grid crete
FAST & AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Grid Crete is an extremely lightweight, fast and durable, affordable modular concrete panel system for housing. The Grid Crete panels reduced size and weight facilitates quality construction in remote areas of developing countries. These eco-friendly Grid Crete panels are significantly smaller and lighter than typical Waffle Crete panels, allowing much simpler and less expensive lifting equipment to be used for demolding and erecting.
GRID CRETE PROJECTS
Grid Crete has been used for sample housing in Tanzania, Mexico and Sri Lanka. Homes ranging from $10,000 in Sri Lanka at 500 sq ft. to $20,000 in Tanzania at 800 sq ft. All 3 of these demonstration projects were built on-site using only local material and newly trained workers. After 2 weeks of on-site training the local workers are knowledgeable and efficient. Concrete and or masonry are the only materials acceptable for housing in developing countries.
The Secret to Our Speed? Overlapping Schedules.
Traditional housing construction relies on a slow, linear process. We do things differently. Our proven precast systems approach allows us to cast structural panels while site preparation and foundation work happen simultaneously. By running these schedules in parallel, we eliminate weeks of downtime and deliver high-quality housing at a pace conventional methods can’t match.
GRID CRETE BENEFITS
PATENT APPROVED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
LIGHTWEIGHT
CURES OVERNIGHT
PORTABLE
SAFE AND SECURE
"Waffle" design lightens the weight of a regular solid concrete wall
Pre-cast on site and molds can be reused daily, eliminating shipping costs
Structures are fireproof, seismic and hurricane/typhoon resistant
Because of their lightweight, they can easily be transported and moved on site
SAFE & DURABLE
Our lightweight and portable molds allow for remote job site panel casting and overnight curing. The modular Grid Crete precast concrete system is fast and affordable. Structures are fireproof, seismic and hurricane/ typhoon resistant. All of the materials are local and provide error-proof templates for setup by entry level local workers. Grid Crete structures are designed to withstand 200mph hurricanes/typhoons and Zone 4 seismic such as California magnitude earthquakes. Fire resistive concrete structures add considerable safety and security.
PRECAST MOLDS
Grid Crete uses a unique method of overnight curing so each mold is available to be used daily. Panels are precast on location and reinforcing steel is cut and fabricated on site from bulk steel delivered to the site. This unique panel casting system eliminates shipping costs. This also allows for careful attention to engineering, architectural design and details, assuring quality, aesthetically pleasing buildings.
TIME EFFICIENT
Our proprietary building technology empowers developers to construct resilient concrete structures on time and on budget. By optimizing construction workflows, a complete structure can be erected in just 48 hours using a briefly trained local workforce-leaving the site immediately ready for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and interior finishes. By drastically compressing traditional timelines, we eliminate high interim financing costs and accelerate your path to occupancy. We continuously iterate our systems to provide our partners with world-class advanced technology and seamless support.
RECENT PROJECTS
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