SUSTAINABILITY 22 Multi-comfort People spend up to 90% of their time indoors, which is why topics such as room climate, living comfort and affordable residential space are also important to Rigips Austria. The multi-comfort concept (see Figure 18) is an important means for Saint-Gobain to set standards in terms of comfort, sustainability and energy efficiency as a reference for creating and sustainably designing living spaces. The focus is on the users’ comfort and the verifiable added values for all involved in the construction: everyone from the property owner to the planner, architect, contractor and dealer. Foremost the following six dimensions are of central importance: Figure 18 – Six dimensions of the multi-comfort concept Innovation For Rigips Austria, responsibility towards the market and society has a high priority. Sustainability, especially in terms of innovation and the environment, is very important to Rigips. Timber construction is one of the strongly growing business fields. Innovative Rigips systems are the ideal addition to timber construction. At the same time, the natural advantages of the building material wood are combined with those of the Rigips systems. Innovation Riduro wooden building slab Rigips Riduro wooden building slaps are fibre-reinforced plasterboards for use as reinforcing planking in timber frame construction and for increased sound insulation in solid timber construction. The Riduro wooden building slab newly developed in Austria stands for: • improved cohesion of the structure • high flexural stiffness • easy processing • flexible jointing technique • strong resistance under impact load Besides the leaner fire protection solutions, the board stands out for its ecological evaluation (EPD) and a top price-performance ratio. 100% recyclability is the standard for products from Bad Aussee. Room climate Freedom of design Sustainability Savings of time Safety Quiet
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