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A factory-made answer for modern building solutions.

kOTO INTEGRATED BUILDING SYSTEM (ibs)

A fully integrated Column and Beam construction system with a different Composite Material and Methodology

Designed to:

Simplify construction
Provide an IBS Solution
Provide a Green Solution
Provide a Modern Home Solution
Complete Projects Faster
Reduce transport and crane hire
Provide a Solution to Unskilled labour
Provide a Solution to Eliminate Waste
Provide more energy efficient solution

It is the ultimate green solution to keep your environment cool in summer and warm in winter.
Eliminate yearly maintenance and save 60% on your air conditioning costs monthly.

Applications Include:

High-Rise buildings
Commercial Developments
Affordable Housing
Floating Koto Module homes or Floating commercial buildings
Upscale Homes
Humanitarian Projects
Shear Walls made easy
Hillside Projects made easy
Specialized buildings
Sustainable Urban Plan
Eco Resorts
Underground Security Shelters
Mass Housing

KOTO Brand Names

K-POD

Foundation for Koto Structures.

K-Block

Suited for external and internal walling systems.

K-Floor Deck

Light-weight insulated flooring system.

K-Roof

Insulated, fast, light-weight roofing system.

K-Columns & Beams

Integrated connecting column and beams.

K-Panel

Various reinforced panels for particular applications.

All complimented with ancillary Koto products including:-

A TRUE SOLUTION TO THE GLOBAL HOUSING CRISIS

Unique Manufacturing:

The Koto system is manufactured on a Koto Processing Line, similar to what Henry Ford did for the motor industry. Building components are produced at rapid speeds and excellent tolerances by equipment developed by Koto to facilitate any large project.

Technical data
Design applications
Complimentary technologies including water, electricity and other treatments
Certified test results
Contractor training
Joint Ventures by Agreement and Licensing
Domes, Shapes, Pyramids

Manufacturing Facilities:
The Koto Processing Lines are taylor-made to suit the country requirements from 5 homes per day, to 400 homes per day.

Step 1 : K-Pod Foundations

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.
• Fully engineered raft slab design.

Step 2 : K-Block exterior & interior walling

BASIC FACTS:

• A standard K-Block is 4.8m long x 600mm high. Its equivalent to 260 bricks in dimension. However, installation of one K-Block takes just 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 40, meaning only small air-conditioners are required. Concrete/masonry block has a poor R-value of only 0.2. 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 and fire resistant.
• 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 is dispatched 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.

Step 3 : K-Floor deck

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 plus the selected floor finishes.
• Minimum volume of concrete and reinforcing steel required.
• K-Floor Deck requires minimum props allowing finishing work to be completed at any time.

Step 4 : K-roof deck

BASIC FACTS:

• K-Roofing is permanently insulated.
• K-Roof is waterproof and fire resistant.
• K-Roof prevents heat from entering the property.
• For cyclonic wind load conditions, K-Roof has a concrete topping (similar to the K-Floor Deck).
• K-Roof ties into the columns, beams, walls, floor, and foundation to provide a full Diaphragm system build construction .

Many roof options available

K-COLUMNS & bEAMS

For commercial projects fully integrated with Koto building systems smart components.

BASIC FACTS:

• 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.
• Transport is reduced.
• K-Column & Beams are insulated.

koto affordable housing

After 10 Years these low cost homes constructed in Kudat, far northern Borneo still look brand new with not one visible crack or de lamination. The dual reinforcing works beyond expectations.

koto Future afforable housing

Above Picture: This building for the Malaysian government will commence in Sabah shortly. The five story walk-up apartments will have K-Pod foundations and the walls constructed of Koto ‘Shear Walls’ with smart Koto vertical beams included.
Low Cost Homes do not have to look Low Cost.

koto village housing

Eco community water harvesting

KOTO SCHOOLS

Earthquakes do not kill many people – buildings do. This is usually from heavy concrete columns, beams and collapsing floors in shear failure.
Koto has written a new construction code for earthquake regions to equalize frequencies and provide flexibility to reduce the death toll in future earthquakes, provided authorities accept smarter buildings.

koto commercial

Green • IBS • Energy Efficient • Koto Buildings are ideal for designing buildings that eliminate maintenance and reduce energy costs.

Your vision - we build it. everyone can afford a home

The above residences constructed in Kota Kinabalu Sabah in 2010.

Design, manufacture, joint ventures, construction, and materials are all very flexible with Koto.

koto Floating homes

The Mines Resort are working on designs to install Koto Floating Commercial Properties on the lake at Mines Resort.

The advantage of Koto construction is the ‘low dead load weight’. This attribute benefit allows many design and building applications that are not achievable with conventional construction methods or with conventional materials.

typical Koto Projects
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Sustainable housing

Most urban homes can be made partially or fully sustainable, whereas remote housing can definitely be made fully sustainable where there are no national grids.

Koto has developed a ‘Real Green Sustainable’ platform for your home.
Your home can be completely free from practically every outside connection.
Your daily expenditure and maintenance can be minimized to practically zero.

The following includes some of the ‘device options available’ to install in your new Koto green energy efficient home. The savings you enjoy from using the Koto system to construct your new energy efficient Koto home, will help pay for the device options to become ‘financially free’ from the daily burden of running and maintenance costs.

Considering what is happening around our world today, prudent preparation in the event of catastrophic situations is an option to ensure continuation of the daily comforts you are accustomed to.

For those who are building for the first time here are the benefits you will recover within the first year of ownership.

intergrated building system (IBS) manuals

Invest in KOTO Environmental Solutions today and be a catalyst for change. Join us in revolutionizing construction, waste utilization, and sustainable living. Let’s create a greener future together. Contact us now.