Housing in Southern Africa October 2015

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POWERWALL

ECO BEAM

ABŌD

SA STEEL

with a dry density of 650 kg/m³. These EPS panels are encapsulated on both sides with 4.5 mm calcium silicate boards. Internal walls are 120 mm thick and comprise of the same material. The foundations comprise an in- situ cast concrete surface bed and thickened edge beams cast on a damp proof membrane to the engi- neer’s specifications. The roof con- sists of light gauge, structural steel trusses and clad with lightweight cladding. Insulated ceilings must always be installed with gypsum plasterboard, fibre cement, Isofoam, or 30 mm thick Lambda board. This system is Agrément Certified. IPOZI The walls are comprised of 2 400 mm x 1 000 mm x 60 mmwall panels

fabricated from two sheets of pre- coated galvanised sheet steel, encap- sulating an expanded polyurethane core. Galvanised steel ridgebeams span and are anchored to the external eaves. External walls have an oven baked polyester coating to both sides and are internally clad thick X-rated gypsumplasterboard 15mm. Vertical joints are tongue-and-groove and wall panels are anchored to a galvanised sheet steel angle, which in turn is secured to the foundation slab with expansion bolts. Internal wall panels are the same as external wall panels, clad both sides with gypsum plasterboard. Ceiling panels are the same as wall panels (without gypsum plaster- board cladding). Window and door frames are manufactured from un- plasticised polyvinyl chloride (uPVC). The design of the foundation slab

panel’s outer two sheets comprise 0.5 Chromadek steel cladding and a polyurethane core. The greatest ad- vantage of this system is the speed of construction, saving time andmoney without compromising quality. The EezyBuilt home is also avail- able in conventional form with face brick exterior walls and a plaster and paint finish inside. The builder is re- quired to assemble the pre-cut pan- els and mount them on the concrete slab. The finished building is airtight and soundproof. This system has National Home Builders Registration Council Rational Design Approval. LEPA The external walls consist of 150 mm – 180 mm tongue and groove interlocking expanded polystyrene (EPS) panels with beaded concrete

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