FIIC's
subsidiary, CELLCRETE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL ("CSI"), offers a
state-of-the-art concrete casting system that integrates the beneficial characteristics of
low-cost, lightweight, "Cellcrete" with several highly flexible and cost
effective "CellCast" casting technologies. Durable structures, reduced
construction time and cost, as well as spatial and textural flexibility are a few of the
many benefits that make the CSI concrete construction system particularly appropriate for
use in developing environments.
CELLCRETE
Cellcrete is CSI's proprietary, low-cost, lightweight, cellular concrete formulation that
offers numerous cost and performance advantages over conventional concrete. Conventional
concrete consists of hard, chemically inert particulate substances, known as aggregates,
that are bonded together by cement and water. Cellcrete uses low cost air voids or cells
to replace all or a portion of the more expensive aggregates without sacrificing strength.
In addition to its strength, flexibility, and insulation properties, Cellcrete's fluidity
reduces placement labor and installation time, and affords greater opportunities for
efficient construction. Cellcrete can be cast-in-place or pre-cast. It can be reinforced
with steel rods, bars or mesh. Aggregates or fibers can also be added to Cellcrete to
increase the stiffness of the mix and increase tensile strength. This makes it possible to
use Cellcrete in more demanding applications, for cast-in -place on steep slopes, as well
as conventionally cured low density pre-cast wall panels. Cellcrete is based on technology
developed by a major U.S. chemicals corporation, refined over the past 35 years through
extensive worldwide application.
CELLCAST
CellCast includes both pre-cast and cast-in-place casting technologies that are
state-of-the art, highly flexible, and cost effective. "PreForm" is a pre-cast
system that enables walls to be pre-cast at a casting plant or at the job-site in a
transportable "Battery Mold." This system lends itself to an assembly-line
system for efficient, flexible, and cost effective wall casting. "SituForm" is a
cast-in-place system that utilizes reusable, lightweight, modular system of aluminum
panels, forms, and accessories that can be erected at a building site. This system enables
walls and ceilings to be poured monolithically in an unlimited range of design
configurations. Both PreForm and SituForm reduce construction time and financing costs;
facilitate the scheduling of construction operations; and offer numerous additional
advantages including:
(i) an unlimited range of design configurations including complete flexibility in the
placement of both window and door locations;
(ii) great flexibility of wall thickness; optional finishes can be formed into the wall
surfaces as well;
(iii) pre-installation of electrical openings, conduits, reinforcements, plumbing, as well
as window and door frames before the Cellcrete is poured; and
(iv) unskilled labor can be easily taught the simple, repetitive process required to apply
CellCast efficiently and effectively. |
