African Design Magazine November 2016 | Page 77

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“ Users are able to mitigate the issue of daylight reflectance without any compromise to our products ’ aesthetic beauty and quality , and minimal change to our legendary the high Solar Reflectance Index ( SRI ) performance offered by Clean COLORBOND ® with THERMATECH™ .
“ Still incorporated into Clean COLORBOND ® MATT and it ’ s ULTRA derivative is our legendary THERMATECH™ technology , which allows the product to achieve greater thermal performance with no compromise to its quality . So , apart from its low daylight reflectance feature , the product also has features such as high dirt resistance , chalk resistance and gloss retention . The product is able to help the building owner to save energy from costly climate control measures while it mitigates the Urban Heat Island ( UHI ) effect ,” he explains .
New first for South Africa First made available to the Singaporean market in 2014 , Clean COLORBOND ® Matt was brought to South Africa to support the prestigious east extension project of the Cape Town International Convention Centre . The new product aims to provide a gloss rating of 7 +/ - 3 units .
Speaking about the use of the new product at the CTICC extension , Rudolf Estyerhuyse of architectural firm Stauch Vorster said : “ The specification makes perfect sense considering BlueScope Clean COLORBOND ® MATT ULTRA ’ s aesthetic and technical qualities . The Matt finish provides an elegant textural appearance as an alternative to the standard gloss finish . The Matt finish also reduces reflective glare , a critical

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