We provide ultimate design flexibility to create functional, and technically perfect freeform complex Building Envelope, with the possibilities to provide: convex, concave and angular architectural roof shapes. When dealing with complex designs, this system portrays an outstanding and technologically advanced appearance. It’s a multi-component system that offers limitless design and structural solutions, outstanding thermal resistance, and acoustic performance.
Since it’s been designed to meet detailed project expectations, it’s manufactured to precise standards and tolerances. Secret fix standing seam built-up systems have been used throughout the construction industry for many decades, maintaining the principle from undimmed design to installation, providing a continuous weather-tight roof with no end laps. In addition, there are no exposed pierce fixings, creating a simple, strong Building Envelope that offers distinguished performance and total versatility.
Our standing seam system offers a range of cost-saving benefits, making it an ideal choice for both new construction and refurbishment projects. With its lightweight design, efficient installation process, and minimal maintenance requirements, it ensures significant long-term savings while enhancing the overall building performance.
The standing seam panels offer the flexibility of being manufactured onsite, starting from 1 meter up to 150 meters. This allows envelopes to be constructed using very long panel lengths, eliminating the need for any end-laps and considerably increasing the speed of construction. Alternatively, it can be factory formed up to 15 meters in length.
The system provides a high load-bearing structural solution with excellent resistance to wind uplift. Despite its lightweight, the standing seam provides increased wind resistance compared to other roofing materials. Aegis’ range of profiles is tested and certified with UL580, Class 90 Rating with Aluminum options being the preferred choice for highly demanding environments such as airports, marine, industrial, and urban locations.
Inherently durable, Aluminum offers almost maintenance-free weather-resistance performance. This creates an inert oxidized layer that is highly resistant to corrosion and most pollutants and is non-sensitive to UV for the building’s lifetime. Site Welding enhances lifetime weatherization performance by achieving watertight interface junctions and penetrations.
A standing seam metal roof can deliver excellent thermal performance, reducing a building’s overall energy waste. Thus, it can deliver substantial savings over its lifetime. It can be customized to any insulation specification requirements and can accommodate various insulation products to achieve very low U-values, even as low as 0.1W/m²K for specific projects. The system’s U-value is also affected by thermal bridges caused by the type and frequency of clips penetrating the insulation layer, depending on the project’s structural load requirements.
Various methods for improving sound reaction are available. An engineered combination of perforated metal roof deck profiles and acoustic insulation forms a structural barrier, drastically reducing sound reverberation and providing excellent acoustic performance.
Offering exceptional weather resistance and durability, the product is suitable for both new builds and refurbishment applications. Aluminum standing seam roofing can be fitted on top of existing roofs due to its lightweight properties, making it a perfect solution for roofing refurbishment projects.
The system is proven to deliver weathertight performance for 40 years or more. Its strength and watertight integrity are ensured by double interlocking side joints, concealed clips, and fixing details without any through fasteners in the top sheet. Long-length panel technology eliminates the need for end laps, allowing the roof to act as a monolithic surface, impervious to air leakage.
For marine areas, Aluminum, Copper, or specially coated steel is used to deal with saltwater corrosion and high winds. The interlocking sections fix directly to the supporting structure, concealing the fixings and providing complete protection from the elements.
When correctly installed, following the manufacturer’s guide, the system can last through the entire building lifecycle. A standing seam roof’s service life can exceed 50 years, requiring practically zero maintenance. It can be easily cleaned with water.
Metal naturally expands and contracts as it warms and cools. Therefore, standing seam roofing systems are designed to accommodate this movement, providing flexibility for the roof panels to move with daily and seasonal temperature changes.