Toolbase Services (www.toolbase.org), a service of the NAHB Research Center and part of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) program, has created a detailed, general overview of the precast foundation technology.  The panels used for the field test projects were provided by Weaver Precast of Ephrata Pa.  Click here for a direct link to this resource.

Posted May 15, 2009

The Fauquier Times-Democrat Weekend newspaper has published an interesting article about a couple who, after extensive research into building a green, environmentally friendly, and energy efficient house, are building their new home using straw bales and a Superior Walls foundation.  Click here to read the entire article.

You may add a door to your Superior Walls foundation if you carefully follow the instructions listed below.

• Adding a Door to an Xi Wall
• Adding a Door to an R-5 Wall
• Adding a Patio Door to an Xi Wall
• Adding a Patio Door to an R-5 Wall

Holes may be drilled through the (top) Bond Beam for wiring and plumbing drops.  See the following documents for information on proper hole placement and maximum allowable hole size.

• Drilling a Hole through the Bond Beam - R-5
• Drilling a Hole through the Bond Beam - Xi

Electrical wiring in a Superior Walls wall system can be simply accomplished by following the suggested methods shown in the document below.

• Electrical Wiring - Xi Wall System

On August 21, 2008, Superior Walls of Upstate New York installed the foundation system for ABC’S “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” show in Geneva, New York.  This foundation is number thirteen for Superior Walls of America and the popular show.  This episode is scheduled to air on November 2, 2008, at 8pm.

Energy-efficient Superior Walls® Xi™ wall panels are being featured this season on the Emmy-Award-winning PBS television series This Old House, in an episode that is scheduled to air October 16, 2008, at 8pm. (Check your local listings for specific times and air dates of the show, at www.thisoldhouse.com/tvschedule. )

• Superior Walls on This Old House

Which foundation would you choose if you had to build on the same exact footprint of your old house?  What if wetlands were located in the back of your property and “building green” was of the utmost importance to you?  Of course you would choose the foundation of choice, Superior Walls!  That is exactly what the team from This Old House has done. Energy-efficient Xi™ wall panels have been selected as the foundation for the next project on the Emmy Award-winning television series This Old House.  (more…)