Made from stone

Imagine a product with all the aesthetics and sustainability qualities of stone. Combined with the lightness and economy of manmade materials. Ready to be cut and shaped to fit any design. Perforated or routed on site, with no further treatment needed. The category is facade cladding made from stone wool. Offering the perfect balance between beauty and practicality – by nature.

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Naturally fire resilient.

Stone is not only one of the oldest building materials in the world. It is also one of the most robust and reliable materials we know. Stone doesn’t burn which makes stone wool cladding naturally fire resilient without adding any fire retardants. This inherent quality also means that our cladding boards will retain their fire resilience - many years from now.

More than a facade.

At Rockpanel, sustainability is more than just a beautiful facade. In fact, we offer an EPD (Environment Production Declaration) for all our products. Here you can find data and gain insights about the environmental impact of each stage of the product life cycle including production, construction, end of life and the potential for reuse, recovery to recycling.

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Rockpanel & Sustainability

ROCKWOOL annual sustainability reporting

Every single year, the ROCKWOOL Group continues to progress towards our sustainability goals. Download our Sustainability Report to learn more about our progress, achievements and our new commitments:

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Cradle to Cradle certified products

Contributing to circular economy with a Cradle to Cradle certification® on most sold products.

Design for disassembly

A key aspect of the circular economy is called “design for disassembly”. In order for products to be recycled they must be easy to take apart and separate into different materials.

What is Rockpanel cladding made from?

The core ingredient of Rockpanel facade cladding is a unique natural material: basalt. But what is basalt exactly? And why is it such a sustainable material?

How sustainable is basalt as a facade material?

Basalt, the volcanic stone that forms the basis of Rockpanel facade cladding, is a sustainable raw material that is sourced in a responsible way close to our factory. It’s a unique material that offers many advantages, such as fire resilience, high durability, dimensional stability and resistance against moisture. We’ll tell you more about the origin of basalt and how it’s mined.

The production process of Rockpanel facade cladding

How Rockpanel facade cladding is produced? From spinning lava to coating the pressed boards: we will take you through the production process of Rockpanel step by step.

Exterior cladding made of stone wool: naturally built-in fire safety

One of the many naturally built-in strengths of Rockpanel facade cladding is its fire resilience. And because Rockpanel is firesafe by nature, we don’t need to use toxic fire retardants. We’ll tell you more about how our built-in fire safety contributes to the sustainability of our products.

Rockpanel & fire safety: why is a high melting point of facade materials so important?

Rockpanel exterior cladding is made from basalt: a volcanic stone which can withstand extremely high temperatures by nature. This naturally built-in strength of stone is a very important aspect of the fire resilience of our sustainable facade boards.

Rockpanel cladding’s naturally built-in resistance to humidity

At Rockpanel, we use the natural properties of stone to create products resistant to the toughest conditions. One of the assets of stone fibres, where Rockpanel exterior cladding is made of, is that it’s resistant to humidity and moisture by nature.

Rockpanel exterior cladding: certified durable by nature

Building in a sustainable way means building for the long run. After all, the longer things last, the more sustainable they become. When buildings are built to last, less new resources need to be used. Rockpanel cladding, made of stone wool fibres, is durable by nature for many reasons.

How recyclable Rockpanel products contribute to a circular economy

Being part of the ROCKWOOL Group, Rockpanel is strongly committed to continuously improve on our sustainability goals. When it comes to sustainability, limiting the use of new valuable resources and reducing waste are very important. Rockpanel products enable you to contribute to that. It’s possible to recycle our products and use the materials again and again for new products without loss of quality. On top of that, we recycle our own production waste, give secondary materials from other industries a new life and we constantly strive to increase the number of countries in which we offer a recycling service. The ROCKWOOL Group provides a comprehensive reclaimed waste service in 11 countries and will extend this service to 15 by 2022 and to 30 countries by 2030.

How Rockpanel recycles waste from other industries

You will probably know that Rockpanel exterior cladding is made from basalt: a volcanic stone that’s abundant in nature. We use stone wool fibres to create a very solid, yet light-weight board with many natural strengths. But apart from basalt and recycled stone wool content, we also use recycled material from other industries that would often end up as landfill.

Rockpanel & sustainability: facts and certification

When it comes to sustainability, being transparent and sharing relevant information backed by facts is vital. Many factors concerning sustainability are clearly measurable and at Rockpanel, we want to be as transparent as we possibly can. As a supplier of building materials, we want to provide the necessary facts and figures for our customers to declare and build according to sustainability building schemes.

What is an EPD

What is an EPD and how to use it?

EPD stands for Environmental Product Declaration. An EPD is a document in which you can find data about the environmental impact of a certain building material.

What environmental impact indicators are used for an EPD?

An EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) shows what the environmental impact of a product is during its full life cycle.

Sustainability vocabulary: A few frequently used terminology explained

Circularity, life cycle assessment, cradle to cradle, cradle to grave, LEED, BREEAM… but what does it mean? We are more then happy to explain it to you.

How does Rockpanel perform in the BREEAM scheme?

BREEAM – Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method – is a certification system that recognises sustainable buildings that exceed national standards. It’s the oldest sustainability certification scheme that’s still exists.

LEED certification: what is it and how can using Rockpanel contribute?

Using Rockpanel contributes to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized green building certification system.

How to obtain a DGNB certification with Rockpanel products

The DGNB (DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen – German Sustainable Building Council) – is one of the most balanced sustainability schemes out there. Their conceptual principles revolve around a holistic understanding of sustainability, and it therefore looks at both environmental, economic and sociocultural factors.

How can I be sure that a cladding product is sustainable?

Sustainability is becoming more and more important in the (business) world. As there’s no clear definition on what ‘sustainable’ means, many companies are using the term. Sustainable might mean that a product is durable, it might say something about recyclability, energy efficiency, ecological benefits or about responsible use of raw materials. And in some cases, none of those are applicable to a product. As sustainability is such a broad term, greenwashing is lurking. But how can you tell whether a (cladding) product is sustainable?

Why Rockpanel Woods is more sustainable than real timber?

Wood has always been a very popular material. Not only as furniture and decoration inside and outside your house, but also for building the house itself. Building a house completely made out of wood may seem the most sustainable choice there is. After all, wood is a natural material and you would think that means it’s also sustainable. Unfortunately, the reality is much more complex.

What is better: a recycled material or a natural material?

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