MARLEY ETERNIT BOARDS HELP WITH FIRST-CLASS TREATMENT

High performing fibre cement building board, Hydropanel  from Marley Eternit has been used to first-class effect in the new Lufthansa Terminal at Munich airport, one of Europe's most modern airport terminals.

The fibre cement specialist’s 12mm Hydropanel internal dry construction partition boards have been used for the luxury restrooms and communal reception areas in the Senator lounges, part of a completely dedicated infrastructure featuring retail, service and refreshment facilities.

Designed with “impressive architecture and modern, friendly ambience” to exclusive themes by global architectural practice JSK, the lounges are reserved for the airlines’ most valued customers including first and business class passengers, senators, frequent flyers and members of the Star Alliance Gold club.

Hydropanel’s high levels of water resistance were especially ideal for the walls and floors of the high-specification bathrooms and showers in the Senator lounge, with the panels’ resistance to fire (Class O) and impact, as well as soundproofing qualities, also proving useful.

Unlike plasterboard, Hydropanel is a solid, homogeneous mix of Portland cement, organic reinforcing fibres and selected mineral fillers that provide water permeability.

So if water does touch the surface it can be absorbed and then evaporate naturally and it does not deteriorate even when it is bearing the load of heavy contemporary tiles such as granite, stone and slate.

Manufactured to meet the requirements of BS EN 12467:2004 Fibre cement sheets, Hydropanel is a Category B material (sheets which are intended for external applications, where they may be subjected to heat and moisture and occasional frost).

This substrate also provides high dimensional stability and low hydric movement to the extent that it can be used to reinforce the building structure.