MK2 is a Construction System based on a set of corrugated expanded polystyrene structural panels, with a basic reinforcement, attached to the faces, consisting of high-strength steel mesh and corrugated bars, linked together by electro-welded steel connectors.
These panels are placed on site according to the arrangement of walls, partitions and slabs that the architectural or engineering project in question presents.
The functions contained in the elements of our construction technology are:
All these qualities are possible thanks to the combination of the three component materials (Expanded Polystyrene, Steel and Micro-concrete), which together make up a sandwich panel.
Said panel has mechanical qualities that depending on the resistance of the applied micro-concrete and the thickness of the expanded polystyrene core, allow design resistances of up to 600 kN / m to be achieved in simple compression and up to 14 kNm / m in simple flexion.
In this way, multi-storey building structures can be made with a limitation that will be basically given by the load capacities of the vertical supporting elements, according to the criteria expressed in the previous paragraph.
The Solution has a Technical Suitability Document (No. 455R / 20), issued by the Eduardo Torroja Institute of Construction Sciences, which recognises it as a valid constructive solution for building in Spain and determines the control and quality processes in the manufacture and commissioning of the panels.
It should be noted that, thanks to the international strategic alliance that ITESSA maintains with EMMEDUE and the use of machinery supplied by this company for manufacturing, this Construction Solution has several approvals in different countries, including:
European Organisation for Technnical Assessment (2016), India (2014), Argelia (2014), ESR-2037 ICC USA (2013) USA approval according to the IBC and IRC regulations of the USA, TÜV (2012, 2010), Nicaragua (2012, 2010), Argentina (2012, 2006), Ecuador (2012, 2004), Uruguay (2012), Panama (2010).
Peru (2010), Romania (2008), Ireland (2006), Dominican Republic (2006), Russia (2004), Trinidad and Tobago (2003), South Africa (1997), Jamaica (1991), Australia (1990).
The MK2 Construction Solution makes it easier to obtain the Passivhaus certification. This is a document that officially recognises that houses are worthy of being considered sustainable, and it is a request that every day more people around the world are trying to achieve, since it has multiple and positive consequences.
Facilitates certification by measuring and verifying a series of sustainability requirements, such as thermal insulation, the quality of the air inside the house or the use of solar energy, the Passivhaus Institut is in charge of rating that the house adapts to the insulation standard.
