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PIUR Panels load bearing capacity is in general superior to hat of typical wood frame and comparable to bearing capacity of metal frame buildings. A typical 9 feet heigh and 4 feet PIUR Panel with 3.0" polystyrene core and 1.125” concrete shell on each side has been tested at a structure load of over 270,000 Ibs.

PIUR Panels' foam core is 70 to 100% re-ground foam, depending upon local manufacturer's capacity. The wire mesh is 40% recycled steel (autos, etc.) and the concrete skins are a minimum of 40% coal fly ash. The insulation (core) and exterior concrete skin isolate the interior skin from the effects of the outdoor temperature, permitting a true thermal flywheel behavior by the interior skin.

Architects, designers and builders can purchase PIUR Panels from our network of PIUR Panel Certified Builders. If you do not see a certified builder in your area call our office at 818-252-1360 and ask for our sales department.

PIUR Panels have reinforced concrete skins of a minimum thickness of 1” (25mm), which means that our panels will have a minimum 90-minute fire rating. In other words, PIUR Panels will resist 1800 degrees Fahrenheit for up to 90 minutes. The concrete skins can be thickened to increase this rating up to four hours.

PIUR Panels can be waterproofed. The most common methods are either with crystallizing additives in the mix such as Xypex, Kryton, or surface treatments. The surface treatments range from membranes (elastomeric, rubber, etc.) to surface applied materials that result in a change in the concrete to create a waterproof skin.

PIUR Panels are designed in conformance with the American Concrete Institute ACI 318 standard. This means that designs employing PIUR Panels will comply with just about any building code, IBC, SBCC, BOCA, etc.

None of the materials in PIUR Panels provide food for pests and vermin. Although the plastic EPS core can provide habitation and/or nesting material, because it is fully enveloped in concrete it is generally inaccessible to pests and vermin.

Dry-mix pneumatically placed concrete is the preferred method of applying concrete skins to our panels; however, the concrete skins can also be applied by hand, machine plastering techniques, or shotcrete, wither wet-mix or dry-mix (gunite).

PIUR Panels can have open space in the foam layer, which is ideal for passing electrical conductors and pipes in any direction within the wall.

The "R" system is a method of calculating the resistance of building materials to the transmission of heat. Because PIUR Panels are heavier than wood frame and they can store and emit heat, for the same R-Value their performance is superior to that of the wood frame construction. The R-Value of PIUR Panels is usually 25+ for walls and 40+ for roofs.