Noticias
Las abrazaderas de S-5! obtienen aprobaciones de productos en Florida
8 de Julio de 2024 - Las abrazaderas de S-5! logran una certificación de vanguardia
Las abrazaderas para techos de engargolado de S-5! han obtenido la Aprobación de Productos de Florida (FPA) para Zonas de Alta Velocidad y Huracanes (HVHZ), marcando un logro significativo en el riguroso ámbito de las aprobaciones de productos de construcción y los procesos de permisos en los Estados Unidos.
El proceso regulatorio único de Florida es reconocido por sus estrictos estándares, particularmente debido a la vulnerabilidad del estado a vientos fuertes y condiciones meteorológicas severas. La aprobación estatal muestra a constructores, arquitectos, oficiales de construcción e inspectores que los productos de un fabricante han completado los exigentes requisitos de prueba y cumplen con los estándares especificados en el Código de Construcción de Florida.
S-5! dona $10,000usd al Cuerpo de Rescate contra Incendios de Black Forest
8 de Septiembre de 2020 - Comienza el Bike-a-Thon de 4 días
Esta semana, S-5! hizo una donación de $10,000 al teletón virtual de KOAA/SHIELD616 para, como suelen decir en S-5!, iniciar las cosas de la mejor manera. Rob Haddock, CEO y fundador, comentó: “Estamos dispuestos, somos capaces y quería ver que esta recaudación de fondos comenzara de la manera correcta. Es mi responsabilidad y mi privilegio poder hacer esto por SHIELD616 y por mi propio departamento de bomberos de Black Forest, para proteger a quienes nos protegen.”
Consejos de un Profesional Experimentado - Rob Haddock CEO y Fundador de S-5!
Agosto/Septiembre 2020 - "Cuando se trata de entornos marinos, las reglas para techos metálicos son muy diferentes a las de aplicaciones en otras zonas. Esto se debe, en gran medida, a cómo las capas de óxido reaccionan (o no) entre sí en el techo, y también con la presencia de sodio y cloruro (sal). Para añadir más complejidad, los niveles de cloruro varían en los diferentes mares y áreas dentro de un mismo océano. Los ambientes volcánicos en muchas zonas costeras e islas pueden intensificar los efectos corrosivos. Además, los cloruros ‘húmedos’ son más corrosivos que los secos. El cloruro ‘húmedo’ es más comunes en climas fríos y húmedos, como en Maine y el Noroeste del Pacífico." Haz clic para leer más sobre cómo Haddock recomienda proteger los techos metálicos del aire y la humedad corrosiva.
Considerations and Concerns for Coastal Installations
August/September 2020 - S-5! contributed to a cover story in Roofing Magazine. Here is a snippet: "...when considering metal roof types in coastal areas, an important factor is extreme wind forces that will try to tear any roof from its mountings. junta alzada metal has a distinctive advantage over other membrane and asphaltic roof types because it serves as a “structural” covering, meaning it can be engineered to withstand almost any forces imposed by wind. Increasing the frequency of attachment, increasing the gauge thickness of the metal, decreasing the panel width, and using external “WindClamps™”, or any combination of the above, will generally increase the durability of the roof in a windstorm. These remedies are not guesswork, but a matter of science, engineering, and testing."
Metal Roofing Magazine’s Project of the Month – Hope Hollow, Columbus, Ohio
September 2020 - Cancer Care Home’s New Metal Roof Receives Snow Guard System
Hope Hollow is a non-profit organization that provides lodging, meals, transportation, and emotional support at no cost to cancer patients and their loved ones financially in need while traveling to Columbus, Ohio for cancer treatment.
Founders, Kevin and Jane Clark, endured their own trying journey. Jane is a two-time cancer survivor who persevered through three surgeries and seven weeks of radiation treatment. In 2009, they bought a home built in 1939 designed after a Pennsylvania farmhouse, and together, they spent the next five years restoring it into a cancer home. Due to the snowy Ohio winters, they were advised to install snow guards, specifically, ColorGard® by S-5!
S-5! Project Achieves Front Cover Coverage on Roofing Magazine
July/August 2020 - The Calcaire House is a 15,000-square-foot modern Colorado single-family residential compound consisting of five interconnected buildings. Floor-to-ceiling glass connects the interior space to the exterior landscape, offering spectacular views of the Boulder Flatirons. A combination of exposed timber, stone and steel structural design elements, and exposed custom roof trusses complement the gabled junta alzada metal roof.
The Solar Revolution was charged with installing more than 60 kilowatts of solar dispersed over multiple rooftops. Boulder Roofing installed both junta alzada metal and TPO roof systems.
S-5! Attachment Solutions Secure Large-Scale Solar Conversion Project
January 9, 2020 - Illinois Manufacturing Facility Utilizes State-of-the-Art Clamps and Brackets
S-5!, the leading authority on metal roof attachment solutions, recently participated in a complex solar conversion project at a manufacturing facility in Clinton, Illinois.
This large-scale, multi-faceted project at the McElroy Metal plant required a two-fold approach as the facility consisted of two different metal roof types: a face-attached trapezoidal profile on one section of the facility and a junta alzada profile on another. The mission was to convert the roof to solar.
S-5! Prevails over ACE Clamp/PMC Finding of Infringement
January 7, 2019 - As the market leader and innovator in this field, S-5! products are often copied. This practice is legal when patents have expired. On occasion, some of our inventions are copied during the active term of our patents. When that occurs, S-5! formally protects its innovations. PMC Industries, Inc. (AceClamp®), introduced to the market the ColorSnap System in 2016. Advised the system infringed upon our active US Patent No. 6,470,629, PMC refused to remove the system from the market. They also refused reasonable attempts at licensure from S-5! So, S-5! brought suit for infringement in Colorado Federal District Court. The action was later transferred to PMC’s home state of Connecticut for trial, which concluded in December 2018.
DualGard™ snow guard system gets “Top Product”
May 14, 2018 - DualGard snow retention system recently gained national recognition from Building Design + Construction (BD+C) Magazine as a “Top Product” for 2017 in the Building Envelope Category.
The DualGard system uses an assembly of two one-inch pipes to keep snow and ice in place while it melts while preserving roof warranty. It can be painted, powder-coated, or anodized, and fully engineered for specific roof and environment. The system uses S-5! mini clamps and comes with two sizes of snow clips to fit any seam profile. DualGard effectively protects people and property from dangerous roof snow avalanches.
S-5-Z- and S-5-E- Clamp Families Now Have National Technical Approval
April 20, 2017 - All components in Germany related to fixing solar products for PV installations needs to carry a German approval by the DIBt (German Center of Competence for Civil Engineering—Authority of the German Government). The S-5-Z- and S-5!-E-Clamps now have the national technical approval. No: Z-14.4-719.
The S-5-Z clamps were tested on all the following international round bulb seam profiles:
- Kalzip-Aluminium-Stehfalzprofil from Kalzip
- BEMO-FLAT-ROOF from Bemo
- ALUFALZ and FALZ-RIPP from Aluform
The S-5-Z clamp, S-5-Z Mini and S-5-Z Mini-FL are currently the only clamps on the market with approval for these round bulb seam profiles. The tests for the S-5-E clamps were made on the Rheinzink double-folded seam system. The S-5-E clamp, S-5-E Mini and S-5-E Mini-FL are currently the only clamps on the market with approval for this double-folded junta alzada roof.
Each clamp was tested in all four load directions:
The S-5-E und S-5-Z clamps families have been tested according to the test program for general approval by the DIBt. The extensive test procedure was made by the well-known institute KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology).
The test results proved the outstanding performance produced by S-5! clamps. Combined with the versatile possibilities of fixing on S-5! clamps, they are the best choice to attach almost everything without penetration to the roof. They offer reliability, permanence and holding strength unmatched by any other attachment system.
S-5! Z- and E- junta alzada Clamps Are Now Approved by the Building Authorities
April 7, 2017 – Since the publication of the “Instructions for the production, planning and assembly of solar systems” of the DIBt, the fasteners used require a building inspection certificate. The group of the S-5! Z- and E- junta alzada clamps fulfill this requirement with the approval of the DIBt (Z-14.4-719).
The S-5! Z clamps were tested on the following round rebate profiles of all these internationally active German manufacturers:
- Kalzip aluminum junta alzada profile of Kalzip
- BEMO-FLAT-ROOF by Bemo
- ALUFALZ and FALZ-RIPP from Aluform
The Z clamp, Z Mini and the Z Mini FL from S-5! have the approval for all these round fold profiles relevant to the market. For applications on the double junta alzada the S-5! E terminals on the Rheinzink double seam system have been tested and approved. The E Clip, E Mini and E Mini FL from S-5! are currently the only clamps which have a building inspection certificate for this double junta alzada roof.
The result of all tests was that the carrying capacity of the S-5! terminals are higher than those of the profiles. The tests and approval by the DIBt thus confirm the S-5! Z and E terminals are known for their high quality and load-bearing capacity, as well as their suitability for attaching components, in particular solar systems. Sales in Europe are carried out by RoofTech GmbH in Weil der Stadt (www.rooftech.de).
