RawEnergyMaterials Corp

• As engineers and architects have examined the Raw Energy Materials solution to mass production, fully molded, one shot pour in place homes. They question the ability to mold such structure with standard pump mix concrete. Especially by unskilled labor.

And from a practical stand point they are right. While we have proven it can be done, standard concrete is among other things heavy. Also in our opinion will produce a living environment that is to damp by virtue of standard concretes affinity to hold moisture.

We intend to build with much lighter cellular concrete material with its volume expanded to enhance not only the coverage area as to opposed to standard Portland cement concrete but R-Value as well.

Cellular expansion offers a weight reduction to right at 50 pounds per cubit foot while maintaining sufficient and dimensional stability as opposed to approximately 150 Lb CU FT for standard pump mix. Te cellular material exhibits the ability to flow and be self consolidating thus filling the mold system without voids and without and without mechanically vibrating to insure proper fill as with standard concrete.

There are several well understood formulations however given the tremendous amount of concrete debris to dispose of in these earth quake areas. The best bonding matrix material would be a CBPC Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramic --- materials developed by Jonathan Hampton. His material is produced like cements at ambient or slightly elevated temperatures, but exhibits many properties of fire proof ceramics. These composites are attractive for many structural applications. They are quite inexpensive to produce in volume and they can be used to form a composite by suspending regrind waste into mix of materials that otherwise must be dispose of.

RAW’s CBPC matrix composite of choice then is formed by incorporating a small amount of Mr.Hampton ’s CBPC binder into a much greater amount of a second – phase material, in the case of Haiti grinding debris from the quakes right into the mix thus avoiding transportation of fillers. These components are then mixed with water to form a slurry that will react and form the pourable very moldable composite mix . Varying  properties of the additive alters the composite so that one obtains a range of material with tailored properties. For example, mechanical properties can be virtually doubled by adding common, abundant and inexpensive fly ash to the mixture. Adding particles such as ash, sawdust, or hollow microspheres of silica can reduce the thermal conductivity thus making the composite somewhat self insolating. The ability of CBPC’s to bind a range of materials (extenders) (quake debris) and to form composites makes them the most promising for applications that cannot be fulfilled by conventional cement, like our “one shot” pour in place homes.

Again, these relatively new materials and methods are well understood. The sheer size and scope of rebuilding quake torn infrastructures makes this a very viable method for permanent, seismic,  hurricane resistant structures.

About The House

The House is 575 Square Foot with 2 Bedroom / 2 Bathroom Plus a Loft. (55 Square Meters, + Loft) It is designed to be Built with "Unskilled Labor" and without tools.

It is a Poured in Place Cellular Concrete with Rock Rebar™ and Basalt Fiber.

1. TRULY A TOOL LESS ASSEMBLY DESIGN

2.COLOR MOLDS INSURE PROPER POSITIONING

3.LIGHT WEIGHT, EASY TO ASSEMBLE FORM SYSTEM

4. CAN USE LOCAL LABOR

5. AFFORDABLE TO BUILD

6. ACCURATE MACHINE MADE FORMS INSURE CONSISTENT QUALITY

7. ALL WINDOWS THE SAME SIZE POSITIONED BY MOLDS CAST IN PLACE

8. NATURAL DRAFT VENTILATION AND INSULATING QUALITIES

9. HIGH CONSIDERATION TO ERGONOMIC FUNCTION TO THE HOME LAYOUT AND TRAFFIC FLOW.

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