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Where the striking old post office building used to stand at Flawil train station will soon be aFixed glazed rooflights in square, rectangular or round shapes. These are the HPG oecoline quadro® elements from HP Gasser AG in Lungern in the canton of Obwalden. Developed as an own brand, such rooflights offer the comfortable and safe alternative to conventional skylight domes. Such rooflight domes meet the simple requirements for skylights, but can rarely implement the current standards of energy regulations or MINERGIE® requirements. And architecturally, classic skylight domes are rarely the most beautiful solution.
With HPG oecoline quadro® we fulfill several requirements for modern rooflights at the same time. In addition to the three basic shapes square, rectangular and round in different dimensions, the standard rooflight elements also offer high demands on insulation values, break-through resistance, hail protection, sound insulation and architecturally sophisticated solutions. This makes our own brand HPG oecoline quadro® the strong option for contemporary rooflight elements.
Beyond the purely technical features, the HPG oecoline quadro® rooflight elements also impress above all with their frameless glazing. The frame design and the use of high-quality glass ensure the best visual impressions and high light transmission. These are precisely the requirements that are placed on almost every rooflight if natural daylight is to be guided into the rooms below via rooflights.
But the technical details are also noteworthy. For example, we use only high-quality insulating glass as triple stepped glass in the HPG oecoline quadro®. With a standard frame height of 500 millimeters, a full 200 millimeters of insulation are installed, resulting in an excellent U-value over the entire element of 0.35 W/m2K (for a ceiling opening of 1,000 x 1,000 mm). The interior cladding is usually created on site with a plasterboard. This means that the ceiling opening can be made in the same material as the adjoining building components without any separating joints. The sheet metal crown cover in CRNI is already assembled in the factory. And last but not least, the connection to the waterproofing is made easily, quickly and securely with the appropriate connection flaps.
The HPG oecoline quadro® rooflight can be used in many structural situations, e.g. for lighting stairwells or living spaces under the roof. Preferred as a flat roof solution, an inclination of eight degrees is provided for the angular variants, the round HPG oecoline quadro® fixed glazing elements are supplied without inclination.
Uniqueness also has its name: HPG oecoline vario®. The big brother of HPG oecolie quadro® offers individuality in size, design and equipment, both in flat roofs and pitched roofs. For more information, please visit our homepage.
The decision for a HPG oecoline quadro® rooflight is always a decision for standardized quality with high-value product features. It is the combination of a standardized solution with different dimensions that allows an unbeatable price-performance ratio, which will be an attractive solution for many architects, contractors and building owners. In the proven HP Gasser quality from manufacturing to installation, the HPG oecoline quadro® rooflights are the best choice for new buildings, conversions or renovations.
For complete product features on the HPG oecoline quadro®, click here https://www.hpgasserag.ch/en/dachfenster/standard-elemente/oecoline-quadro-carroline/.
As previously reported: We have built a new production hall to expand our production capacity. Named “Kristall 2020″, this hall offers a significant increase in capacity, especially for the production of roof window elements.
Here is a short update with the most important facts and an interview with the project manager of HP Gasser AG, Florian Gasser.
The new “Kristall 2020” production hall prepares for full operation
The facts:
- 47m length, 36m width, 20m height, 4’700m2 production- logistic area
- basement in solid construction, 6’000m³ excavation, 175 tons of reinforcement, 2’000m³ concrete
- Upper floor: wooden element construction
- 1’500m³ glulam
- Large windows in roof and facade
- Facade cladding HPG Memfas® from own production with special PVC fabric
- Full sprinkler protection
- 30kW photovoltaic system on the roof
- Heating energy entirely from renewable sources (wood chip heating)
The finishing touches are known to be the most important. So at the moment the new powerful 5-axis CNC machine and the stacking crane are being brought in. In the future, the latter is to take over a large part of the logistics in the new production hall, partly automated.
The new large basement has already filled up briskly with standard material from the Membrane Construction division. Thanks to the newly gained space, flexibility in storage can be increased. At the same time, the assembly vehicles can be loaded and parked in the dry.
The sheet metal shop has already moved into its new location and can work even more efficiently thanks to the new Swiss-made bending machine and improved processes.
The additional production space gained creates room for new developments and challenges.
Interview with the project manager, Florian Gasser
Editorial: What can be said about the current construction progress?
Florian Gasser: At the moment, both the new 5-axis CNC machine and the stacking crane are being run in and tested.
The facade mesh has been mounted. The imprint of the company logo and the crystal can now be seen perfectly. The plasterer is busy with his final work so that the facade scaffolding can be dismantled as soon as possible in order to start with the surrounding design.
Editorial: Why is the new production hall actually called Crystal?
Florian Gasser: This has several reasons. A crystal stands for uniqueness as well as durability and can be considered as a gemstone of the Alps. We want to create emotions and ensure greater attention. Furthermore, the crystal should embody our products.
Editorial: What advantages does the new production hall bring for the customer?
Florian Gasser: There are now almost no limits to the formats of the individual rooflights in the roof window element construction. We now also have sufficient space for extraordinarily large dimensions. Another focus is on improving working conditions for our employees.
Editorial: Thanks for the interesting news!
People’s demands are constantly evolving. Products, services and support must also keep pace with this development if they are to remain in demand tomorrow. This also requires companies to evolve to meet people’s needs. Products that seem perfect today may be only average tomorrow. And those who want to rest on their laurels in the present are likely to be among the losers in the battle for customers’ favor in the future.
HP Gasser AG sees itself as a dynamic company
A targeted development always has something to do with dynamics. This dynamism arises from the change in demands just as much as from the new possibilities in production and thus also with the constantly improved products. Such developments can be seen particularly clearly if we look at the roof window element construction division, for example. New standards are constantly being introduced into the development process, and roof window elements are increasingly able to meet and even exceed Minergie standards. What decades ago came along in design with a single pane, are now windows with triple glazing. And even within these possibilities, there is more and more scope for differentiated developments, some with as yet unknown effects.
This simple example shows that the apparent perfection of today can be history tomorrow. Thus, we at HP Gasser AG understand our products to be always up to date, but never perfect.
This insight also leads us to constantly explore and pursue new avenues of development. And that is why we are constantly improving. This is certainly also due to the experience we can gain in every area of our business. Learning from these experiences means developing certain routines, but also constantly breaking new ground. For us, for example, the high degree of prefabrication in roof window element construction or also in membrane construction is one of the proven routines. This high degree of prefabrication allows shorter assembly times on the construction site and thus a higher degree of customer satisfaction. But surely there is more to it.
Perfection is a changeable process
Yes, we always strive for perfection, but we also know that this perfection is subject to a changing process. That’s why we don’t consider any of our products, services or support to be perfect. We are always striving for improvements that may increase the level of perfection, but never complete it. This is part of our philosophy and actually makes us better and better.
So we work in a concentrated manner to develop new solutions, improve proven processes and always look for ways to further perfect our products. Always in the clear knowledge that we are never perfect, but that we can always be better as a result.
HP Gasser AG from Lungern/Obwalden is the leading expert when it comes to roof window element construction and special solutions in window construction. This is proven by numerous projects all over Switzerland. Modern products under implementation of the latest Minergie requirements and with an individual style determine the exceptional approach of the company. Away from standardized products, the experts from the roof window element construction division always seek and find perfect solutions, even for difficult projects.
A high degree of prefabrication makes assembly fast
The specialists for roof window element construction see a significant advantage in a high degree of prefabrication of the individual elements. The more complex the projects are, the more it depends on perfect pre-planning and implementation. Especially when time constraints are very tight or other circumstances preclude lengthy on-site assembly work. It is precisely in such cases that perfection is required, and the specialists in Lungern live up to this practically every day. The window manufacturers specializing in roof windows do not necessarily only install them on the roof. Special solutions for cellar entrances or the installation of special window elements and glazing for basements are also examples of the flexibility and professionalism in window construction.
Special solution for special project
In the project presented here, the task was to replace the glazing on two roof windows almost at ground level. The difficulty here was not so much the shape and design of the roof windows, but rather the fact that during installation the access to the adjacent underground garage is blocked. It was therefore necessary to work in such a way that there would be as few restrictions as possible on the use of the underground car park.
And also in terms of the quality of the windows, it was a matter of a significant gain in modernity. The old glazing no longer met contemporary energy efficiency requirements at all. And the connections to the building were also no longer tight. Three challenges had to be mastered at once: New, modern glazing in individual production, sealing of the connections, and installation in small time windows.
Challenges mastered, promises kept
After thorough preliminary planning of the project, prefabrication of the glazing, including all connecting profiles, was carried out at the factory in Lungern with millimeter precision. This was implemented using HPG oecoline vario® flat roof elements with side ventilation flaps. It was clear that this was a case of perfect work, as this was the only way to achieve rapid installation without a lot of reworking on the construction site.
Then practically everything went “just in time.” The glazing was delivered, unloaded and installed without delay. And this was done in sequences that did not interfere, or only minimally interfered, with access to the underground parking garage. Within just one day, everything was in place. New glazing, tight windows and hardly any restrictions on the use of the underground garage. Finally, a service was delivered that met the high quality standards of the customer in every respect, but also the performance promise of HP Gasser AG in every respect.