Masonry Block With Integral Insulation

203 mm nominal thickness must have continuous r 5 minimum insulation in addition to the integral insulation to comply i e the r value of the integral insulation.

Masonry block with integral insulation. Specially designed concrete masonry unit and individually molded insulation insert. View block wall colors shapes system applications specifications details lineart download and more. Astra glaze sw glazed units are pre faced architectural concrete masonry blocks with a thermoset glazing compound permanently molded on one or more faces. Hi r insulated block hi r is a specially designed cmu with smaller webs to reduce thermal bridging and contains individually molded insulation inserts.

Korfil hi r masonry wall system. Examples include insulation placed in concrete masonry cores and continuous insulation in a masonry cavity wall note that an insulated masonry cavity wall can also be considered as exterior insulation if the thermal mass effect of the veneer is disregarded. The integra wall system is an engineered post tensioned masonry wall system. R value cavity na and r value continuous r 5.

7 3 alternative insulation products integral to the cmu block include a molded foam slotted inserts and b injectable resinous foam. The assembly provides a wall system capable of achieving higher thermal r values than conventional masonry with no effect on the structural integrity of masonry construction. Images courtesy of masonry magazine and concrete products group respectively. The block and the insulation are combined at delivery to the site.

We insert insulation into the cores of standard cmu. This unit achieves higher r values than standard cmu insulation. With integral insulation and no framing are. This glazing compound is cured and heat treated in gas fired tunnel kilns thus becoming an integral part of the unit.

This means that to comply a masonry wall 8 in. Depending on the density of the blocks an 8 inch thick block wall without any other type of insulation has a thermal resistance value between r 1 9 and r 2 5. By superlite block an oldcastle company. Core fill 500 is a non expanding aminoplast foam that looks like white shaving cream.

Masonry system 4 is a mass wall system with a single wythe concrete masonry unit cmu wall structure often comprised of split face block and integral insulation. The foam is injected under pressure into the empty cores of masonry walls. It saves materials and labour improves energy efficiency and durability.