Builders and building contractors in the housing industry needs to be more energy efficient, because a building produces 40% of the carbon foot print today. Ice Elite, constructs fully insulated houses for the new generation of 'GREEN THINKERS AND DO-ERS OF THE NEW WORLD". Building thermal and acoustic (sound proof) insulated homes, even for new alterations. Light weight construction methods of polystyrene and insulated concrete forms (ICF) allow for double story additions were conventional methods are to heavy for structural loads.
ICE ELITE CONSTRUCTION was established to focus on the installation and building of all energy efficient HOMES,COMMERCIAL buildings and using products that are manufactured and engineered in South Africa.
Usages of expanded polystyrene (EPS) building systems are commonplace in the rest of the world and are gaining increasing acceptance in South Africa, due to rising energy costs.
ADVANTAGES OF EPS IN BUILDING
EPS consists of 98% air and has long been used as a thermal insulator in a number of applications. The insulating ability of EPS makes it an ideal material for energy efficient building products, particularly when combined with its other properties:
• Lightweight- making it easy to transport and install
• Moisture resistant, increasing water penetration resistance
• Sound absorbency which increases sound insulation particularly when used in
combination with harder building materials such as concrete
• Safe to use. EPS is non toxic, does not contain CFCs, can be 100% recycled,
does not harbour micro-organisms, is odourless and non-allergenic
• Versatile, in that it can be moulded, shaped and cut into virtually any shape or
pattern. This allows the cost effective production of numerous decorative
building products such as mouldings and cornices
• Fire retardant - all EPS used in ABP's building products is fire retardant and
will not propagate or contribute to the spread of fire
• Long lasting. EPS does not rot or degrade over time and remains dimensionally
stable so EPS building products will remain fully functional for the life of any
building in which they are used.