As you know we've created a new way of manufacturing homes without using wood or steel for structure, and no concrete or plastic. Homes that are thoughtfully designed, easily personalized, long-lasting, and all at a price of a luxury car!
The material that we're using is volcanic rock called Cinder (-ella, just kidding. Cinder-ella, get it?).
Building HCube homes from natural volcanic stone arose as the right choice when compared with concrete, wood, steel or plastic. Volcanic stone can't be eaten by termites, won't rot, warp, rust, burn or leach harmful chemicals. It does not require flame retardants or poisons to kill bugs, nor does it require harmful plasticisers to keep it in a functional state. It is a natural building material in that it is fireproof, thermally efficient, strong, light weight, low cost and readily accessible across the USA and around the world.
Here's a video of what a cinder mine that we visited in California looks like:
We've been working on improving the strength of Ellon Panels, the panels that make up HCube Homes. That means making up samples and then crushing them, like this:
Destructive Testing - Sample # 11
Panel core test sample 11 yields at 9 ton. Ultimate failure is 9.5 tons which calculates at 22.8 MPa (3300 PSI). Regular concrete specified for floors and pathways, has a Relative Density 2.6 and is rated at 3000 PSI.
We're happy to say that the tests have been a success and the compression strength outperforms concrete! We'll share other testing data in another update.
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