page_title: Braas Monier Building Group
section_title: Wind tunnel
hierarchical_section_title: Braas Monier Building Group / Technical Centre / Wind tunnel
caption_attribution_description: English: Wind tunnel at the Technical Centre in Heusenstamm Deutsch: Windtunnel im Technical Centre in Heusenstamm
context_page_description: Braas Monier Building Group, also known as BMI Group and Braas Monier, is a manufacturer of building materials for pitched roofs and roofing accessories in Europe, some Asian markets, and South Africa. The company's produces concrete and clay roof tiles, roofing accessories, ceramic and steel chimneys, and energy systems. Braas Monier is headquartered in Luxembourg. Since June 2017, Braas Monier Building Group has operated as BMI Group.
  By its own account, Braas Monier has operations in 36 countries with 121 production facilities. In 2016, the Group generated revenues of 1,235.8 million euros. As of 31 December 2016 Braas Monier had 7,922 employees. Since 25 June 2014 Braas Monier is listed on the Prime Standard at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and was listed on the SDAX from 22 September 2014 until 2 February 2017. Since April 2017 Braas Monier Building Group is part of the US company Standard Industries.
context_section_description: A wind tunnel, located at the Technical Centre in Heusenstamm, is able to simulate extreme weather conditions which typically arise only every 50 years. Fans, sprinkling nozzles and a hydraulic system for changing the roof pitch help to test the products in four weather scenarios. Tests will be run until water leaks from the bottom of the roof and thus the maximum load has been determined. Products which have been tested successfully are – for instance by Braas Germany – being issued with a 30-year-guarantee for the material and an additional 30-year-guarantee for frost resistance.
caption: Wind tunnel at the Technical Centre in Heusenstamm
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