AVAILABLE BUILDING COMPONENTS
K-POD                                 -   Foundations for Koto structures
K-BLOCK                           -   External and Internal walling systems
K-FLOOR DECK                -  Light-weight insulated flooring system
K-ROOF                               -  Insulated, fast, light-weight roofing systems
K-COLUMNS & BEAMS  -  Integrated connecting column & beams and much more.
K-PANEL                            -  Various reinforced panels for particular applications

All complimented with ancillary Koto products including:-
  • Waterproof bonding adhesives
  •  Architectural finishes
  • Waterproofing compounds
  • Crack Resistant Plasters
  • Membranes with extended life cycles
All guaranteed against cracking, peeling or delaminating for fifteen (15) years.


Designer blocks, curved blocks, shaped blocks from 75mm to 400mm wide are available for Partitions, External, Shear wall or Infill Panels. They are uniquely reinforced with concealed core columns for additional reinforcing.

STEP 1: K-POD Foundations
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BASIC FACTS:
No need to excavate simply means overnight rainfall is no longer a concern.
Absolute accuracy when ordering steel and concrete.
North to south, and east to west vibrated beams means internal walls can be placed  anywhere on K-Pod slab on ground.
Very fast Installation.
The methodology of installing will not allow termites to enter the building.
Ideal for peat or unstable soil conditions as the dead load weight is low.
A genuine floating slab means cost savings, accuracy, fast and tidy.
Steel guaranteed to be in the correct position.
Absolute minimum formwork required around the thickened edge beam.
Starter bars tie the thickened ground edge beam K-Pod slab into the walls and the bond-beams to complete the Diaphragm construction.

STEP 2: K-BLOCK Exterior & Interior Walling
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BASIC FACTS:
• A standard K-Block is 4.8 long x 600mm high. Its equivalent to 260 bricks in dimension, however. Installation of one K-Block takes under ten seconds.
• A standard K-Block weigh only 24 Kg.
• The Koto system is only 635 Kg/m3 compared to 3600 Kg/m3 with conventional construction.    
• A 200 series K-Block has a thermal resistance (R-value) of 7.128, which means only small air-conditioners are required.
• K-Block works the same in cold or fluctuating temperature zones.
• Maintenance and Electricity will be massively reduced for the owner.
• An improvement in sound resistance will be noted.
• Light-weight to transport in large volumes.
• K-Blocks are waterproof.
• K-Blocks are Not bio-degradable making it an ideal permanent building.
• Koto composite materials protect all structural elements from weather.
• K-Block can be recycled and easy to renovate.
• K-Blocks have a significant high green footprint compared to concrete.
• K-Blocks can be made to practically any dimension and shape.
• K-Blocks offer flexibility in design, installation, use, and end user benefits.
• The insulation value of a K-Block is permanent.
• K-Block has an approval certification from British Standards.
• K-Block has been specified on private and government projects.
• K-Block has a very Low Dead Load Weight of 635 Kg/m3 whereas reinforced concrete has a dead load weight of 3,600 Kg/m3.
• K-Block is cyclonic rated for 240 k/m hr wind loads.
• The engineering is designed by the structural engineer who wrote the Australian government building code for hollow masonry blocks.
• K-Block comes ex-factory pre-plastered with a polymer modified mineral reinforced base coating.
• In most applications including cyclonic only N6 reinforcing rods are necessary to the vertical cores and Y12 to the bond beams.

The energy efficient Koto systems are lightweight in either load bearing, or non-load bearing walling systems for strait, perfect curved or round walling. This eliminate all the problems of conventional construction and further eliminate all unreliable manual labour practices and their associated costs – meaning increased output with less staffing and controlled quality. The choice of “options from systems to architectural finishes” have never been so flexible and this key provides new and exciting designs that have purpose, provide solutions and enable energy efficient buildings to be constructed without any additional cost attached.

STEP 3: K-FLOOR DECK:
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BASIC FACTS:
K-Floor Deck insures easy fast installation
K-Floor Deck is insulated, driving heat down to the K-Pod foundation via the wall capillaries.
K-Floor Deck is engineered to the Australian standards/building code
K-Floor Deck allows for essentially 65mm concrete floor topping or other selected floor finishes.        
Minimum volume of concrete and reinforcing steel required.
K-Floor Deck requires minimum props allowing finishing work to be completed

STEP 4:K-ROOF DECK:.
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BASIC:
K-Roofing is permanently insulated
K-Roof is waterproof
K-Roof prevents from entering the property
For cyclonic wind load conditions, K-Roof has a concrete topping.
K-Roof ties into the columns, beams, walls, floor, and foundation to provide a full diaphragm system build construction

K-Roof is versatile, sound deadening, water proof lightweight, easily fixed but most importantly, very energy efficient. The R-value can be designed simply by increasing the thickness of the K-Roofing System. When using K-Roof there is no need for common ceilings and trusses, which result in significant savings. Flat roofs are excellent environments to grow and harvest the family’s supply of trace elements. Unlike common tiles that crack and allow water to migrate inside, collect mould, algae and laitance adding to the owner’s maintenance cost, whereas K-Roof does not experience these issues. Commercial properties in hot tropical climates
with high humidity running air conditioners 24 hours per day enjoy the financial benefits of Koto energy efficient system reducing their daily energy expenditure as a complete integrated foundation, walling, column / beam and roofing system to optimise the maximise energy efficiency in a complete cost effective package.

K-COLUMNS & BEAMS:
For commercial projects fully integrated with Koto building systems smart components. 

Koto Columns and Beams can be supplied finished and painted. The columns are quickly bonded to the floor slab and the Koto Beam is designed to slide perfectly into the Koto Column – Just place steel and Hot concrete pour in minutes.Infilling between Koto columns and beams with either pre-plastered K-Block or K-Panel
is a very fast process. Unlimited final Koto surfacing is available from smooth to textures to high gloss. Even unskilled people will quickly learn the flexibility of the Koto integrated Building system because installation, fixings are simplified and Koto products are not heavy to place into position.
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BASIC:
No form-work is required. Props are minimal.
K-Column & Beam is an integrated complete system
Installed very quickly
Ideal for elevated building sites protecting the environment.
No waste is generated, means transport is reduced.
K-Column & Beams are insulated.

Commercial properties in hot tropical climates with high humidity running air conditioners 24 hours per day enjoy the financial benefits of Koto energy efficient system reducing their daily energy expenditure as a complete integrated foundation, walling, column / beam and roofing system to optimise the maximise energy efficiency in a complete cost effective package.