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SIREWALL Australia (Other stuff that we need for Australia (Who is…
SIREWALL Australia
Other stuff that we need for Australia
Who is involved?
Who is accountable for what?
business setup
insurance
financing
marketing
banking
where do operate
QLD, NSW, VIC, nationwide
licensing
make sure we can all visit Australia regularly
build Michael's rammed earth beach shack in North Durras
website
social media
business cards
SIREWALL Australia T-shirts
tools and equipment
can we source good rammers in Australia
SBA
PPE
Mix Design :star:
Prospecting
Speak with quarry staff
Pick up Samples
Test materials at quarry - toss test, rub test, look at angularity, etc.
Label samples
Speak with local geotechs, concrete subtrades, Excavator Operators
Soil Analysis
Computer Mix Analysis
Sieving of candidate aggregates/sands
Possible Mix Designs
Cylinder Construction
Lab Testing & Results
Materials Research
Find location of quarries, etc.
Contact Local Experts
Schedule time to visit quarries & pick up samples
How many different locations are we going to create a mix design for? Do we just create 1 to start or are there a couple parts of Asutralia we know SIREAUS want to target?
Color research & testing
Sample Wall
Location
Foundation
Rebar Dowels
Dimensions
Materials Delivered
Portland
Rock and Sand
SBA
Color
Formwork
What kind of formwork?
Petrol for compressor and other machines
Water
What do we want to show with sample wall?
Both our and our products connection to nature/source
Feasibility
structural
Durability
Water permeability
Fire Resilience?
Who do we want to see it?
Thermal Performance
Aesthetic Beauty
Simple?
Colourful?
City Buy in
Engineer Buy in
Tours for
Architects
Universities
Project Investors
Potential Clients
Mixing, Delivering & Ramming :star:
Compressor 185
Hoses and connections to rammers
Mixer
Auger Mixer with Skidsteer/Telehandler
Rammers
Hand Tampers
Other tools
Shovels, trowels, levels, square, impact drivers, saws, drills, etc.
SBA
Rebar bender
VB16Y 40 lb Portable Rebar Bender/Cutter
Formwork material :star:
Research suppliers
Visit locations
Pick up materials
Ply, walers, studs, rebar, screws, chamfers, bracing, red heads, rigid insulation, etc.
Use for test wall and refine as needed
Next steps:
Things that can be done now.
Share the FJA home vision.
Find resources
Local Dirt Nerd
Government initiatives
aligned groups
aligned products
Insurance and Mortgage benefits
Investors
Clients
Fire Safe Benefits
Who is aligned with us
Employees
Energy benefits
Who is aligned?
Can we feed energy back into grid and make $$$?
subsidies?
Identify places where electrical service is shit or expensive
Industry Professionals
Universities
Find collaborators
Notes
I wouldn't present as rammed earth. That is a different product in Australia that will have preconceptions associated with it.
Present FJA Home first - Vision
This is what we are creating.
SIREWALL is a support
SIREWALL Product present as (options)
Engineered Sandstone
Geowall
SIREWALL
Create partnerships
Find Local rock nerd
Fill out project workbook with local candidate materials
ask a shit load of questions of Meror/Us during this process.
Go through things to look for at pit
What are products used for from this pit?
Are there waste materials available?
Angle of repose
Angularity
Contaminants?
Coal
Efflorescence producing material?
Pumus
Mica
Where else would the pit contact suggest you try?
Where are best compacting materials?
What mixes provide highest strength results in the area?
Consistency of product?
Where are they pulling from?
How long have they been pulling from that part of the quarry?
How much longer will they be pulling from there?
Quantity available
Create what FJA Home looks like in OZ
Determine what kind of formwork
What is design intent in AZ?
Magical Spaces?
Flexibility?
Efficiency?
Single storey? Multi-storey
Straight walls? Curved Walls?
Strength vs Weight
Cardboard
Large impact in design and efficiency