EBLOCK AAC Cost Analysis

Proposed by MEINHARDT Vietnam Construction consulting Ltd. Co.

SURVEY PROJECT:

  • Project: 18 floors + basement
  • Acreage: 3.228 m²
  • Construction area: 2.096 m²
  • Total floor area: 32.766 m²
  • Project investment value: $14.89 mil

EBLOCK AAC BLOCK

TUYNEL BRICK

General characteristics of the wall system:
Fire protection 4 hours 1 hour
Soundproof 43 dB 30 dB
Loading capacity Lasting Lasting
Trọng lượng 90 kg/m² 200 kg/m²
The cost of a 100mm thick partition wall, including 2-sided mortar
Material cost (m²) $ 9.53 $ 5.43
Labor costs (m²) $ 2.97 $ 4.05
Subtotal (m²) $ 12.50 $ 9.48
The total cost of a partition wall (17.190m²) $ 214,875 $ 162,961
Structure costs
Supplies: bored pile SAVING
Concrete: 383m³ (11%)
Reinforcement steel: 2.1 tons (1.3%)
Supplies: prestressed concrete SAVING
Reinforcement steel: 85 tons (3%)
Total structure costs $ 3.47 mil $ 3.53 mil
Construction time the entire work
Construction time 18 months 20 months
Machine & labor rental cost SAVING
$ 0.28 mil
Project management cost SAVING
$ 0.03 mil
Project monitoring costs SAVING
$ 0.02 mil
Opportunity cost (due to completed early) SAVING
$ 0.35 mil

 

  • Project value: $ 14.87 mil
  • Total saving: $ 0.68 mil (4.6%)

CONCLUSION:

  • EBLOCK AAC wall system can save 4.6% of investment cost for an 18-floor apartment project.
  • The ideal design of a partition wall should be considered initially at the basic design stage
  • For projects that have designed foundations and structures according to common brick standards, the replacement of EBLOCK AAC block will also bring cost savings and other benefits.