About Sensitile Terrazzo
Sensitile Terrazzo™ slabs and tiles magically shift, shimmer, and twinkle in response to shadows, light and movement creating a playful, living surface.
Sensitile Terrazzo is composed of a fine concrete mix with embedded light conducting channels. This sustainable material also contains at least 20% post consumer waste.
| Composition | Polymer modified cement and embedded light guides |
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| Finish | Semi Gloss Urethane, Penetrating and ULTRA (higher gloss) |
| Tile Sizes | 7/8" thick (standard) - 24" x 24" and 24" x 30" |
| Slab Sizes | 1-1/2" thick - custom made to size and shape - typical lengths up to 8 feet |
| Terminal Size | 3/16" x 3/16" and 1/4" x 1/4" standard |
| Terminal Density | 30 - 40 per square foot typical; 80-90 for HD (high density version) |
| Options & Services | Edge finishing and profiling, custom colors and color matching, 2D and 3D shapes, custom terminal density, shape and arrangement. |
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- cladding
The outer face and back layers of the panel product, sandwiching the core. The front cladding is typically clear or a transparent color. The rear cladding has options for clear, transparent or dichroic colors, and clear or transparent color mirrors. Either side can be finished in glossy, frosted or matte surfaces.
- core
The center portion of the panel product, sandwiched between a face and back cladding. Typically patterned to influence light by reflection, refraction, transmission, diffusion and dissipation.
- grain
The direction in which the panel core strips run. Typically parallel to the long or short edge, customer specified. Influences how the panel is illuminated.
- grain thickness
The thickness of the core strips that make up the grain in a panel product.
- HD
High Density with regard to the terminals on Terrazzo products. It has the greatest density.
- light conducting channels
Optical pathways designed to direct light from one point and diffuse at another location. Constructed from acrylic.
- light guides
See light conducting channels.
- light point
In Lumina panels, the illuminated facet on the face of the product created by a light source and the paterns in the core strips.
- light point density
In Lumina panels, the count of light points per square foot on the face.
- pattern density
The percentage of the patterning per unit area in a panel product. The greater the precentage, the denser the pattern and more visual obscurity through the transparent panel.
- SC
Sensitile Cement with regard to our Terrazzo products.
- terminal
In terrazzo products, the visible portion of the light conducting channel on the surface. Typically rectangular, but can be round or square. Size, shape and density are customer specified.