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Experience More Innovation WITH FUNCTIONAL, NATURAL AND SUSTAINABLE MINERAL SOLUTIONS We believe that the ceiling is an integral part of every interior space. It helps give us a wonderful sense of well-being and safety. A seamless connection between form and function, it enhances and protects the spaces in which we live, work, recover and grow. It balances acoustics, provides healthy air to breathe and influences how we think and feel. Ultimately, it is our customers who create the perfect space using our solutions. To help them realise more exciting visions, two of the world’s most...

Production Network EXPERIENCE OUR LARGE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK Through the local presence of thirteen state‑of‑the-art production facilities in eight countries across Europe and Asia, we are able to deliver high-quality ceiling solutions on time. In order to provide our customers consistent and reliable supply processes, we rely on our proven production values that meet the highest standards worldwide in quality, environment and safety.

EMEA 01 Grafenau (DE) Mineral & Grid 02 Stafford (UK) Metal 03 Pontarlier (FR) Mineral 04 Valenciennes (FR) Grid 05 Dreux (FR) Grid 06 Ferndorf (AT) Wood Wool 07 Rankweil (AT) Metal 08 Antwerp (BE) Slitting APAC 09 Wujiang (CN) Mineral 10 Shanghai (CN) Grid 11 Pune (IN) Grid

DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE ICONS SOUND ABSORPTION A single-number rating for random incidence sound absorption coefficients as calculated by reference to EN ISO 11654 (αw) or to ASTM C 423 (NRC). HUMIDITY RESISTANCE Maximum relative humidity conditions for installation and lifetime of ceiling. LIGHT REFLECTANCE Light reflection is the proportion of incident light that is reflected back off the product, when tested in accordance with EN ISO 7724-2 and 3. SOUND ABSORPTION CLASS A classification for sound absorption (A – E) based upon the sound absorption αw value. LIGHT DIFFUSION The...

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY Tested in accordance with EN 12667, the thermal conductivity rating measures the rate of heat flow through a material. WEIGHT Weight per unit area of the product (kg/m2). EDGE DETAILS Indicates the different edge details available for the ceiling tile of reference. COLOURS Custom colours available for products with this icon. THICKNESS Indicates the thickness for the ceiling tile of reference. ANTIMICROBIAL Antimicrobial finish on standard mineral tiles and available as a custom option on metal products with this icon. DIMENSIONS Indicates the sizes available for the...

WEIGHTED SOUND ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT, aw A single-number rating for random incidence sound absorption coefficients calculated by reference to EN ISO 11654. With this method measured values obtained in accordance with EN ISO 354, are converted into octave bands at 250, 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz and are plotted onto a graph. A standard reference curve is then shifted towards the measured values in steps of 0.05 until a "best fit" is obtained. The derived value of a will vary w between 0.00 and 1.00 but is only expressed in multiples of 0.05, e.g. a = 0.65. w WEIGHTED SUSPENDED CEILING...

RAIN NOISE SOUND INTENSITY LEVEL, LI EQUIVALENT ABSORPTION AREA (EAA) The laboratory measurement of the sound intensity in a room below a roof construction when subjected to rainfall. It is determined by reference to EN ISO 140‑18:2006 – Laboratory measurement of sound generated by rainfall on building elements. The roof’s performance can be tested with or without a suspended ceiling beneath. The intensity of the rainfall tested can be selected from the options given in the standard. A combined A-weighted single-number (LIA) can also be determined. Unlike Dnfw and Rw data, where the higher...

BALANCED ACOUSTICS Standard range provides a unique combination of good sound absorption and sound attenuation that enhance intelligibility for workplace effectiveness. Speech intelligibility addresses the need for comprehension of verbal communication whether naturally spoken or broadcast by an amplified system, within a given space. Intelligibility can be expressed as the difference in decibels between the level of speech and the background noise (signal to noise ratio) as heard at the listener's position. To ensure excellent intelligibility, this difference at the listeners position is...

FIRE REACTION STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION Throughout Europe, there is a requirement for a building’s structure to be protected from fire. This is primarily for the structure to remain stable during a fire to allow the occupants to escape and also to enable fire fighters to work without threat of the building’s collapse. The duration of the required protection will usually depend upon the height of, and location within, the building (i.e. typical floor, basement, roof construction etc), whether there is any active methods of fire protection (sprinklers etc.) and the type of construction to be...

HEALTHY INTERIORS The World Health Organization reports that 30% of new and renovated buildings receive excessive complaints related to indoor air quality. Knauf Ceiling Solutions: • achieve low or very low VOC and formaldehyde emission levels. • have all been classified E1 for formaldehyde (best test result possible). • for a large majority, achieve A+ (the best performance level under the stringent French VOC labelling system). In addition, poor air quality, and elevated temperatures consistently lowered employee performance by up to 10%. In certain indoor spaces such as laboratories It...

CHALLENGE The light reflectance of the ceiling, floor and wall surfaces play the second most important role for overall illumination of the room, directly affecting working comfort, wellbeing and productivity. Specifying high light reflectance ceilings contribute to LEED®, BREEAM, HQE, DGNB and Well Building Standard credits. A well-design ceiling with high light reflectance: • Improves space illumination, allowing for fewer light fixtures • Reduces electrical light output and lowers maintenance costs • Reduces cooling load High light reflectance ceilings up to 87% of the light back into...