Anyone have experience or know how pricing stacks up w/ this system?  Gives the eps insulation and interior cavity for wiring/plumbing.


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http://www.accbt.com/accelEwps_interiorspecs.html

Usually I am accused of making it a steel sip thing

I have patented a new building system that is now under development but not yet on the market. It is called system-5-aac and is a marriage of aac with stick framing composite with high-density injected urethane foam. The finished wall is 9" thick with an R-33. The system has no thermal bridging, is fire-proof, insect-proof, zero maintenance, no air infiltration or vapor transmission, has high shear strength and uses half the wood of conventional construction with no sheathing. It is an excellent acoustic barrier, allows electrical installations to be even easier than in conventional framing. There are no voc transmissions and there is very little waste. All components are assembled on site with ordinary tools and no hoisting equipment. All normal interior finish systems may be applied. I think this system will soon become a popular green system in the US and Canada. It will qualify for LEED credits. Frank W. Riepe, AIA

Mr. Riepe,

Please put me on your mailing list for all info on this new building system.  My e-mail address is below.  I am into new building technologies and at times I have clients that want the latest and best.  I hope to see this new system at a trade show soon.

Thank you for your interest. One correction: the system is patent pending.

Mr. Riepe, Please don't put me on your list, PU is bad for everyone involved.

One thing I can see being a problem is that so Dude will put Vinyl PVC Siding on this sucker and burn themselves down.

I feel the same way, but there are NO ICF's here, http://tinyurl.com/NoICFsHere

Mr. Riepe, I briefly investigated veneering systems developed in New Zealand and Australia to clad stud walls with 2" AAC panels. I decided that there is no DIY substitute for the channels and other special joinery they use to control expansion and contraction. www.celcrete.net/downloads/Celcrete2006PDFmanual.pdf
How does your system address this issue?

As a professional insulation contractor I would recommend the use of celulose. I often findthe product in existing homes. In wall cavitries it seatles andleaves gaps in the tops ofthe cavity. In ceiling use where itis blown in,in timecreates a terriblehouse dust prolem. Those contractors who do this will tell you this does't happen with the wet spray binder however I've tasted the pudding and it isn'tgood. If you can use foam do so, especially closedcell as those panels. You get  benefits you won't get with the others. You can also forget about a vapor barrier, it is one.    

toddm: The proposed system is distinctly different from the Celcrete system in its installation and insulation. It does have specialized components that cannot be improvised. That said, special equipment and skills are not needed except for the closed-cell injected insulation. I hope to bring it to market at the end of this year.