Etfe Roof Construction Detail

In case of a greenhouse etfe roofs can trap warm air inside the building to improve its thermal properties.

Etfe roof construction detail.

Etfe ethylene tetrafluoroetilene is a transparent plastic material designed to have a long durability for outdoor applications. 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 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 commonly as a series of pneumatic cushions made up of two to five layers of etfe. Etfe or ethylene tetrafluoroethylene is an exciting addition to the selection of membrane materials fabritec structures offers. Etfe spreaded in architecture in the last 2 dcades thanks to the characteristics of lightness transparency and economy compared to glass roofs or facades. 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 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. Etfe foil can be useful for the building s thermal design. Etfe is a manmade fluoropolymer which stands for ethylene tetrafluoroethylene which has attained its position as an efficient architectural material. This in turn reduces heating costs.