Innovation on ICF system to develop the D.C.G Units From E.P.S (2010)
Description: ICF-Insulating Concrete Forming is one of the new methods for concrete structures, which brings a fast and easy to use for buildings construction. In this research, different types of ICF blocks innovated and proposed for DCG company. Also, connectors and a particular adhesive introduced and patented in the name of Dr. Ghafooripour, Mohammad H. Jamalian & H. Kiamehr, for increasing the execution speed of dry finishing materials. The project was conducted for the Denver Construction company and all rights of the industrial use belongs to this company.
Type of Order: Design of EIFS blocks for ICF system and their connectors, proposing a special adhesive for attaching dry finishing materials, and finally patenting all of the packages as an invention.
Owner/Client: DCG (Denver Construction Group) Company
Ordered by: DCG Co.
Lead Engineer: Dr. Amin Ghafooripour
Project manager: Mr. Hossein Kiamehr
Architect: N.I.A.
Structural/Civil Eng.: Mr. Hossein Kiamehr.
Researchers: Hossein Kiamehr, Amin Ghafooripour.
Mech. & Elec. Eng.: N.I.A.-
Supervision/Construction: N.I.A.
Contractor: N.I.A.
Location: Tehran – Iran
Project size: N.I.A.
Construction cost: N.I.A.
Engineering Software: Auto Cad 2007
Date of project: 2010