Architects and Designers now have a greater choice, as Ecoearths indigenously produced GRC offers unrivalled creativity with the ability to accurately reproduce any small or large design, including intricate patterns, complex shapes and sweeping curves. It gives designers greater control over surface detail, finishes and is available in a variety of colors too! Eco Earth GRC panels require virtually no maintenance and have greater tensile strength than pre-cast concrete with only 20% of the weight.
GRC is versatile enough to be shaped into just about anything you can imagine. It is a high impact strength material, with a strength-to-weight ratio superior to most other materials. The use of proprietary sealer coatings, a technology by parent company Chemtreat, ensures almost zero water permeability and hence an extremely long lasting structure.
It complies with Class O fire rating, is environmentally friendly and allows modern, futuristic designs; for arches, masonry cladding, chimneys... even customization for specific needs of a project.
GRC is an environmentally friendly material that consumes less energy and is constructed from naturally occurring raw materials.
The composite is based on natural earth oxides generally considered safe for the environment. Research shows that GRC has a lower environmental impact than other building materials due to its light weight, which means GRC consumes less energy during transport also contributing to reduced transport costs.
GRC panels are manufactured as hollow core units thus reducing item weight considerably. Although in appearance they look identical to natural or cast stone, installation costs are reduced significantly. A further benefit over traditional pre-cast is the elimination of any risk of corrosion of the reinforcement. The material can effectively be used as a rain screen cladding system. In addition concrete or steel framed structures can be designed to carry less dead load, thus reducing costs even further. A simplified system of support/restraint can offer further installation cost reductions.
