International Home Solutions

Introduction

The International Home Solutions Modular Building Technology is based on factory made timber

frame closed panel technology. Fully integrated walls, floors, ceilings and

roofs are manufactured in factory prefabricated sections which can be

transported in containers any where in the world and then quickly

assembled on site using local labour to into a robust and weatherproof

structure ready for finishing.

 

This document describes the following aspects of the system:

• Cost Advantages

• Design methodology

• Fire resistance

• Thermal transmittance and condensation risk.

• Acoustic performance

• Environmental performance

• Durability

• Factory production

• Site based activities

Overview

 

International Home Solutions is an emerging brand in the world of modern methods of construction and is synonymous

with high quality building and sustainability.

We use high quality natural, recyclable, materials which are precision

engineered in quality controlled automated factories to produce large

volumes of buildings.

The International Home Solutions system is very versatile. Buildings can be designed to any style

with any exterior finish to match customer requirements. It is one of the only

system available in the world that can include factory applied render

providing completely finished buildings when assembled.

All individual components comply with UK and US Building regulations. The

assembled structure as a whole building is a supremely air tight with very

low thermal transmission values and first class environmental credentials.

The International Home Solutions Building System is a modern modular

 building system that is fully compliant with all of the established environmental assessment

methods currently adopted across the globe. The System has been

designed and manufactured to the very latest international standards and

has been successfully used in building projects in Tropical and Temperate

climates.

 

System Advantages

The International Home Solutions building system delivers substantial whole project savings

when compared with traditional or other offsite manufacturing methods:

Key Advantages

Cost and program certainty as final price and delivery date is fixed.

Quicker design and specification program and much shorter build period

mean that the same resources can handle twice as many projects.

Less risk of exposure to delays and cost overruns which often lead into

adversarial relationships.

Detailed design and Cross Sectional Drawings, SAP analysis and structural

calculations are included in our price which eliminates engineering costs

from the slab up.

Shortened exposure of money due to faster construction of shell of building.

Lower staff and finance costs.

Project Benefits

Buildings can be constructed to a watertight shell in days using very small

workforce therefore substantially reducing the site labour cost.

Construction can take place during inclement weather.

Interior first fix can start at the same time as the exterior cladding is being

installed.

Building Components do not need to be kept dry.

Light weight modular building components reduce the reliance on heavy

lifting plant and increase health and safety standards.

Guaranteed and consistent quality.

System includes all internal and external windows, doors, walls, stairs, roof

and floors.

No roof trusses allowing roof space to be used as living accommodation.

Very high thermal and sound insulation inherent in the system.

Cavities for services easily provided.

Thinner external walls provide more floor space.

No secondary structural steel or timber required – the system is self

supporting.

No wet trades required to construct the watertight shell.

No steel reinforcing or curing time required between floor lifts (between 14

and 28 days using cast in-situ reinforced concrete construction).

System Advantages

International Home Solutions use an advanced CAD package to deliver the Architectural and

Structural design and the final production line uses CNC machinery to

minimise material wastage and ensure very high accuracy through the

offsite fabrication process.

Each component is manufactured to match precise dimensions under

controlled and automated conditions. Production normally takes 6 to 8

weeks. Finished components are loaded in numerical order of assembly

onto transportation containers which are delivered to site to suite each

phase of construction.

Quality Control

Quality control audits in the Factory during manufacture are carried out

regularly at each stage of the fabrication process.

Procedures include visual inspections of received materials and work in

progress to ensure compliance with working drawings. International Home Solutions retain

control of each building specification and permit no deviation from it by any

of our partners or contractors without prior consent.

Onsite materials are checked by International Home Solutions staff as each of the components

are unloaded to check for damage during transit and to ensure conformity

with agreed specifications.

 

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