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Curtain walls forster thermfix vario Hi offers excellent heat insulation at passive-house level in the phA class. Impressive dimensions are possible with a steel profile system such as the forster thermfix vario Hi. The certified passive house elements can be designed either with profiles of 45 mm or 60 mm widths. Since this profile system is based on the standard mullion and transome constructionfrom forster thermfix vario, many components can be used system-wide. This guarantees an identical appearance of the facade, particularly for buildings with different requirements, such as burglary resistance or fire protection withinprescribed areas.


You can find ideal combination elements in the system forster unico and forster unico XS. For example, for heat-insulated windows and doors.


System variants:


thermally insulated facade in transom-mullion construction in steel

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Technical details
Material optionssteel, stainless steel 

Performance specifications*

 

Uf from 0.49 W/(m²⋅K)

Ucw-value: 0.6 (with triple glass) Ug 0.5 on 1500 × 3000 mm 

resistance to wind load acc. to EN 12179: 3 kN, safety load 4.5 kN

rain impermeability according to EN 12155: RE1350

air permeability according to EN 12153: AE (>600)

impact resistance according to EN 14019: E5 / I5

System properties

extremely slender face with 45 mm

individual profile design ans surface treatment

trouble-free assembly using mechanical T-joints

Variantsfor safety applications: forster thermfix vario

*refer to country-specific approvals

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curtain wall with high thermal insulation, forster thermfix vario Hi
section facade forster thermfix vario
highly thermal insulated curtain wall forster thermfix vario Hi.
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references
Thermally insulated transom-mullion facades, fire resistant EI30, forster thermfix vario Bank HSBC, GB-Southampton Thermally insulated transom-mullion facades, fire resistant EI30, forster thermfix vario Bank HSBC, GB-Southampton

HSBC Bank

Curtain wall with thermal break (transom-mullion construction)

Fire protection EI30

Southampton, Großbritannien

forster thermfix vario

Facade in transom-mullion construction and glazed entrance doors in steel with thermal break. Profile systems: forster thermfix vario and forster unico. Police station Doetinchem, The Netherlands Facade in transom-mullion construction and glazed entrance doors in steel with thermal break. Profile systems: forster thermfix vario and forster unico. Police station Doetinchem, The Netherlands

Politie Doetinchem

Transom-mullion facade, windows and doors with thermal break

Doetinchem, Niederlande

forster thermfix vario

forster unico

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