Fibre reinforced gypsum panels (GFRG panels) are an alternative and eco-friendly building material manufactured using a gypsum core. Originally developed in Australia, GFRG panels can be used for load bearing walls up to 10 stories high and offer rapid construction. Compared to conventional building materials like bricks and cement, GFRG panels reduce CO2 emissions, conserve scarce resources like sand and water, require less energy to produce, and allow for faster construction with fewer workers. GFRG panels are strong, lightweight, fire resistant, termite proof and can reduce a building's weight by up to 90% compared to conventional brick walls.

1. Fibre Reinforced
Gypsum Panels!
An alternative and a green building material!!

2. GFRG panels are manufactured
using Gypsum as a core material
Originally developed in
Australia
Rapid walls
Suitable for load bearing wall (up
to 10 stories)
GFRG Panels

4. Why is it special?
Conventional building materials
 Emit Co2
Sand and water is scarce
 Energy is intense
 Demand is increasing
 Construction time is high
Cost’s spiralling up
And so.. We need an alternative!

5. ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL
GFRG
NO
Co2
Eco
friendly
Re-Used
Saves
sand and
water
Low energy
based
production
process

6. Weight reduction
Weight of 1 sq.m
brick wall 9” thick
with 2 sides plaster
400kg
Weight of 1 sq.m
RAPIDWALL panel
40kg Weight reduction
90%
Weight of 1 sq.m
panel with concrete
infill
250kg Weight reduction
37.5%

7. Comparison btwn conventional
and RW building
Parameters Rapidwall building Conv building
Plinth area 1201 sft 1310 sft
Cement requirement 9.36t 20t
Steel requirement 1.434t 3.518t
Brick requirement - 55,000
Water requirement 7000 l 1.7 lakh l
River sand req 14.5 cum 41.64 cum
Self wt 56.16 t 204 t
Period of construction 37 days 165-180 days
Labour requirement 150 mandays 720 mandays
Cost of construction 5.6 lakhs 8.6 lakhs
Embodied
energy/sq.m
194.38 kWh 35.59kWh

8. Strength of RW panel
Compressive strength of panel with concrete infill
180 kg/cm2
Flexural strength of panel with concrete infill 20.83
kg/cm2
Tensile strength 28.8 kN/m
Water absorption <2%
Fire resistance-4 hrs
Free from corrosion
Rot and termite proof
Light in weight
Earthquake resistant

9. A single
panel
saves
0.8t of
cement
10,000 l
of water
A lorry
load agri
soil
Emission
of 2.9 t of
Co2

10. A few other applications
Roof panels
Compound walling
Individual Dwelling Construction
Walls that require high fire rating
Permanent formwork for suspended
slabs

11. To increase load bearing
capacity

12. Benefits of GFRG panels
Very fast construction
Saving in transport cost
No problem of disposal of waste
Green building
High thermal efficiency
No wastages
Help in Rehabilitation scheme/rebuilding
scheme
Additional storey
No plastering
Panels can be re-used

13. Contd
Ideal for large compound walls
More profit
Conserves energy and scare materials
like water, sand
Helpful for low income and middle
income people too!

15. Construction
 Foundation
 Walls
 Concrete infill
 Slabs
 Finishing work

16. Thank You!!!