Fourth Ferrocement Conference 2017
Sept. 7, 2019
am-cor PREFABRICATED FERROCEMENT KITS recognized as an innovative Ferrocement application!
The am-cor System was featured at the 4th India Ferrocement Society Convention, Kerala, India 2017.
Angus W. Macdonald, inventor of prefabricated Ferrocement and founder of am-cor inc., was the keynote speaker at the convention. He was also presented with the Society's Appreciation Award for Innovative Applications in Ferrocement.
Macdonald's talk addressed the importance of Ferrocement as an efficient structural type which uses much less concrete to achieve needed strength and durability. This efficiency means that the cement quantity is reduced in Ferrocement structures, as compared with cast-in-place concrete and reinforced …
DIY earth bermed home
Sept. 7, 2019
This 600 sq.ft. earth bermed passive solar home was designed based on sketches by the owner. It took a crew of 4 about 3 days to assemble the am-cor Kit. All building elements including foundations were included in the Kit.
2-story earth bermed house Kit
Sept. 7, 2019
Macdonald Architecture & Technology designed a 2-story earth bermed house for a private client in the Blue Ridge Mountains of VA.
The building was designed as a 5-bedroom off-grid passive solar earth tempered super insulated structure of about 6,000 sq.ft. The structural frame was panelized by am-cor inc. and erected on site by the owner's family and friends. The partition panels were light enough for children to place.
The house has 100% solar array generated electricity, LED lamps, mini-split heat pumps, solar heated hot water and in-slab radiant floor heating, and a green house passive heat collector along the lower …
super insulated Ferrocement structure
Sept. 7, 2019
am-cor created and supplied a unified steel and cement construction Kit to replace a burnt-down wooden church structure in Opal VA. The parish erected the DIY (do it yourslef) Kit and completed the building for about $75/sq.ft. (excluding site works). All structural elements of the building are made of prefabricated Ferrocement, from the footings to the roof.
Foamed-in-place insulation to walls and roof, and rigid foam insulation to foundation panels isolates the interior spaces and the earth under the church from temperature changes.
LED lighting and mini-split heat pumps were installed to save energy. The power supply required to keep …
model affordable home
Sept. 7, 2019
TANZA II AFFORDABLE MODEL HOME DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA 2011
This model home was constructed at the Tanzania Housing Corporation headquarters in Dar es Salaam. An am-cor crew went to Tanzania to instruct and supervise construction by local builders and laborers. The house took 3 days to enclose the structural shell, and 8 days to complete with services and interior finishes. The normal time to complete a low cost house in Tanzania is about 3 to 5 months.
We've developed a new panelized structural method for multistory construction
Sept. 20, 2011
The am-cor Hybrid Highrise structural method combines a prefabricated steel framework with the am-cor Ferrocement System, in order to create high-rise buildings using Ferrocement.
Our proposal to rebuild Haiti with Ferrocement
April 22, 2011
Angus W. Macdonald, am-cor inc. founder and inventor of the am-cor System, proposes a Ferrocement solution to Haiti's housing & humanitarian issues, and offers a social, self-determining way forward: a Haitian FerroFacility.
See us at the Home & Garden Show this weekend!
April 7, 2011
We're at booth #43 at the Blue Ridge Home Builder Association 2011 Home & Garden Show, from April 8-10. Check out the Event Page on Facebook.
Stop by and say "Hi"!
We'll talk your ear off about Ferrocement, and you can check out some am-cor Kit assembly movies, photos, and building samples.
Our founder speaks out on how Ferrocement can save the world
March 31, 2011
Angus W. Macdonald, am-cor inc. founder and inventor of the am-cor System, discusses the high carbon footprint of standard construction, and how its impact can be mitigated by use of Ferrocement.
Example assemblies, including PassivHaus: R 100+
March 18, 2011
We've uploaded example insulation assemblies for am-cor structures.