Etfe Roof Construction Detail

From the extrusion of the etfe foil through to transport and installation the light weight of the material reduces the co 2 footprint significantly.

Etfe roof construction detail.

It is a highly transparent extruded film applied either as a single layer membrane or as a multilayer pneumatically inflated cushion. Etfe foil roofs can be supplied as a single layer membrane supported by a cable net system or commonly as a series of pneumatic cushions made up of between two and five layers of a modified copolymer called ethylene tetra flouro ethylene etfe. Etfe is a manmade fluoropolymer which stands for ethylene tetrafluoroethylene which has attained its position as an efficient architectural material. Etfe foil is a plastic polymer related to teflon and is created by taking the polymer resin and extruding it into a thin film.

Etfe foil roofs can be supplied as a single layer membrane supported by a cable net system or as a series of pneumatic cushions made up of between two and five layers of etfe. The appearance of etfe is like a transparent sheeting material type which can be employed instead of glass and plastic that are hard in nature. Etfe or ethylene tetrafluoroethylene is an exciting addition to the selection of membrane materials fabritec structures offers. This in turn reduces heating costs.

Sustainability is one of the main arguments for etfe roofs. Whether it is a single layer or in cushion forms etfe foil systems are supported in an aluminium extrusion at the perimeter which in turn is supported by the main building frame. Etfe spreaded in architecture in the last 2 dcades thanks to the characteristics of lightness transparency and economy compared to glass roofs or facades. Etfe foil roofs can be supplied as a single layer membrane supported by a cable net system or commonly as a series of pneumatic cushions made up of two to five layers of etfe.