THE ConDeck CHRONICLE
A Publication of the ConDeck Corporation
ConDeck is a
New Mexico owned Corporation
Specializing in the sale and installation of Perlite Insulating Concrete Roof Decks,
Perlite Products, Tectum Products and Elastizell Products.
CONDECK JOINS THE U.S. GREEN
BUILDING COUNCIL
We are pleased to announce that ConDeck
Corporation has become a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. There are three reasons why Perlite
Insulating Concrete Roof Decks are environmentally friendly: Waste reduction,
reuse, and indoor air quality.
If conventional roof insulation gets wet,
it must be removed and disposed of at a sanitary land fill. The volume of this type of waste is amazingly
large. It can be in the range of a
million board feet or more for a normal project. Roof insulation does not biodegrade! It just sits there for all eternity and fills our land
fills. Perlite Insulating Concrete Roof
Insulation is a "Life-of-the-Building" product. If it gets wet, it will not be damaged. During reroofing it does not have to be
removed. If there is minor mechanical
damage from removal of old roof materials, Perlite Insulating Concrete Roof
Insulation can be skim coated and restored to new condition very inexpensively
and quickly.
Indoor air quality is always an issue, and
Perlite Insulating Concrete Roof Decks are a great way to save money and to
design for improved air quality. The
use of Perlite Insulating Concrete eliminates the need for glass fiber batt
insulation, vinyl facing and sprayed fireproofing on the underside of the
metal deck. Free glass fibers or spray
applied fireproofing are known irritants and can be dangerous when
inhaled. Vinyl facing is expensive and
installation is time consuming. The
adhesive tape used for vinyl facing seams dries out in our climate and, within
a couple of years, the facing falls or comes loose. Besides looking shabby the fallen facing releases millions of
tiny glass fibers into the interstitial space below the roof deck. If the interstitial space is used as a
return air plenum, the HVAC system circulates the glass fibers and greatly
degrades air quality.
Spray applied fireproofing has also been
linked with indoor air quality problems and "sick building syndrome"
when it is installed in a return air plenum.
The fireproofing can erode in direct air streams, becoming airborne and
may harbor microorganisms which can be spread throughout the facility, creating
major health problems.
Perlite Insulating Concrete is a dual purpose product. It allows the Architect to design for improved indoor air quality, reduced spray applied fireproofing requirements and reduced waste with one product. Perlite Insulating Concrete Roof Decks make sense today and tomorrow.
ConDeck Corporation is the local
distributor for structural Tectum products.
Tectum panels are made from renewable wood and other sustainable raw
materials. The wood excelsior is from
new growth that reaches maturity in 25 - 30 years. The primary source of magnesium oxide used in the binder is sea
water. The silicate used in the
secondary binder is made from sand.
Tectum Inc. recovers waste magnesium and recycles water during the
manufacturing process. The recovered
magnesium waste is used in the manufacturing of magnesium sulfate, a primary
ingredient in the binder. These recent
programs have been successful in reducing the magnesium requirement for the
manufacture of magnesium sulfate.
Tectum products continue to meet the needs of owners, architects, and
engineers who require "green" products. There is no asbestos, nor has there ever been any asbestos, used
in Tectum products.
ConDeck Corporation is the approved
applicator for Elastizell products in New Mexico. Elastizell Corporation of America is a manufacturer of pumpable
cementitious Engineered Fill products which are field mixed under tight quality
control conditions using precise equipment.
Flowable Engineered Fill may be a perfect
solution for engineering projects where site fill materials are not acceptable,
where time and expense are an issue or where working quarters are tight and inaccessible
to large earth moving and compaction equipment. Being pumpable, staging areas are small, on-site storage is
eliminated and dust control is not an issue.
One of the greatest benefits of pumpable Engineered Fill is that pipes
or conduits are not subject to mechanical shock and breakage during
installation, and it can be easily pumped as fill into abandoned conduits. Unlike structural concrete, Elastizell is
fully excavatable.
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