As modern construction evolves, the demand for lighter, faster, and more sustainable flooring solutions has become a priority. The eFill Voided Filling & Levelling System is an advanced engineering innovation used to raise floors to a required height, delivering superior performance over traditional, heavier, and more expensive filling materials.
What is eFill and How Does It Work?
eFill is a superior voided filling and levelling system designed for any structure. It operates by installing a permanent, elevated formwork that creates a dedicated void space directly under a new concrete surface. To accommodate various structural elevations, eFill offers adjustable heights ranging from 15 to 300 cm.
Why Choose eFill Over Traditional Methods?
Instead of relying on conventional, heavy filling materials that often have limited work accessibility, such as sand, gravel, foam concrete, or polystyrene, eFill provides a voided alternative. It delivers a filling and levelling solution that is light, fast, easy, sustainable, and economical.
Key Advantages and Benefits of eFill
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Logistic and Space Saving: eFill’s structural components are specifically designed to be stackable upon each other. This allows space to be utilized much more efficiently compared to traditional filling materials. For example, at a sample height of 100 cm, just 1 truck of eFill formwork is equal to 50 trucks of alternative filling materials.
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Fast and Easy Installation: The system ensures a clean process that produces no dust or excessive noise, benefiting both the environment and surrounding communities. The installation time is up to 100 m2 per hour per crew, making it 80% faster than traditional filling materials. Furthermore, applications require no specialized labor, allowing work to progress quickly and with ease.
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Structural and Time Efficiency: Through the installation of hundreds of columns, arches, and domes, the system provides reinforced, raised concrete floors with highly robust loadbearing capabilities. Additionally, time is saved across the project, as construction activities on upper levels can proceed without having to wait for the filling application on lower levels to be completed.
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Utility Integration and Insulation: The structural void spaces created by the columns, which have a clear distance of 59 cm between them, create ample room for technical installations. This includes mechanical plumbing, electrical routing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. In addition to housing utilities, the void spaces provide a valuable, supplementary source of heat and sound insulation.
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Versatility and Environmental Value: eFill offers maximum versatility, as PVC pipes can be cut to any height to create ramps. It is also an environmentally friendly solution; the formworks are made from 100% recycled polypropylene collected from municipal landfills. This drastically lowers plastic pollution and significantly increases a building’s potential to earn considerable LEED certification points.
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The Lightest Solution: Regardless of the dimensions, eFill stands out as the lightest solution available. Only the weight of the newly added concrete is factored into the overall load of the structure.
CME Approach
At CME (Structure Solutions Inc.), we integrate and deploy cutting-edge structural solutions like eFill into our international projects. This engineering approach ensures that developers and consultants achieve maximum efficiency, sustainability, and quality standards, no matter the project’s destination.
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