New Construction Materials: January 2011

Friday 7 January 2011

Swiss cell

is an innovative construction material which combines the light weight of honeycombs with the stability of cellulose, ennobled through the „Diamond Effect".
Cellulose fibres, soaked in a special resin are compressed under high temperature and high pressure to form a new homogenous honeycomb material that possesses exceptional characteristics.

is extremely lightweight, very stable, very fast and easy to process. It insulates exceptionally well and lasts over generations. And it is - at the same time - absolutely inexpensive. With SwissCell, a universally applicable construction material opens new possibilities in construction and building.

A lot of what we still today construct out of wooden boards or chipboards, steel construction or other "old materials" to insulate, to frame, to support or to enclose will be replaced by more intelligent and versatile solutions.Innovative high-tech solutions like SwissCell.

The SwissCell Diamond Effect
Through pressure and heat, new characteristics are created.

A pressure of 30 bars and 160 degrees Celsius turn an almost worthless raw material like cellulose into a precious homogeneous material with completely new characteristics: the filigree SwissCell honeycomb. The special resin which is contained in the cellulose hardens abruptly under heat and pressure to become extremely stiff, robust and lightweight honeycombs.

As honeycomb composite it is producible at 1'500 mm width and in any length. It doesn't need seems and, being an absolutely homogeneous material that can be excellently processed, it convinces experts from all over the world.

SwissCell sandwich panels can have the most diversified surfaces - from granite to glass (SwissCell Transparent), from synthetics with directed lighting up to special noise protection boards.

Styrofoam

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the musician, see Styrofoam (musician). Styrofoam is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company for closed-cell[1] extruded polystyrene foam currently made for thermal insulation and craft applications.[2] In 1941, researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab found a way to make foamed polystyrene. Led by Ray McIntire, they had "rediscovered" a method first discovered by Swedish inventor Carl Georg Munters.[3] Dow acquired exclusive rights to use Munter's patents and found ways to make large quantities of extruded polystyrene as a closed cell foam that resists moisture. Because of its insulating properties and buoyancy, it was adopted in 1942 by the U.S. Coast Guard for use in a six-person life raft. Styrofoam can be used for building materials, including insulated sheathing, pipe insulation and floral and craft products. Styrofoam insulation has been used in many notable buildings and facilities in North America.[4] The claimed r value of styrofoam insulation is five per inch.[5][6] The Dow insulation product can be identified by its distinctive blue color; Styrofoam for craft applications is available in white and green. Styrofoam can be used under roads and other structures to prevent soil disturbances due to freezing and thawing.[7][8] In the United States and Canada, the word styrofoam is often incorrectly used as a generic term for expanded polystyrene foam, such as disposable coffee cups, coolers or cushioning material in packaging, which are typically white and are made of expanded polystyrene beads. This is different from the extruded polystyrene used for Styrofoam insulation. The polystyrene foam used for craft applications, which can be identified by its roughness and by the fact that it "crunches" when cut,[9] is moderately soluble in many organic solvents, cyanoacrylate and the propellants and solvents of spray paint, is not specifically identified as expanded or extruded.