'Waffle Box Building Technology' simply uses common sense to provide homes, mass-housing and mid- to high rise buildings to more people in the Philippines at a lower cost while simultaneously adding value.

1. Construction
Less Cost
More Value

2. Whether you call it 'Lean
Manufacturing' or 'More for Less for
More' (M4L4M); the 'Waffle Box
Building Technology' simply uses
common sense to provide homes,
mass-housing and mid- to high rise
buildings to more people in the
Philippines at a lower cost while
simultaneously adding value.

3. What follows in this presentation is some
background information.
We appreciate your comments and (even
more) your suggestions plus ideas; after
all, there will always be room for
improvement… we humbly admit.
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4. What is the 'Waffle Box Building Technology'?
The cost to build a house in the Philippines is
increasing (like anywhere else).
'Waffle Box Building Technology' uses several
methods to build at a lower cost and
simultaneously adds value.
(Unlike many other developers, we pass the
savings on to the end-user…)
While some of those methods are a ‘trade secret’,
here are two:

5. Cost Saving Method #1
'Waffle Box Building Technology' is an
‘Industrialized Building System’.
People build ships, airplanes and cars in a
factory… for obvious good reasons; increased
quality and speed, reduced cost.
But when we need to build houses.. here come all
the workers, machinery, tools and materials to the
building-site… As a result there is inconsistent
quality, delays, material waste, a dangerous
working environment and higher cost.

6. So, in a remote warehouse we monolithically pour
(cast) four-sided steel-reinforced concrete units
which are connected to each other by welding,
bolts and/or with dowels to form your home.
And (if requested-) we attach doors, windows, tiles,
paint etc.
After this, we transport your home (in 2 or more
parts) to the building-site where a crane lifts them
into place.
Weather delays, missing materials, and
subcontractor no-shows are eliminated, saving time
and money.
It’s like making cars on a production-line; cost
savings through economies of scale.

7. Cost Saving Method #2
'Waffle Box Building Technology' uses up to 50%
less cement/concrete.
In the Philippines, the conventional construction
method is ‘Hollow Blocks’; the walls have to be 4 to
6 inch thick to be able to carry their own weight (but
it was (!) the cheapest way to build).
We simply introduced vertical and horizontal steel
reinforced concrete ribs (micro beams and
columns) to the walls and slabs that will resist all
the building loads.

8. 'Waffle Box Building Technology' walls performs
like a 6 inch thick wall (same strength)… while the
‘skin’ or ‘voids’ between the (6 inch thick) ribs are
only 2 inch thick.
The concrete units are engineered and optimized to
place concrete/steel precisely where it is
structurally required for strength (Portal Frame).

9. Added Value #1
Quality of the 'Waffle Box Building Technology'.
Being an ‘Industrialized Building System’
guarantees higher- and consistent quality; the
production of the concrete units being uniform.

10. Added Value #2
Green Features of 'Waffle Box Building
Technology'.
Reduced need of cement (concrete). Cement
manufacturing causes negative environmental
impacts at all stages of the process.
Optional insulation inside the ‘voids’ of the concrete
wall so you can use a smaller HVAC system; enjoy
yearly savings with lower energy bills.

11. Added Value #3
Structural Strength of 'Waffle Box Building
Technology'.
‘Waffle Box Building Technology’ is earthquake-,
fire-, typhoon-, hurricane and flooding resistant.
We form the shell of your house as a six-sided box-
rigid-frame, like the hull of a ship or the fuselage of
an airplane; a concrete envelope of monolithically
poured reinforced concrete with ‘portal frames’.

12. Added Value #4
Speed of Construction with the 'Waffle Box
Building Technology'
Most of the construction activities take place off site
in a factory environment; hence an earlier
occupation of your commercial building and a fast
activation of your investment.
A small home can be placed on your building-site in
1 day.

13. Added Value #5
Total Weight of the Building with the 'Waffle Box
Building Technology'.
Lightweight; less concrete plus less steel
reinforcement bars needed hence less cost for
transport or lifting.
The basic structure of your building can be
‘designed lighter’ because it does not have to carry
much weight.

14. Added Value #6
You will have a ROOF DECK as bonus…
...where you can party, or relax, enjoy the view and
a cool breeze...

15. Added Value #7
You can build by phases (add a bedroom or
garage later when you have the budget).
We can design your house ‘ready for additions’; to
expand your home to suit the needs of a growing
family.

17. We appreciate your comments and (even
more) your suggestions plus ideas; after
all, there will always be room for
improvement… we humbly admit.
…Contact Us...
info@sibonga.com