MELBOURNE, Fla., April 2, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Alternative Construction Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:ACCY) announced today that it has entered into an exclusive supplier agreement with Force 5 Structures, LLC of Florida. Force 5 is an "off-site" builder of pre-engineered or custom built modular buildings. Force 5 will use the Alternative Construction Technologies' (ACT) ACTech(r) Panel system exclusively as its structural wall and roof components in connection with its easily transportable concrete floor and foundation technology. The combination of technologies is designed to address many of the challenges faced by governments and consumers with various types of building needs in coastal and desert regions where severe weather phenomena and daily or seasonal vacillations in temperatures exist. The combination in technology is designed to provide school boards, new home buyers, commercial enterprise and government procurement officers readily available solutions for rapidly constructed, easily commissioned, weather resilient buildings that are Class-1 fire rated and provide excellent energy efficiency, often resulting in up to 70% monthly energy savings. The combination in technologies is expected to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), EnergyStar and Florida BuildSmart certifications and provide eligibility for certain insurance discounts. The targeted customers include school boards and municipalities seeking compliance with new green building mandates and public interest.
Force 5 is a growing supplier of modular office buildings, single & multi-family homes, school classrooms, modular complexes, telecommunications enclosures, concession buildings, rest room facilities, storage buildings, guardhouses and more in the state of Florida. Force 5 builds its buildings with a portable concrete floor and foundation technology that enables the speed of "off-site" built construction, but the ability to deploy almost anywhere. Force 5 will also offer its buildings with solar and other sustainable capabilities. Bob Gereg, CEO for Force 5 stated, "We are seeking to exceed Miami/Dade Code requirements which are among the toughest in the nation, be compliant with FEMA projectile ratings and provide superior energy efficiency ratings. We believe that the combination of Force 5 foundation technology and the ACTech(r) Panel system will offer an unprecedented building solution for many. If we go beyond the disaster and energy efficient capabilities and offer renewable energy and water technologies, we feel we can provide the state of the art in sustainable buildings."
This Spring, Force 5 will unveil a single unit, transportable modular home as a replacement for traditional mobile homes and FEMA emergency housing that are superior to Katrina Cottage type homes. This attractive cottage type home will weigh in excess of 22-tons and will be capable of withstanding the most severe coastal weather at a fraction of the cost.
"The agreement with Force 5 supports our belief that the market is moving towards green building and sustainable construction solutions," commented A.J. Francel, Chief Operating Officer for Alternative Construction Technologies, Mr. Francel further added, "We expect that this will be the first of many partnerships designed to achieve that goal."
Alternative Construction Technologies, Inc. (ACT) possesses a unique and patented construction technology called the ACTech(r) Panel System that is used in the design and erection of state of the art buildings in commercial, residential, industrial and modular building applications, as well as patented safe rooms. Generically known as structural insulated panels (SIPs), ACT's revolutionary and efficient construction solution utilizes an inherently better galvanized steel "skin" SIP system to complete energy efficient, stronger, safer, faster, and more economical structure than conventional wood and brick based building products. The patented ACTech(r) Panel is environmentally-friendly and easier to construct with -- not only saving labor cost and cutting construction time, but also reducing recurring monthly heating and cooling energy bills consistently by 30-50% and often as much as 70%. Most importantly, the ACTech(r) Panel possesses disaster resistant strength and has tested stronger than conventional concrete block or wood frame construction. In hurricane projectile tests, the ACTech(r) Panel continues to meet the most stringent wind, projectile and uplift codes in the nation levied by the 2006 Florida Building Code. The ACTech(r) Panel System offers builders and consumers many competitive and comparative advantages of use due to its wide range of attributes. As this new construction technology gains awareness, or hurricane and tornado-prone states establish new building codes and rebuild from recent weather disasters, ACT believes its products will be in greater demand. ACT has recently added complementary services including design, consulting, and construction through its various general contracting subsidiaries.
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