What is the thermal insulation of a RibRaft Xpod when compared to a polystyrene RibRaft?
Author: fabio
White Pollution. What can we do for it?
Through waffle slabs alone the area polluted from pods offcuts is the size of 100 rugby fields all lined up one after another covered in polystyrene!
12 tips for a perfect polished concrete floor
I really love polished concrete floors.
I love them because, when they are well done, they are unique, distinctive, hygenic, durable and thermally efficient.
On the other hand, when they are badly done they may look messy, unfinished… a disaster that’s why I would suggest you to consider the following 12 tips to get the best out your polished concrete floor.
Is it worth insulating a concrete foundation?
When you are building a new house insulation is an important tick within your checklist. I am always getting asked … More
Site Monitoring #2: The RibRaft® X-Pod™ 750 type
Second video: Everyday I receive questions about how the RibRaft® X-Pod™ works and I thought the best way to address these questions was to take a few videos from building sites during my site monitoring.
Site Monitoring #1: The RibRaft® X-Pod™ 1500 type
Site Monitoring #1: In the first video I am providing information about the RibRaft® X-Pod™ 1500 type.
Cutting-edge slab revealed by drone
Watch a professional drone footage of a Christchurch building site…
How to get control of expansive soils in the Auckland Region
In New Zealand and especially in the Auckland region, expansive soils can be detrimental for the durability of buildings constructed with the traditional methodologies.
Cutting-edge foundation technology explained from a building site
September 2017, Christchurch New Zealand – We have been at a building site with a trained installer…
10 reasons for choosing a Firth RibRaft® X-Pod™
Despite that I had introduced this technology four years ago with the Armadillo™ System, it took nearly 18 months to … More
Cardboard void formers for foundations
It has been a hard an exciting challenge. It was 2012. An alternative to materials made from petrochemicals to be … More
Plastic void formers for foundations
Plastic void former’s can be produced from recycled raw materials, most of the time they are stack-able for easy transport … More
5 Good reasons for not using Polystyrene in your foundation
12,500 people in a queue, each carrying a block of polystyrene as big as a coffee table and one by one throwing their block of polystyrene into the sea.
Linear or Lateral?
When I was a young (structural) engineer my colleagues and friends used to say “you are not thinking like an engineer!”…
Introducing a new technology to relevel buildings
The use concrete pads may reduce the performance of the building especially when liquefiable or compressible layers are surcharged and punching failure mechanisms may be triggered.
The Armadillo 500R/C at CTV news
Come with me and see an Armadillo 500 R/C foundation installed on site.
lateral thinking. 