In other words, the four story building acts as an integrated unit dispersing stress and strain loads and transferring them uniformly around the entire structure rather than to static points. Structurally speaking the building behaves like a living, dynamic organism instead of a static, geometric box. TDR Inc. Headquarters model showing the roof plan. The labor savings using this method are tremendous. 5000 square feet of compound curved surfaces and fluctuating arcs where covered in 2 days.
Conservative estimates approximate the cost savings by up to two-thirds of conventional bids.
Added benefits include the acoustical and insulative value of the cellulose material. Three inches of the same material has a decibel absorption rating of many decibels higher than plaster. The material does not ignite and retains its strength after being thoroughly soaked by water. Some areas are again coated with a durable protectant. The overall plan is previously designed but the specific materials and construction methods are purposefully left open to the implementation of new ideas and developing materials that may just have been discovered.