Structure
A CLT structure is not built: it is assembled. The real work already happened at the factory, at cutting; on site remain the precision of the first wall, the right screws in the right places, and one true rule — timber must never touch concrete nor stay wet while standing still.
Open the process →Ventilated Pitched Roof
A ventilated roof doesn't just keep water out: it keeps summer heat out and winter moisture away, letting a thread of air run beneath the tiles — from eave to ridge, all year round.
Open the process →Inverted Flat Roof
In the inverted roof the insulation sits above the waterproofing, not below: the membrane stops baking in the sun and freezing at night, and lasts twice as long.
Open the process →Load-bearing Wall in Porous Clay Block
A wall that carries, insulates and breathes with a single material: the porous clay block is the single-leaf answer to nZEB — but it forgives very little at the joints.
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