A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
The overall goal of this project was to develop and characterize a new building material tentatively named Ferrofoam. This material is formed as a building block 8'' thick, 4' wide and 8' long. The block has an R factor of 30, and structural strength sufficient to allow its use as walls, floors and roofs of buildings of up to three stories. Additionally, the roof panels may be imbedded with collector pipes and covered with glass to form solar collector panels of fair efficiency. All of the proposed steps have been completed at this date, although the solar panel testing is still underway. (ERA citation 10:000836)
The overall goal of this project was to develop and characterize a new building material tentatively named Ferrofoam. This material is formed as a building block 8'' thick, 4' wide and 8' long. The block has an R factor of 30, and structural strength sufficient to allow its use as walls, floors and roofs of buildings of up to three stories. Additionally, the roof panels may be imbedded with collector pipes and covered with glass to form solar collector panels of fair efficiency. All of the proposed steps have been completed at this date, although the solar panel testing is still underway. (ERA citation 10:000836)
Appropriate Technology Small Grants Program. Conservation: Building Products and Materials. Final Report
J. Cooley (author)
1983
60 pages
Report
No indication
English
Construction Equipment, Materials, & Supplies , Construction Materials, Components, & Equipment , Building Materials , Concrete-Plastic Composites , Cements , Computerized Simulation , Fabrication , Iron Compounds , Plastic Foams , Polystyrene , Reinforced Concrete , Testing , ERDA/320302 , ERDA/320100
Study of conservation in building construction, final report
Engineering Index Backfile | 1952
The appropriate use of building materials
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 1986