Light Weight Honeycomb Reinforced Stone Cladding System

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OVER 35 YEARS OF
INNOVATION IN NATURAL
STONE CLADDING
Light Weight Honeycomb Reinforced
Stone Cladding System
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Light Weight
Honeycomb Reinforced
Stone Cladding System
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Course Description
Review composite wall panels made of thin natural stone veneer
reinforced with an aluminum honeycomb backing. The stone
veneer can be almost any stone including granite, marble, and
limestone. Learn about the many aspects and benefits of a stone
panel system.

Course Objectives
Upon Completion of this course the Design Professional will be
able to:
‣ Define stone panel cladding systems and explain the need for
reinforcing.
‣ List the design decisions associated with reinforced stone cladding
systems.
‣ Describe the manufacturing process, product capabilities, and
installation methodologies of stone panel systems.
‣ Knowledgeably design and specify lightweight reinforced natural
stone wall systems.

Why H/C Reinforced Lightweight Stone
Here is an overview of the reasons why lightweight aluminum
honeycomb-reinforced natural granite, marble, and limestone
cladding is a great alternative with building owners, architects
and contractors.
‣ Lower installed cost
‣ More design flexibility
‣ Sizes – 4ft. or 5ft. wide x 8 ft. to 10 ft. long
‣ 80% less weight than 3-cm thick typical slab granite panels
‣ 60 times greater impact strength than 3cm thick traditional slab
granite panels
‣ Resists hurricane large missile impact force testing
‣ Impervious to water penetration
‣ High flexural strength, far superior to typical slab granite panels
‣ Withstands seismic racking and shear movement
‣ Proven performance in all climates
‣ Green – use of stone veneer saves approximately 65% of natural
stone resources.
‣ Lightweight, less fuel for transporting, and no heavy equipment
needed for installing

What Is A Stone Panel
This lightweight stone product is composed of a
3/16” to 1/4” thick veneer of granite, marble,
travertine, slate or limestone; bonded with high
strength epoxy to a substrate of aircraft quality
aluminum honeycomb. This is accomplished
by placing a layer of epoxy reinforced glass
cloth directly over the stone to provide crack
and fracture resistance in addition to flexure
and impact strength. For exterior construction,
there is a second layer of epoxy-glass cloth
applied and bonded to the stone for added
strength and to render the stone panel totally
impervious to moisture penetration. The
honeycomb core has thin aluminum walled
cells. It works like the web of a beam,
separating the reinforced skin on the stone side
and the skin on the backside. Although the
thermal coefficient of expansion for aluminum
is three (3) times greater than that of stone, a
potential problem is eliminated because the
aluminum walls are perpendicular to the plane
of the stone.

Stone Panels The Manufacturing Process

Manufacturing Lightweight Honeycomb Stone Panels
The first step to manufacturing
lightweight honeycomb stone is to quarry
natural granite, marble or limestone.
Large blocks are cut out in the quarry.
The stone veneer is quarried from one of
many locations throughout the world. Italy is
a principle source for many architectural
stones, but only a few types of marble,
travertine and granites are actually quarried
there. France is best known for its’ wide
range of limestones. Marble, granite,
travertine, limestone and slate are quarried in
other European countries as well as in US
locations, while Brazil is well known as a
source for granite. Granite from China, while
inexpensive, doesn’t present the color
intensity of many other sources.

The Quarried Blocks Of Stone Are Transported To A
Local Factory For Gang Sawing
Blocks of stone are often in 5-ft. wide x 9-ft. long x 5-ft. high blocks.
That size block weighs more than 40,000 lbs., or 20 tons. You really
don’t want to meet that truck coming down a narrow winding
mountain road.

Gang Saws Have About 50 Blades For Cutting The
Desired Thickness Slabs
When blocks of stone
arrive at the factory, they
are placed under a gang
saw consisting of multiple
blades that cut the block
into several stone slabs.
A lightweight honeycomb
reinforced panel
manufacturer usually
prefers slabs that are cut to
about 1-inch thickness.

Epoxy Glass Cloth Is Placed On Both Sides Of
Expanded Aluminium Honeycomb
The honeycomb-reinforced
substrate is fabricated from very
thin sheets of aircraft quality
aluminum which, when expanded
to its cellular form, weighs only a
few ounces per square feet.
Here, a layer of epoxy preimpregnated
glass cloth is placed
on both the top and bottom of the
aluminum honeycomb.

Platen Press Bonds Epoxy Glass Cloth to
Expanded Aluminum
The composite of aluminum and
reinforcing glass is then placed into a
platen press, operating at 300 degrees
Fahrenheit. The epoxy within the preimpregnated
glass melts while under
extreme high pressure and it bonds the
glass to the edges of the aluminum cells.
A honeycomb reinforced stone panel
manufacturer, using aircraft quality
aluminum honeycomb components,
produces stone panels in a similar
fashion as the building of certain
aircraft assemblies. And while this
quality honeycomb is costly, the
resulting bond strength is such that it
would require more than 60,000 lbs. per
sq. ft. to separate the glass from the
aluminum honeycomb substrate. As a
result of its strength to light weight
characteristic, the time to install
honeycomb reinforced stone panels is
significantly reduced as compared to
traditional solid stone slab stone and
there’s no need for expensive lifting
equipment or specialized labor.

Stone Slab Milling and Gauging Area
Slabs of stone arrive at the factory,
larger than necessary for panel
production. The slabs are trimmed
to the desired nominal size, milled
flat, washed, and dried.

Saturation Process
Epoxy Saturated Glass Cloth
Between H/C & Stone
A sheet of honeycomb, up to 5-ft. wide
and 10-ft. long, is placed on a bonding
table. Then heavy glass cloth that has
been saturated in high-strength epoxy is
laid over the honeycomb sheet and
rolled out for assurance of complete
contact. From there, a slab of stone is
set over the fresh epoxy and cloth,
followed by another layer of epoxy
saturated glass which is again covered
with a top layer of honeycomb. In
other words, there is a sandwich created
with reinforcing on both the top and
bottom of the stone slab, which is then
moved to the press for assurance of
complete bonding.

Radial Diamond Saw Cuts
Through Center Of Stone Slab
With 6-1/2 Ft. Diameter Blade
After the epoxy is cured, the
sandwich is moved to a saw room
where it is split into two (2) pieces
using large diamond tip radial
saws or diamond studded wire
saws.
Cutting Process

The Largest Reinforced Stone Production
Facility in The World
Ten Radial Saws Plus Diamond
Cable Saw
Some lightweight honeycomb
reinforced stone manufacturers
bond a slab of stone to the
reinforcing, then mill the stone
thickness down to obtain a
lightweight panel. Some have one
saw for splitting the sandwich.
The largest factory in the world
has ten (10) saws simultaneously
cutting through the center of the
stone thickness.

Polishing Process
16 Head Rotating Polisher Uses
Diamond Bricks For Honed Or
Polishing Stone.
After cutting is complete, the panel is
taken to one of several finishing
machines where it is honed, polished or
bush hammer finished. This picture
shows how a honed or polished finish
is accomplished on a panel, using
rotating diamond-studded heads (or
bricks as they are called) to grind away
the rough sawn surface. The first few
passes remove saw marks and smooth
the surface, while additional passes
give the stone a shiny reflective finish.
One manufacturer also offers
sandblasted, bush hammered, or flame
finished stone.

Shop Drawings and Fabrication Tickets
Shop Drawings Are Submitted And
Approved, Then Fabrication Tickets
Are Prepared Prior To Cutting
A full-service lightweight stone
manufacturer will prepare shop
drawings immediately following the
placement of an order allowing the
designer, architect, and contractor to
review exactly what is to be provided,
and how it’s to be installed. Upon final
approval, the manufacturer’s
engineering staff then prepares detailed
production tickets to be utilized during
the manufacturing process.

Cutting Finish Panels into Desired Part Sizes
The finished panels are then cut into
final part sizes as determined by the
shop drawings.

Bonding Finished Corners
Jig Tables Used To Build
Bonded Finish Corners
The manufacturer may or may
not have the capability to
include the fabrication of
finished returns to render an
end product appearance as that
of solid stone wherein the
outside corner returns are
miter cut and then bonded to
the main panel using
pigmented epoxy. Be sure to
inquire as to the manufacturers
capability to fabricate finished
returns and cornices.

Interlocking Channels Are
Anchored To Each Panel
Connection materials are anchored
to the backside of every panel at
the factory, unless the panels will
be adhesive attached which is
sometimes done on interior walls.
Anchoring to Each Panel

Shipped the Finished Product
Finished Material Is Shipped In
Pallet Crates (~2000 Lbs)
Each completed panel is marked and
numbered for position location on
the building based on shop
drawings, and then loaded into
pallet crates. There is a layer of
polystyrene insulation board and
plywood placed around the entire
perimeter of the product to protect
the panels. The incidence of
shipping damage is virtually zero if
panels are properly crated and
protected in this fashion.

Understanding
Interlocking Channels & Installation

Interlocking Channels Are Attached
Interlocking Channels Attached Over
Water/Air Barrier
And Or Over Exterior Sheathing
Interlocking channels are one of the most
popular attachment devices. Long lengths of
aluminum-extruded channels are supplied
for the installer to anchor over steel stud
framing, furring or masonry backup.
Exterior grade sheathing and/or an air/water
barrier are quite often specified to go over
steel framing for assurance that moisture
will not reach the framing cavity.
Lightweight honeycomb reinforced stone
panels, if properly manufactured, are
impervious to water penetration, but an
added barrier is often desired as additional
assurance of water tightness in the event of a
sealant caulk joint failure at some time in the
future.

Interlocking Channels Are Factory-Anchored
Interlocking Channels Are Factory-Anchored To The Backside Of
Every Panel. The Regular Size Is Shown.
Interlocking channels (ILC’s) are most often attached using selfdrilling,
self-tapping TEK screws driven directly into the steel stud
framing, or more often, screw attached through the exterior grade
gypsum sheathing into the framing behind. The ILC’s can also be
anchored directly to masonry with TAPCON screws.
There are two (2) sizes of ILC’s, the larger of which provides a 2 ¼”
dimension from the face of the attachment extrusion to the face of
stone as shown on the following slide.

Interlocking Channels are Factory-Anchored

Screw Attach Interlocking Channels
Screw Attach Interlocking
Channels Direct Or Through
Exterior Grade Sheathing
A failing curtain wall was removed
from this building and galvanized
steel stud framing was installed over
the masonry backup. Interlocking
channels were then attached to the
framing using neoprene washer-head
TEK screws. The extruded aluminum
interlocking channels had an
anodized coating and were also
painted to prevent electrolytic action
between the aluminum and
galvanized framing.

Case Studies
Product Capabilities & Installation Methodologies

TIAX Headquarters, Reclad In 1994
15 Acorn Park, Cambridge, MA
Here is a picture of the building after
exterior recladding with three
different types of granite.
The building is currently TIAX
Headquarters building located in
Cambridge, MA.

Narrow Interlocking Channels Anchored Through
Exterior Grade Gypsum Sheathing
This detail shows the narrow version
of an interlocking channel being
attached through sheathing to
framing which provides a dimension
of 1 ¾” from the face of the
attachment to the face of the stone.
Joints between panels are sealed with
backer rod and silicone or a
polyurethane sealant.

White Plains Metro Center
White Plains, NY
Large panels quickly installed
with interlocking channel system
The Reckson Metro-Center in White Plaines, NY was
also renovated. A barrier was attached on all exterior
walls after furring had been anchored over the existing
brick and concrete. Then interlocking channels were
attached through the framing behind. The lightweight
stone panel system has interlocking channels which
were factory anchored to the backside of each piece for
installing. All pieces were numbered by location, as
the stone was factory fabricated and cut to exact size.
The large panel shown here at the right was easily
handled and set by only two men.

The Reckson Metro
Center at Hamilton and
Church Streets in White
Plaines, NY was re-clad
in granite over the
original hodge-podge of
poured in place concrete
and brick, as seen at the
bottom left.
White Plains Metro Center
White Plains, NY

White Carrara Marble Panels Installed on Building
in Genoa, Italy
This 4-ft. x 8-ft. piece of
stone weighed about 120
lbs. That’s 80 % less
than a traditional solid
marble slab, so there’s
neither riggers nor
derrick men required to
mechanically hoist the
marble into place. In
this case, the stone was
quarried about 30 miles
from this building in
Genoa, Italy, but the
slabs were shipped to
the U.S. for honeycomb
reinforcing and
production of the
lightweight stone panel
product.
4-ft. x 8-ft. piece of stone
weighed about 120 lbs.

Honeycomb Reinforced Granite Clads
Mercedes of Nashville
Many luxury auto dealerships across North America utilize lightweight
honeycomb reinforced stone panels. This Mercedes dealership in
Nashville, TN has a limestone exterior.

Silver Star Cadillac – Thousand Oaks, CA
Mocha Crème Limestone
Cadillac, Lexus, Lamborghini, Hummer and Mercedes dealerships
throughout the U.S. have incorporated lightweight honeycomb reinforced
stone on their exteriors.

A Crew of Three will Typically Set 30 to 60 Pieces of
Lightweight Stone in an 8 hour Shift.
This picture says it all about lightweight
honeycomb reinforced panels! Here, a large
corner piece of stone weighing only 45 lbs.
is being set on the exterior of an auto
dealership. It would not be possible to have
a corner return such as this made from solid
slab dimensional limestone. Furthermore,
were a solid limestone panel possible, it
would have been 3” thick and weighed well
over 500 lbs. It would require a crane or
hoist to set each piece in place. In the case
of lightweight stone panels, a crew of 3 will
typically set 30 to 60 pieces in an 8-hr. day.
Conversely a solid dimensional stone crew
will set only 3 to 6 pieces per day. So, in
other words, it takes approximately ten (10)
times longer to install a building with solid
slab stone as compared to lightweight
honeycomb-backed natural stone panels.

425 Broadhollow Rd. Granite Covering Old Brick
The 425 Broadhollow Road Building in
Melville, NY had Multicolor Red
granite installed over a failing brick
façade back in 1994. It was the first
honeycomb reinforced stone project in
Melville. Today, there are seven
buildings in Melville, NY, within a 10-
mile radius, clad with this exterior
system and several more multi-story
buildings scheduled for completion in
early 2006 and 2007. All of these
buildings also have lightweight
honeycomb reinforced stone in place
on interior walls, with many
incorporating panels on elevator walls
as well.

Testing and Proof of Performance
The Specification Should Require Proof Of
Performance, Including Flexure Testing
Following 100 Cycles Of Acid Freeze-thaw
Accelerated Aging.
Lightweight honeycomb reinforced natural stone
panels were originally developed and initially
patented in the 1960’s in Ireland, but the
advantages were not truly recognized and
commercially produced until 30 years later. It is
recommended to require any prospective
lightweight reinforced stone panel manufacturer
to first provide proof that their product has been
fully tested for long-term performance by
independent laboratories. It is equally important
the testing be required to include performance
requirements addressing a proven capability of
meeting or exceeding seismic racking shear
requirements, air-water infiltration limits, and
minimal flexural strength loss following sulfuric
acid solution freeze-thaw accelerated aging.

Northern Project / Moscow Russia
Reinforced lightweight granite on
35-story International Business Ctr.
On this project in Moscow, lightweight
honeycomb reinforced granite was
easily installed by a curtainwall
contracting crew, over galvanized steel
stud furring. Pallets of granite panels
were taken up to the setting location
using a material hoist, and then
distributed around the building
perimeter using a pallet jack. They were
then passed through the window
openings for installation where two (2)
men easily handled the 5-ft. x 5-ft.
pieces of granite with incorporated 8”
top and bottom returns. Had these
panels been produced in solid 3-cm.
thick granite, they would have each
weighed over 600 lbs.

The finished installation on the
International Center, a building
owned by the City of Moscow.
Reinforced granite covers the
spandrels, column covers, and
shear walls on the tallest
building in the Russia
Federation, where there are
relatively warm summers and
extremely cold winters
producing significant freezethaw
conditions.
International Business Center
Moscow Russia

Anchorage Courthouse (Installed 1993)
Anchorage, Alaska
After extensive research, the architect
said, “this was the only stone product
we found that was light enough and
strong enough to meet the severe
seismic conditions”.
Lightweight honeycomb reinforced
stone was also installed on this
courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska in
1994.

Lightweight Honeycomb Reinforced Santa Cecilia
Granite on the ARSC Building Anchorage, Alaska
Lightweight reinforced stone
panels were also installed on
the exterior of this 10-story
building in Anchorage.

Fairbanks Courthouse / Alaska
One of two building exteriors clad
with reinforced granite in
Fairbanks Alaska
This courthouse is one of two
buildings in Fairbanks having the
exterior clad in lightweight reinforced
granite. The other building was the
Mission Support Facility. Fairbanks
has the most severe temperature
variation of any city on earth, ranging
from –66 F to +99 F.

Roman Classic Travertine on Las Vegas City Hall
Lightweight natural stone panels
have been installed on the exterior
of buildings in hot climates,
including the Justice Center in
Indio, CA where the temperature
often exceeds 120 F, and here on
Las Vegas City Hall where
temperatures frequently exceed 110
F in July. We have included these
projects as examples of installations
in bitter cold to very hot climates to
illustrate and emphasize that
lightweight aluminum honeycombbacked
panel systems stand-up to
even the most extreme climatic
conditions on earth.

Lightweight Stone Shapes and Cornices are
Economically Fabricated
Heavy, solid dimensional stone
can be cut to produce most
shapes, but it is profoundly
expensive to produce and install.
On the other hand, lightweight
reinforced stone panels can be
fabricated and installed at a
fraction of the cost for traditional
stone.

Fabricated Shapes for Ann Taylor Flagship Store
The cornice for the Ann Taylor Flagship store was
factory assembled on galvanized steel stud
framing, in lengths of 5-ft. each. Two carpenters
installed 200 lineal ft. of cornice (40 pieces) in two
7 ½-hour days from a scaffold. The alternative for
Gensler Architects was traditional solid stone,
which would have required heavy equipment for
setting and man-weeks of time. Gensler was able
to achieve their design
intent, at an acceptable
price by specifying
lightweight
honeycomb reinforced
stone for this and
numerous other buildings
from coast to coast.

Ann Taylor Flagship Store / Midtown Manhattan
Retail applications such as Ann
Taylor at 60th and Madison in
Manhattan, are common. The
darker color limestone is flamefinished
Rocheret, quarried near
Leon, France. Iron oxide in that
limestone brings out the reddish
color. Only dense dolomitic
limestones can be given a flamed
or thermal finish.
Architect: Gensler

Completed Assemblies were Shipped to the Jobsite for
Economical and Speedy Installing
Production of the Indiana
limestone cornices at the roof, over
entrances and at the drive-thru for
the Bank of Elgin was done using
fixtures to locate the pieces where
they were then anchored to a
galvanized steel stud frame.
Reinforced lightweight panels were
also installed on the tower walls,
column covers and for upper floor
balconies and roof cornices.

Lightweight Cornice Set Using Small Winch
This 5-ft. high x 8-ft. long
fabricated cornice being
installed on the Silver Star
casino weighs only 500 lbs.,
and can be lifted into place
with a small winch.

Williams Sonoma 59th & Lexington
Valders Limestone
Williams Sonoma renovated a
building on 59th St., just west of
Lexington in Manhattan for their
new store and they chose
lightweight reinforced stone panels
for the project.

Pottery Barn 59th & Lexington New York
Rocheret Limestone
The Pottery Barn, located next
door to Williams Sonoma, utilized
Rocheret limestone quarried near
Leon, France for their lightweight
panel system.

Radius Shape Limestone was Installed on the Exterior of
Kimbrough Hall, Washington State University
Did you know that real stone could be curved Well, lightweight aluminum
reinforced stone panels can be! The thin veneer of stone, when fully bonded to reenforced
aluminum honeycomb provides the flexing property that makes it
possible. Limestone, for example can be formed to a 20-ft. radius, while granite
and marble are usually limited to a 40-ft. radius. In this photo, you see radius shape
limestone on the exterior wall at Washington State University.

Lightweight Granite Truss-frame Assemblies Loaded
for Transport to Jobsite
Seen here, are lightweight honeycomb reinforced stone panels that were
factory assembled and anchored to 30-ft. long by 7-ft. high truss frames.

The Factory Assembled Granite Clad Frames are
Rigged for Lifting onto the Building
These granite-clad trusses
were loaded onto trailers in
a pre-determined sequence
for transport to the jobsite,
then they were also rigged
for lifting into place at the
jobsite.

NBBJ Design Specified Lightweight Honeycomb
Reinforced Granite for this 14-story Building
NBBJ, one of the largest
architectural firms in the
world, specified this system
for the 14-story Public
Employees Retirement
System in Columbus, OH.

Project in Melville, NY.
Granite & backup framing weigh
less than 7 lbs ./sq. ft.
And weighing less than 7 lbs. per
square foot, an average of 12 panels,
totaling more than 2,500 sq. ft., were
installed every day on this project in
Melville, NY.

Completed Installation Expressway Corp Center
Melville, NY
Cannon Architects
Reckson Associates, a Real
Estate Investment Trust, has
used lightweight honeycomb
granite panels on eight of their
buildings to date around the NY
Tri-State area. Beyond the
construction cost savings
realized, Reckson also enjoys the
“speed to market” contribution
that lightweight reinforced stone
panels provides as a key part of
their business plan which is to
totally pre-lease a property
before they build the building
and then bring it on line as fast
as possible.

Rotunda US Courthouse & Federal Bldg.
Sacramento, CA
The U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento has it’s entire rotunda clad with lightweight
limestone and granite. There were more than 10,000 different sized and shaped
pieces in the rotunda, which is egg-shaped at the base, tapering to a symmetrical
ellipse at the skylight. They also incorporated limestone in the elevators and
granite in every lobby. The result was stunning.

Korean Supreme Court Building
Seoul, Korea
Pooshon granite was shipped from
Korea to the US for production of
lightweight honeycomb panels. The
finished polished granite panels were
then shipped back to Korea for
installation on walls and ceiling of the
South Korean Supreme Court Building

Embarcadero Center, San Francisco
Lobby and Elevator Cab Renovation
The Embarcadero Center in San
Francisco consists of four hi-rise
buildings. The lobbies at the ground
floor, at the main lobby level, and at the
mezzanine level were renovated by
installing French limestone over the
original fractured rib concrete.
The limestone at each elevator
entrance was factory fabricated into
four pieces for ease of installing. All
of the work was done at night,
between 9 pm and 5 am, so the
building occupants would not be
disturbed. The lightweight stone was
delivered and stored on a lower level
parking floor, and brought up to the
work area in one of the elevators. At
the end of the shift, any pieces which
had not been installed were returned
to storage, and the lobby was cleaned
for the morning arrival of people who
worked in the building. It would have
been impossible to accomplish this
work with solid traditional stone
panels. The walls of 80 elevator cabs
were also covered with this limestone.

Lightweight Stone Clad Elevator Cabs
Elevator cabs are often clad or re-clad
with a aluminum reinforced
honeycombed-backed system, because
the lightweight nature of the product
reduces machinery requirements,
and the high strength
properties of reinforced stone
will allow for the racking
movement encountered in
elevator cabs.

Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Rosso Laguna Marble
inlaid into White Carrara
Marble
Inlaid panels can also be produced for
elevators using different types of stone, as
was done when cabs at Caesars’ Palace were
renovated. The finished panels weighed
only 3-½ lbs. per sq. ft., about the same as
plastic laminate.

Course Summary
The Design Professional will now be able to:
‣ Define stone panel cladding systems and explain the need for
reinforcing.
‣ List the design decisions associated with reinforced stone cladding
systems.
‣ Describe the manufacturing process, product capabilities, and
installation methodologies of stone panel systems.
‣ Knowledgeably design and specify lightweight reinforced natural
stone wall systems.

From Stone Panels, Inc. ®
An AIA Continuing Education Program
Credit for this course is 1 AIA HSW CE Hour
OVER 35 YEARS OF
INNOVATION IN NATURAL
STONE CLADDING
Light Weight Honeycomb Reinforced
Stone Cladding System
Course Sponsor
100 S. Royal Lane
Coppell, Texas 75019
Ph. (469)635-5000
Fax (469)635-5555
E-mail
dons@stonepanels.com
Web
www.StonePanels.com
Course Number
sti04a
Course Title
Light Weight
Honeycomb Reinforced
Stone Cladding System
Please note: you will need to complete the conclusion
quiz online at Ronblank.com to receive credit
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