Hebel® systems offer you a high level of design flexibility with significant benefits over alternative building materials:
- Energy efficient
- Excellent acoustic properties
- Space and style
- Fire and pest resistance
Energy efficient
The unique combination of thermal resistance and thermal mass make building with Hebel® a smart choice for meeting Australia’s stringent building regulations.
The thermal performance of a building depends on a number of factors such as orientation and size and aspect of windows. The R-Value of walls and floors can significantly affect the energy-rating outcome of dwellings, a 75mm Hebel® panel has up to 5 times the R-Value of a 110mm house brick# and a 250mm Hebel® PowerBlock™ has 11 times the R-Value. The use of Hebel® in walls and floors will provide increased thermal performance that can allow more flexibility with other design aspects of a building.
The thermal efficiency of Hebel® systems will also reduce the reliance on heating and cooling appliances. The combined effects of running a heater less in winter and fans or air conditioning less in summer can have a big impact on energy costs and the environment.
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Excellent acoustic properties
CSR Panel Systems has worked closely with acoustic experts and testing authorities to develop systems that will provide superior sound insulation of interior and exterior walls and floors.
Noise is a particular problem in modern living, for residents of detached homes and multi-residential building and for people working in commercial buildings. Hebel® protects the peace and privacy of residents and workers by turning internal and external walls and floors into effective sound barriers.
With the sound insulation of Hebel®, residents don’t have to worry about bothering other members of their household or neighbours – and they needn’t be annoyed by other people’s noise.
In the multi-residential building industry, Hebel® is seen as a leader in building materials largely due to its success in combating the problem of noise traveling between apartments.
Space and Style
As Hebel® wall systems are thinner than traditional masonry alternatives, they allow a greater internal living area for the same building dimensions and provide greater design flexibility.
Hebel® is an amazingly versatile building material, with a surface finish that gives you the opportunity to achieve your own creative effects with an infinite palette of colour and texture combinations.
Fire and pest resistance
Hebel® Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) provides excellent fire-resistance, an important consideration in many areas of Australia.
Many Hebel® systems achieve a four-hour fire rating (the maximum under Australian Standards), more than twice that achieved by traditional materials such as bricks. Additionally, by providing solid, loadbearing walls, Hebel® PowerBlocks negate the need for timber framing, eliminating fuel for fire. In bushfire-prone areas, Hebel® can be invaluable as a fire-resistant barrier to ember storms, which often cause new fires.
Hebel® is not a food source for termites and when using our single skin solid block walls will not harbour other pests. There is no timber in the walls to feed termites and no cavity for vermin to live in.