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COPPER FOR INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
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Why use Copper for Interiors? |
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Copper for Interiors? The answer is a resounding yes. Aesthetically
enhancing interiors wall systems, ceilings, fixtures and hardware
have been available for hundreds of years. Copper offers many
performance advantages, such as being light weight, fire resistant,
durable (meaning that it does not require periodic replacement),
and highly workable by various methods. It also has the advantage
of being non-organic and it does not off-gas.
Within this section you will find information on a wide variety
of interior applications that take advantage of the multiple finish
options and colours available with copper and copper alloys, as
well as a myriad of system options. And, at the end of the day,
we must emphasize that copper is both highly recyclable and highly
recycled. It is possibly the greenest architectural metal available
today and is frequently used in building applications where a
green choice is the preferred choice.
On the following pages you will find out more about copper’s potential
as an interior metal and the possibilities for its use in a broad
spectrum of design themes, under the following headings:
1. Raw Material
2. Joining & Fabrication
3. Copper Characteristics
4. Fundamentals
5. Finishes
6. Copper: The Green Choice
About Us
The Canadian Copper & Brass Development Association offers many
resources to assist with the use of copper and copper alloys in
the building industry. Design handbooks and manuals, how-to DVDs
and videos and a variety of publications with a wealth of information,
including our periodical Canadian Copper/Cuivre Canadien. For those interested in obtaining continuing education credits,
we also offer free in-house seminars for architectural and engineering
firms. Finally our web site is full of information about copper,
its alloys and applications.
When requesting information on architectural and interior applications,
be sure to ask for the Consider the possibilities… CD-Rom featuring Canadian installations.
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