Energy Efficiency in Perfection
The environmentally conscious, sparing approach to ever scarcer raw materials is gaining in importance in the construction sector. Due to the German energy-saving legislation and the energy performance certificate for buildings and constantly rising energy costs, the reduction of energy losses is a supporting pillar of energy-efficient construction. As the greatest thermal loss from a building often occurs through window and curtain-walling elements that do not provide adequate insulation, the focus was on perfect energy-efficient properties in the development of the new REHAU window profile generation. The result is the new dimension in window construction, the revolutionary combination of the REHAU high-tech material RAU-FIPRO® and an innovative profile design: REHAU GENEO®.
Unbeatable thermal insulation
In terms of energy considerations, GENEO is the best window profile currently available on the market in the construction width 86 mm. With GENEO profiles it is therefore possible to achieve the most energy-efficient windows of their class. They create the climate comfort that property owners have always wished for. The particular highlight of the new system is the way in which it flexibly facilitates all energy-related requirements without having to accept compromises with regard to high sound insulation or effective burglar resistance. With GENEO, windows are achieved with sound insulation class 5 and in the case of burglar resistance with resistance class 2 without steel reinforcement. With the profile design fully reinforced with fibre composites the use of steel can be avoided and as a result previously inevitable thermal bridges also no longer occur. The system with its centre seal and optional thermo-modules achieves thermal insulation values up to the passive house standard in the standard construction width. As a result, a homeowner can save up to 1,341 litres of oil – according to the current level approx. EUR 1,006 – per annum with new windows made from GENEO MD plus, for example, and at the same time can spare the environment at least 3 1/2 tonnes of CO2.*
Unique, innovative and forward-looking
The high-tech material RAU-FIPRO specially developed for GENEO affords window construction benefits only dreamt of before. Fibre composites have proved effective in the most severe conditions in aircraft construction and Formula 1.
In GENEO, they are specifically used as a profile core and effortlessly ensure excellent stability and torsional rigidity.
Comparable systems with steel reinforcements are up to 40 % heavier than the fully reinforced GENEO profiles. This means in layman’s terms that handling during production, transport and installation is faster, less complicated and, in particular, easier. The patented “integrated reinforcement system IVS”, fitted with integrated screw bosses and additional diagonal reinforcement, ensures highest fitting stability with screws and considerable basic profile stability. However, all these features do not meant that the fabricators have to make significant investments. GENEO profiles can be processed with existing machinery by means of familiar processes such as e.g. during welding.
High level of comfort and extremely functional
Windows made from GENEO are convincing not simply thanks to their high level of energy efficiency. They are consistent, forward-looking and provide maximum comfort. They ensure perfect peace and quiet with their unique sound insulation system and ensure maximum safety with their burglar resistance system. The ease with which they can be opened and closed is particularly impressive. Completely redesigned seals significantly reduce the closing pressure. This ensures a better quality of life. GENEO is part of a clearly defined, standardised recycling process, with a material cycle adapted to RAU-FIPRO, as being forward-looking is closely linked with a positive environmental balance.
Only the best for the future – the new window system GENEO® made from the high-tech material RAUFIPRO®
*Starting basis: Wood/plastic windows from the 70s:
Uw approx. 3.0 W/m2K, total window surface area 52 m2, type of heating:oil (current price: 75 cent/litre)
Unbeatable thermal insulation
In terms of energy considerations, GENEO is the best window profile currently available on the market in the construction width 86 mm. With GENEO profiles it is therefore possible to achieve the most energy-efficient windows of their class. They create the climate comfort that property owners have always wished for. The particular highlight of the new system is the way in which it flexibly facilitates all energy-related requirements without having to accept compromises with regard to high sound insulation or effective burglar resistance. With GENEO, windows are achieved with sound insulation class 5 and in the case of burglar resistance with resistance class 2 without steel reinforcement. With the profile design fully reinforced with fibre composites the use of steel can be avoided and as a result previously inevitable thermal bridges also no longer occur. The system with its centre seal and optional thermo-modules achieves thermal insulation values up to the passive house standard in the standard construction width. As a result, a homeowner can save up to 1,341 litres of oil – according to the current level approx. EUR 1,006 – per annum with new windows made from GENEO MD plus, for example, and at the same time can spare the environment at least 3 1/2 tonnes of CO2.*
Unique, innovative and forward-looking
The high-tech material RAU-FIPRO specially developed for GENEO affords window construction benefits only dreamt of before. Fibre composites have proved effective in the most severe conditions in aircraft construction and Formula 1.
In GENEO, they are specifically used as a profile core and effortlessly ensure excellent stability and torsional rigidity.
Comparable systems with steel reinforcements are up to 40 % heavier than the fully reinforced GENEO profiles. This means in layman’s terms that handling during production, transport and installation is faster, less complicated and, in particular, easier. The patented “integrated reinforcement system IVS”, fitted with integrated screw bosses and additional diagonal reinforcement, ensures highest fitting stability with screws and considerable basic profile stability. However, all these features do not meant that the fabricators have to make significant investments. GENEO profiles can be processed with existing machinery by means of familiar processes such as e.g. during welding.
High level of comfort and extremely functional
Windows made from GENEO are convincing not simply thanks to their high level of energy efficiency. They are consistent, forward-looking and provide maximum comfort. They ensure perfect peace and quiet with their unique sound insulation system and ensure maximum safety with their burglar resistance system. The ease with which they can be opened and closed is particularly impressive. Completely redesigned seals significantly reduce the closing pressure. This ensures a better quality of life. GENEO is part of a clearly defined, standardised recycling process, with a material cycle adapted to RAU-FIPRO, as being forward-looking is closely linked with a positive environmental balance.
Only the best for the future – the new window system GENEO® made from the high-tech material RAUFIPRO®
*Starting basis: Wood/plastic windows from the 70s:
Uw approx. 3.0 W/m2K, total window surface area 52 m2, type of heating:oil (current price: 75 cent/litre)
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