Systems Comparisons

GreenGirt CMH is a highly fire-resistant product. The majority of its components consist of non-flammable materials such as glass and steel. Additionally, it has been designed with naturally sourced fire retardants, is Declare Label and Red List-free, and offers high performance in extreme fire events. GreenGirt CMH has successfully passed the rigorous fire testing required in the U.S., including NFPA 285 for all commercial wall configurations.

GreenGirt CMH is a highly fire-resistant product. The majority of its components consist of non-flammable materials such as glass and steel. Additionally, it has been designed with naturally sourced fire retardants, is Declare Label and Red List-free, and offers high performance in extreme fire events. GreenGirt CMH has successfully passed the rigorous fire testing required in the U.S., including NFPA 285 for all commercial wall configurations.

Generic steel Z-girts are fire tested and compliant with NFPA 285 and ASTM E84.

Perforated metal Z-girts are fire tested and compliant with NFPA 285 and ASTM E84.

Tested for limited combinations of cladding and insulation, not for all applications.

The GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems, featuring GreenGirt CMH Z-girts with continuous steel inserts, set the standard for effective fastener retention and structural integrity, enhancing durability and protection against environmental stresses through precise and visible fastening techniques.

The GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems, featuring GreenGirt CMH Z-girts with continuous steel inserts, set the standard for effective fastener retention and structural integrity, enhancing durability and protection against environmental stresses through precise and visible fastening techniques.

The generic steel Z-profile provides permanent fastener retention by offering a stable and robust material that securely holds fasteners in place over time, ensuring long-lasting structural integrity.

Perforated metal Z-girts provides permanent fastener retention by offering a stable and robust material that securely holds fasteners in place over time, ensuring long-lasting structural integrity.

FRP is only a temporary fastener substrate for construction screws. Structural screws anchored in FRP will eventually result in failure through creep for standard Z-profiles.

The GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems meet or exceed environmental building standards and regulations set forth by the Declare label, the Living Building Challenge, Red List Free and EPD. Additionally, GreenGirt CMH Z-girts are halogen- and bromine-free, and utilize naturally-sourced fire retardants.

The GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems meet or exceed environmental building standards and regulations set forth by the Declare label, the Living Building Challenge, Red List Free and EPD. Additionally, GreenGirt CMH Z-girts are halogen- and bromine-free, and utilize naturally-sourced fire retardants.

Generic steel Z-girts are free of halogen, bromine, and all Red List materials, ensuring they meet stringent environmental and health standards for green building practices.

Perforated metal Z-girts are not free of halogen, bromine, and all red-list materials. They do not meet stringent environmental and health standards for green building practices.

Generic FRP Z-girts are not free of halogen, bromine, and all red-list materials, potentially leading to environmental and health hazards, as well as non-compliance with green building standards.

GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems have been designed, engineered, and tested (ASTM D2990) to eliminate material and fastener creep.

GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems have been designed, engineered, and tested (ASTM D2990) to eliminate material and fastener creep.

Steel eliminates both material and fastener creep by providing a rigid, stable substrate that maintains its structural integrity and fastener retention over time.

Perforated metal Z-girts are susceptible to creep from extended loading and force concentrations.

Generic FRP Z-girts are susceptible to creep from extended loading and force concentrations.

All projects utilizing GreenGirt CMH or SMARTci systems undergo a comprehensive engineering review, which includes Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and an engineering review tailored to the specific requirements of each project.

All projects utilizing GreenGirt CMH or SMARTci systems undergo a comprehensive engineering review, which includes Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and an engineering review tailored to the specific requirements of each project.

Generic steel Z-girt manufacturers do NOT provide a comprehensive engineering review, including a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and an engineering review tailored to the specific requirements of each project.

Perforated metal Z-girt manufacturers do not provide a comprehensive engineering review, including a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and an engineering review tailored to the specific requirements of each project.

Generic FRP Z-girt manufacturers do NOT provide a comprehensive engineering review, including a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and an engineering review tailored to the specific requirements of each project.

GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems eliminate through-insulation metal and through-fasteners, allowing the system to achieve a thermal efficiency of 92%-99%, the best in the market for the life of the building.

GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems eliminate through-insulation metal and through-fasteners, allowing the system to achieve a thermal efficiency of 92%-99%, the best in the market for the life of the building.

Steel is highly conductive, therefore generic steel Z-girts does not provide the highest thermal efficiency compared to other systems on the market.

A primary component of perforated metal Z-girts is a steel Z-profile, therefore it does not provide the highest thermal efficiency compared to other systems on the market.

Generic FRP Z-girts do not provide the highest thermal efficiency compared to other systems on the market.

GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems feature a progressive installation process, allowing contractors to easily and efficiently install materials. This results in faster installation, reducing labor costs by more than twice compared to competitive products, and helps meet construction schedules. In addition, both systems include metal inserts within the GreenGirt CMH Z-girts, eliminating cantilevering, reducing field measuring and fabrication.

GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems feature a progressive installation process, allowing contractors to easily and efficiently install materials. This results in faster installation, reducing labor costs by more than twice compared to competitive products, and helps meet construction schedules. In addition, both systems include metal inserts within the GreenGirt CMH Z-girts, eliminating cantilevering, reducing field measuring and fabrication.

Generic steel Z-girts do not feature a progressive installation process, preventing contractors from easily and efficiently installing materials.

Perforated metal Z-girts do not eliminate the need for insulation retention fasteners as the Z-girt is not engineered to include integrated fastener retention.

Generic FRP Z-girts do not feature a progressive installation process, preventing contractors from easily and efficiently installing materials.

GreenGirt CMH Z-girts, used in both GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems, features insulation retention splines that ensure insulation is securely kept in place, whether using rigid or mineral wool insulation, eliminating the need for stick pins.

GreenGirt CMH Z-girts, used in both GreenGirt CMH and SMARTci systems, features insulation retention splines that ensure insulation is securely kept in place, whether using rigid or mineral wool insulation, eliminating the need for stick pins.

Generic steel does not eliminate the need for insulation retention fasteners as the Z-girt is not engineered to include integrated fastener retention.

Perforated metal Z-girts do not eliminate the need for insulation retention fasteners as the Z-girt does not include an insulation retention seal.

Some specific products in this category do retain insulation and some do not – refer the product manufacturer’s literature.

The SMARTci system is the only system to eliminate all thermal bypass issues – GUARANTEED.

GreenGirt CMH system with mineral wool insulation does not eliminate all thermal bypass-related issues, leading to potential energy inefficiencies and compromised thermal performance in the building envelope. However, custom-profiled rigid insulation is available upon request with the SMARTci system.

Generic steel does not eliminate thermal bypass-related issues, leading to potential energy inefficiencies and compromised thermal performance in the building envelope.

Perforated metal Z-girts do not eliminate thermal bypass-related issues, leading to potential energy inefficiencies and compromised thermal performance in the building envelope.

Generic FRP does not eliminate thermal bypass-related issues, leading to potential energy inefficiencies and compromised thermal performance in the building envelope.

SMARTci is the only system that provides an air- and water-tight assembly without the need for tape or caulk, up to 20 PSF.

GreenGirt CMH systems do not provide an air- and water-tight assembly without the need for tape or caulk.

Generic steel Z-girts do not provide an air- and water-tight assembly without the need for tape or caulk.

Perforated metal Z-girts do not provide an air- and water-tight assembly without the need for tape or caulk.

Generic FRP Z-girts do not provide an air- and water-tight assembly without the need for tape or caulk.

The design of SMARTci eliminates through-insulation metal and through-fasteners. This allows it to achieve the highest true R-value per inch of wall systems through their composite metal hybrid platform.

GreenGirt CMH Z-girts do eliminate through-insulation metal and through-fasteners. However, it is not the highest true R-value per inch wall solution; SMARTci is.

Generic steel Z-girts do not eliminate through-insulation metal and through-fasteners. This prevents it from achieve the highest true R-value per inch of wall systems.

Perforated metal Z-girts do not eliminate through-insulation metal and through-fasteners. This prevents it from achieve the highest true R-value per inch of wall systems.

Generic FRP Z-girts do not eliminate through-insulation metal and through-fasteners. This prevents it from achieve the highest true R-value per inch of wall systems.