Ubot Flat Slab – A Solution for Commercial Buildings

Ubot Flat Slab, also known as a long-span flat slab solution, has become a hot trend in the construction industry in recent years, offering outstanding structural and architectural advantages while optimizing costs for investors and customers. As a product that has attracted significant attention and has been applied to various types of buildings, the Ubot Flat Slab once again demonstrates its advantages when used in commercial buildings. Join LPC to explore what Ubot Flat Slab can bring to commercial building projects.

What Are Commercial Buildings?

According to the regulations on the classification and grading of civil, industrial, and urban infrastructure works issued by the Ministry of Construction, commercial and service buildings include: shopping centers; supermarkets; markets; retail stores; restaurants and beverage establishments; logistics centers; and more.

Commercial and service buildings are considered important components in the construction and development of the national economy. Therefore, in recent years, the construction of commercial and service buildings has received significant attention and support from the Government. This has encouraged many investors to develop systems of multifunctional and utility-oriented buildings.

Ubot Flat Slab – An Optimal Solution for Commercial Buildings

Ubot Flat Slab is known as the first product based on hollow plastic void former technology for concrete to be introduced to Vietnam. The Ubot Flat Slab is formed by Ubot void formers arranged in aligned rows and connected to one another by connecting bars embedded within the concrete slab.

So, What Does Ubot Flat Slab Offer for Commercial Buildings?

Long Spans – Open and Flexible Architecture

Ubot Flat Slab allows commercial buildings to achieve beamless spans of up to 20 m, creating an open architectural space without the visual obstruction of columns found in conventional reinforced concrete slabs. In addition, the Ubot Flat Slab structure incorporates concealed beams and column heads within the slab, enhancing the aesthetics of commercial buildings, maximizing usable space, and ensuring full functionality. These are all key criteria considered by investors when choosing to apply beamless flat slab solutions to commercial buildings.

District 6 Commercial Center Project – Ho Chi Minh City has been in operation since 2017 and is one of the projects that has successfully used a beamless flat slab with an 8 × 10 m span. The total floor area using Ubot Flat Slab reaches 24,000 m².

Fast Construction Time

Construction schedules are always a major concern for many investors, especially when developing commercial buildings. The key question is how to complete the project and put it into operation as soon as possible to maximize functionality while still ensuring structural safety and architectural aesthetics.

Ubot Flat Slab construction helps investors accelerate construction progress compared with other flat slab systems. With its simple construction steps, Ubot Flat Slab can:

• Reduce formwork costs;
• Reduce formwork construction work
• Reduce formwork volume by 30–40% compared with conventional slabs
• Construction time: 5–7 days per floor

Reduced Storage, Transportation, and Labor Costs

In practice, applying the Ubot Flat Slab solution to commercial buildings has been shown to help investors save 5–15% of total floor construction costs compared with conventional slab solutions or other flat slab solutions. This includes reducing concrete, reinforcement, and formwork costs by 10–30%, as well as saving on storage, yard, and technical construction costs.

Ubot void formers are hollow box-shaped structures that can be stacked on top of one another, making transportation and storage extremely easy and convenient. The flat slab structure also makes architectural and MEP installation faster and more cost-effective.

Environmentally Friendly Solution

Green construction is an increasingly important trend receiving significant attention from the Government. Green environments, environmentally friendly materials, energy-saving solutions, and other sustainable practices are gradually gaining a stronger position when applied to construction projects in Vietnam.

Ubot Flat Slab is manufactured from recycled polypropylene plastic, an environmentally friendly material. Ubot has obtained CCA certification from Minalo University, certifying that its plastic composition contains no hazardous substances and is safe for users. Ubot plastic void formers also provide optimal sound and thermal insulation compared with conventional slabs.

In practice, Ubot Flat Slab was selected by the investor, Capital House Group, for the Ecohome – Phuc Loi project in Long Bien. The project won the Transformational Business Awards 2018 in the “Green Building” category. Ecohome Phuc Loi is a high-rise residential development in Hanoi with a full range of facilities, including residential buildings, schools, and service areas serving local residents.

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Quality – Safety and Reliability

The structural design and calculations for the Ubot beamless flat slab solution are carried out in accordance with Eurocode and current Vietnamese regulations and standards, particularly fire prevention and fire safety standards. LPC engineers have more than 10 years of experience working on projects in Europe and Vietnam, ensuring that structural designs consistently meet safety and quality requirements.

In addition, LPC’s technical transfer team is professionally trained and experienced in delivering and handling numerous projects of different scales and levels of complexity. Therefore, both investors and construction contractors continue to place their trust in LPC and Ubot.

Construction progress – maximizing functional use of space – ensuring project safety and quality – and economic efficiency are among the benefits that Ubot Flat Slab has brought to major commercial and service buildings. Examples include: District 6 Commercial Center – Ho Chi Minh City; Hiep Hoa Market – Bac Giang; Chinese Restaurant – Hai Phong; Yacht Club – Ho Chi Minh City; Phu Quy – Thang Long Commercial Center – Thai Nguyen; and many other commercial projects.

LPC hopes to have many opportunities to work alongside investors and major commercial building projects in the future.

——Lam Pham Construction Co., Ltd. – LPC

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