July 20, 2008

Canadian steel frame technology at Beijing Olympics

It is reported that a Canadian company is part of an international construction composition showcasing steel walls for residential and commercial buildings and expanded polystryrene foam in a green building technology at the Beijing Olympics.

The technology from QB Technology Canada, Edmonton, AB will be used in Future House Canada at the Beijing Olympics.

QB licenses the technology to manufacture expanded the steel walls and the foam. The walls are made through the insertion of steel studs into pr cut 6 in. EPS panels. They are built according to each project's specifications, pre-fabricated and shipped to the construction site for assembly. The technology has been on the market and in use by the construction industry for some time. QB received Canadian patent approval to the technology in October 2007.

The company will join forces with more than 30 other Canadian renewable energy and green building products in the completion of Future House Canada, which will feature cutting-edge eco-friendly technologies such as geothermal heating, solar panels, wind power, waste water treatment, water saving devices, architectural skylights and a roof garden.

QB's walls will form Future House Canada's exterior, or 'thermal envelope'. They boast an R value nearly three times that of conventional wood and fiberglass construction, meaning that Future House Canada will consume 30 per cent less natural resources to heat and produce one third the emissions of a conventional home.

Project organizers estimate that some five million people from around the world will visit Future House Canada during the six years it will remain open to the public.