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2014 Wrap Up.

January 29, 2015 By kristad

2014 was a very good year for MagO, and we would like to extend our thanks to all of you for your support in making things happen. We have completed more projects; we have more architects specifying MagO and we have learned more about this remarkable product.

Most importantly our roster of staff has grown; Mark Herrmann is now managing the commercial side of MagO leaving me more time for more outreach, there is still an awful lot of ground to cover spreading the gospel of MgO. Maggy Tong is keeping track of logistics and administrative stuff while helping out, as we all do with sales. Af Khan is still the guy to call when you want a lunch and learn, 45 scintillating minutes of power point which provides a decent understanding of MgO boards and a great lunch on us. Af has arranged 35 of these over the last 18 months or so.
Call us for yours.

We are ontrack for making our own board in Canada with all the raw materials already secured from local sources.
Research will take place at UBC with Prof. Greg Dipple for carbon footprint analysis, at BCIT Building Science Center of Excellence with Fitsum Takiru for interior air quality and moisture modulation, and at NAIT for developing new formulae using state of the art cellulose fibers.

We have a new shareholder and angel investor Ad Hanna. Ad trained as a construction engineer in France and is looking to divest his master franchise janitor business and get back into construction full time with MagO. Welcome Ad and thank you.

First the projects – nothing speaks louder than photos of successful installations.
Coast Plaza Resort main entrance showing MagO silhouette panels,
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** Coast Plaza Resort Calgary.
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FNDA Architects in North Vancouver experimented with a few thicknesses of MagO and settled on 8mm for most of this job providing a face lift to the Coast Plaza Resort in NE Calgary.

For this project MagO has been used for a variety of exterior decorative elements. Most of this project used 8mm boards that were routed by hand and finished on-site although the soffit panels are 6mm supported in a T-Bar frame. 6mm would weigh .65 lb / sq ft and, like all MagO panels, is non combustible. Oakwood Enterprises profiled the sheets using a hand router. They also designed and built the support structure and installed and finished the panels.

After a severe windstorm in September a few panels cracked in proximity to the unsupported vertical edges. We have learned from this that all edges for thinner boards at least, need to be supported and secured with fasteners and best practices may include a backer of some sort, a laminated film perhaps for thinner panels. Time will tell how well these silhouette panels take the abuse of weather and impact but so far so good.

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Silhouette Panels
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Support structure for silhouette panels, 2×2 HSS perimeter frames, I might have added some more cross bars

MagO column cladding with track lighting trims.

Silhouette panels and wall cladding.

MagO non combustible ceiling panels, 6mm boards.


The white lines are channels holding rope lights.

Light gauge steel supports. there should be members at all panel edges and more vertical panes.

MagO 15mm soffits on this BIng Thom designed residence in Calgary.

This project will also use MagO for floor substrate and wall board in wet areas.

MagO Soffits. joints will be filled using high grade urethane caulk over backer rod, these holes were drilled on site but we can provde pre-drilled panels using CNC equipment.
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Another 15mm soffit job in Calgary, the thicker board provides distinct detailing

MIPs, (magnesium oxide insulated panels) ready for shipping at Titan Walls in High River Alberta. These are an energy efficient wall, floor or roof panel that can be used for foundations and to replace tilt-up concrete.

Brawn Pump Station, Ratio Architects

Interior wall board, 15 mm with 4 sided rabbet edges, this is one strong wall assembly. Turner Bros drywall installers.

Typical rabbet edge for taped joint, this can be provided by MagO using CNC routers or on the job site using the Grabber PortaMill available from MagO.

Brawn project during mudding with lightweight boxed mud, not quite as to spec. These joints should have been filled with Rapid Set One Pass cement but like so many jobs not all the instructions get passed on to the labour contractor. The light weight mud will work but as it shrinks the entire surface may need to be coated. Work is ongoing to determine the optimum ways to finish MgO boards.

Granville Island Market renovation for CMHC. This is a no dust board installation using Rapid Set One Pass fillers and 15 mm board. Notice how the board is routed out to clear the bracket. RDH Engineering with Pomeroy Construction are doing the work. Next job will be RDH Engineering office lobby, a great place for MagO to show off.

Mago Cladding clips being made at Hansen Industries in Richmond.

extruded aluminum base rail Our new extruded aluminum base rail from Apex Extrusions in Langley.

Our next MagO Cladding job, a face lift fir this Van City Branch 32. Ratio Architects are the designers and Eyeford Construction doing the work.


Another MagO Cladding before shot. THis Richmond home will soon be brightened up with metallic powder coat finishes, stay tuned for this one.

Magnum 8mm boards being subjected to E330 test at QAI Labs in Coquitlam. Intern Max is seen fixing screws to wood batons at 12 inch o/c over OSB sheathing.

The results are a respectable average of 58 psf, 2.82Kpa with fasteners spaced 12 and 12.

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Hamilton Child Care in operation, the manager said the room was noticeably quieter.

Lessons learned.

Exterior panels should be supported on all edges and fastened 12 inch on center.
Fasteners must have a barrier coat such as Grabbergard by Grabber. Hot dipped galvanizing or zinc coatings are not suitable for exterior or wet area use due to the reaction between water and magnesium chloride.
Fasteners should be countersunk and the holes filled with Rapid Set One Pass now available from MagO.
Exterior panels can be field coated but it is much better to have them factory coated. Cloverdale Paint Weather One is our default factory applied coating which can provide a 25 year coating warranty as applied by Fisher Coatings.
Sherwin Williams Loxon primer with suitable top coats are still our recommendation for field coating.

Chlorides and pin holes, notice the nail head is proud of the surface. All fasteners should be countersunk and the holes filled with Rapid Set.

Breaking panels, insufficient edge support and not enough fasteners may well be to blame.

Surface and edge quality issues, these are visual and should be caught before painting or installing. These defects are not within spec and the boards would be replaced by MagO no question.

New Stuff:

We are now stocking Rapid Set One Pass in 25 lb bags. This is our recommended filler for joints and repairs.
Rapid Set One Pass
We will soon be providing Grabber screws with Grabbergard coating for most applications. Grabbergard has a baked on ceramic barrier coat over an anti corrosion film over zinc. Grabbergard
On a custom order basis we provide Stockton Products extruded aluminum trim for 8 mm boards. visit www.stocktonproducts.com and look for fiber cement board moldings.

Buildex, MagO has a larger booth for this year’s show, booth 1413 and will also be at IBS in Vegas Jan 20th to 23rd in booth S1636, hope to see you all at one or both of these shows.

MagO Cladding is now available in custom sized panels for each project. Working with George Liu at Absolute Space Engineering who provides a survey of elevations allowing MagO to create shop drawings for panels that will be custom machined and labeled for almost cut free installation on site.

MagO Cladding is availble in either standard sized 2×8 and 2×10 panels with a shiplap edge on all edges or in custom sized panels made for each job. The costs for custom or standard panels is the same.
MagO Cladding is available through Mitten Exteriors in Canada and Evergreen Building Products in Washington and Alaska.

MOCA

Just before the end of the year the first invitations and draft charter for MOCA the Magnesium Oxide Cement Association, were sent out. MOCA will be the vehicle to bring all the parties interested in MgO cements together in order to develop baseline or generic quality and strength properties for all boards sold in Canada. MOCA will also help drive awareness and provide information on MgO cement products. The goal is to have MgO in the National Building Code by way of CCMC. Please let us know if you would like to join us.

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The Vancouver “Board of Trade Show”

October 22, 2014 By kristad

MagO will be attending the trade show hosted by Vancouver Board of Trade, which we are a member of, to promote sustainability in our society. The trade show will be hosted at The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel – Waterfont Ballroom, from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm on October 29. You can find more details at Vancouver “Board of Trade Show”.

Building material is one of the major sources of greenhouse gases and some of the chemicals are toxic to human and animals. As a result, it is critical to choose the right materials that are safe to use, durable, and sustainable. Fortunately, MagO embraces all these features as you will find at Overview and Benefits.

By attending the trade show, MagO will be able to educate the decision makers from various industries with our knowledge and make a difference in our society.

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Exhibiting at AIBC Conference 2014

September 30, 2014 By kristad

On October 9 to 10, MagO will be exhibiting at the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) Conference 2014. The conference will be held in Ballroom D of the Vancouver Convention Centre West, we welcome everyone to stop by our booth and get more insights of MagO and its products. The conference brings together architects and other members of the design community to learn about new industry trends, technological advances and best practices and it is also a good opportunity for innovative companies like MagO to showcase their products.

Sustainability has been one of the hottest topics in the building industry and businesses, governments, and homebuilders are aiming to achieve a higher standard, such as LEED and Living Building Challenge. MagO provides a superior alternative to satisfy these standards and helps contribute to a more sustainable society. Our goal is to educate the industry professionals with MagO’s product knowledge and make a difference in our society.

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Green Option for Drywall Wining Converts

September 3, 2014 By kristad

A new fire-and-water-resistant wallboard that is cleaner and tougher than common drywall, more durable and much more environmentally friendly is winning converts in B.C.’s construction industry…

To read the full article, please go to Magnum BIV ad and advertorial.

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MagO Joined Organizations

August 28, 2014 By kristad

MagO is proud to become a member of Vancouver Board of Change (BOC), Building Supply Industry Association of BC (BSIA), and Vancouver Board of Trade. We will be more engaged in the industry events and promote sustainability in the building material industry as well as to help develop local economy. We will be exhibiting our products in the 2014 Westcoast Building & Hardware Show hosted by Building Supply Industry Association of BC from September 12 to 13. Everyone is welcome to come and learn more about the industry trend and sustainability.

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MagO Cladding System

August 25, 2014 By kristad

For many designers, it is challenging to find the right cladding system for commercial and high-end residential projects. The multiple demands for the right appearance, rain-screen technology, robust durability, and affordable cost along with workable delivery times and non-combustible ratings return only a few options with most of these being imported and expensive…

To read the full article, please visit The Trowel Magazine MagO-article.

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3 pilot projects

May 10, 2014 By kristad

MagO News Update May 9th, 2014

Friends of MagO magnesium oxide board we have had a great spring, not only weather wise but also successful installations of MagO on three pilot projects.

The first is tpp1he Pitt Meadows RCMP station / Community Center building on Harris Rd. Ratio Architecture, who used to be known as TRB Architects have been an early adopter of MagO specifying us in at least 2 projects so far – one of the above noted addition to the community center and the other an industrial use for Township of Langley Water Treatment facility to be built this summer.
The Pitt Meadows job uses 8 mm 4×8 MagO panels attached with countersunk screws into wood frame walls and metal framed soffits framed with https://fryreglet.com/fiber-cement-panel-reveals/.

This project was installed by Weatherguard Exteriors working with Afrim Sele of Florin Exteriors.

 

 

The 2nd project is an interior wall board application for the City of Richmond at the new Hamilton Child Care at 23591 Westminster Hwy. pp2-2pp2

This pilot project was undertaken to show durability over time and ease of installation of MagO as interior wall board. This room, the gross motor nap room, hopefully will experience significant abuse by the 5 to 9 year olds let loose to play in it. We had some challenges getting the drywall contractor to use table saws and routers to precision cut the panels and in the end Pro-Can Construction Group carpenters installed the board following standard drywall details with the joints finished with fiberglass tape and regular drywall mud.

 

 

pp3The third pilot project is for the MagO Cladding System on a single family residence being built by Infinity Pacific Custom Homes, www.infinitypacific.ca at 23 Ellesmere Ave in Burnaby.  Infinity designed a mix of vertical and horizontal panels which caused us to modify our design to incorporate 4 sided shiplap joints removing the need for caulking.  This project was the first time our mass-produced clips, base clips, vent strip and panels met each other and happy to say all the parts have gotten along very well.  The ease of field cutting with carbide saws has helped to reduce the learning curve to a day or so resulting in happy customers and installers.  Due to time constraints these panels were supplied unfinished, the edges are primed with Sherwin Williams Loxon primer prior to installation with the field coats to be applied once installed.

 

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Yumpu

March 21, 2014 By kristad


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Article in Trowel Magazine

March 11, 2014 By kristad

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Call For Pilot Projects

March 9, 2014 By kristad

We are eager to find a variety of pilot projects as we define the best practices and sharpen our installation knowledge.

Anyone who wants to be an early adopter and help figure out the best ways to get the maximum in efficiency and performance will not only get our full hands on support but also discounted introductory pricing.
Specifically we would like to find projects that can use MagO for:

  • tile backer
  • interior wall and ceiling board, industrial, residential and commercial use
  • exterior lap and panel siding
  • MagO Cladding System commercial grade siding
  • impact resistant locations
  • wet use locations, swimming pools, spas etc

We would want to use your projects for instructional purposes, take video and photos of the action. All work and products are of course fully guaranteed – the board for 30 years.

The current pilot projects include:

Hamilton Day Care for City of Richmond, interior wall board
Langley Brawn Water Treatment Plant, interior wall board and ceiling tiles
Pitt Meadows community Center, exterior panel cladding
Infinity Pacific residence, MagO Cladding System.

Give us a shout if you would like a site or office visit. For larger groups we provide hour long presentations and we buy the lunch.

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