The gable roof will be made up of 80mm thick flat insulated panels that provide excellent thermal insulation (U = 0.28 W/m²K), overlaid with a pressed sheet metal panel with an attractive red roof tile pattern and the possibility to create a ventilation channel to attenuate the effects of solar radiation in summer. The panels are provided already cut to size and are rapidly and easily screwed onto the steel structure.
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The
Structure
Supply of metalwork to form the structure from the foundations to the roof, comprising prefabricated steel elements (columns, trusses and roof purlins), cold formed as per the Ecade construction system, lightweight but with good static performance so that the load-bearing structure can be easily and completely assembled on site by means of the bolts supplied.
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External
Walls
The outer walls will consist of sheet metal sandwich panels attached to the outside of the load-bearing structure from the foundations to the roof. The sheet metal panels are filled with an 80mm thick layer of polyurethane foam; they are supplied already cut to size and on site can be rapidly and easily screwed onto the steel structure.
The veneer panel will have a suitable primer on which to apply skim coating and paint to give the effect of a traditional wall. Painting two coats consists of a thin coloured thermal ceramic coating that insulates and has high reflective power (can reflect 85% of solar and infrared radiation), thereby limiting wall overheating and increasing their protection and durability.
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Heating
Air Conditioning
Rooms will be heated and cooled by means of two ventilation units, one in the living room and one in the bedroom corridor.
The units produce hot air in winter and cooled air in summer. All the ducts will be provided in the right size to allow rapid fitting without
the risk of errors.
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Windows
& Doors
Drop-down five-chamber windows made of welded PVC section, 6 closure points and with 24mm thick double glazing: Float 4mm/frame in 16mm Argon aluminium (the glass has a thermal transmittance coefficient of Ug=1.1 W/m2K and the window Uw=1.3 W/m2K).
The product is distinguished by excellent sound and thermal insulation and good security against
breaking in.
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Innovative Houses, Affordable Houses
A revolutionary assembling technique
The most accurate use of space
An house at an unbeatable quality price ratio
The most energy and thermal efficient materials
A NEW CONCEPT
Ecade is an integrated system for the construction of public and residential buildings using innovative methods and materials that greatly speed up all stages, from planning to in-site construction.
From planning to the use of materials, the process technology permits top of the range quality and comfort comparable to that of EU class A buildings at absolutely competitive cost with industrial process efficiency.
Ecade system relies on three fundamental principles:
• Lean Construction (Lean concept applied to buildings)
• Integrated Supply Chain
• Ecade Construction System
Ecade system is not merely a technological solution, it must be intended as as part of an
indivisible whole of management scheme in which methods, business techniques and
materials technology interact together to give a proper answer to communities’s needs.
The integration of and application to the Ecade system of process methods typical of the
manufacturing industry provide industrial type efficiency throughout the phases in which
value is formed, and therefore considerable savings in terms of resources and time.
PLUS
A REVOLUTIONARY HOUSE
The patented ECADE construction system
Many styles and sizes
INCREMENT YOUR HOME OVER TIME,
INCREMENT YOUR HAPPINESS.
Standard and multiple homes
People can’t always afford to have a house with the suitable space at once. Thanks to Ecade’s modular building features, we can allow the Naidoo’s, a typical South African family, to start with a small unit and to increment their home over time. The Naidoo’s, using the same construction methods and the same materials, can meet their evolving needs by expanding their space when it’s needed and whenever they wish.
History of Naidoo’ s family home · Cape Town
Model A · N. 4 modules 4.30 x 4.30 · Total area 72 mq
Model B · N. 4 modules 3.70 x 5.30 · Total area 72 mq
Model C · N. 3 modules 4.90 x 4.90 + outdoor · Total area 72 mq
Model D · Total area 300 mq
Model E · Total area 300 mq
Implementary Model · N. 2 modules · Total area 40 mq
Implementary Model · N. 3 modules · Total area 60 mq
Implementary Model · N. 4 modules · Total area 80 mq
ABOUT
Ecade was established to combine the extensive experience gained by founders in the cold processing of
steel and in the structural steel work with an innovative technology aimed at developing a complete building
system based on the use of composite steel/concrete sections.
The company developing an industrialized building process, makes the best use of the lean construction
methods and of the integrated supply chain technology.
Our design solutions are used in residential, industrial and public service buildings.