Projects

  • Hanson EcoHouse
  • Lawn House

Prefabricated Masonry

Overview

The latest addition to the I-W portfolio, prefabricated walling can be constructed either at an off-site facility, or on site adjacent to the works and hoisted into position.
Panels are manufactured by craftsmen using traditional materials bonded together with a modified mortar which is extremely strong in both tension and compression.
Salient benefits-

  • Cost effective
  • Offers greater flexibility
  • Lighter than precast panels
  • Fewer movement joints

Suitable for logistically demanding projects, this system can be constructed without scaffolding. Using a dedicated off-site facility means production is unaffected by weather and quality can be very tightly controlled.

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Featured Project - Lawn House

Lawn HouseI-W have been involved in the development of the UK’s first private ecohouse using prefabricated brick and block cavity walls, which has been built to achieve Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Lawn House in Burbage, Leicestershire, could have a direct impact on the future of housebuilding in the UK by offering a solution to creating sustainable mass housing more efficiently. Designer Penny Shankar found inspiration at the Hanson EcoHouse on a visit to the BRE Innovation Park in Watford to explore the concept of prefabricated masonry panels.

The system increases the speed of on-site installation, improves quality and accuracy and has minimal impact on the surrounding environment.
The tailor-made panels, weighing between four and five tonnes each, consist of a brickwork outer leaf, insulation and a 100mm Thermalite inner leaf. The wall-tie specification and special thin joint mortar ensure that the prefabricated panels can be constructed, lifted and transported to site and installed without any damage.

Additional scope: Brickwork Blockwork Thin Joint Technology