Zinc is an abundant, lightweight and shiny metal which has long been used in construction for roofs and vertical cladding. It is perhaps most extensively used in Paris, where the majority of roofs have been zinc since Napoleonic times.
It’s currently becoming more popular for civic and corporate buildings that need to last a long time, as well as increasingly for homes as its sustainability benefits gain prominence.
Zinc roofs can last more than 100 years because it doesn’t rust, instead it ‘heals’ itself with a protective patina that comes back after scratching.
Because of the protective patina, zinc is not sensitive to rust or UV and is very low maintenance.
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