EP2180113A1 - Système de fabrication d'une enveloppe doté de propriétés isolantes améliorées et cassette à utiliser pour la fabrication de l'enveloppe - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to systems for a building envelope, such as walls or roofs, and in particular to those which are constructed using cassettes, which are usually metal and most usually steel cassettes.
- the cassettes are fixed onto a substructure and insulation material is positioned in the cassettes. Cladding is then fixed to the outside of the cassettes.
- Such constructions are particularly common in industrial buildings.
- the steel cassettes are formed of a major plate, which is typically vertical and horizontal plates extending in the same direction from the upper and lower ends of the major plate. These horizontal plates connect at their distal ends to downwardly directed flanges.
- the wall may, therefore, be constructed using a number of these cassettes positioned one on top of the other such that the lower horizontal plate of an upper cassette faces the upper horizontal plate of a lower cassette.
- the downwardly directed flanges of the cassettes overlap each other.
- insulation material between the upper and lower horizontal plates of each cassette.
- the insulation material can be held in place by the overlapping flanges and is usually in the form of a man-made vitreous fibre batt. This type of insulation material is particularly suitable for this application due to its good insulation properties, fire resistance and ease of installation.
- the cladding is then fixed to the cassettes.
- the cladding is typically metal cladding and is often fixed to the cassettes with screws that pass through the cladding and both overlapping flanges.
- thermal bridges can also lead to condensation and damage to the inner surface of the building envelope.
- EP0849420 describes a cassette wall, wherein, the insulation panels not only fill the space between upper and lower horizontal plates, but also cover the flanges thereby separating them from the cladding. In this way, the thermal bridge is substantially reduced.
- This solution has a number of disadvantages. Problems arise when fixing the cladding to the cassette, because of the distance between these two elements and the compressibility of the mineral fibre panel. This distance results firstly in the screws bearing much of the weight of the cladding and being put under stress. Secondly, since the mineral fibre panel is compressible, there is a problem that it may be more compressed in the region of the screw. This might create an uneven outer surface and compromise the structural soundness of the cladding.
- the solution of suggested in EP0849420 is to provide a firm outer layer in order to spread the pressure of the screw.
- this firm outer layer further increases the distance that the screw must span between the cladding and the cassette. This may put more stress upon the screw itself, whilst also increasing the space that the building envelope occupies. Furthermore, the firm layer may further increase cost and might not contribute significantly to the insulation.
- EP1179645 describes another attempt to diminish the thermal bridging in this type of wall.
- insulation material is disposed between the cladding and the flanges of the cassettes.
- spacer elements are provided to give a fixed space between cassette and cladding in which the insulation material can sit.
- the spacer elements may be in the form of screws, having two separated threads with different diameters.
- One disadvantage of this system is that here too the screws are subjected to bending stress under the weight of the cladding.
- Another disadvantage is the need to use special spacer elements.
- EP801190 describes an insulated metal wall construction.
- the wall as a cassette wall and comprises a material strip manufactured from insulating material and dimensioned to absorb pressure forces. This document provides no information with regard to what material should be used for the material strip in order to provide the insulating and pressure absorbing properties.
- WO2004/001154 describes a profiled element for a building wall, especially a cassette wall, with a heat or sound insulation member arranged in the profiled element.
- the insulation member is preferably made from mineral fibres and consists of at least two interconnecting insulation elements, the first of which fills the profiled element and the second of which is located on a large surface of the first.
- the insulation member can cover flanges of the profiled element, thereby reducing the number of cold bridges. Since the insulation covers the flanges and due to the nature of the insulation, it is necessary when using such a profiled element to somehow provide a fixed gap between the panel and the element.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a system for a building envelope, such as a wall or roof, comprising cassettes, which reduces the transmission of heat and/or sound through it and in particular through the cassettes.
- a further object is to achieve such a reduction without the need for any special form of spacer to separate the cladding from the cassettes and to provide a system for a building envelope, such as a wall or roof, which has a good structural strength.
- the building envelope as defined in claim 1 which comprises; a substructure generally arranged in the plane of the building envelope; at least a first cassette and a second cassette, each having a major plate extending in substantially the same general plane as each other and substantially parallel to and extending across the width of and attached to the substructure, top and bottom plates extending substantially perpendicularly from substantially the top and bottom respectively of the major plate away from the substructure, and downwardly directed flanges extending from substantially the distal ends of the top and bottom plates, the second cassette positioned adjacent to the first cassette such that the top plate of the first cassette faces the bottom plate of the second cassette and such that the flange of the bottom plate of the second cassette overlaps the flange of the top plate of the first cassette; man-made vitreous fibre batts positioned between the top and bottom plates of the first cassette and between the top and bottom plates of the second cassette; and outer cladding comprising sheeting elements, at least one sheeting element being fixed to the overlapping flanges of the first and second cassettes
- the present invention also provides a method of making a system for a building envelope according to claim 10 comprising in any suitable order the steps of;
- the present inventors have found that by providing, between the flange of the bottom plate of the second cassette and the sheeting elements that make up the outer cladding, a mat comprising at least 20 and up to 95 wt % aerogel and having a compressive stress at 10% compression of at least 20 kPa or, if 10% compression is not reached before the maximum compressive stress, having a compressive strength of at least 20 kPa, it is possible to provide improved insulation in a system for a building envelope, such as a wall or roof, with good structural strength and without the need to use special spacers to create a fixed space between the cassettes and the outer cladding.
- the mat used in the present invention effectively provides its own fixed space between the first side surface and the first panel. Therefore, it is possible to use a regular screw, which passes through the sheeting element, the mat and the overlapping flanges of the mat because the mat retains its depth effectively.
- the present inventors have found a solution to these problems using dried gel products, commonly known as aerogels. These products are known to have excellent insulation properties, owing to their very high surface areas, high porosity and relatively large pore volume. They also have good fire-resistant properties. They are manufactured by gelling a flowable sol-gel solution and then removing the liquid from the gel in a manner that does not destroy the pores of the gel.
- gels are described as compositions, wherein a continuous liquid phase is enclosed by a continuous solid three-dimensional network of colloidal particles.
- An aerogel can be formed by removing the liquid from the gel and replacing it with air as the dispersion medium.
- Aerogel when used in the broader sense means a gel with air as the dispersion medium. Within that broad description, however, exist three types of aerogel, which are classified according to the conditions under which they have been dried.
- aerogels also encompass dried gel products, which have been dried in a freeze-drying process. These products are generally called cryogels.
- aerogel in its broader sense of “gel having air as the dispersion medium” encompasses each of aerogels in the narrower sense, xerogels and cryogels.
- aerogel denotes aerogels in the broader sense of a gel having air as the dispersion medium.
- aerogel compositions include both inorganic and organic aerogels.
- the inorganic aerogels are often based on metal oxides such as silica, carbides and alumina, whereas organic aerogels include carbon aerogel and polymeric aerogels, for instance polyamide aerogels.
- the solution of the present invention uses products including aerogel insulation in the form of a mat.
- products including aerogel insulation in the form of a mat.
- One type of mat particularly useful in the present invention is an aerogel matrix composite mat (AMC).
- AMC aerogel matrix composite mat
- These mats are commercially available from Aspen Aerogels, Inc. and are made by impregnating a matrix of re-enforcing fibres with a flowable sol-gel solution, gelling and then removing the liquid from the gel in a manner that does not destroy the pores of the aerogel.
- These aerogel matrix composites are mechanically strong, good insulators and require a shorter processing time than pure aerogels. They are, therefore, suitable for industrial use as insulating material and are commonly used for this purpose.
- US 2002/0094426 describes aerogel matrix composites and their use for insulation purposes.
- aerogel mats have been formed in different ways.
- US 6485805 describes an insulating composite comprising silica aerogel granules and having a thermally reflective layer, which is preferably a thin aluminium foil layer.
- the aerogel granules are preferably adhered to the thermally reflective layer with a binder.
- aerogel particles into a composite material comprising fibres.
- US 6479416 relates to a composite material comprising aerogel particles and thermoplastic fibres.
- the composite may also contain other types of fibres, but the thermoplastic fibres bind to each other and to the granules of aerogel to form a cohesive composite material.
- W02006/065904 describes a method for making an insulation blanket comprising adding a wetting agent to aerogel particles before combining them in water with fibres to form a slurry. The slurry is then dewatered, and the resulting web dried and calendared to form the blanket. The method may also include providing a layer on at least one side of the blanket to form a panel. This document further describes a product, wherein the blanket is placed between at least two glass layers. The resulting panel may be used as a window, wall, floor or the like.
- WO 98/32709 describes a material comprising an aerogel layer with binder and at least one further layer.
- Aerogel mats are advertised for use in building applications by A. Proctor Group Ltd under the brand Spacetherm. These mats are AMC mats.
- a "Spacetherm-CBS Overview" on the Spacetherm website suggests using the mats to diminish cold bridging.
- cassette walls are not discussed and issues relating to the compressibility of insulation in cassette walls are not addressed.
- the compressive stress at 10% compression or, where appropriate, the compressive strength is tested according to European Standard 826:1996.
- the mat has a compressive stress at 10% compression of at least 40 kPa or, if 10% compression is not reached before the maximum compressive stress, has a compressive strength of at least 40 kPa. More preferably, the mat has a compressive stress at 10% compression of at least 60 kPa or, if 10% compression is not reached before the maximum compressive stress, has a compressive strength of at least 60 kPa.
- the compressive stress at 10% compression or, where applicable, the compressive strength is as high as possible.
- the mat has a compressive stress at 10% compression of no more than 120 kPa, more usually no more than 100 kPa or, if 10% compression is not reached before the maximum compressive stress, has a compressive strength of no more than 120 kPa, more usually no more than 100 kPa.
- the mat has a thickness of no more than 40mm, more preferably no more than 20mm and most preferably no more than 10mm.
- the aerogel content of the mat must be between 20 and 95 weight % to provide the required properties, but is preferably at least 30, and more preferably at least 40 weight % aerogel.
- the mat preferably comprises no more than 90, more preferably no more than 80 and most preferably no more than 70 wt % aerogel.
- the aerogel content of the mats used in the present invention will result in good insulation properties.
- the mat has a thermal conductivity ( ⁇ D -value; based on measurements in accordance with European Standard EN 12667 at a reference mean temperature of 10°C) of less than 30, more preferably less than 22 and most preferably less than 17 mW/m.K.
- the mats will have a thermal conductivity ( ⁇ D -value) of no less than 5, more usually no less than 9 and most often no less than 12 mW/m.K.
- the mat can be any mat that comprises 20 to 95 wt % aerogel and has the required resistance to compression, it is conveniently an aerogel matrix composite (AMC) mat, comprising a matrix of fibres impregnated with an aerogel.
- AMC aerogel matrix composite
- Mats of this type are commercially available from Aspen Aerogels, Inc. and are made by impregnating a matrix of reinforcing fibres with a flowable sol-gel solution, gelling and then removing the liquid from the gel in a manner that does not destroy the pores of the gel.
- These aerogel matrix composites are mechanically strong and good insulators. They are, therefore, suitable for industrial use as insulating material and are commonly used for this purpose.
- US 2002/0094426 describes aerogel matrix composites and their use for insulation purposes.
- the aerogel matrix composite is typically formed by impregnating a fibre matrix with a flowable sol-gel solution. Usually this is a silica-containing sol-gel solution, but suitable aerogels may also be based on alumina or other metal oxides suitable for the sol-gel technique. Aerogel matrix composites may also be made from organic precursors (e.g. as in US 5973015 and 6087407 ). In particular, US5086085 describes aerogels based on melamine formaldehyde condensates and US 4873218 describes aerogels based on resorcinol-formaldehyde condensates.
- the mat used in the present invention is preferably an aerogel matrix composite, that has been formed by drying under supercritical conditions.
- the fibres that form the matrix of an AMC may be of any suitable material, but preferably the fibre matrix comprises polymer fibres, mineral fibres, ceramic fibres, glass fibres or mixtures thereof. Due to the strength they impart to the mat as well as their fire-resistant properties, the fibres are more preferably mineral fibres, ceramic fibres, glass fibres or mixtures thereof. Preferably the fibres are in the form of a wool.
- mat comprising aerogel
- the mat may comprise aerogel in particulate form which may optionally be held together in the mat with a binder.
- the mat comprising aerogel particles may also optionally comprise fibres.
- the fibres are preferably polymer fibres, mineral fibres, ceramic fibre, glass fibres or mixtures thereof. Most preferably they are mineral fibres.
- mats comprising aerogel in particulate form suitable for use in the present invention are described in US 6485805 , US 6479416 and WO2006/065904 .
- the mat prefferably be a single block or sheet or a plurality of blocks or sheets combined to form the mat comprising from 20 to 95 wt % aerogel.
- the aerogel is an inorganic material.
- the mat comprises a metal or silicon oxide aerogel, more preferably a silicon oxide aerogel.
- the mat used in the present invention preferably comprises aerogel that has been formed by drying under supercritical conditions.
- the building envelope of the present invention may be any outer wall of the building or the roof of the building. Where it is an outer wall, the building envelope may be substantially vertical or it might be slanted. Where the building envelope is a roof it may be substantially horizontal or it may be slanted. Where the building envelope is a roof, the top and bottom plates will, in fact be at the same level as each other. Most commonly, the building envelope is a substantially vertical wall.
- the building envelope of the present invention comprises a substructure.
- the substructure is generally a supporting structure and is commonly a column and often a beam. Most often, it is a steel or aluminium column or beam. It may, however, be a solid wall in itself, for example a brick wall.
- a man-made vitreous fibre batt is located between the top and bottom plates of the first cassette and the top and bottom plates of the second cassette.
- the man-made vitreous fibre batt may made by any known method, but preferably it is made by pouring mineral melt onto a spinner and collecting the fibres together with a binder on a collecting belt to form a web. The web may then be cross-lapped and cured to produce the batt. It is also possible, to incorporate aerogel into the man-made vitreous fibre batt.
- the man-made vitreous fibre batt can comprise aerogel in the form of a particulate or it may have a sheet of aerogel-containing material on one of its surfaces.
- the man-made vitreous fibre batt has a density of between 10 and 150 kg/m 3 , preferably between 20 and 100 kg/m 3 and more preferably between 30 and 70 kg/m 3 .
- the cassettes used in the present invention have a major plate and top and bottom plates extending substantially perpendicularly from substantially the top and bottom ends of the major plate. Whilst the major plate is usually substantially vertical, meaning the top and bottom of the major plate extend substantially horizontally from the major plate, it is possible for the major plate to be slanted from the vertical and the top and bottom plates to be slanted from the horizontal. It is also within the scope of the building envelope and method of the present invention for the major plate to be rotated in the plane of the surface of the substructure so that the top and bottom plates are slanted with respect to the horizontal.
- the major plate may be a solid plate, or it may be perforated.
- a fleece of a non soundproof type might be positioned between the major plate of the cassette and a man-made vitreous fibre batt to avoid emissions of fibrous particles.
- the insulation layer is usually built up of two man-made vitreous batts with a film arranged in between. This film may be made of any material suitable for improving the air-tightness of the building envelope and might e.g. be adhered to a major surface of one of the man-made fibrous batts.
- the cassettes also comprise downwardly directed flanges extending from substantially the distal ends of the top and bottom plates. These flanges are usually parallel to the major plate. They are also usually substantially vertical. Whilst the flanges often extend from the very end of the top and bottom plates, it is only necessary for the flanges to be near enough to the ends to allow the cladding to be easily fixed to them and to allow sufficient space between the flanges and the major plate to accommodate the man-made vitreous fibre batt.
- the cassettes may be made of any suitable material, but they are usually made of metal, preferably steel or aluminium.
- the sheeting elements of the outer cladding are fixed to the overlapping flanges of the first and second cassettes.
- the preferred manner of attachment will depend on the form and material of the respective sheeting element and cassette flanges, and could be nails, rivets, staples or any other suitable means.
- the preferred method of fixing the sheeting element(s) to the cassettes is with screws. Preferably, several mutually spaced screws are used.
- the sheeting elements are preferably attached to the cassettes with screws that have a substantially uniform diameter along substantially the entire length of the shaft of the screw. It is also preferred that the thread of the screw is substantially continuous along substantially the entire length of the shaft of the screw.
- spacers have been required to provide a fixed space where the insulation separating the overlapping flanges from the outer cladding has been compressed. Since the present invention eliminates the need for these spacers, it is preferable that there are no spacer elements separating the cassettes from the metal cladding.
- the mat comprising 20 to 95 wt % aerogel is positioned between the flange of the bottom plate of the second cassette and the sheeting element of the outer cladding. This positioning of the mat serves to decrease the transfer of heat and/or sound through the flanges and top and bottom plates of the cassette from one side of the wall to the other.
- the mat is only required to separate the overlapping flanges from the sheeting element, it is also possible to further improve the insulation by providing a further mat comprising aerogel positioned between the overlapping flanges themselves.
- the thermal bridge could also be further diminished by a further mat comprising aerogel positioned between the overlapping flanges and the major plate (i.e. on the face of the flange of the top plate of the first cassette that faces the major plate).
- a further mat comprising from 20 to 95 weight % aerogel is positioned between the top plate of the first cassette and the bottom plate of the second cassette.
- this mat it is also desirable for this mat to have certain compression properties so that it is not damaged and no spacing means are required to separate the first and second cassettes. Therefore the mat comprising aerogel that is positioned between the top plate of the first cassette and the bottom plate of the second cassette preferably has a compressive stress at 10% compression of at least 20 kPa or, if 10% compression is not reached before the maximum compressive stress, has a compressive strength of at least 20 kPa.
- the mat has a compressive stress at 10% compression of at least 40 kPa or, if 10% compression is not reached before the maximum compressive stress, has a compressive strength of at least 40 kPa. Most preferably, the mat has a compressive stress at 10% compression of at least 60 kPa or, if 10% compression is not reached before the maximum compressive stress, has a compressive strength of at least 60 kPa.
- the compressive stress at 10% compression or, where applicable, the compressive strength of this mat is as high as possible.
- the mat has a compressive stress at 10% compression of no more than 120 kPa, more usually no more than 100 kPa or, if 10% compression is not reached before the maximum compressive stress, has a compressive strength of no more than 120 kPa, more usually no more than 100 kPa.
- the mat comprising aerogel positioned between the top plate of the first cassette and the bottom plate of the second cassette can also improve the air-tightness of the building envelope.
- the vertical transfer of heat and sound may be further diminished by further mats comprising aerogel positioned directly above the bottom plate of the second cassette and/or directly below the top plate of the first cassette.
- Another mat comprising aerogel may be positioned at the lower end of the downwardly directed flanges.
- each of these further mats comprising aerogel may be incorporated in the method or building envelope of the present invention either independently or in combination. They may also have any of the preferred or optional features of the mat comprising aerogel that separates the overlapping flanges from the metal cladding.
- the mat comprising from 20 to 95 wt % aerogel positioned between the flange of the bottom plate of the second cassette and the sheeting element may be fixed in position by any means.
- the mat may be attached to the surface of the cassette with adhesive.
- Adhesive could also be used to fix the mat to a suitable point on the sheeting element of the outer cladding.
- screws are often used for this purpose and the screws may pass through the mat comprising aerogel, thereby fixing it in position relative to the cassettes and the cladding.
- any further mats comprising aerogel may also be fixed in position by any means, but preferably they are attached to the cassette with adhesive.
- the mat comprising aerogel Whilst it is possible according to the present invention for the mat comprising aerogel to extend across the entire area of the outer cladding, this is not generally considered necessary due to the insulation material that is positioned in between the panels and between the fixing elements. Since the purpose of the mat is to prevent the transfer of heat and/or sound through the top and bottom plates of the cassettes, it is generally the case that the mat does not extend across the entire area of the outer cladding. It is preferred that the mat extends across no more than 30% of the outer cladding and the mat often does not extend beyond the area of the flange of the bottom plate of the second cassette.
- the building envelope comprises a third cassette having the same features as the first and second cassettes.
- the third cassette is positioned adjacent to the second cassette such that the top plate of the second cassette faces the bottom plate of the third cassette and such that the flange of the bottom plate of the third cassette overlaps the flange of the top plate of the second cassette.
- the building envelope comprises at least four, preferably at least five cassettes positioned on top of one another.
- the present invention also provides a cassette assembly for use in the construction of a system for a building envelope, such as a wall or roof, comprising;
- This cassette assembly may be used in place of a standard cassette to obtain a system for a building envelope, such as a wall or roof, according to the present invention.
- the assembly is easy to make and easy to install, because it does not require the aerogel mat to be positioned during construction of the wall and does not require the use of any special means to provide a fixed gap between the outer cladding and the overlapping flanges of the cassettes.
- the assembly also has all of the advantages outlined for the method and building envelope of the present invention.
- any relevant preferred feature of the building envelope or method of the present invention is also preferred in relation to the cassette assembly, in particular the materials used for the cassette and the mat.
- the cassette assembly of the present invention may comprise a further mat comprising aerogel fixed to the top and/or bottom face(s) of the top plate.
- a further mat comprising aerogel is fixed to the top and/or bottom face(s) of the bottom plate.
- a further mat comprising aerogel is positioned on the face of the flange of the bottom plate that faces the major plate.
- further mats comprising aerogel may be fixed to the face of the flange of the top plate that faces away from the major plate and/or the face of the flange of the top plate that faces towards the major plate.
- Each of these further mats comprising aerogel may be incorporated into the cassette assembly either independently or in combination.
- an embodiment of the building envelope (1) has a first cassette (2) and a second cassette (3). Also shown are further cassettes (4, 5) above and below the first and second cassettes (2, 3).
- the cassettes are fixed to a substructure (6) in the form of a steel beam or column.
- Each cassette has a major plate (7), a top plate (8) and a bottom plate (9).
- At the distal ends (i.e. that which is furthest from the joint with the major plate) of each of the top plate and the bottom plates (8, 9) are downwardly directed flanges (10, 11).
- the building envelope also comprises man-made vitreous fibre batts (12), which are positioned between the top plate (8) and the bottom plate (9) of each of the cassettes (2, 3, 4, 5).
- Outer cladding (13) is attached to the flanges (10, 11) with fixing means (14) in this case in the form of a screw.
- a mat (15) comprising from 20 to 95 wt % aerogel and having a compressive stress at 10% compression of at least 20 kPa or, if 10% compression is not reached before the maximum compressive stress, having a compressive strength of at least 20 kPa is positioned between the outer cladding (13) and the flanges (10, 11).
- the part of the building envelope in the area of the mat (15) is shown more clearly in Figure 2 .
- the fixing means (14) passes through the cladding (13), the mat (15) and the flanges (10, 11).
- FIG. 3 shows a side view of an embodiment of the cassette assembly (16) of the invention.
- the assembly comprises a cassette with a major plate (7), a top plate (8) and a bottom plate (9).
- Downwardly directed flanges (10, 11) extend from substantially the distal ends of the top and bottom plates.
- a mat (15) comprising from 20 to 95 wt % aerogel and having a compressive stress at 10% compression of at least 20 kPa or, if 10% compression is not reached before the maximum compressive stress, having a compressive strength of at least 20 kPa is adhered to the surface (17) of the flange (10) on the bottom plate (9) that faces away from the major plate (7).
- the mat may have any suitable shape or form as will be considered by the skilled person.
- the mat may be a strip or a pad.
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