FEATURES

Cheap:

• in construction costs: less than traditional systems, with better performances
• in managing costs: they waste from 10 to 15 kWh/sqm/year virsus  40 of a class “A” building and 180 of a class “G” building
• in plant maintenance costs: wich are very small.

Ecological:

• The materials used are recycled and recyclable and environmentally friendly
• Do not contain and give off harmful substances
• The little energy waste of the building cntributes to lower pollution

Resistant:

• Resistant to natural events: the steel support structure with characteristics of strength, lightness and flexibility is the best that can express the construction technology to counteract the natural events such as: earthquake, wind, hurricanes
• Resistant to fire: The LCS calcium silicate slabs used in IKHOUSE systems to cover the supporting structures and the bearing walls as well as having an excellent mechanical strength also have excellent resistance to fire, in fact, are classified into european class A1

Soundproofed:

• The walls and floors of IKHOUSE systems are the best obtainable in terms of soundproofing, they contribute to an incomparable home comfort

With high aesthetic:

• Finishes are being made ​​by the best achievable for perfection and aesthetics
• Over our floors or walls, you can use any type of finish or coating.

Quick and simple to install:

• With the IKHOUSE systems, buildings are built in about half time compared to traditional systems
• The semplicity of the systems allows the installation even with a little skilled labor plus a technical survey

Durable:

• the materials used in IKHOUSE construction systems change minimally their status over time, contributing to the longevity of the building.

Energy saving is one of the feature to which the market is more sensitive in recent years. 

The energy waste in buildings made ​​with IKHOUSE construction systems are dependent on the U –value, that is between 0.10 and 0.17 W/sqmK , significantly lower than required by national legislation and by the Certifying Organizations for obtaining a Class A energy reference.

Even in cold climates, the summer behavior of the casing is a feature increasingly demanded because of the consumption of energy for summer air conditioning. In this sense, reducing the contribution of solar heat (ventilation and shading) and using walls with reduced periodic transmittance values, ​​give excellent performances. The periodic transmittance is a parameter that is now recognized all over Europe and that, if a value of less than 0.12 W/sqmK, allows the casing to reach the summer comfort required in home without consider the inertial mass.

In this area, the buildings made ​​with IKHOUSE construction systems, with walls that incorporate an air chamber inside for ventilation, ensure the best behavior of the structures in all seasons of the year and with any environmental condition, thanks to studies of the stratigraphy developed over the years and insulation materials used.

The LCS (calcium silicate) slabs used in buildings constructed with IKHOUSE systems, due to their large mass and density, are solid and resistant element which is the most "screen" against the sound wave.

The time-tested stratigraphics allow you to obtain, especially for the walls where is required more performance, the effect of mass-spring-mass giving excellent values both for “air” and “impact” sound insulation.

The double walls reach values ​​of sound insulation of 65 dB certified in laboratory.

The main types are constantly being certified by certification bureaus recognized by national and European norms.

One of the ultimate goals of modern constructions is the maximum reach of the environment respect and sustainability in all the life buildings cycle. IKHOUSE consider as a priority the interaction of its systems built with the environment that surrounds us, throughout the construction process , from production of raw materials to the final disposal of the building at the end of its life.

In the building construction with IKHOUSE systems are used, for example, materials such as steel (fully recyclable), insulation (recycled and recyclable) and materials wich can give very low consumption values ​​for all environmental resources involved in the process of realization. Thanks to this, it can ensure the overall recyclability of the building except for the surface finishes, in order to obtain necessary LEED certification, recognized as the reference model.

The materials used for the construction does not emit harmful substances.

The buildings constructed with IKHOUSE systems are earthquake resistant.

The quality of buildings made ​​with IKHOUSE construction systems is reached with materials with significantly better performance compared to both traditional systems and plasterboard systems.

The metal frames with adequate thickness allow the use of LCS (calcium-silicate) slabs with high density and unmatched performances in the market in terms of mechanical strength and solidity. The combination of these elements gives excellent features and the finished product can be compared to traditional masonry for its solidity, taking advantage of all the benefits of dry building systems.

Over the LCS (calcium silicate) slabs surface can be applied any type of finishing, even with consistant weight, without sealing problems.

High strength and solidity of the structure contrasts with a weight significantly lower than conventional systems by encouraging behavior improvement of the building to seismic events with better thermal inertia.

High aesthetic finishing

The buildings constructed with IKHOUSE systems allow any type of finish, both on the exterior walls than on internal walls than on dry underfloors.

It is possible to range from ventilated walls to trim exposed brick, painted solutions, wood or ceramic tiles and any other architectural and aesthetic solution.

The aesthetic quality of the finish is top notch either directly on the LCS (calcium-silicate) slabs, and in the case of coatings, then ranging to traditional drywall finishing solutions for the interior plasterboard to the exterior smoothing.

It is possible to fix wall cabinets or other items to the wall at any point, also with consistent weights, using simple self-tapping screws or bolts, so as to allow a very high flexibility of furniture.