Saturday 18 July 2009 10:30:01 am

First we must define what a structulate is ?

A structulate is a strong highbrid material, made from a weaker insulating material, and combines the qualities of strength and insulation.

It is clear from the responses that the mechanism of CO2 reduction is not clarified for most people.
Heat loss/Heat gain in buildings has to be paid for in Kw's of electrical power . Power generation produces combustion. This directly increases the CO2 in the atmosphere.. People demand more heating and more cooling.

The only way to break this wasteful loop is for insulation to become the defining parameter for our homes, our offices, and our factories. Insulation must move to the top of the list where buildings are concerned .
Historically isulation has been added to buildings as an after-throught . This must stop ! but how?

I passionately believe that the answer is in Structulates. Insulation is not sexy, it is not nice to handle, it goes soggy in the wet, it looses its refractory qualities, It has no mechanical strength.
We must stop this kind of thinking rigth now, we must turn insulation into a proper building material, which can be applied in any conditions, any place on the planet..

We must turn insulation into Granitics, we must turn insulation into limestones, we must turn insulation into Stucco, into tyrolean, and any other decorative cement finished surface. Then we must put it on our buildings
This is the only way we can make insulation sexy in the publics mind. That is why from now on I will only be referring to SIPS and EIFS as STRUCTULATES.


PS : we must start to define what constitutes an eco structulate and what dosn't

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Monday 20 July 2009 5:23:50 pm

Kathyryn - Structulates are perfectly suited for reto-rfitting to older colder buildings, particularly the Concrete monoliths from the 60'S.

the procedure is as follows:-

A 50mm support skirt made from 50mm Stainless steel angle bar, is attached to the base of the building, by screws. then the 50mm thick structulate blocks or panels are bonded to the walls of the building, taking particular care to seal the vertical and horizontal splines. between the panels.
It is then simply a mater of working around the building and moving upwards. The section around windows requires greater care ( or use pre-formed structulate mullions.)
If it is required that the splines are hidden, then the panel must incorporate a pre-formed rebate ( See my Xi-clad 801 ) which is finished in re-constituted limestone.and maintains good esthetics. All my structulates can easily be cut to exact size using a sharp hand saw, (preferably Japaneese profile)
My web site is not yet up to date, as my latest panel is being Nascopied to protest intelectual property rights . But you can still get an overview if you check out
http://nwdavison.magix.net/website .
You guys realy caught me on the hop, I was on holiday in Spain, when I picked up your web site only by accident, I was on my mobile trying to pick locate Bloombergs, but kept getting your website, so in the end I decided to check it out.

trust this answers your question.

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