Company Profile : |
Building technology of the future:
More and more people are talking about and looking for affordable, efficient green building options for there future homes and businesses. Consider the rising utility costs, water restrictions, electricity shortages along with the increased cost in construction, green house emissions and poor waste disposal. It is no wonder the exploration of alternative methods of building is so prominent today.
Building with sandbags is not a new concept, however modifications to this age old concept has made way for a sophisticated building system which provides a high-quality building. The system is enormously ecologically friendly and economical at the same time. The combination of these two qualities inspired the patented technologies of building by bags and making a very inexpensive beam structure. In all aspects, like stability and thermal behaviour, the sandbag wall is superior to a conventional brick wall of the same thickness.
The sandbags in combination with a light Ecobeam structure can be seen as a modified timberframe house, however once the roof is in place and the building is plastered, the whole structure behaves monolithic and appears exactly like a common brick house. The system is not dependent on any kind of industrial grid measurements. That means that any specific measurements that are required for wall thickness, size and height of the building or for wall openings, can easily be achieved. This is just one of many more advantages that makes this building technology perfectly suited for any building project.
Why build with Sandbags ?
In a nutshell: With the sandbag system you can build better quality buildings for less money using ecologically sound materials. The benefits include:
Ecological Impact:
The impact on the environment is tremendous. Considering that sand is a natural resource - G5 sand or soil resources are widely available and need no energy for processing or chemical inputs. The damage and congestion caused by conventional building demands of heavy trucks carrying bricks and cement is drastically reduced. More benefits:
- No electricity required on site during building
- Minimal amounts of water required on site
- Thermal Mass Qualities of product. R-value of sand walls measured at 22 which affords greater insulation compared to conventional buildings
- Durability of the product
- Significantly lower cement content and carbon emissions
Economical Impact:
If time is money, then the Ecobag system has the advantage in a very rapid construction rate. Cost savings of the super structure is substantial compared to conventional building.
- Saving - Use of on site resources
- Saving - Reduced transportation costs
- Saving - Reduction in expensive material costs
- Saving - Reduced time of skilled workers on site
- Saving - Reduced number of skilled and semi skilled labour required
|
