Unitised façade with pioneering thermal insulation and concealed opening units

With a newly developed isolator made from extruded rigid polystyrene foam (XPS), the Schüco AF UDC 80 CV.SIxps (Aluminium Façade Unitized Dynamic Construction Concealed Vent Super Insulated) façade system sets new standards in terms of energy efficiency for unitised façades with extremely high thermal insulation and high functionality: concealed projected top-hung or parallel-opening windows with an overall face width of only 80 mm, concealed in the load-bearing structure, ensure maximum façade transparency.

As part of the Schüco AF UDC 80 system platform for aluminium unitised façades, the dynamic system with its scalable and tested assemblies offers architects, specifiers and fabricators an easy way to construct building projects with unitised constructions and a wide range of use and design options based on efficient planning and fabrication.

The flexibility with maximum system reliability facilitates the optimum use of system components even for adapted project-specific unitised façade constructions with high requirements in thermal insulation.

The product portfolio of the system with 80 mm profile face width also allows large-scale concealed units to be designed with high weights.

A further benefit for designing functional building envelopes is that, from the outside, the façade is identical to the Schüco AF UDC 80 unitised façade system while, from the inside, the only difference between the systems is the window handle.