Hebel delivers the ‘solid wall advantage’ for developers and investors, increasing market potential and return for a minimal initial investment. Hebel walls feel solid when you knock on them, can’t be cut through with a knife and overall provide a quality long-term investment.
Hebel systems go up quickly and easily which is why so many developers and construction companies rely on them to keep control of their project schedules and costs.
Hebel systems provide a solid foundation for risk minimisation in design and construction. They are tested, well proven and designed to achieve fire and acoustic rating compliance easily. Combining the non-combustible property of the Hebel PowerPanel with advanced system designs, CSR Hebel delivers high value cost effective solutions that significantly reduce the number of fire and acoustic risk points in construction.
In Hebel’s wall systems, the Hebel PowerPanel wall construction is the fire-rated element which makes fire-rating compliance easy and straightforward. And like acoustic quality control, Hebel systems are considered the easiest for installing and fire-sealing services penetrations.
The simplicity of Hebel systems and the fact that the plasterboard lining only needs to go to the ceiling means acoustic compliance is easy compared with other types of wall systems. This is especially the case with the numerous services penetrations in apartments which need to be fire and acoustic sealed. With the Hebel systems you can see where it is, what it is and what you’re dealing with.
Hebel panels have superior insulation qualities compared to other masonry products and concrete – a far better material choice for reducing heating and cooling loads on buildings.
Hebel wall systems have been developed with floorspace in mind. The intertenancy wall system for concealed services on one side is one of the narrowest systems on the market at just -185mm wide. This means greater design flexibility and more gross sellable floorspace.
Hebel wall systems cut through complexity in specification because the systems are simple. For internal wall systems only two types of plasterboard lining need to be considered for each system – standard or moisture resistant. This streamlines the design process and minimises the potential for error.
Independent testing shows that overall, Hebel has a 30% lower environmental impact than concrete or brick veneer. Hebel panels use 60% less embodied energy and produce 55% less greenhouse emissions compared to concrete or brick veneer, making it a more sustainable, environmentally friendly choice of building material.
The Hebel PowerPanel is used across the full range of internal wall systems – intertenancy, corridor, shaft and service walls – as well as balcony blades and facades. Each stage of a project benefits from this versatility – in design, estimating, procurement, delivery, handling, installation and certification.
This versatility also applies to wall heights and fire-rating levels. At its base system level the single mesh tongue and groove PowerPanel is suitable for applications with fire ratings up to 90 minutes for wall heights to 3.3 metres. When higher fire ratings up to 2 hours for vertical wall heights up to 4.65 metres are needed, caged tongue and groove PowerPanel steps in. What’s more, PowerPanel caged tongue and groove can be installed horizontally to a maximum panel length of 4800mm and to an unlimited height without the need for thin bed adhesive at the panel joints.