Wood has always played an important role in architecture with its natural texture. Traditional wood materials have some technical disadvantages such as weight, incombustibility, size limitations and maintenance requirements. In today's building technologies, solutions that improve the technical performance of natural wood have become increasingly important. Technowood has made a difference in the sector by combining the natural beauty and texture of wood with lightweight, durable and sustainable materials thanks to its advanced production techniques. Here are Technowood's 5 prominent features in wood building materials:
1.Lightweight and Durable Systems with Real Wood Veneer
Technowood is produced using 100% natural wood. It is a much lighter and more durable building material than traditional solid wood. 0.5 mm thick natural wood veneer is applied on the aluminum surface with a special technique. Thanks to this method:
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The weight disadvantage of solid wood is eliminated, it does not create additional load on the structure.
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It is more resistant to external factors, does not warp, crack and rotate like natural wood.
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It is long lasting and maintains its structural stability for years, especially in outdoor use.
Traditional solid wood puts extra load on the structure, but Technowood provides a wide range of applications in facade cladding, pergolas and sun shading systems thanks to its lightweight structure.
2. Maximum Safety with A2-s1-d0 Non-Flammability Class
Technowood has fire resistance class A2-s1-d0. This classification of the product:
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It is fireproof (A2)
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Provides low smoke production (p1)
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Prevents combustion without forming flame droplets (d0)
shows. Traditional solid wood is a highly flammable material and increases the risk of fire. For this reason, Technowood is preferred as a safe alternative for fire resistant facade claddings, sun shading systems and interior panels.
This superiority provided by Technowood is a great advantage for architects, especially in projects that require the use of materials that comply with fire regulations (such as hotels, shopping malls, residences and public buildings).
3. Freedom of Design with One Piece Production up to 12 Meters
One of the biggest limitations for designers is that traditional wood is only available in single pieces up to 4 meters in length. Technowood eliminates this problem with its single piece production capacity of up to 12 meters and offers design freedom to architects and engineering projects.
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Provides seamless solutions supporting large spans.
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It allows larger surfaces to be applied in one piece on facades and structural details.
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It enables the creation of a seamless and holistic design language with fewer joints.
Especially in large-scale commercial projects, facade systems of high-rise buildings and wide-span pergola applications, this advantage offered by Technowood is of great importance in terms of maintaining aesthetic and structural integrity.
4. Environmentally Friendly Production with 98% Less Wood Use
While traditional wood applications require a large amount of tree cutting, Technowood makes it possible to complete the same project using 98% less wood with its sustainable production approach.
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Only 2% of the wood required to produce a solid wood product can be produced.
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It contributes to nature by preventing deforestation and protects biodiversity.
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It provides sustainable use, not luxury consumption like traditional wood.
This innovative production approach is a great advantage for projects with green building certifications (LEED, BREEAM) and offers the use of building materials with minimized environmental impact.
5. Low Maintenance Building Materials with 20 Years Delamination Guarantee
Technowood offers up to 25 years of long-lasting use and a 20-year delamination guarantee. Delamination means delamination of the material and is a common problem in solid wood. But thanks to Technowood's special coating technology:
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The risk of delamination is eliminated, material integrity is preserved.
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Much lower maintenance than solid wood.
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With 3D varnish technology, it cleans itself in the rain and maintains its first day appearance for a long time.
In this way, users get a solution that minimizes maintenance and repair costs while aesthetically preserving the natural wood appearance for years. Technowood offers a high performance, sustainable and safe solution to architects and engineering projects by combining wood aesthetics with advanced technology. Technowood is a pioneer among building materials with these 5 distinctive features.
