1. No heavy equipment required.
2. The panels are non-strippable, eliminating the
required labor, inventory, clean up and storage of strippable wood
forms.
3. Their light weight makes them especially useful
when the terrain is rough or the site is difficult due to inclement
weather conditions.
4. Form-work can be constructed like conventional
form-work.
5. The ends of the ties are exposed and act as attachment
points for bracing, furring strips, or metal lath. No fastener required
to attach the concrete core.
6. Construction crews that have never done form-work
before can rapidly learn the Thermalite system, dramatically increasing
the builder’s potential and efficiency.
7. A sheet of 3/4” plywood weights approximately
60lbs. The same area of Thermalite panels weigh approximately 8lbs.
An assembled Thermalite form (4 square feet) replaces four and a half
heavy 8” X 16” speed block in one application. |