Masonry Block With Integral Insulation

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Masonry block with integral insulation. 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. 7 3 alternative insulation products integral to the cmu block include a molded foam slotted inserts and b injectable resinous foam. Hi r insulated block hi r is a specially designed cmu with smaller webs to reduce thermal bridging and contains individually molded insulation inserts. Core fill 500 masonry foam insulation core fill 500 is america s leading foam insulation for concrete block precast concrete and hollow cavity brick walls.

The block and the insulation are combined at delivery to the site. Integral insulation refers to insulation placed between two layers of thermal mass. By superlite block an oldcastle company. This unit achieves higher r values than standard cmu insulation.

Korfil hi r masonry wall system. With integral insulation and no framing are. R value cavity na and r value continuous r 5. Images courtesy of masonry magazine and concrete products group respectively.

It saves materials and labour improves energy efficiency and durability. The foam is injected under pressure into the empty cores of masonry walls. 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. 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.

The components of this system from interior to exterior are described in fig. Core fill 500 is a non expanding aminoplast foam that looks like white shaving cream. View block wall colors shapes system applications specifications details lineart download and more. 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. Astra glaze sw glazed units are pre faced architectural concrete masonry blocks with a thermoset glazing compound permanently molded on one or more faces. We insert insulation into the cores of standard cmu.