Technologically-advanced façades are adaptive and active in nature

- Ashwani Khanna, AVP-Marketing, FunderMax India

For more than a decade, glass, stone, wood, metal or ACP has always been the conventional choice of material for exterior cladding. "Times have changed now, modern and innovative materials such as exterior grade laminates, (as per EN438-6), fiber reinforced concrete, metal claddings (zinc, copper, and steel) are creating a healthy disruption in the market," believes Ashwani Khanna, AVP-Marketing, FunderMax India. 

"The differentiating advantages of Max Exterior (FunderMax) are eco-friendliness, thermal efficiency, energy renewability and sustainability." He shares more on the company’s solutions.

Cladding can be looked at from functional and aesthetical values. Technologically-advanced façades are adaptive in nature. They are customised to better suit the functional requirements of the building and cater to the sustainability and efficiency aspects of a building throughout their life span. 

A team of highly skilled structural experts work behind the scenes at FunderMax to meticulously design individual systems for every building. The panels are doubly hardened with anti-graffiti properties, which make them easier to maintain. FunderMax panels provide high design freedom for people who create. Our façade systems are long-lasting and sustainable, and help in reducing the carbon footprint. Some of our recent offerings are Max Lato, a sun shading louver system as functional attire for built spaces, and a Rivetless soffit system – FS01.

Many offices today are ready to go the extra mile to explore and experiment with newer cladding systems, and this has significantly increased the market demand for efficient cladding materials. Sun path analysis, wind loading patterns, dynamic sun shading, and thermally- efficient materials are some of the factors that are considered to achieve the best functional output from a green certified façade. 

The Max Lato series from FunderMax is a new-age shading system that has slats for enhancing visual and thermal comfort of occupants. These are made of 

Max Exterior panels of FunderMax and can be fixed at any position according to the building location. A passive architectural solution 

that comes with a multitude of installation possibilities, this helps in making a building more in-tune with the weather and climatic conditions of the region.

FunderMax shading system called Max Lato is a louver system, specifically aimed at improving daylighting, glare mitigation and energy-efficiency, without compromising on occupant comfort. 

Another new addition, which is also the need of the market right now, is the rivetless soffit system. There was a need expressed by many architects and clients for a soffit system without rivets, 

as it hindered the view for seamless soffits. Some of the specific requirements include a seamless soffit system, smaller strips (width of panels), and closed grooves. 

The application engineering team at FunderMax, after intensive design analysis and trials, has developed the same, known as FS01 system. This seamless soffit cladding system is sure to give your buildings character while enhancing the aesthetics.

Technology also plays an important role in the manufacturing stage. The Original FunderMax panels are manufactured using patented NT technology and are in accordance with EN438-6, EN438-7 and CE certified. At the execution level, FunderMax offers the complete system and authorised business partners for installation. The panels are installed following rear ventilated principle using the installation system developed by FunderMax.