ADVANCED
STRUCTURE
ENGINEERING
The engineering solution that radically improves
building
design and performance whilst reducing
the overall cost.
BubbleDeck® is a revolutionary flooring system, which has proved to be highly successful throughout Europe since its development began ten years ago. BubbleDeck comprises a hollow, flat slab that spans in two directions, in which plastic balls are incorporated to replace, and therefore eliminate the concrete in the middle of a conventional slab which does not contribute to its structural performance.
BubbleDeck® is now available in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands exclusively through Bubbledeck CI Ltd®, and is already being used in a major Jersey development.
The advantages of BubbleDeck are many:
- It allows freedom of design with non-rectilinear plan forms
- As no beam support is required, it allows longer spans between supports
- It enables reduced foundation sizes since the structural dead-weight is reduced by 50%
- Downstand beams are also unnecessary or can be incorporated in slab depth where required
- Cross-bracing and intermediate supports are eliminated
- Concrete usage is significantly reduced; 1kg of recycled plastic replaces 100kg of concrete. It is, therefore, environmentally friendly.
- It uses fewer building elements compared to steel frame and metal decking systems and so reduces erection time
- Since the blockwork is non load-bearing it is taken off the critical path
- Soffits can be left exposed, facilitating low/passive energy design methods
- Conduits and cooled slab systems can be incorporated into the slabs in the factory
The overall result is a significant cost saving of between 2.5% to 10% of total construction costs.
