MAXRaft Insulated Flooring Brings Time Savings to Affordable Housing Projects

MAXRaft offers smart insulated flooring systems designed to bring long-term cost savings to Kiwi homes. Their innovative products have been specified on a range of affordable and social housing projects across New Zealand, including single and multi-unit developments. The choice to use MAXRaft brings improved comfort and excellent energy efficiency to housing, ensuring a healthy environment and lower power bills for occupants.

Options to meet budget, ground conditions and R-value requirements

For affordable housing projects, MAXRaft’s insulated flooring systems can be adapted to meet different R-value requirements and budget constraints. The systems are designed to exceed H1 requirements, with MAXRaft’s R-value calculator available to help you determine the most suitable solution for your project. With options for both TC1 and TC2 ground types, MAXRaft can be specified on a broad range of projects across New Zealand.

Prefabricated to save time on site

Prefabricated systems can offer big benefits for affordable housing projects by saving time on site and reducing labour costs. MAXRaft’s systems are prefabricated offsite to project requirements, making installation simple and reducing waste on site. From their patented MAXEdge L-shaped perimeter insulation to their pre-cut MAXSlab segments and MAXRaft pods, the system is designed to ensure optimal efficiency on site.

Long-term energy savings

MAXRaft’s insulated flooring systems provide excellent thermal performance by preventing heat loss at the slab edge. This increases the energy efficiency of homes, resulting in lower power bills for homeowners, a lower carbon footprint, and healthier homes.

BRANZ appraised for straight hold down fixings with 90mm framing

MAXRaft has recently upgraded their MAXEdge perimeter insulation system to allow for straight bolt fixing for 90mm framing commonly used on affordable housing projects. This BRANZ appraised solution further simplifies installation by allowing for fewer bolts at wider centres and faster fixing.

To learn more about how MAXRaft can help you meet H1 requirements on affordable housing projects, get in touch with the MAXRaft team.

MAXSlab

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MAXSlab is an insulated, concrete slab-on-ground flooring system for use in residential and light commercial buildings.

The MAXRaft Concrete Slab Floor System (MaxSlab) can be used to construct steel reinforced, concrete slab-on-ground floors subject to specific engineering design for buildings within the following scope:

Ground floor slabs for timber-framed buildings, within the scope of NZS 3604, or other similar lightweight constructions where they are subject to specific engineering design; and
Built on 'good ground' as defined by Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods for NZBC Clause B1 Structure; or,
Built on 'TC2' type ground within the 'Canterbury earthquake region' or moderately to highly expansive soils, subject to verification and assessment by a Chartered Professional Engineer

See BRANZ Appraisal 1054 for full information.

Use the MAXRaft R-value Calculator to find the product from the MAXRaft range to meet & exceed the requirements of H1

If designed, used, installed and maintained in accordance with the statements and conditions of the BRANZ appraisal, the MAXRaft Concrete Slab Floor System (MaxSlab) will meet the following provisions of the NZBC:

Clause B1 Structure: Performance B1.3.1, B1.3.2 and B1.3.4. the MAXRaft Concrete Slab Floor System meets the requirements for loads arising from self-weight, imposed gravity loads, earthquake, wind, differential movements and time dependent effects including creep and shrinkage. [i.e. B1.3.3 (a), (b), (f), (h), (m) and (q)]. See Paragraphs 7.1 – 7.2
Clause B2 Durability: Performance B2.3.1 (a) not less than 50 years and B2.3.2. MAXRaft Concrete Slab Floor System meets these requirements. See Paragraphs 8.1 – 8.3
Clause E2 External Moisture: Performance E2.3.3. The MAXRaft Concrete Slab Floor System meets these requirements. See Paragraphs 10.1 – 10.3
Clause F2 Hazardous Building Materials: Performance F2.3.1. The MAXRaft Concrete Slab Floor System meets this requirement and does not present a health hazard to people.
Clause H1 Energy Efficiency: Performance H1.3.1 and H1.3.2E. The MAXRaft Concrete Slab Floor System contributes to meeting these requirements. See Paragraphs 12.1 – 12.2

See BRANZ Appraisal 1054 for full information.

MAXRaft

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MAXRaft is the solution for an insulated slab being built on less stable ground, in particular the TC2 type ground encountered in Christchurch.

Suitable for TC2 ground
Site-specific engineering
Achieves an R Value of R4.5 according to floor type
Use the MAXRaft R-value Calculator to find the product from the MAXRaft range to meet & exceed the requirements of H1

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