A new publication from Textile Media Services Textiles in Architecture: Materials suppliers for building and construction describes leading international companies that weave, knit, coat, bond or finish fabrics used in architecture, building and construction.

Sun and weather protection, as well as light and temperature regulation, are the main applications for the materials produced by the featured suppliers. Some of these fabrics are visible from the outside or inside; others are integrated into walls, ceilings or flooring.

Written by internationally respected textile journalist Claudia Ollenhauer, this in-depth report, with more than 200 pages and almost 40 tables, includes profiles of some of the leading global textile companies that supply materials for architectural applications. It also includes a glossary and a list of important standards applicable in this field.

Published in May 2011, the report features around 40 profiles of leading players in the architectural textiles sector, including: Acker, Aeronautec, Bekaert, CSS, Dickson-Constant, Dyneon, Engtex, Eurospan, Ferrari Group, Fibertech, Gavazzi, GKD, Herculite, Heytex, Hightex, Johns Manville, Kast, Kobond, MakMax, Mehler Texnologies, Mirasol, Naizil, Nittobo, Owens Corning, PD FibreGlass, PGI, Pongs, Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics, Sattler, Sefar, Synteen & Lkenhaus, Taconic, V. Fraas, Valmieras, Verseidag, Vitrulan, Wei&Kai Membrane and Yilong, together with details of 30 other companies.

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Textiles in Architecture: Materials suppliers for building and construction

ISBN: 978-0-9565-2387-7

Publication date: May 2011

Price: GBP345 (including airmail delivery)

The report can be purchased by emailing [email protected]

Full Product Description

High-strength, high-modulus textile fabrics are increasingly being used in the building and construction industry as a replacement for more traditional materials, such as wood, concrete, masonry and steel. As a result, the current global market for “Buildtech” technical textiles is estimated at US$12.7bn. The mechanical properties of fabrics made with aramid, carbon and glass fibres, combined with cross-linking resin systems to form a composite, provide civil engineers with a range of new materials that offer high strength to weight, high stiffness to weight and extreme flexibility in design and use. Fabrics for sun protection made of polyester and combined with PVC or PTFE coatings offer many applications and provide function combined with design to modern architecture, where flexible roofs and wallcoverings are a highlight.

This new report from Textile Media Services will help identify:

• the current and future market for architectural textiles
• key trends and leading suppliers in the industry
• principal drivers for building and construction textiles
• innovative materials and technologies – fibres, yarns and fabrics and their production methods, as well as resin systems
• future trends for textiles used in architecture

The publication also includes a glossary of relevant technical terms and abbreviations.

Company profiles

The report features around 30 profiles of leading suppliers of architectural textiles and other textile-based materials used in building and construction, including:

Acker Textilwerk, Aeronautec, Bekaert, CSS, Dickson, Dyneon, Endutex, Engtex, Eurospan, Ferrari, Fibertech, Gavazzi, GKD, Kast/Tolnatext, Herculite, Mehler Texnologies, Mirasol, Owens Corning, PGI, Sattler Cenotec, Sefar, Synteen & Lückenhaus, Valmiera, Yilong. 

Buy this report

Textiles in Architecture: Materials suppliers for building and construction

ISBN: 978-0-9565-2387-7

Publication date: May 2011

Price: GBP345 (including airmail delivery)

The report can be purchased by emailing [email protected]