The application and benefits of perforated aluminum panels

The effect of perforated aluminum sheets as the structure's outside layer on ventilation, solar shading, and lighting can either directly or indirectly alter the thermal performance of the building. Metal plate types, perforation shapes, perforation aperture, perforation rate, plate thickness, metal plate material, and other characteristics may all have an impact on the indoor thermal environment of a building.

Application of perforated aluminum panels:

Perforated walls:

This application form is generally used in combination with other materials to form a certain thickness of the wall, commonly applied to large volume, facades from simple buildings, these holes can become a disguised form of window opening. Related product:Punching Veneer Series.

The lining used inside the glass curtain wall:

Due to the characteristics of metal easy to color, easy process, and molding, with ductility, combined with the use of glass curtain wall, can achieve a unique artistic effect. In addition, the filtering effect of the porous metal plate on strong light can also prevent glare.

Outer skin as a double skin of a building:

The building skin is the surface layer of the building envelope or the building itself, and it is an integral component of the building entity. This form of study for this topic is using perforated aluminum panels as the outer skin of the building, and this form of construction method is simple and easy to operate, which is why this way is applied to existing building renovation in a very common way of double skin renovation. The inner layer can be connected to the main building exterior by a keel system of perforated aluminum panels without modifying the building's original window opening method.

Advantages:

Through the investigation and research on the design characteristics of engineering examples, the visual effect of facade modeling, and the construction method of perforated aluminum panels as the outer skin material, the advantages of this material in the application of architectural design are summarized as follows:

Unique visual effect:

The different perforated shapes of perforated aluminum panels and the combination of different sequences can create a richer and more varied expression effect. In addition, the treatment of different textures on the metal surface and the spraying of different colors make this architectural skin material a broader visual expression.

Good ductility of metal:

The perforated aluminum plate has the inherent properties of metal, unlike stone and tile, which are easy to break when encountering strong external forces, and can also be bent into smooth curved surfaces, which has stronger capability in the building facade modeling.

Durability:

At present, the commonly used perforated aluminum panels are made of stainless steel, iron, aluminum, copper, etc. These metals have good corrosion resistance and are more durable as building skin materials.

High recycling rate:

Construction waste is now a concern for the whole life cycle of buildings, and the recycling rate of perforated aluminum sheets is high.

The two elements of the building appearance effect and building construction process of energy consumption and economics are compared through the use of perforated aluminum panels in new structures and old building refurbishment. According to the findings, the energy-saving effect of perforated aluminum panels in existing building refurbishment outperforms that of new buildings. This allows designers to choose an appropriate architectural design and material application method by making trade-offs between the capital investment and energy consumption of the structure, as well as the optimal facade effect when using perforated aluminum panels as an outer skin material.