Prevent thermal leaks

With a view to making the built environment more sustainable, the facade anchoring system, traditionally made of metal, is still sometimes overlooked. A shame, because the heat-conducting properties of metal cause thermal leaks in the facade. With Isolink® this is a thing of the past. This facade anchor solves the thermal bridge problem in the facade.

Isolink® is a facade anchoring technology made of fiberglass composite. "There are no thermal leaks that occur with metal anchoring solutions with fiberglass composite," says Michiel Rietveld of Schöck Netherlands. "Fiberglass composite conducts 300 times less heat relative to aluminum and has very good properties with regard to strength and rigidity." The facade anchor lends itself perfectly to both new construction and renovation, meets fire class B in accordance with EN-13051 and is available in various diameters and at any desired length.

From ventilated facade to concrete sandwich wall

Schöck Isolink® is suitable for both ventilated facade concepts and precast concrete sandwich walls. "Because thermal leaks are greatly reduced with Isolink®, savings on insulation thickness of up to 50% are possible," says Rietveld. "The higher the required Rc value, the more gain can be achieved with Isolink®. It results in slimmer facades and thus a larger net floor area." Isolink® also proves its added value in precast concrete walls. "The strength and rigidity of the anchor provide the structural transfer and load-bearing capacity of the concrete walls. Because Isolink® combines anchoring and spacers in one product, installation is also very easy."

Circular concept

In the "past," Isolink® was exclusively anchored chemically. Since this year, the facade anchor can also be fixed via a dry mounting technique. "Here we use self-tapping anchor points, into which the facade anchor is screwed. This makes the anchoring concept fully circular and interchangeable, should there be a need for a different aesthetic application at any given time," Rietveld clarifies. "The speed of assembly is also significantly improved with this dry mounting technique. Finally, it offers more adjustability. Especially in existing construction with possible deviations in dimensions, this is a plus."

Freedom in connection

Schöck supplies Isolink® fully customized. Not only in terms of diameter and length, there is also complete freedom of connection for the end, such as a screw thread at the end or a pre-drilled "hole" to which the profile can be directly attached. "It just depends on which facade finish is chosen: from lightweight elements to even natural stone. Our in-house engineering department makes the most efficient calculation for each project, also in terms of the use of materials. We recently completed a study on the CO2 emissions and EQI of our products."