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BubbleDeck
BubbleDeck North America Ltd. has acquired the exclusive North American
rights for a revolutionary construction technology developed in Europe –
an innovative and sustainable concrete floor system used for floor and
roof slabs in high-rise condominium, commercial and institutional buildings.
The principal characteristic of the BubbleDeck®
system is the hollow plastic
spheres (balls) used within the floor that eliminate more than 30% of the
dead load weight. With reduced floor weight there are further reductions
in both columns and beams for greater savings.
Factory produced pre-cast panels reduce both
time and costs at the
construction site and provide superior engineering characteristics compared
to traditional solid slab technology.
BubbleDeck® provides larger spans
between columns because of the
dramatic weight reduction. Architects have more flexibility in their
design
and building owners have a more efficient building for a better price.
Potential savings of a building designed in
BubbleDeck® are 25% of the
structural costs.
The BubbleDeck® technology has been proven,
extensively tested and
successfully applied in Western Europe over
the last several years. This year,
BubbleDeck North America has completed the first BubbleDeck® building in
Canada at the Children’s, Adolescent’s & Women’s Hospital in Vancouver.
BubbleDeck® has received many
certificates of approval from the major
Western European testing facilities and has won many awards for innovation and
sustainability as BubbleDeck® reduces the use of both water and aggregate
by 50% and all the components can be re-cycled.
This technology has been used in more than 400 buildings over the past
several years and by way of example, it is now estimated that 5% of
construction in The Netherlands is completed in BubbleDeck®.
Project proposals and demand for BubbleDeck®
have come from every
major city in Canada. There is a great market demand for innovative
solutions in the construction industry to meet the need for continued and
increasing requirement for high-rise buildings. BubbleDeck® is the logical
choice to meet this growing market demand.
BubbleDeck North America is expanding operations
in our Vancouver
location and will soon open a pre-cast production plant to handle the
volume demand for this innovative product. The company is raising private
financing for this expansion with a long term view to the United States
market and a public market listing.
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