I am available to answer any questions about Stala Integrated Framing Assemblies (IFAs) My phone is 502-779-2127 or I can be contacted by email dmorris@stalaframing.com

Our website was launched recently and we are continually updating with helpful data. We encourage interested parties to contact us directly with questions or concerns.

With regard to energy efficiencies of ICFs Stala performs extremely well. Our assembly is engineered as a low to no-maintenance product which performs for the life cycle of the structure. We will not degrade as wood will do and is much stronger than vinyl. Stala engineering has designed a system to speed up and align the ICF wall. Within this design, we naturally eliminate air infiltrations. Conventional bucking methods can have issues with penetrations, deterioration, cupping and twisting. Misc. materials / flashing is needing the majority of the time to get the thermal envelope buttoned up. 

There are also more upcoming Stala advancements even beyond current offerings. One advancement in particular will address any concerns about using Stala IFAs in cold or hot weather regions.

The current grade of Stala you can view below has been designed for heavy duty commercial construction. Typically, we are included on larger ICF jobs through working with the architectual deisgn teams and specified into plans. However, we are also available throughout the ICF community as a universal product for ICF projects. To realize Stala performace and reduction in materials, money, labor and time please contact us during the designing of the ICF structure.  

We are attaching some interesting job site photos of our current school projects under construction 08/08.

*Note* All of these Stala Assembies are fabricated to coordinate the materials/trades beyond ICF wall construction. For example, we coordinate with Divison 8 to include hardware preperations to swing doors, another example is with drywallers, we have various details to eliminate drywall in jambs and corner guard at doors.

Please contact me for more information. 


Sincerely,

-David

Hi Paul-

Thanks for your post. There is no set pricing on Stala since the degree of material coordination changes with each commercial ICF job we are specified into. The amount of steel and design vary with each project with larger or smaller jamb depths, variable air spaces, hollow metal door swings, etc. 

With the current grade of Stala (Heavy-duty commercial ICFs) we will typically work with architects to assist in design to make all ICF openings as efficient as possible.

Pricing for Stala is realized once we understand how the opening all coordinated materials are to perform. Then, we will go to work with the bidding subs to help realize material and labor savings metrics. This is then reflected in their project bidding. With the right size project (say over 50+ openings) when Stala is compared to various conventional bucking costs of; extra labor, materials,  inconsistencies and life-cycle costs we are the the most effective solution to finish commercial ICF openings.

GC's and CM's see approximately (6) of their trades coordinated to save time and since Stala is manufactured specifically for the materials specified, waste in lapping materials over each other is dramatically reduced. For example, on commercial ICF windows we eliminate the need to wrap the jambs with drywall since Stala can be finished to the desired look of the commercial owner. Our interior drywall return helps drywallers speed up at openings. A school of 150+ windows / 100 doors will save approximately $11,000 in drywall and corner guards since they are not needed anymore using Stala IFAs.

Reduction is materials and labor is coordinated with;

Foundations
ICF Installers
Masons / Exterior finishers
Window installers
Door installers
Drywallers

Performance "beyond bucking" is also key. Wall alignment, elimination of air infiltrations and speed just to name a few areas of performance with Stala. There are various advantages for the owners to consider with Stala that will positively impact costs through-out the life cycle of a commercial ICF structure.

Sincerely,

dm

Hi Leonard-

We can incorporate any window door type into the Stala IFA.

I am attaching some typical exterior window pictures from some recent schools we have performed for.

As for trade shows let me get an updated list and post soon. We've been keeping pretty busy communicating with AIA and its members to specify Stala in commercial ICFs. However, we wish to keep the ICF community up to date with our advancements and help facilitate stronger, more efficient openings.

If there is any desire to come into Kentucky and meet with us, there are some amazing commercial ICFs that would be a better use of time than seeing samples at a trade show. The field performance of Stala is pretty amazing.

-David
dmorris@stalaframing.com

Hi Chris, thanks for your post. Yes, the prefabrication of Stala is a real advantage on large ICFs to minimize on site fabrication, this also ensures that openings are true immediately.

Please email or call when more detailed information is needed on specifying Stala IFAs.

You may want to have us do some light work with the arch design team when they are at windows and doors. There are numerous ways we can reduce materials and labor within our assembly. We are happy to review projected savings costs before drawing with conventional bucking such as wood, then changing to Stala.

Thanks. -dm