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Cobiax smartdeck
Sustainability & cleantech in concrete frame structures

Cobiax smartdeck technology benefits

Weight reduction
Up to 35% lighter than solid slabs Up to 15% less load acting on
foundations Increased freedom for structural conception

Large spans
Up to 20 m spans Flat soffits with no obstructing beams Up to 40%
less columns

Earthquake safety
Reduction of the accelerated mass Eased earthquake design
verification Reduced damage risks

Cost effectiveness
Concrete and reinforcement steel savings Reduced floor-to-floor height
Eased retrofitting of building

Sustainability
Resource efficiency trough building materials savings CO2 emission
reductions trough concrete volume optimisation

performance optimized | conventional system

with Cobiax

Efficiency, sustainability & Cleantech

The structural ability and resource efficiency of the Cobiax technology leads to an improved
performance of concrete structures as the weight reduction also has a beneficial effect on
the vertical load bearing elements and foundations.
The global ecological footprint exceeds the worlds bio-capacity by 30%
About 50% of the global energy requirement is needed for buildings.
With an assumed life-cycle of 50 years, about 60% of a buildings energy requirement is
needed for conditioning and operation. 40% is consumed by the embedded materials.
Concrete slabs have the highest weight and volume share of a building's structure.
With the use of Cobiax, the environmentally relevant toxic pollutants related to concrete
slabs such as CO2 are reduced by 20%. This is a relevant contribution for reaching the
climate protection goals set by governments worldwide.
Related to an entire building, the reduction of the environmentally relevant toxic pollutants
related to building materials is up to 10% if using Cobiax (for an assumed building life-cycle
of 50 years).
In the project development and design phase of buildings, open-space concepts can be
realized more efficiently with the use of Cobiax.
The holistic consideration of a buildings life-cycle allows to identify the economical and
ecological sustainability resulting from the use of Cobiax.
Criteria related to sustainability and environmental performance will influence the economic
valuation of properties in the future.
The Cleantech approach finds an ideal application in Cobiax.

Vision
Project developers and designers consider the
efficient Cobiax Technology as a relevant factor for
the holistic optimisation of concrete structures.
The resulting economical and ecological sustainability
positions Cobiax as a Cleantech technology which
holistically increases the financial value of properties.
The 20% reduction of environmental-related toxic
pollutants resulting by the use of Cobiax substantially
contributes to the attainment of the climate protection
goals. This is considered as a relevant factor by
investors.

Revenue and project pipeline growth

Pipeline in m2
Status A-C in m2
Annual average A-C
Quarterly average A-C
Quarterly trend

Recently executed projects with Cobiax

Cobiax business case

Technology and benefits

Company profile

Idea: Eliminate concrete in the areas of a slab where structurally

theres no necessity for it whilst maintaining the full load bearing
capabilities

Provider of the patented Cobiax voided flat slab technology

Application: Void formers, positioned in appropriate zones of slabs

displace concrete leading to a dead weight reduction
Up to 35% lighter slabs
Up to 15% lighter buildings
Up to 20% less toxic pollutants from a buildings structure
Resource effectiveness increases efficiency of structures

Light & sustainable building structures

Market environment

Highly professional team with long-standing experience

Market launch of the technology in 2004
Engineering consulting for technically and environmentally optimized
concrete structures
Direct sales of Cobiax products in CH, DE & AT
Further international markets covered by licensees
Privately funded initial financing for technology development and
market entry completed

Growth oriented business model

Market position

Green Building is a confirmed trend Property value ratings start

to contain sustainability criteria

Winner of Swiss Environmental Award 2010

Building life-cycle costing gains in importance Structural concept

influences the cost of utilisation and retrofitting

Technology leader for biaxial void former slabs

Frame- and total contractors increase in number Tendency

towards a holistic cost consideration for building structures

Building structure is a relevant cost driver

Technical homologation DIBt Nr. Z-15.1-282

Relevant project references
Interesting project pipeline

Marketability of technology is proven

The market is ready for technology innovations in the field of concrete structures
Cobiax is present in the market with the appropriate product at a suitable time