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See video of the test: https://youtu.be/45iSps2HxAc
You have chosen a project of house and want to implement it with Ekoblocks Rainbow Ecosystem?
There are three solutions:
- Contact us and share your project. We’ll get back to you to learn more and then put you in touch with a professional within our network who will design and build your dream home.
- You’ve already found a professional in your region who is affiliated with Rainbow Ecosystem and with whom you’d like to work. Contact them directly, so they can accompany you in your home construction project.
We can also connect you with specialist within Rainbow Ecosystem network in your region.
- You already know an architect, wood-frame builder, carpenter, or general contractor in your area and you’d like them to carry out your construction project from Ekoblocks. We will contact them to make sure they have the correct insurance and skill-set, then we will train them in the Rainbow Ecosystem building system.
Rainbow Ecosystem is a research and development office and a manufacturer of biosourced and loadbearing Ekoblocks for construction of energy saving buildings. The execution of the building and design plans, the coordination and management of the project, and the construction are all carried out by local professionals trained by Rainbow Ecosystem.
In any case, you can contact Rainbow Ecosystem whenever you’d like, at any stage of your project. As soon as we begin a project with you, you will have a dedicated Rainbow Ecosystem representative who will follow your project and respond to your questions.
• The straw is being pressed to the wooden frame of the future panel, using a five-ton hydraulic press, to the density of 140 kg / m3.
• The panel goes to the cutting area where the excess of straw is cut off with special equipment. Rainbow Ecosystem has developed a special machine for cutting the panels, which cuts the panel in 30 seconds
• After the cutting process, the panel goes to the assembly platform. The blocks have a height of 3000 mm, and a length of 2400 mm to 6000 mm.
• Installation of communications – heating, hot and cold water supply, electricity.
• After the communications have been installed, the first watering layer of plaster (clay and sand) is applied. Then a second layer of clay-sand mixture is applied (a thicker consistency). The thickness of wall with two plaster layers is 450 mm.
• The plastered block goes to the pre-drying section where a surplus of moisture leaves the plaster, in a special chamber, under the influence of infrared radiation.
• The pre-dried block goes to the final finishing area where you can do any kind of interior finish at the customer’s request: preparation for wallpapering, lime coating, wooden siding, etc.
See tests of Rainbow Ecosystem panels at: https://youtu.be/Cca6YcMdFxQ
Speaking about rodents: straw buildings are no different from other types of buildings. This means that mice do not show interest in straw as a food product (they can only be attracted by the grains left in the straw).
Methods of protection against rodents applied for straw houses are the same as for other types of houses: installation of metal mesh on the bottom of the wall (or the floor, in case of a columnar foundation), or the presence of cat in the house.
The use of a ventilated facade allows you to make any external works based on any material, including brickwork imitation or clinker, if necessary.
Inexpensive materials and a quick and easy implementation insure a cost-effective house.
Our exceptional thermal insulation guarantees you monthly savings in energy consumption.
WHAT DO WE SELL?
Rainbow Ecosystem is a research and development office and a manufacturer of biosourced and loadbearing Ekoblocks for construction of energy saving buildings. The execution of the building and design plans, the coordination and management of the project, and the construction are all carried out by local professionals trained by Rainbow Ecosystem.
Innovation developed by Rainbow Ecosystem: bio sourced loadbearing Ekoblocks using wood frame, highly compressed cellulose and clay.
Structural study: We validate your project through calculations and supply your with building plans. This study is mandatory.
Thermal study: We simulate the thermal behavior of your house to determine the necessary equipment to guarantee both performance and cost-effectiveness.
Housekit: All the structural materials and insulation for your home are manufactured up to one month. We then sell it to the professional that will construct your house.
Finishing materials: so that you can complete your home – interior and exterior finishing panels, cladding, tiling, the construction company of your house completes green roofs, terraces.
We sell the building material (Ekoblocks) to the professional that constructs your house. This way, your home can be guaranteed for 10 years.
WHAT DO YOU BUY?
When you have a building professional who will be in charge of
They will provide you with a precise quotation that will include the cost for Ekoblocks, the coordination and management of the project, and the construction process. You will enter into a contract with them and purchase the structure directly from them.
You can ask for a contract for a turn-key building, where everything is completed, or for a building left in its shell stage, where the structure is not finished but is airtight and water impermeable (walls and roof in place).
Before signing the contract, make sure that all the services and options you’ve asked for are included and that the professional has all the necessary insurance policies. Note that this type of insurance may differ depending on your location.
WHAT IS THE PRICE?
For a turn-key building, in France, the price is generally between 1100€ and 1700€/m² of interior surface area (ex-tax). This price varies based on your region/country and the options you choose: type of foundation, technical heating/air-conditioning systems installed, windows and accompanying woodworking, and finishing products. These all affect the final cost.
For buildings left in the shell stage (with foundation and no cladding): the price is generally between 750 and 850€/m² of interior surface area (ex-tax).