Quality Precast Concrete Products Produced
by Northeast Precast
Trusted
Solution
for Precast Insulated
Sandwich Walls
A patented process for designing and producing precast insulated sandwich wall panels, THIN-WALL™ by Owens Corning Infrastructure Solutions (OCIS) is a structural load bearing insulated precast building envelope system that features composite action between concrete wythes.
LESS MATERIALS USED
- Less concrete is used with comprehensive composite action between the interior and exterior wythes. With this design, a thinner cross section of wall panel achieves a greater load-bearing capacity.
- An integrated system allows the pre-caster to use a relatively small total thickness of concrete to achieve the various requirements for moisture barrier and fire resistance.
- With less concrete, sandwich wall panels are lighter weight, less costly, and easier to erect.
SUSTAINABLE
- No thermal penetration through the insulation means buildings will be less costly to heat, cool, and maintain than other types of structures.
- Production of panels is efficient with resources, using less materials to create thin wall panel sections.
- Light-weight panels are easily transported and erected, saving energy used for transportation.
HIGH STRENGTH & FLEXIBILITY
- The strength of the GFRP truss connector, also known as the Nu-Tie, is nearly twice that of conventional Grade 60 ksi reinforcing bars. This provides excellent wall strength with minimal concrete in the two wythes and very few connectors.
- Low modulus of elasticity of the connector for panel bowing, caused by exterior/interior temperature differential, is minimized.
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY / AESTHETICS
- Thin brick, form liner patterns, smooth and heavy textures, and different colors allow nearly limitless exterior design opportunities while providing a smooth interior finish surface.