The first step in the construction process is the foundation. This is generally a concrete strip 1 to 2 feet wide and 6 to 12 inches thick around the base perimeter that supports the house. This foundation is the interface between the home and the ground and must be below the freezing line. This prevents the foundation from cracking in the winter when the ground swells due to freezing. The next step is to construct a block or concrete wall upon the foundation. This wall will extend to the ground level or higher. For homes with basements these walls must be strong enough to hold back the dirt that is pushing against it especially when the ground is wet. Following the below grade construction you would attach your above grade walls. These walls are constructed using wooden boards of either 2" x 4" or 2" x 6" studs 8' in length. The wood framing is assembled using nails that are 3 ½" long, two of which are used to attach the studs to the top and bottom plates every 16 or 24 inches. More studs are used around windows, doors and corners for strength. (This is the reason there is poor insulation around windows and doors frames because wood has a low R-value.) External sheathing is attached to these walls for rigidity and a barrier to the outside, this is generally a fiber board or a low grade of 1/2" plywood. It is not difficult to punch a hole through these materials. The walls are with wrapped a plastic material for vapor barrier to prevent moisture from entering the house. The final external touch is either siding, stucco or for the more expensive house a brick veneer. Internally, insulation is placed between the wood studs and ½" gypsum board is nail or screwed to this framing. These homes are not very strong. This is the reason you see such devastation from severe storms. Now to our "Super Home" and its construction and the reason we can say a hurricane or tornado can’t destroy our homes.

Our walls comprises an interlocking polystyrene block system into which high strength steel and concrete are placed. These walls are very strong. Our foundation is a little larger to support the weight of steel and concrete. Steel is use in the foundation and extends into our wall system to form a strong interlocking bond anchoring the home in the ground. This will give the home a strong anchor against extreme storms. Steel of high strength is place inside our polystyrene blocks to form a matrix of 16" squares.

Each piece of steel can withstand a tensile pressure of 92,000 lbs. before it is pulled apart. This prevents cracking and adds tremendous strength both compressively (downward) and laterally (pressure that pushes against our wall). Once the blocks and steel are in position high strength concrete (3,500 psi) is pumped into the forms. This creates a monolithic steel reinforce wall system. To give an idea how strong these walls are let’s compare them to a 2" x 6" wooden framed section 8 feet long which has a similar surface area of 600 square inches on top to an 8' section of our wall. If you multiply 3,500 psi (pounds per square inch) by 600 sq in., our walls could withstand more than two million pounds of downward force as compared to 10 to 15 thousand pounds for the same surface area of wood walls. It is not unusual for the concrete in our wall to cure above 5,000 psi, at this strength it could support over three million pounds of pressure. Sever storms have a tendency to tear a house apart because of the intense pressure that is created against the walls. Our walls have been test to withstand winds over 200 miles per hour. In one test a 2"x 4" 8' wooden board was shot at our walls with a velocity that would be generated in a storm with 250 mph winds and there was no damage to the wall. This is truly a "Super Home".