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BecoWallform
INSULATING CONCRETE FORMWORK SYSTEM

■ A modern building
system which
provides extra
performance to
satisfy current and
future building
standards

■ Structure and
insulation
incorporated in
the same practical
building process

■ Fast-track
construction
- time and cost
benefits
Fast, practical construction system

Design flexibility

Superior energy efficiency

Long durability

High levels of occupant comfort

In-built quality assurance

BecoWallform
Practical, energy efficient construction to accommodate
our future needs - BecoWallform is designed to offer
a range of design standards to suit all building
applications.

The monolithic, insulated concrete system of building

is quick to construct, yet offers levels of performance
significantly better than available from slower, more
traditional approaches to building.

An Insulating Concrete Formwork (ICF) system,

BecoWallform is based on large hollow lightweight
block components which lock together without
intermediate bedding materials to provide a formwork
system into which concrete is poured. Once set, the
concrete becomes a high strength structure and the
formwork remains in place as thermal insulation, with
U-values ranging from 0.30 W/m2K down to 0.11 W/m2K
- ideal for zero energy buildings.

The building process is quick, tidy and precise, with

lower labour and equipment requirements than
alternative methods.

Creative design (without compromising performance)

is encouraged by the availability of a comprehensive
range of components, which is further enhanced by
the built-in option to incorporate reinforcement for
basement and multi storey projects.

The flexibility of building with insitu concrete makes it

more practical to co-ordinate other products and
material systems - different types of floors, roofs,
windows etc - with BecoWallform and the need for
specialised accessories is minimised.

Originally developed and patented by isorast in the

1970’s, the system has been progressively developed
to satisfy the very best worldwide standards of energy
efficiency and the recognised need for improved
building techniques. Isorast constructions
(aka Wallform) in the United Kingdom have an
established track record of high performance and low
maintenance costs.

As a highly insulated structure, BecoWallform may

be clad internally and externally with a wide range of
finishes, including plaster, masonry, curtain walling
and render systems.

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The Building Process
1

2 1. The lightweight
Wallform elements
7 simply fit together in
a modular grid of
5 62.5mm.
4

8
2. With the Wallform
saw or hot wire
cutter, components
Wallform components have tongues on the top and
are easily cut to
grooves on the bottom, arranged so that they will
interlock in parallel or at right angles in a modular grid size.
of 62.5mm. This means the designer can realise any
plan layout to dimensions which are a multiple of
62.5mm. Smaller site dimensions may be cut exactly
to size within the thickness of polystyrene once the
concrete is cured.
3. Openings at wall
ends, corners and
Features of Wallform components
T-junctions are
1. The tongues on the top and grooves on the closed with the end
bottom of components are arranged to interlink pieces.
and crosslink in a modular grid of 62.5mm.

2. The tongues and grooves have a positive

interlock so that the elements cannot be carried
away by a gust of wind.

3. The hollow core of the components is calculated 4. 135o corners fit

to optimise economy of design and building together without
processes. thermal bridging
using the Wallform
4. All faces have grooves 2.5mm deep and
corner block.
17.5mm wide in a pattern repeated every
62.5mm to eliminate thermal bridging. These
grooves have a dovetail profile to provide a
mechanical key for the application of plaster.

5. Location detail for horizontal reinforcement.

6. End sets are inserted above and below the 5. Curved walls in any
radius and in all
bridges to make a closure when forming corners,
thicknesses are
reveals and wall ends.
possible with
7. The bridges are tapered at the top and bottom Wallform curved
to avoid trapping air during concreting.
blocks.
8. The endpiece is used to form the closure where
this does not coincide with the bridge.

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6. The Wallform lintel or 11. Concreting with the
roller shutter is Wallform nozzle and
placed over window ready-mix concrete
or door openings. or dry concrete from
the silo.

7. Arches are formed 12. Floors are formed

by cutting the shape using lightweight
of the opening and steel beams and
inserting a metal insulation infill panels
sheet to act as a with insitu concrete
curved shutter. overlay.

8. Wallform stair trays 13. Forming service

are inset into the chases in minutes is
wall and concreted possible with the
when the wall is Wallform hot wire
filled. Risers are also cutter.
available.

9. The Wallform floor 14. Lightweight fixings

edge block with the isodübel
eliminates thermal plug into insulation
bridging. foam; heavyweight
fixings into
concrete.

10. With the Wallform 15. Interior tiles are

prop and screw applied directly to
support system, the face of the
the wall is held in Wallform without
the vertical prior plastering.
position.

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Wallform Technical Data

Width
Length

Material

Wall panel:

Bridges:

Weight

Weight per unit, approx.

Weight per unit, sq.m.
Weight of wall, dense concrete fill, unfinished, sq.m.
Weight of wall, dense concrete, both sides plastered, sq.m.

Quantity of concrete, sq.m.

Thermal insulation U-value W/m2K

15mm internal plaster, 10mm proprietary render

Wall without finishes

Wall surface temperature -

Internal room temperature +20oC

Outside temperature -10oC
Outside temperature -15oC
Outside temperature +60oC (summer)

Carbon dioxide emissions based on heat loss/sq.m. of

wall per annum, using oil central heating

Dewpoint analysis:

Theoretical max. condensation during winter

Recorded figures
Drying out in summer

Fire performance: (DIN 4102)

Wall plastered internally, proprietary render externally

Sound reduction: both sides plastered

Calculated
Measured
 STANDARD SYSTEMS FIREWALLS ACOUSTIC

250 313 super

250 313 375 438 250 313 375 438 soundstop soundstop
1000mm 1125mm 750mm 750mm 1250mm 1250mm 1250mm 1250mm 500mm 500mm

Moulded expanded polystyrene, fire retardant grade, density c. 30 g/l.

Moulded expanded polystyrene Galvanised steel, 5mm ø

800 g 1,400 g 1,280 g 1,590 g 2,100 g 2,620 g 3,140 g 3,660 g 840 g 1,050 g
3,200 g 5,170 g 6,820 g 8,000 g 6,720 g 8,380 g 10,050 g 11,710 g 6,720 g 8,320 g
320 kg 297 kg 299 kg 300 kg 343 kg 344 kg 346 kg 347 kg 343 kg 344 kg
355 kg 332 kg 334 kg 335 kg 378 kg 379 kg 381 kg 382 kg 378 kg 379 kg

132 L 121.5 L 121.5 L 121.5 L 140 L 140 L 140 L 140 L 140 L 140 L

0.30 0.19 0.14 0.11 0.33 0.21 0.15 0.12 0.33 0.25
0.30 0.19 0.14 0.11 0.33 0.21 0.15 0.12 0.33 0.25

18.9oC 19.3oC 19.5oC 19.6oC 18.7oC 19.2oC 19.4oC 19.5oC 18.7oC 19.0oC
18.7oC 19.1oC 19.4oC 19.5oC 18.5oC 19.0oC 19.3oC 19.5oC 18.5oC 18.9oC
21.5oC 21.0oC 20.7oC 20.6oC 21.8oC 21.1oC 20.8oC 20.6oC 21.8oC 21.3oC

7.8 kg 5.1 kg 3.8 kg 3.0 kg 8.9 kg 5.7 kg 4.0 kg 3.2 kg 8.9 kg 6.8 kg

96 g/m2 43 g/m2 32 g/m2 23 g/m2 ~105 g/m2 ~43 g/m2 ~32 g/m2 ~23 g/m2 ~105 g/m2 ~80 g/m2
0 g/m2
0 g/m2
0 g/m2
0 g/m2 0 g/m2 0 g/m2 0 g/m2 0 g/m2 0 g/m2 0 g/m2
561 g/m 274 g/m 249 g/m 225 g/m 279 g/m 274 g/m 249 g/m 225 g/m 279 g/m 275 g/m2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

F30 - AB F30 - AB F30 - AB F30 - AB F90 - AB F90 - AB F90 - AB F90 - AB F90 - AB F90 - AB

33 dB ~42 dB ~42 dB ~42 dB ~41 dB ~41 dB ~41 dB ~41 dB 51 dB 53 dB

35 dB ~44 dB ~44 dB ~44 dB ~43 dB ~43 dB ~43 dB ~43 dB 53 dB 55 dB

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PRODUCTS

I SELF BUILD

Beco Products Ltd

Beco House • 6 Exmoor Avenue • Scunthorpe • DN15 8NJ
Tel: 01724 74 75 76 Fax: 01724 74 75 79
e-mail: [email protected] Assessment Certificate No 49/98

Web: becowallform.co.uk the self build homes magazine

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