Healthcare architecture is going through a radical transformation in the search for safer, more efficient spaces aimed at offering wellbeing. This approach also includes a hygienic perspective of design to cover not only hospitals, clinics and healthcare centers, but also food industries, swimming pools, laboratories and other facilities where biocide surfaces, hygiene and healthy architecture are priorities. In this context, ceramic ventilated facades with advanced Bioklinker® technology are considered a reference solution as they combine innovation, hygiene, sustainability and modernity. This article offers details on ceramic solutions that help achieve pathogen-free spaces in buildings of different kinds, both in the architectural planning stage as well as in the interior design.
Hospital architecture and hygienic design
When it comes to architecture for hygiene or healthcare purposes, creating hygienic and functional environments is key to the safety of patients, healthcare personnel and visitors alike. And this is where ceramic ventilated facades play a relevant role, not only due to the aesthetics and modern finish they offer, but also their technical properties. The air chamber created between the insulation layer and cladding provides a physical separation between the inside and outside atmospheres of the building, enabling air circulation across the facade and, therefore, guaranteeing thermal insulation all while eliminating any thermal bridges or condensation.
Completing a ventilated facade with ceramic ensures greater durability, resistance and insulating capability. Plus, the use of ceramic in hospital architecture leads to sustainable solutions with zero waste in the composition and manufacturing process.
A ceramic ventilated facade at the hospital in Alcañiz
These advantages are supplemented with the inclusion of ceramic materials that optimize the health conditions in buildings used for health purposes. This is why ceramic with Bioklinker® technology is essential to hygiene and healthcare architectural projects: its capacity to create pathogen and microorganism-free atmospheres makes this material a “must-have” in healthy buildings.
What is anti-bacterial Bioklinker® ceramic?
Our Bioklinker technology inhibits the growth of bacteria, fungi and yeast for products that are effective against odors and stains. This treatment is applied during the ceramic manufacturing process before firing, meaning neither the characteristics nor the tone of the material are affected at any time throughout its service life.
Silver is the main component of this anti-bacterial technology. It’s a wide reaching antimicrobial agent that’s highly effective against a large variety of microorganisms and pathogens such as E-Coli, Legionella and Salmonella, among others. This antibacterial ceramic protects people from vulnerability to reactions caused by contamination with microorganisms.
Healthcare center in Illueca (Zaragoza)
Healthy buildings with Bioklinker®: applications beyond just facade cladding
Besides ventilated facades featuring ceramic cladding with Bioklinker® technology, there are other building applications that require extreme hygiene measures to benefit people’s health. Floors and walls in food industry facilities, laboratories, professional kitchens, school cafeterias, wet areas and pools are just some examples where Bioklinker® technology is used.
The benefits of Bioklinker® ceramic in the food industry
The food industry must meet strict hygiene and environmental control standards in rooms and architecture design. Some of the benefits Bioklinker® brings to these buildings include:
- Inhibiting the growth of microorganisms on floors and walls.
- An effective barrier against external agents such as fungi, moss and lichens, which could compromise the environmental quality.
- Compliance with the most demanding food safety standards, thus guaranteeing surfaces that do not release particles or harmful substances.
- Chemical resistance to ensure optimal performance even under extreme conditions, such as in cold chambers. Such continuous treatment is effective in conditions as diverse as exposure to natural or artificial light, and even in darkness.
Project with Bioklinker® ceramics for food industry space
Bacteria-free surfaces and healthy buildings: pools and sports centers
Pools, sports centers, changing rooms and spas are examples of facilities where the hygienic properties of ceramic with Bioklinker® make the difference by providing:
- An increased level of hygiene through antimicrobial additives based on next-generation technology with long-lasting surface protection.
- Resistance to moisture and chlorine to prevent long-term damage.
- Guaranteed hygiene with these anti-pathogenic surfaces to protect users from possible infections.
Anti-pathogenic ceramic in laboratories and pharmaceutical industries
The hygiene and sanitization of laboratories and pharmaceutical industries is essential to achieving environments free of microorganisms and other contaminants. Anti-bacterial ceramic in these facilities offers comprehensive solutions:
- An active barrier against fungi and bacteria to keep work areas highly sanitized.
- Ceramic materials are highly resistant to aggressive chemicals, which are essential to complex industrial processes.
Cerámica antibacteriana coleccion Aciker
FAVEKER®, ceramic technology in healthy buildings
Combining ceramic ventilated facades and Bioklinker® has revolutionized architectural design in sectors where hygiene and efficiency are fundamental. Investing in anti-pathogenic solutions and biocide surfaces inside buildings means making a commitment to the future of hygienic construction designed for people’s wellbeing.
Ceramic with Bioklinker® technology meets the need for hygiene in hospital and healthcare architectural projects. At FAVEKER®, we use Bioklinker® ceramic to achieve people-oriented healthy buildings. Contact us, and we’ll tell you how you can apply it to your project.
