Kalwall+ Lumira Aerogel

The World's Most Powerful Translucent Daylighting System

Kalwall+ Lumira^TM Aerogel Provides Superior Insulation
and Museum-Quality Daylight Transmission

Formerly Kalwall+ Nanogel^® NEWS FLASH

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Roosevelt Elementary School, Elkhart, IN
Architect: Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc.
Photo: Bill Lempke

Diffused natural daylight changes the ambience of interiors and has been proven to have a positive influence on personal well being, working and learning.

Kalwall is a unique translucent wall cladding and roofing system for diffusing sunlight and transmitting it internally as Museum-quality Daylighting^™, without shadows, glare or hotspots and without the need for external solar control or internal blinds and curtains.

Kalwall+ Lumira aerogel enables architects and designers to achieve insulating values that are equivalent to a solid wall while using large areas of translucent cladding or roofing.

Kalwall+ Lumira aerogel achieves a thermal insulation value of U = 0.05 Btu/hr/ft²/°F, or 0.3 W/m²K. This is equivalent to a solid wall and four times greater than insulating glass units.

Yale University, New Haven, CT
Architect: Kieran Timberlake Associates, LLC

Highcrest Community School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK
Architect: Jacobs

U.S. Joint Maritime Operations and Training
Facilities, Camp Lejeune, NC
Architect: Studio South Architects, PLLC

The benefits of using Lumira aerogel within Kalwall systems include:

Diffuse Museum-quality Daylighting
Eliminate harsh lighting contrasts
Increase thermal insulation
Improve sound insulation
Minimize solar heat gain
Reduce energy costs for air conditioning, heating and artificial lighting
Resist condensation to prohibit growth of mold and mildew
Gain LEED^® points

Department of Military Affairs
State of Wisconsin

Highcrest Community School, High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire, UK
Architect: Jacobs

Technical Characteristics

Kalwall+ Lumira aerogel is the most highly insulating, diffuse-light-transmitting system available. Translucent structural composite sandwich panels are formed by permanently bonding specially formulated fiberglass-reinforced translucent faces to a grid core constructed of interlocked, structural aluminum composite I-beams. When filled with aerogel, Kalwall panels combine exceptionally high insulation with effective light diffusion.

R-20 insulation with up to
20% light transmission!
aerogel

Kalwall panels are factory prefabricated and customized to fit the exact size and configuration required for each individual project. Opening or fixed glazed windows can be incorporated into the panels. Kalwall's Clamp-tite^™ aluminum closure systems for installation complete the kit.

Four Points by Sheraton
Manchester, NH

Kalwall+ Lumira aerogel panel dimensions (maximum):
• 4 feet x 12 feet x 2 ¾ inches (1.2 m x 3.6 m x 70 mm)
• 5 feet x 10 feet x 2 ¾ inches (1.5 m x 3.0 m x 70 mm)

Kalwall+ Lumira aerogel Thermal Insulation^* and Light Transmission^* of 2 ¾ inch (70 mm)-thick panels:
• R-value: 20 (U = 0.05 Btu/hr/ft²/°F, or 0.3 W/m²K)
• Light transmission: from 12% to 20%
• Solar Heat Gain Coefficient: from 0.12 to 0.22
• Acoustic Insulation: 35 STC
^*Due to ongoing product development, subject to change without notice.

From M^cDonough Braungart Design Chemistry

"Aerogel is an excellent technical nutrient which provides an elegant solution to the problem of thermal and sound insulation. The finished product is consistent with our MBDC Cradle to Cradle Design philosophy."

Kilgore Architectural Products, Inc.
Spokane, WA

Roosevelt Elementary School, Elkhart, IN
Architect: Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc.
Photo: Bill Lempke

Lumira aerogel, the world's lightest and best insulating, solid material, is helping architects and building owners to enhance daylighting designs and meet new, stricter energy and building code requirements.

Increases light diffusion…
eliminates glare, allows soft, even, deep light dispersion
Improves acoustic performance…
minimizes unwanted noise
Reduces energy consumption…
exceptional thermal performance delivers an American R-value equal to R-8 per inch and a European U-value equal to 0.7 per 25 mm thickness
UV stable…
maintains performance over time
Resists moisture…
prohibits growth of mold, mildew and fungus
Noncombustible…

Daylighting Analysis
Kalwall will assist in selecting appropriate light transmission using a proprietary daylight modeling service.

www.daylightmodeling.com