An Innovative Green Building Material

1. ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT, SJVN
GFRG/RAPID WALL
SYSTEM

2. CONVENTIONAL BUILDING
MATERIALS ARE:
• Energy intense
• Demand is growing
• Materials like river sand & water is scarce
• Cost’s spiraling up
• Increases CO2 emission & impact on environment
• Construction is time consuming
Therefore , there is a need for an alternative building
materials & fast construction methods for housing

3. ALTERNATIVE BUILDING MATERIAL

4. RAPID WALL PANEL

5. AN INTRODUCTION
• GFRG/ Rapid wall is load bearing pre-fabricated
walling panel. This is suitable for rapid mass scale
building construction was originally developed and
used since 1990 in Australia.
• GFRG/ Rapid wall is manufactured using Gypsum as
a core material , which is generated as by product
in the process of manufacturing fertilizers
• GFRG/ Rapid wall is manufactured at RCF , Mumbai
and FACT , Kochi.
• GFRG/ Rapid wall is suitable for load-bearing ( up to
10 storied ) applications and as hybrid Construction
in multi- storey buildings.

6. COMPARISION

7. ECONOMICS

8. STREGTHS OF RW PANEL

9. SAVINGS BY SINGLE PANEL

10. FIRE RESISTANCE

11. LOAD BEARING CAPABILITY

12. TESTS ON RW PANEL – IIT CHENAI
• Water absorption Test
• Rain Water Penetration Test
• Compressive Strength Test
• Fire Resistance Test
• Durability Test
• Corrosion Test
• Impact Test
• Nailing & pull out Test
• Sound Transmission Test
• Test to find Elastic Modulus

13. POSSIBLE APPLICTIONS
• Load-bearing walls in multi-storey construction
• Individual Dwelling Construction
• Walls that require high fire rating
• Roof panels
• Permanent formwork for suspended slabs
• Compound Walling

14. CONSTRUCTION : JOINTS & SLAB

15. FLEXIBILITY

16. OPENINGS

17. SANITARY WORK

18. SANITARY WORK

19. FINISHING

20. GFRG IN HYBRID BUILDING

21. VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION STAGES

22. BENEFITS
• Very fast construction
• Reduced hassles of construction with less materials
• Saving in transport cost of sand, bricks/concrete
blocks, granite metal, cement, steel, water,
scaffolding & shuttering materials
• Strong & quality construction
• Less number of workers
• Less overhead cost & less project time
• No problem of disposal of waste / debris
• Quick turnover with many fold reinvestment per
annum bringing more profit

23. BENEFITS
• More carpet area (8-10% more) & superior building will
bring more return
• Without extra cost, green building/eco-friendly housing
can be given to customers
• Earthquake resistant, Fire Proof and other disaster
resistant bldg at no extra cost. In conventional const.
requires 15-20% additional cost
• High thermal efficiency of Rapidwall provides more
comfortable indoor
• Less recurring cost for cooling or heating of indoor space
• Less maintenance cost
• No wastage as even cut pieces of door/window
openings can be used for parapet or other uses

24. BENEFITS
• Rapid construction will help in rehabilitation scheme
/rebuilding projects of unsafe buildings as dwellers
can get back fast > builders get more FSI benefits
• Fast construction will help to rehabilitate displaced
families from various infrastructure projects
• Lightweight and rapid construction will help to put
up additional storey over existing buildings within no
time, will be an opportunity to builders / customers
• Single storey to multi-storey construction
• Use of panel in combination with concrete and
steel as composite material enhances the strength
and value of both RW panel and RC

25. BENEFITS
• Can use as walling for RCC framed construction &
save costs, cement plastering time etc & reduce
total self weight/ dead weight which will educe
foundation cost , size of RCC columns and beams >
save money
• Can re-use panel whenever Rapidwall buildings are
demolished
• Since free from corrosion , in coastal region as well
as metro like Mumbai RW Building will become
attractive to people and RW bldg will be much
more durable than concrete structure
• When required specially, as per structural design,
double or triple panel can be used

26. BENEFITS
• Ideal for large compound wall/security wall for
campuses, free economic zones, to separate rail
corridor etc.
• While making more profit, can also contribute to the
environment and climate change (high selling point
by builders/developers)
• Help to conserve energy, scarce material like water
and river sand and reduce pollution
• Modern & hi-tech superior material. Opportunity to
achieve world class construction & to begin
organised & industrialised housing construction
• Most reliable product with assured quality & strengt

27. BENEFITS
• Rapidwall can be used as the basic structure for low
income, middle income & high income, rich or affluent
segment; finishing work to their desire & affordability &
wealth
• Opportunity to upgrade the skills of existing construction
workers
• Simultaneous construction of same type of buildings at
various sites & places can increase volume of
work/turnover to any extent
• Teaming up of Architects, Structural Engineers, & Builders
utilising the advantage and benefits of Rapidwall &
Rapid Construction system can make profit, help deliver
mass housing fast & contribute to the transformation.

28. SOME PROJECTS

29. PROJECTS

31. WHAT INDIA NEEDS

32. THANK YOU