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PRIOR - State of the Art Complexity & Energy Transfer Paths - Designed-In
In the time it takes others to assemble metal framing, install thermal modules and apply metal back pans, we can complete multiple PortalWall® FORTified Opaque INfill™ panels — because our design eliminates all of those separate parts entirely.

If the enclosure can’t take care of itself, don’t trust it to take care of you.
PortalWall® is the first wall that can stabilize temperature, by using water to deluge — actively managing surface hydration to reduce cooling loads, lower ignition potential, and preserve long-term material equilibrium. It’s more than a barrier; it’s a living system that adapts, protects, and sustains.
When nature evolves, we call it adaptation.
When humans guide that process, we call it curation.
Until now, the building enclosure was engineered for protection, for structure, for performance — but never for wellness.
With PortalWall®, wellness is no longer incidental — it is curated through precision.
When the inventor recognized that optimal relative humidity is not merely a condition but a vital equilibrium of air and life, the pursuit of a better wall became inseparable from the pursuit of human wellness.
Now, the DNA of adaptation, energy efficiency, and wellness are permanently woven together in PortalWall®.
GRANTED AND PATENTS PENDING
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Complexity Eliminated
Energy transfer paths — eliminated.
 Vertical framing — eliminated.
PortalWall® FORTified Opaque INfill™ (FOI™) and the Water Draining Spandrel Assembly™ (WDSA™) work together through flat-diaphragm Parallels™ Technology — a continuous structural logic with no interruptive energy paths.

I realized that if this principle were not captured by a symbol — a simple badge of truth — it would take too long to explain. Thus, Water Vapor Aloft™ (WVA™) was born.
Water Vapor Aloft™ (WVA™)
The WVA™ logo embodies PortalWall®’s core principle: keeping water vapor aloft in occupied spaces to preserve energy, comfort, and health. The triangle represents enclosure stability, the upward arrow shows vapor rising, and the symbols inside reflect the essential elements of air and water.
Why it Matters - The SIGNAL
When vapor remains aloft in occupied spaces, it is a signal that the enclosure is airtight, continuous, and free of thermal-bridging cold spots. Latent energy is preserved, condensation is prevented, and indoor comfort and health are optimized. WVA™ is a compact, patent-protected symbol of PortalWall®’s performance and stability.
Latent energy stored in water vapor is not inconsequential.
Allowing it to condense into puddles inside vast opaque zones of building enclosures is the opposite of energy efficiency — a reality ignored by every other enclosure solution.
PortalWall® recognizes that maintaining vapor in its aloft state preserves energy, prevents hidden damage, and sustains true thermal balance.
The Science Behind WVA™
The PortalWall® Difference
Unlike conventional walls, PortalWall® restores energy and well-being: thermal bridging is eliminated, cold spots vanish, and conditioned air circulates efficiently. The result is a building enclosure that sustains comfort, health, and thermal efficiency simultaneously.
Full Description: For an in-depth explanation of WVA™, the physics behind it, and its role in PortalWall® assemblies, see the full [web page article].
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Water Vapor Aloft™ (WVA™):
Signals That Your Wall Works
People spend nearly 87% of their lives indoors, making the building enclosure critical to health, comfort, and energy efficiency.
Water Vapor Aloft™ (WVA™) shows the wall assembly is performing correctly:
Patent-protected and unique, WVA™ proves that design and physics work together to maintain comfort, efficiency, and well-being in the occupied space.
Full Details: See the complete [blog article] for the science behind WVA™.
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PortalWall® — Architecture as the First Fuel™
PortalWall® embodies energy in renewal, turning the IEA’s principle of efficiency as the “first fuel” into architecture itself.
By focusing on the opaque, non-vision zones of the façade, PortalWall® ensures performance that cannot be disrupted by occupant behavior — no open windows, no fragile settings, no variables to fail.
Signals:
The Result: A coherent, reproducible system that performs across climates and building types — extreme efficiency, no moving parts, just measurable performance. It simply saves the energy you bargained for.
Together, these principles define a new façade logic: conserving before consuming, allowing air, energy, and wellness to move freely within every structure.
IEA chief: Energy efficiency is the world's 'first fuel' | World Economic Forum
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MC²™
Signals Economy of Build
and Scalability
MC²™ is PortalWall®’s guiding principle: two major components, one shared logic, designed to deliver more performance for less cost.
Core Components:
By uniting precision curtain walling with insulated-panel efficiency, MC²™ creates a single, aligned system that is:
The Signal: High performance at lower cost, proving that affordability is the true measure of a better wall.
Full Details: See the [blog article] for complete explanation of MC²™, FOI™, and WDSA™.
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July 25, 2025 – THERM Analysis Summary
WVA™ communicates wellness and efficiency. Not theory, but a measurable signal: it proves the enclosure works in harmony with nature — preserving water vapor in the breathing zone where health and comfort belong.
A full thermal analysis conducted with LBNL’s industry-standard THERM software confirmed that the PortalWall® assembly exhibits zero condensation risk under design conditions.
Even at outdoor temperatures as low as 0°F, interior surface temperatures remain well above the dew point — ensuring dry, mold-resistant performance.
This superior result is driven by the system’s underlying thermal logic:
The result: a high-performance enclosure that manages energy and moisture with exceptional reliability — and provides visible proof that wellness and efficiency can coexist in one wall system.

PortalWall® was lab tested before it was conceived, built upon the proven performance of a Kingspan QuadCore® 4-inch-deep insulated panel—but improved upon, a panel with published thermal and structural data. From this strong foundation, the system was continuously improved and validated.
The true breakthrough lies in the patented enhancements described in U.S. Patent No. 10,329,758 B2—my first granted patent. These innovations structurally reinforce the panel without compromising its core integrity.
In fact, the design is so precisely engineered that the original manufacturer's warranty remains fully intact and carries forward with the PortalWall® system.
No Accommodations. No compromise. Just improvement.

NYCHA MY LESSONS LEARNED
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-me-portalwall-yonatan-margalit-kfaye
PortalWall® + VIG, The next level
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/vacuum-insulated-glass-8-sealy-drive-yonatan-margalit-aul6e
PortalWall® and WVA™: Turning Building Envelopes into Health Engines
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wva-science-behind-water-vapor-aloft-yonatan-margalit-gijte
WVA™ WATER VAPOR ALOFT EXPLAINED GRAPHICALLY
PORTALWALL FORTIFIED OPAQUE INFILL™
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/portalwall-opaque-infill-yonatan-margalit-yxpye
WE LIVE IN SILOS & MY SOLUTION SHARED WITH NYSERDA IN DECEMBER 2019
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nyserda-portalwall-pon-3519pdf-yonatan-margalit-idpwe
When Efficiency Without Airflow Fails & How PortalWall® Improves
WVA™ WATER VAPOR ALOFT & THE WHITE BLOOD CELL ANALOGY
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wva-concept-water-vapor-aloft-yonatan-margalit-w7iue
MY HISTROY
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-journey-industry-began-1984-yonatan-margalit-qi5pc
WHY WE BUILD THE WALL

PortalWall® Fortified Opaque INfill™
PortalWall® Is the critical layer Passive House often overlooks—the dynamic, structural, performance-enhancing core that ties everything together.
Designed by a practical engineering mind with a holistic view, cost careful, PortalWall® solves what others neglect:
Passive House is a target. PortalWall® is the only path to massive deployement without Value Engineering Risk.
It doesn’t just comply—it improves, integrates, and elevates.
So next time you hear “Passive House,” remember:
PortalWall® is what makes it real.
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I continue to file patent applications with the USPTO, I possess both payment receipts, for an advanced building enclosure which manages heat by quenching enclosure surfaces with water, utilizing the already integrated water trough, to document and protect the evolution of this work. This IP—along with related patent applications and trading-marks, and associated web-domains, has never been for sale. It remains under my exclusive control and ownership and is available only through formal licensing agreements. Among the innovations protected under this body of work is a switchable glazing technology that eliminates the need for costly lamination layers and disrupts traditional manufacturing steps. Any unauthorized use constitutes a violation of those rights.
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Active Air-Managed Enclosure™ (AAME™)
PortalWall® + Open-Wall™
PORTALWALL® AIR™ - CFD PROVEN
Pascal Rivers™ and Pascal-Logic™
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E=MC2™
E<MC2™
The Equation Rewritten — E < MC² > E™
PortalFlow™ — Air Flow Whenever Possible
WVA™ WATER VAPOR ALOFT
PortalWall® + Parallels™
MC²™
PortalSteel™, Active-Wall™, PortalWall® ZUZALOGIC™, ZUZATHERM™, DelugeWall™, Freed-Air™, Active-Portals™, Testalogica™, TestaWall™, ActiveCoat™, Outsulate™
PortalWall® Fortified Opaque INfill™
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SILO™ — Structural Integrated Layered Object
Patents filed, pending, and granted.

“I turned condensation resistance from defense into design — where wellness emerges via WVA™.
Because optimal relative humidity (RH) is the cornerstone of indoor air quality and human performance,
 PortalWall® transforms the unseen forces of air and vapor into instruments of stability, comfort, and efficiency.
By aligning material performance with human wellness, we move from protection to harmony —
proving that the healthiest buildings keep water vapor aloft within the breathing zone,
while defending enclosure surfaces from condensation.”
PortalWall® Design Philosophy
 By Yonatan Zvi Margalit