It's pure slab pioneeringA suspended, propless slab engineered by specialists with a passion for engineering.
Green building
Less concrete
Reduces concrete significantly as much as 50%
Less seed
Little to no screed is required for preparations for finishes
Added finishes are not required (dematerialisation) and the slab surface can be designer concrete finished
Saves water
Less concrete means less water
Less screed means less water
No temporary formwork means no water wasted on cleaning shutters
SANS water restrictions
Less instanlation components
No props
No temporary formwork
Noise isolation
The slab has excellent noise dampening capabilities to contain noise levels between floors (dB =40-65)
Designed
Customizable
Every floor is custom designed to the requirement
The slab has many capabilities
Long spans
Regular spans are 6m
Can span up to 10m
Spans beyond 10m are possible and would require further specialized design
Curves & Cantilevers
Cantilever spans are regularly 1-1.5m
Larger cantilever spans are possible and would require further specialized engineering
The FFS can be curved as well as crafted to meet various geometries
Hole features
The slab easily accommodates holes for floor design focal pieces such as glass floor features
The slab can also be installed to accommodate holes for skylights
Double volume
There are no height restrictions for the installation of the FFS
Propless
Eliminates propping
The FFS requires no temporary support structures for during the system’s installation, during concrete pouring and during concrete curing
No more transporting propping
No more management and planning of props
No more prop maintenance
No more hiring props
No more prop inspections
Eliminates Backpropping
With traditional prop dependent systems, it is of engineering necessity that props are kept in place throughout each level of a multiple story structure during the entire construction process and curing of every floor slab
Since FFS requires no props then an entire multiple story project can be constructed without back-propping
Eliminates temporary formwork
The FFS is a cutting-edge permanent formwork slab system that is designed to integrate with concrete in such a way that it imparts designed benefit to a structure throughout and beyond its service life
No more transporting shutters
No more management and planning of shutters
No more shutter maintenance
No more hiring shutters
No more hassles with fabrication of wooden shutters
Speed
Swift installation
Short lead time and delivery of materials for installation
Essentially only requires 2 workers to install
eliminates risk of project delays due to lack of labour, delay of crane, delays due to props management and temporary formwork availability
Easy to handle, lightweight and minimal components of the FFS allow for easy and quick setup time
Regularly install 60-80sqm of slab per day
Streamlined project construction processes
No props in the way abating entire project progress all the way until finishes
Slab cast level the first time so no need waste time laying screed for level correction
Simplified project management
Fast completion
Entire projects can be completed months in advance
Complete more projects within a shorter space of time
Light weight
Reduces structural support
The slab is 50% lighter than traditional slabs
Beam sizes can be reduced
Column sizes can be reduced
Less weight on foundations
Slab weight contribute the most weight in an entire structure bearing down on foundations
FFS significantly reduces the weight resting on a structure’s foundation
Less weight but higher load capacity
The FFS is pure muscle
The geometry of the FFS has been designed to shave off under-utilized dead concrete weight and position concrete to places of maximum utilization. The significant weight to efficiency ratio means that it is therefore free to carry even more load
Easier installation process
No crane required
Every component can be lifted by 1-2 workers
Transportable
Lightweight and stackable
Freight large quantities of FFS near, far or across boarders