Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 2: Concept Design 2 - 73 6.8.4 Insulated render cladding and tiles Insulated render cladding is a lightwe ight, energy efficient cladd ing for multi-storey stru ctures, which utilis es insu lation and render supported by a secondary steel fram e, as shown in Fi gure 6.7. With appropriate detailing and installation, this typ e of façade can be a fast, robust an d highly in sulated solution. Tiles m ay be used as a s ubstitute f or the r ender, and thes e may be individual tiles or pre-form ed panels. Similarly, brickwork ca n be used as the external skin, as shown in Figure 6.8. 7 6 5 2 3 1 4 1 Fire resistant plasterboard 2 Supplementary insulation 3 Steel frame 4 Sheathing board 5 Breather membrane 6 Rigid board insulation 7 Polymer modified render Figure 6.7 Typical insulated render cladding supported by light steel framing