Neues Gymnasium Bochum

A Sustainable Project with Texlon^® ETFE System

Neues Gymnasium Bochum, Germany, is a bilingual German-English high school founded in 2010. Designed by Hascher Jehle Architektur, the school is built in the shape of a figure-eight. In 2012, Vector Foiltec was contracted to install a sustainable Texlon^® ETFE roof over one of the school’s atriums.

The use of Texlon^® ETFE creates a naturally illuminated enviornment, which fits into the architectural design concept of the whole building. The school has two atriums, one of which is covered with 1,010 m² of Texlon^® ETFE cladding system. The ETFE atrium spans the entire courtyard, therefore students and teachers are protected from the environment while simultaneously enjoying natural light. Furthermore, the acoustic comfort during breaks and events, is another advantage the transparent cladding system provides.

The school has all of the components to achieve the Green Building Certification, demonstrating the sustainability of this project. Therefore, Texlon^® ETFE sets new standards for education architecture.

Green, Smart, and Profitable. Are you Interested?

Vector Foiltec delivers more than unique objects d’art. Starting with environmental sustainability, we are the only ones who have full EPD and UL certification, followed by multiple projects with LEED credits. Further, beyond the sustainable properties of ETFE, there are several characteristics that would benefit your projects. In summary of all the benefits of our solutions demonstrates how superior they are to most other options.

Sounds pretty green for a transparent solution? Absolutely. Add to that the longevity and legendary durability of the technology and you have quite possibly one of the smartest solutions at hand.

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