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Metal roofs the new frontiers for the energy efficiency of houses

The metal roofing for large buildings that are an ideal solution for both efficiency and maintenance, since they are very resistant and can also enhance the buildings from the aesthetic point of view.

A tangible example of their application has had last December with the inauguration of the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the largest spatial structure in the world that is entirely covered by a metallic coating, efficient and aesthetically impressive. Even at the planning and engineering for the construction of the metal roof of the building has required great efforts but we must admit that the performance and end are short of initial expectations.

This is just one example of large-scale applications with high performance that can be obtained by roofing made of various metals, but the fact remains that the principles apply equally to smaller buildings that still need maintenance, but above all high efficiency.
The benefits that can be found in metal roofing are multiple and relate both to the scope of the environmental efficiency of the building by implementing both areas and amortizing the initial investment in no time.

First, it must be emphasized that the metal roof is an investment in real time since it requires no maintenance and does not deform over time, a feature that does not go to affect the ability to modify and relocate the structure. A privilege not just when you think how influential they are in the business budget costs for the maintenance of the structure and its efficient maintenance. The materials are of high quality despite also have a high cost as other types of coverage and thus the maintenance and the change in cost of raw materials and totally accessible. Also in front regarding the benefits of this coverage must be remembered that these are immune from the deterioration that instead affects roofs made of different material such as mold, bacteria, decomposition, and if placed properly sealed and allow a greater resistance to weather very well aggressive as wind, hail and ice, and their design allows you to easily throw them out or snow accumulations of leaves and other materials. Many others are also the absolute advantage as compared to crack and leak tightness and perfect seclusion from the outside.

Moving on, however, their application must be stressed that, thanks to the evolution that these covers have had over time, and thanks to the efforts of designers and architects who have tested it with hand applications and possible variants allowing to develop products that can be applied not only to industrial buildings and corporate offices (so far privileged places for the application of these types of coverage) but also to private homes that go well with contemporary lines and take energy efficiency and autonomy, unique and advanced to the ecological level. E ‘to stress that this type of coverage also allows for easy application of photovoltaic panels and other installations for the production of renewable energy, making it even easier to install these plants in a certain period after completion of the house.