Building safely ánd sustainably with wood
The construction sector plays the green card and is continuously looking to use new, safer techniques and materials. Wood is a durable, sustainable building material that continues to be utilized in the built environment, both as a construction material and for decorative purposes.
Forestlines® is a revolutionary wooden facade cladding solution because it connects an aluminum extrusion profile to a wooden profile to optimize the fire class of the untreated wood. The aluminum ‘lines’ reduce the area of flammable material so that less heat is generated. An exchange happens between the isolating wood and the highly-conductive aluminum, which slow the heat release and can even cool the wood down. This cooling effect is amplified by the “flanges” of the aluminum extrusion profile and the fact that it covers the back of the construction. This is what makes it much safer in case of a fire. “You could see it as fire-free lines in a well-constructed forest”. Hence, the name: Forestlines®
This unique and innovative cladding system has gained international attention and has won the Red Dot Award system 2 in both “Materials & Surfaces” and “Best Innovative Product”.