Gypsum as a building material
Gypsum is a versatile material and an essential part of our natural habitat: Karst landscapes are impressive with their widely varied vegetation and numerous morphological manifestations.
And man has always used and formed this “natural habitat of gypsum”.
Gypsum rock is one of the most important mineral building materials. Not necessarily in terms of the amount used, although 4-5 million tons are meanwhile quite considerable too. But the more important point is its significance in interior construction.
Lifelong cosiness
Wall surfaces made of gypsum work in a very similar way to the human skin. Knauf plasters fulfil the highest requirements: pleasant warmth…
…humidity regulation, durability and attractive surface design. Natural, beautiful walls for lifelong cosiness.
The skin for the wall
Gypsum is the ideal surface for all walls because it has the same pH value and the same thermal conductivity as the human skin. Gypsum is 100% mineral and completely free of any material that could impair the sense of well-being. Gypsum may come into contact the skin without any problems: Gypsum is used both in the field of medicine for the setting of broken bones and in dental technology too. No wonder tradesmen love using Knauf gypsum building materials for interior fittings because they are not obliged to use any type of protective equipment in order to complete their tasks.
Feel warmth
The skin is the largest human sense organ. Let us make the most of this sense of feeling. “That feels good”, or “Here I can feel a cosy warmth”, are expressions of positive perception of space and warmth. Gypsum building materials always feel warm. That feeling does not deceive you – plaster has a very low level of heat conductivity and gypsum building materials on interior walls retain the warmth within the house.
Climatic walls
The art of life is based upon inner balance. The secret of a well-adjusted indoor climate is, above all, based on a balanced level of humidity. And nature provides us with gypsum as the ideal water manager, capable of storing plenty of indoor humidity in its open, crystalline pores. Gypsum building materials automatically release this humidity if the room becomes too dry. This ecological air conditioning system works as often as necessary and uses absolutely no energy.
