— About Northern Facades
Fabricators.
Engineers. Façade
Systems Experts.
Northern Facades is a supply-only manufacturer and fabricator of architectural rainscreen building envelope systems, with manufacturing facilities in Toronto and Salt Lake City.
Every resource we have — estimating, engineering, drafting, state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, project management, quality control — exists to make the panel system that arrives on your site perform exactly as specified.
Our engineering team works alongside production. When a question arises in the drawing — a connection that won’t clear, a joint that won’t drain, a thermal condition that won’t meet code — it gets resolved at the drawing stage. Not in the field.
Multiple Systems.
One Fabricator.
Each system engineered for a distinct set of project requirements, aesthetic objectives, and performance demands. All fabricated to project-specific tolerances. Delivered to site.
Metal composite rainscreen panel system. Pressure-equalized cavity design. Combined with leading MCM suppliers and a wide finish range — anodized, PVDF, custom colour. Complies with NFPA 285, CAN SLC 138, and AAMA testing standards and engineered for a variety of exposure conditions. The most specified system in the Northern Facades portfolio.
Solid metal plate panel system. Custom-fabricated to project geometry. Anodized or PVDF finish. Tight shadow-line tolerances and precise reveal joints. For architectural applications that require the panel to be noticed.
Large-format Laminam ceramic panel rainscreen. Zero porosity. Superior fire and impact resistance. Custom panel widths. A system specified for high-performance applications — offering a range of possibilities from high-pedestrian-traffic environments to refined aesthetic considerations.
Northern Facades’ modular rainscreen panel system. For projects where budget, timeline, and repeatability are fixed constraints. Same rainscreen performance and finish as a custom system. Shorter lead times. Predictable cost.
A thermally broken cladding attachment system engineered for continuous insulation compatibility and current energy code requirements. ISO Clip carries its own brand and specification documentation.
Engineered for the
Toughest
Conditions.
A rainscreen assembly faces four simultaneous demands: air infiltration control, water ingress management, thermal movement accommodation, and structural load resistance. Every Northern Facades system is engineered to manage all four, over the lifetime of the building.
Our systems are not designed to code minimum — they are designed to what the building actually needs.
Air & Water Control
Pressure-equalized cavity design. Tested to ASTM E331 and AAMA 501. The primary defence line is treated like one.
Thermal Movement
Slip joints, slotted connections, and material-specific allowances designed into every panel layout for North American climate ranges.
Continuous Insulation
Systems engineered to meet and exceed ASHRAE 90.1 CI requirements. Energy code compliance built into the assembly.
Long-Term Durability
Anodized and PVDF-coated finishes. Ceramic panels with zero porosity. Systems designed for 40+ year service life.
Custom or
Catalogue.
Both Perform.
Not every project needs a bespoke envelope. Not every project can afford to start from scratch. Northern Facades handles both ends of the spectrum — and everything between.
For complex, architect-driven projects:
we engage at schematic design and stay through delivery. Custom panel geometry, non-standard conditions, tight tolerances, challenging site logistics. This is where our engineering team earns its place on the project.
For programme-driven projects:
Accuform delivers tested, proven rainscreen performance in a modular system built for speed and budget certainty. Projects where the envelope needs to perform on a budget.
Built in the
Factory Delivered
Anywhere.
Two facilities across North America. One engineering standard. Northern Facades fabricates to the same specifications, tolerances, and quality control processes at both locations — wherever your project is.
Toronto
Precision fabrication machinery, advanced forming equipment, and full finishing capability. Engineering and production share a building — problems get resolved in conversation, not correspondence. Two facilities across North America, the same engineering team, the same shop drawing standard, the same quality control process. One capability, wherever your project is.
Salt Lake City
Precision fabrication machinery, advanced forming equipment, and full finishing capability. Engineering and production share a building — problems get resolved in conversation, not correspondence. Two facilities across North America, the same engineering team, the same shop drawing standard, the same quality control process. One capability, wherever your project is.
Specify Northern Facades
Bring us in at schematic design and we’ll carry the envelope system through to fabrication. Technical support, engineering, and a panel system that performs as specified.