Are you in the market to build a new home? Are you in the market to save money by building an energy efficient home? If so, then this article will introduce you to the "new" kid on the block. Well, actually it is the "oldest" kid on the block. If you are looking to build a home that is sustainable and energy efficient, then you need to look no further. This article will discuss this system.
The method is known as C-I-C by the Department of Energy. Let's take a look at what is included in this method of construction. Very basically, a form can be made off site. The form or panel is then taken to the job site. They are then placed on the footers or the slab, and filled with concrete. You then have concrete walls. These concrete walls are most mold resistant, fire resistant, termite proof, most pest resistant and most energy efficient. Understand that the system is not a system of concrete blocks, but rather a system of concrete panels the height of walls and widths up to four feet wide that are 7" thick.
The parts of the wall can easily be designed to include a Concrete Tie Beam, C-Studs every 14 " apart, a steel rebar where each panel meets the next one, concrete and foam. The Tie beam is part of the panel form that is brought to the job site. It will not require any more forming. The tie beam rebar that is required per code is further from the top of the tie beam, which means that the 12" deep Tie beam of this system is stronger than a 12" beam in concrete block construction using the same rebar steel. You can compare this type method of construction with wood framing, commonly called stick built homes. The strength of this type of concrete wall is in the vicinity of 20 times stronger than 2" x 4" stick built homes. Panels are connected together by the hardening of the concrete and the interlocking with the C-Studs, making an unbreakable connection. Rebar is either 'wet set' when the slab is first poured, or epoxied into the slab. At the top of the rebar there is a bend within the tie beam area at the top of the panel. This forms a tie column from the slab to the tie beam. This completed tie column has a vertical rebar, 2-structural C-studs that face each other and concrete, creating a column five times stronger than a filled cell with rebar that is found in a concrete block filled cell construction. This type of construction can also resist over 2 1/2 times the force of 150 MPH winds.
So, if you wish to build a home that is mold resistant, fire resistant, termite proof, pest resistant and energy efficient, then find a designer and/or builder familiar with the C-I-C method of construction.
Are you getting ready to build a new home? Are you ready to have your home to be the most fire resistant it can be? Are you trying to build an energy efficient home? To get more information about building your next fire resistant, energy efficient home, visit http://www.allwallsystem.com
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