Hi, I have 7 videos on building systems alone. Playlist - kzfaq.info/sun/PLpCHESR6Hi3Cf0ePI9e8eL3jaU3ZstZPY. There are also other building-related videos on my channel.

Ye with as many fires and tornadoes concrete is truly the building material to use

@Timothy Hendricks was it comparable in cost to a stick frame? Or a lot more expensive? I know the market is way different now but at the time was it?

YES!

So did I learn SOOOO much.

Hihhihih

me too

pourrais tu me dire si en France ces systemes sont accord avec les normes? (est qu'on pourrait les utiliser la bas? excuse moi pour la question mais je suis pas tout le temps la bas et j'arrive pas a m'informer a ce sujet)

Cheers from Brownwood Texas!

I covered Faswall in my latest Building Systems video - part 6.

@@cgstech5657 thanks! I did watch them all. Great info!

Thank you for sharing this important information

Hihihih

Innovative techniques normally involve a lot of training time for contractors. It may be quick in theory, but a regular carpenter with 30 years experience in stick construction will still have to be trained to put these systems together and some manufacturer will require training and certification before they sell the materials to the contractor. This costs a lot and the high end market is usually the first to experiment with new technology because they can afford contractor labor to learn and even screw up. If a system starts to take off, say 20 years from now, more contractors will know how to build thus lowering the training cost and making it affordable. Also, big box stores will see the advantages to stock materials, thus lowering the cost by economy of scale and reduced international transportation cost. (Reclaimed wood can now be bought from some big box store. This wasn't a thing 10 years ago.) Lastly, permitting/code doesn't have prescriptive code for new materials, so you will usually need an architect/engineer to assist designing the system at a higher upcharge than usual.

It is the myriad government taxes, permit fees, and licensing requirements that make it so expensive.

Energy efficiency standards have been increased a lot

@@scorpio6587 the licenses, and the permit fees. should be reduced on crypto blockchain somehow tech.

prices aren't so much dictated by materials but by a place they built at.

I did not see your comment before my reply. Why does it still cost $3,000 per tooth to have a screw put in your jaw and a fake tooth on top? Why because oral surgeons and dentists can still charge that much.

ICF...welcome to the 21st century

Because is a good system .

Hi, I will cover SIPs and Steel Framing in next video, coming this week. SIPs are polystyrene and Oriented Strand Board, didn't find any steel SIPs in my research. Links are in description below the video, you can find more info there about availability. If some company is not available in the US there are very similar alternatives. I can send you some links if you're interested.

Hi, links are in description below the video you can find more info there. I'm not sure if any of these companies sell in Philippines but I'm sure there are Insulated Concrete Forms companies there too.

AAC claims it's +10%, but when you consider you're eliminating 5 different trades & the high insulative value, I would bet it's net cheaper in apples-to-apples

Hi, I know about Ytong aircrete. I believe with ICFs they stir the poured concrete with metal poles to get the air out. It's in the video. Check out part 2, SIPs and some other building system are featured there.

I loved Nadura till I tried it .

@just another human ⁰

Gotta love aircrete, especially homemade as it is earthquake legal in CA with which small sheds and domes and sub permitted buildings are possible also. With aircrete and 3d printed concrete there is no sheet rock or insulation worries, just paint, so that should be cheaper/easier right? Last I heard autoclaved aircrete had not quite cleared the permitting hurdle in California for earthquakes. For some designs it should certainly be possible to make happen. They've done earthquake testing in other countries. Brazil, I think with special big blocks. We need earthquake and fire proof in California these days where it costs like $20,000 just to break ground for permits and utlities etc. Fire rebuilds have some of that in place, but a lot of insurance coverage only pays for rebuilding the same exact stupid house. That might need legislation. You'd think insurance companies would figure it out for themselves.

@@OWK000 Sorry, I just realized that the thing I called "aircrete" is in fact autoclaved concrete, and aircrete is something completely different (and inferior). You're right about cost of insulation. The elefant in the room is cost of quality interior finishes. I'm right now struggling paying for interior stucco and tiling work - costs more than the "aircrete" structure itself.

@@nvo7024 One would hope to avoid interior stucco work with aircrete, either homemade or autoclaved, although you could. A coating of exterior stucco and fabric for reinforcement is part of the structure on a homemade aircrete dome. Those new cement computer 3d printed homes have really cool texture built into the structure and are used stuccoless. Casting aircrete walls with reinforcement is also an option (done in other countries) and that would have structural advantages on the very light autoclaved aerated concrete bricks or panels and also shouldn't need additional interior treatment. Tiling is not the worst thing to DIY. Depends on your budget and what you see as civilized. Some people just slap paint down on their plywood floors and that kind of thing, HOME!

@@OWK000Can't avoid. In my climate (middle of Russia) hard, impermeable interior stucco is a must to keep warm moisture from penetrating the walls in winter. If it does, it will freeze somewhere halfway inside the wall... In theory, some synthetic sheets and caulk would do the same, it's just simpler to do moisture protection and finish in one run (and it's all fireproof).

Hi, check out part 2. There are building systems (M2 and Intelocking bricks) also used in Africa and hotter climate countries.

Simple concrete can absorb water

No

Hard to say, they have not been around that long. Mold maybe. Termites? They might have a hard time getting around the mortar, but maybe they will adapt in a few decades. Nature finds a way.

Hi, links are in description, you can find more info there. Also check out other building systems videos on this channel. I featured one developed in Africa (Polycare) in my latest video on the topic.