StyroHome Review

With S.A.B.S. you can truly do it yourself. EPS blocks are lightweight and easy to set in place. GFRC is applied with low pressure and easily smoothed using trowels. These two steps make up the whole shell and can both be done with very little training or experience.

NRG Building Solutions is a company formed in 2008 with the idea in mind that the Real Estate and Construction markets needed to change. In the passed couple of years we have seen Real Estate sales plummit, foreclosures and short sales spiral out of control, and new construction projects have been stopped in their tracks due to a failing economy. And with the stock market going crazy, there is no telling when these markets are going to bounce back.

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Affordable, safe housing based on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam and a cementitious coating
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Abstract:

This paper describes an ongoing project to demonstrate an affordable, safe, and energy-efficient housing technology based on expanded polystyrene (EPS) panels with a cementitious coating. The concepts being described are (1) EPS panels embedded with galvanized steel trusses, steel mesh welded or clipped to the protruding points of the trusses and finished with a coating of cement plaster; (2) fiber-reinforced cement board panels and a core of EPS, glued together with high-strength adhesive, dried under high pressure, and connected with cellulose fiber cement board splines; and (3) EPS panels coated with a fiber-reinforced composite. The scope of this project is to model energy flows, analyze costs, simulate seismic forces, test against environmental conditions, and build pilot houses initially in California, Texas and Afghanistan. Results from air quality and energy flow analyses, preliminary cost modeling, structural calculations, and fire testing are reported. The performance goals address seismic safety; energy efficiency in extreme temperatures to reduce fuel use and indoor air quality hazards; affordability and simplicity of construction, as well as ease of expansion for future development; local employment opportunities and small-scale capital investments; and finally, cultural acceptance through education and adaptation to traditional architecture.

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Pre-Engineered Insulated Wall System

Pre-engineered insulated wall system is an advanced building technology combining cold formed steel with expanded polystyrene to produce insulated steel forms of superior value. These raw materials are formed to produce a structural thermal building component that exceeds the performance of conventional materials. The technology is aimed at permitting multiple building steps to be completed in a single step in the field with precision and essentially no waste. System improves productivity and quality translating to project completion on time and on budget. The fast field assembly is supported with technical instruction. This allows to service a large distribution area. The capability of delivering product to a large market allows fabricators to recognize economies of scale that keep costs in check.
“The technologies were chosen to address not only short, but long-term issues like moisture, mold and durability.”
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