President and Inventor of patented ACI Pre-Cast Wall, Floor, & Roof Assembly: Ed Rubio
American Craftsmen Inc., (ACI) US patented products offer a world-class solution for North Carolina’s green construction market. ACI provides Innovative-building systems engineered and designed to resist hurricanes, earthquakes, and fires while simultaneously creating opportunities to empower local communities with advanced building technologies. ACI has performed a series of Smartwall TM prototype product testing at North Carolina State University. The testing was conducted under the direction of Distinguished Professor Dr. Sami Rizkalla of Civil Engineering and Construction, Director of the Constructed Facilities Laboratory (CFL). The Prototype results displayed that the Smartwall TM systems performed significantly above commercial construction building code standards. This has resulted in a building system with one of the highest strength to weight ratios in the market. In addition, The Smartwall building system is design friendly for accommodating a multitude of finishes. The Smartwall building system has versatile applications ranging from affordable housing to institutional high profile projects.
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American Craftsmen Inc., (ACI) main mission is to exceed every expectation in continuing with our commitment to providing affordable sustainable development, environmental stewardship, and preservation of human health. Sustainable development as defined at the United Nations 1983 World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) as “Development that meets the needs of people living today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Sustainable development requires a long-term vision of industrial progress, preserving the foundations upon which quality of life depends on and respect for global ecosystems. Our Company strives to create innovative eco-conscious building systems that account for the full life cycle of the building.
ACI plans to utilize our innovative US patents to design sustainable buildings that are engineered and assembled to create affordable environmentally conscious structures that insure structural security, reduce energy consumption, and improves the general quality of life. The patented design of our engineered composite systems, ACI Superwall and Smartwall, utilize energy conservation technology to fulfill the need for innovative green solutions. Our composite wall systems are built to better withstand natural disasters by including superior fire ratings and structural engineering that exceeds all national and international building codes for seismic-wave loads and high wind-loads. ACI Superwall and Smartwall have more efficient operational performance due to the light weight properties of the wall systems insuring fast track construction. When completing a project using our innovative products major reductions in net energy consumption, resource consumption, pollution, and green house gas output will be achieved.
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About the Company
American Craftsmen Inc. (ACI) specializes in fast-track pre-cast insulated whole building design systems. Incorporated in 1995 and headquarter in Raleigh, NC, ACI has successfully delivered quality landmark projects in the private, public, and commercial sectors across the region. Since the inception of the company, ACI has worked with clients like NCSU, NCCU, UNC, WCPSS, UNCG. and many other local business. With over 30 years of experience in versatile construction applications, ACI has designed, engineered, and patented a "ACI Smartwall Building Systems" for light-weight insulated structural load-bearing assemblies. The pre-cast building system is a certified Three Hour Fire Rated ASTM E119-12 building Assembly for complete wall, floor, and roof envelope applications. The composite action of the system provides high strength-to-weight ratios paired with superior thermal R values. The ACI Pre-cast panels allow for Net Zero structures that contribute to a more sustainable future. ACI Pre-cast envelopes are water-tight and mold free for the lifetime of the structure. The panelized assembly significantly accelerates construction schedules and are engineered for cost-effective residential and commercial applications
Mission Statement:
ACI mission is to deliver excellence in high performance sustainable building technologies that promote energy efficiency, life safety, asset protection, and a healthier standard of living for occupants.
ACI Smartwall Building Systems:
Solutions for Fast-Track, Fortified,& Thermally Efficient
Pre-cast insulated structural load-bearing building system applications:
• ACI pre-cast composite wall systems
• ACI pre-cast composite roof systems
• ACI pre-cast composite floor systems
Benefits:
• Certified ASTM E119-12 Three Hour Rated Structural Load- Bearing Assembly
• Impervious to moisture and mold for lifetime of structure
• Resistant to Hurricane Force winds (200 mph+)
• High Flexural Capabilities for resistant to high seismic wave activity
• High thermal insulation values R50+ (Net Zero structures)
• Salt, Chemical, & Corrosion resistant: pH 3-11
• Durable Impact resistant (6,000-12,000 psi)
• Radon shield
• Light-weight Assemblies (approximately 21 per sqft)
• Superior sound barrier
• Living roof Architectural applications
• Integrated solar designs for walls & roof
• Maintenance free exteriors
• Structural and Architectural panels
• Accelerated Construction Schedules
• Non-toxic exterior envelopes
• Integrated solar PV designs for walls & roof panel applications
• Custom Sculptural Architectural Design
ACI Smartwall Building Systems provide a cost-effective alternative to the following conventional building applications:
• Concrete back-up brick exterior
• Concrete back-up stone exterior
• Metal stud back-up brick exterior
• Metal stud back-up EIFS exterior
• Structurally insulated panels (SIPs)
• Concrete insulated form (CIF)
• Pre-cast concrete applications
• Cast in place concrete
• Tilt-up concrete
• Superior walls
• non-toxic moisture resistant roof assemblies
• Hollow Core Systems
• Retaining walls
• Sound Barriers
• Rain screen systems
• Concrete Block walls
• Fiberglass reinforced
