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te floor syst, Frank Pospisi of SG has an option that cares some
weight at leastin ttre,
Fospsi and coleaque Kumar Natesaher isussed structural cemontious
‘oor sheathing panels (SCFSP) Wednesday atthe annual METALCON ltr
national conference in Las Vegas. Te panels ares ne alternate to fons
made of poued concrete, we0d 0 svuctal tel and, according to Foss,
may be as rewionary as Sheevock, atlas fr colt formed steel bulngs
inthe ow and me-ie on,
‘As engineers and marketers forthe srvtua technologies group of
SG, Posps and Natasaijer wore uniquely qualified to talk about the
bones of SCFSP technology USG has develope the only SCFSP pane!
(Foracrete aval forthe application, Pospsi, a market development
manages sid.
“Fore type of constuction wee lokig at. there re oer boas on
‘he market thet purport to be the same or have simiar properties” Posps
said in a pre-conference ptoneitevow. Tis isan accede presentation,
‘01 can‘ faunt the brand name, bt the ternational Cade Caunct (CC) has
defined this category of stuctural panel ty pubstng two acceptance erte-
fia: AC318 for the panels themsokes, and AC319 for the pare perorman
‘on ol-formed sea, Curent, only Fracete stucura panels meet the
requrements of btn acceptance citera, as we have a published ICC repo
number SR-1792"
“The company began reduc rollout n lune 2006, andthe panels have
Marine envisions new home
. it’s a floor system alternative
en usd in midis projects in Denver, Mivaukee, and Wheaton
Coliform see constuction has been owing reply the last two dec
des but poured concrete and plywood or OSB-baard foering have offset
Same of cold form's advantages, such as concrete's added weg and on