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 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 between two and five layers of a modified copolymer called ethylene tetra flouro ethylene etfe. Sustainability is one of the main arguments for etfe roofs. Etfe is a manmade fluoropolymer which stands for ethylene tetrafluoroethylene which has attained its position as an efficient architectural material.

Etfe ethylene tetrafluoroetilene is a transparent plastic material designed to have a long durability for outdoor applications. This in turn reduces heating costs. Etfe or ethylene tetrafluoroethylene is an exciting addition to the selection of membrane materials fabritec structures offers. It is a highly transparent extruded film applied either as a single layer membrane or as a multilayer pneumatically inflated cushion.

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 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 foil can be useful for the building s thermal design. Etfe spreaded in architecture in the last 2 dcades thanks to the characteristics of lightness transparency and economy compared to glass roofs or facades.