Building system and method

a building system and building technology, applied in the field of building systems and methods, can solve the problems of difficulty in adding or moving doors, windows, or utilities, and the cost of icf systems is higher than with traditional building methods, and achieves the effect of facilitating the alignment of formers in registers

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-07-23
BINDER WOLFGANG ADOLF
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[0012]engagement means or locating formations configured for complementary engagement with at leas...

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There are disadvantages with conventional systems of ICF.
The cost can be higher than with traditional building methods.
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[0097]Referring to the drawings, reference numeral 10 indicates generally a building system according to the invention. The system 10 includes a plurality of insulating formers 12, each former having a body portion 14 which is preferably manufactured from expanded or extruded polystyrene foam. Those skilled in the art will, however, appreciate that other suitable insulating materials can be used, such as other polymer foams (e.g. polyurethane foam) or compositions like cement-bonded wood fibre or cement-bonded polystyrene beads.

[0098]The body portion 14 of the former 12 has a rib-former 16 comprising three internal walls. The rib former 16 defines a rebated portion 18 in which concrete can be set, thereby to form a concrete rib 20. The cross-section of the rib-former 16 can be shaped in a dove-tail fashion so that the rebated portion 18 (and therefore the rib 20) takes on an elongate dove-tail shape. This helps to stop the concrete rib 20 from falling out of the former 12.

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A building system comprising insulating formers manufactured from an insulating material, for example polystyrene foam. Each former has at least one internal wall defining a rebated portion in which concrete can be cast, forming a reinforcing rib. The rebated portion typically has a dove-tail profile to reduce the likelihood of the cast concrete rib falling out. Each former has locating formations or engagement means configured for complementary engagement with at least one other former, allowing the formers to be arranged in register with one another. Also disclosed is a method of building which includes the steps of: shaping formers from insulating material, for example polystyrene foam, in such a way that the formers each define a rebated portion and engagement means configured for complementary engagement with at least one other former; casting reinforced concrete ribs in the rebated portions; and arranging the formers in abutment with one another.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]THIS INVENTION relates to a building system and method. It relates in particular to a building system and method involving insulating formers.BACKGROUND ART[0002]According to conventional techniques used for many years in the background art, concrete is poured into site-specific formers and cured on site. Also known in the background art is structural precast concrete, which is a construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable former, curing it in a controlled environment, transporting it to the construction site and lifting it into place.[0003]Insulating Concrete Form (“ICF”) is a system of formwork that stays in place as permanent building insulation for cast-in-place, reinforced concrete walls, floors and roofs. In conventional systems of ICF, forms consisting of insulating material are placed on either side of the volume which is to be concreted, forming two, spaced walls, and concrete is poured between the walls. The insulating forms are lef...

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IPC IPC(8): E04B2/00E04B7/00E04B1/348E04C3/02E04B1/16E04B2/86E04B2/38
CPCE04B2/00E04B2/86E04B7/00E04B2/38E04B2001/34876E04B1/167E04B1/348E04C2003/023E04C3/02E04C3/29E04B1/165E06B3/82E06B3/9649E06B2003/7023
Inventor BINDER, WOLFGANG ADOLFKAIN, RUSSELLMILLER, GORDON WILLIAM
Owner BINDER WOLFGANG ADOLF
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