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Company Profile Brand Name Wall Units from ISOSPAN ISOSPAN Ltd. For decades ISOSPAN Ltd. has distinguished itself through innovative solutions on the one hand, and a stable and futureorientated company policy on the other. The Salzburg based company works throughout Europe and specialises in: hollow woodchip-concrete blocks, woodchip-concrete prefabricated walls and woodchip-concrete insulating panels. The comprehensive product range means that almost any architectural challenge can be met. Building Ecologically with hollow woodchip-concrete blocks Hollow woodchip-concrete blocks – an excellent product, extensively tried and tested and used successfully for decades. The building industry in Europe would have had one less building material alternative without this innovative and natural building product. Noise insulation, heat storage, acoustic insulation and vapour diffusion along with fire resistance and earthquake safety are just some of its most outstanding qualities. Wood is considered by many people to be the typical building material. However also concrete, a mouldable material made of cement, sand and gravel, has the same composition as many stone deposits found naturally. The natural raw material cement is used by ISOSPAN Ltd. as a binding agent for the woodchip in the wood-concrete block production process. With the help of carbon contained in the woodchip, the ISOSPAN hollow woodchip-concrete blocks and insulating panels actively draw the greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere. Thus the ISOSPAN woodchip concrete blocks and insulating panels bring us a large step closer to the environmental goal of reducing CO2 emissions. Woodchip-concrete blocks are therefore the perfect synthesis of the natural building materials of wood and stone in a modern and innovative form. The advantages ISOSPAN hollow woodchip-concrete blocks bring you the following advantages: t natural living with the natural building materials wood and cement t the best possible heat insulation and excellent noise protection t quick and inexpensive construction t walls that breath due to high vapour diffusion efficiency t high earthquake safety ptimum Heat Insulation ptimum Heat Storage t A high level of earthquake safety due to the compact core. Excellent k-value and outstanding thermal attributes are ensured thanks to the combination of the very environmentally favourable wood-concrete and the integrated polystyrene insulation. t Optimally regulated room climate in seasonal and daytime - night time rhythms. Additionally, efficient passive solar energy use due to the Storage-effective qualities of the concrete core. Peak temperatures, on hot afternoons for example are reduced. The rooms are substantially more pleasant to live in, the thermal energy stored in the concrete core is emitted during the cooler evening and night hours. Wood-concrete‘s very good k-value („warm wooden casing“) and the optimum humidity absorption guarantees an excellent room climate and comfort. Free of Thermal Bridges The range of ISOSPAN products offers a homogeneous and complete wall construction system which can be laid without the use of mortar (No mortar joints). Optimum Thermal Attributes The unique composition of the heat insulating qualities of ISOSPAN hollow wood-concrete blocks means a reduction in heating costs not only in respect to the k-value. The additional passive use of solar energy and subjective comfort is also an important energy saving factor (room climate). Room Climate Optimisation Inside Winter: Solar Energy Utilisation Free solar energy is accumulated in the concrete core during the day and released into the rooms with a time delay in the afternoon/evening (Positive energy-flow). Wall Surface Temperatures Throughout the entire year your walls have the optimum temperature, this means that an energetically advantageous relationship between the air temperature in the middle of the room and the wall surfaces is achieved. (comfort) Integrated Heat Insulation With the ISOSPAN wood-concrete bock their is no need for additional/subsequent insulation measures. Neither adhesive nor binding materials are required. ptimum Vapour Diffusion ptimum Acoustic Insulation t Dry walls throughout the year (comfort and cosiness) thanks to continual humidity extraction to the outside (via diffusion-friendly, uninterrupted wood-concrete elements). t Due to the considerable total weight of the wall (concrete structure) all blocks, regardless of their size, have Dry Walls Throughout the Year Very Heavy Concrete Walls Constant, condense-free transportation of interior humidity to the outside via the wide, uninterrupted wood-concrete elements. Minimum Moisture Accumulation Generally excellent moisture absorption and diffusion qualities due to the open-pored structure of wood-concrete (water absorption 0,7 kg/m2 water diffusion 2,1 kg/m2 - per hour). Shorter Drying Period This means: a building can be moved into sooner and ensures problem-free wall conditions even when the building is exposed to excessive rain. excellent acoustic insulation properties. The heavier the wall, the better the acoustic insulation properties. In combination with the concrete core the light ISOSPAN block has an above average wall weight and achieves, even with thinner wall constructions, excellent acoustic insulation. In addition the concrete core provides the basis for the high load-carrying capacity of ISOSPAN walls. By reducing the stress caused by noise a pleasant living atmosphere is cre

Company Profile The Ecological Building Material The Formula for Hollow Woodchip-Concrete Softwood chips and wood processing waist are the basic raw materials for the production of the natural building material wood-concrete. Using minimum energy input the woodchips are reduced to the appropriate size in impact mills. The natural materials of cement, water and minerals are added and are then formed into hollow woodchip-concrete blocks and insulating panels. The pravailing concept for this future-orientated production technology is to do as little damage to the environment as possible, in...