Together Worldwide with 44 Years of Experience

“Until the Grass is Green”.

Partners

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➢ About Green Desert and Pro Green Built International, Lda

• We, Green Desert and Pro Green Built International, Lda provide quick,
sustainable and efficient construction methods, using EPS and ICF
Technologies. We offer complete turn key production facilities to
manufacture the ICF System anywhere locally.
• Green Desert was founded and registered in Madeira by Kurt Hirsch, who
has 44 years of experience in EPS technology, machinery and Insulated
Concrete Form.
• Pro Green Built International, Lda was founded and registered in Madeira
by Kurt Hirsch and Jost Kurth who has 25 years of experience in ICF
construction, specially with the innovative “Pro Form System” which he
developed in 1991.
• In every project, we were totally involved from delivering the ICF
Technology, the ICF Production Plant, the Engineering Advisory and the On-
Site Support with our ICF construction experts.
• We delivered also the ROI (Return of Investment) expertise for the
Production Plant and Construction Cost Evaluation.

➢ ICF Construction Benefits

• Cost – Construction Cost Savings up to 25%

• Energy – 70% to 80% Energy Savings
• Time – Construction Time Savings up to 50%
• Simple – 20% Skilled Labour – 80% Unskilled Labour
• Earthquake and Fire Resistant Structure
• Hygienic and Salt Water Proof
• Architectural – System adapts to different Designs
• Highly Insulated System stays Cool and Comfortable
• Solar and Photovoltaic Systems to be integrated and burden to the Power
Grid is substantially Reduced
 A Superior Investment
In Green House Projects
➢ THREE REASONS TO INVEST WITH A SOLID RETURN

ENERGY TIME COST

70% Savings 50% Savings 17% Savings

➢ Based on a Project of 2,000 Houses of 100m2

➢ The $ Savings are:

1,5 Years of
$2.66 MIO/Year $11.4 MIO
interest

➢ The Energy Saved for the Project:

16,6 GW = Big Power Plant
➢ Production Plant Investment:
$ 5,0 Mio

➢ Capacity: approx. 2000 homes of 100m2

Revenues: $ 8,4 Mio/year

➢ Cash position after 1 year: 2,5 Mio

ROI: < 18 months

Note: The above numbers are for Ghana, other countries may vary slightly. All calculations
can be seen in the “Green House Presentation”
 PGBI solves Energy Demand with
ICF & Photovoltaic Technology
➢ Why and how are we different?

• We are a part of the NEW ENERGY REVOLUTION

• We deliver Energy Savings
➢ Energy Calculations from a certified Independent Energy
Expert

Concrete ICF House ICF House ICF House

Block House 25cm Block 30cm Block 35cm Block

• The above diagram is the result of a complete cooling energy

survey & calculations for a 100m2 house with 5 people in the
tropical region of Ghana, West Africa.
• The red column shows the Energy needed for a house, built with
regular concrete block.
• The green columns show how the energy demand is drastically
reduced by more than 70% !!!
 Concrete ICF House ICF House ICF House
Block House 25cm Block 30cm Block 35cm Block

• The above diagram is the result of a comprehensive energy

calculation for a 100m2 house with 5 people in the tropical
region of Ghana, West Africa.
• The red column shows the $ amount per year needed for a
house, built with regular concrete block.
• The green columns show how the energy demand is drastically
reduced by more than 70% !!!

Conclusion:
• The following calculations are the cost of cooling per month and
dollar savings for A. each house and B. the energy savings per year
for a large Housing Project in Ghana – 2,000 Homes.
• For each House of 100m2 occupied with 5 people

➢ $ 1,856.00 per year = $155 per month for a Concrete Block House
➢ $ 525.00 per year = $ 44 per month for ICF Houses
➢ <70% Energy Cost Savings = $ 111.00 per month/house
➢ $2.66 Mio Savings for 2,000 homes
➢ For a total Project in Ghana - 2,000 houses

• Per House of 100m2 in Concrete Block = 11,600 kWh/year

• Per House of 100m2 in PGBI-ICF Blocks = 3,282 kWh/year
• For total Project in Concrete Block = 23,200 MWh
• For total Project in PGBI – ICF Blocks = 6,600 MWh

➢ Alone for the Cooling Energy the Savings are: 16,600 MWh

• This is a Mid Size Power Plant of 16,6 GW

• We are a part of the New Energy Revolution

➢ We deliver a Concept with Solutions not just a System

➢ We have Experience and a History of more than 20 Years

➢ We offer a Technology Transfer:

• Intensive Preparations with Client, Architects and Authorities
• Turn Key Plant Delivery
• Installation, Start Up and Training
• Construction Support with an intensive Training Program
• Ongoing Support until Project is finished

➢ We deliver an operating mobile Production Facility - Turn Key

Production Plant Size is custom designed for 1,000 -10,000 Houses Capacity
➢ We reduce construction cost through Simplicity

The PGBI System is complete for all walls, decks and roofs

➢ We stay with our clients until the Grass is Green

➢ We back up our statements with facts and numbers

• Project West Africa – 100m2 Homes total finished - 2000 homes

• ICF Construction cost including foundation = $ 273.00 per m2
• Compared to conventional construction = $ 330 per m2
• Savings: $ 57.00 per m2 - $ 5,700.00 per house = 11,4 Mio for Project

➢ ICF Plant:

• Capacity per year = 1,7 Million ICF Blocks

• 600,000 m2 of construction (walls & roofs) = 2,100.00 homes per year
• Total Investment needed = $ 5 Million
• Revenues = $ 8,4 Million
• Cash Position after one year: 2,5 Million
• ROI: Less than 20 months
➢ Actual and Finished Projects

• 2016 - 5,000 House Project in Accra, Ghana (Phase 1 – 1,500 homes)

“A big green project for Ghana housing with Green Desert and Pro Green Built International, Lda
support and KNOW HOW FROM AUSTRIA.” - Kurt Hirsch and Jost Kurth

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• 2016 - Four Floor Building - The “Beaver Dental Clinic” for Dr. Dennis E. ILogu in
Accra, Ghana

• 2012 - 2 Floor construction of a 400m2 office was built for the State Commission
of Housing – Ministry of Construction & Housing, Baghdad, Iraq

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• 2010 – 4 Floor Apartment Building with 35 Apartments, Glanegg, Austria

• 2008 - 2010 - 5 Polyclinics, Ghana

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• 2008 - 2010 - 5 Rural Schools, Ghana

• 2009 - 1500 houses of 120m2, Chihuahua and Tampico, Mexico

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• 2008 - Muscat, Oman

• 2008 - Villas, Homes and Warehouses after the big Hurricane, Mississippi,
United States of America

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• 2006 - Kurt Hirsch Private Home 600m2, Klagenfurt, Austria

• 2004 - 350 houses of 220m2, Sebring, Florida

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• 2003 - Shopping Center of 14,700 m2, Venezuela

• 2002 - 250 Villas for high income housing, Trinidad and Tobago

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• 2002 - Office Building and Town House Project, Curacao, Netherland Antilles

• 2001 - Houses and Duplex Townhouses for the Oil-Company Exon Mobil and the
President of Guinea Equatorial, Guinea, West Africa

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• 1998 - 3,700 Houses from low income to high end villas, Venezuela

• 1998 - 650 Villas and Bungalows in Miami & Sebring, Florida, USA

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➢ Why Africa?
• Africa is the continent of Growth, Demand, Emotion and Happiness.

• Green Desert and Pro Green Built International, Lda. aim to provide the
emerging markets in the housing sector with the green and sustainable ICF
(insulated concrete forms) construction technology.

• With this innovative ICF system, Green Desert and Pro Green Built International,
Lda. will provide customers with long-lasting quality, energy saving, and cost/
time efficient constructed homes. With the energy efficient characteristics of an
ICF house, daily costs will be reduced drastically.

• ICF housing is the financially affordable option to conventional construction,

offering families a climate controlled home. Families will increase their living
standards in form of happiness, security and harmony.

• “A home is not just a roof over our heads” – Kurt Hirsch.

➢ ICF Building Process

• For design and construction, it’s hard to find an easier system than ICF: hollow
foam blocks or panels are stacked into the shape of the walls of a building.

• The forms are filled with steel-reinforced concrete to form a solid structure,
sandwiching a heavy, high-strength material between two layers of light, high-
insulating EPS foam.

• The resulting walls are air-tight, strong, quiet, highly insulated, pest and fire
resistant, and durable in the face of even the harshest weather.

• The forms can be installed quickly and easily, using common construction tools
and equipment.

• The industry’s wide variety of manufacturers, shapes, and sizes makes it easy to
custom design commercial structures.

• ICFs are commonly used for residential & industrial buildings, hotels, business
parks, government facilities, hospitals, schools, churches, shopping centres, and
warehouses.
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➢ Is it possible to build an 8 floor building in ICF?

• The answer is yes, it is possible to build an 8 floor building in ICF.

• The ICF System is the best system in construction.
• The solid monolithic concrete walls with steel reinforcement is the strongest
against natural disasters as earthquakes, hurricanes and the lost formwork in
EPS allows to insulate and protect the building from fungi, humidity, sound, heat
or cold depending on the environment.
• This ICF system can be adjusted to all different structure designs you may
pretend to build.

➢ Why not innovate and create buildings with their own private garden.
➢ It will transmit a peaceful, great harmony and healthy feeling.

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➢ The ICF construction technology has the following benefits
over conventional construction methods:
• reduces development time significantly
• reduces construction costs drastically
• environmentally friendly
• natural disaster proof
• increased living comfort
• in built insulation against heat and frost

Project Glanegg, Austria

Finished ICF Building with 3 Floors

Project Madinaty, Cairo, Egypt

Approved ICF Building with 6 Floors, 2009

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 Together Worldwide with 44 Years of Experience
“Until the Grass is Green”.

➢ Our Mission
• Green Construction Solutions for The Housing Markets of the World
• Green Housing For People with the People
• Safe, Energy friendly and Cost effective
• Supporting the Construction Industry
• Delivering Turn Key Solutions
• ICF Training Programs for Local People
• Integrate Photovoltaic Technology in Housing

Please contact:

PRO GREEN BUILT INTL. LDA

Green Desert Trading and Consulting Unipessoal, Lda
Rua dos Ilhéus 6, 9000-176 Funchal – Madeira – Portugal
Tel: +351-96638-5599 , +43-699-170-63933
E-mail: icfjost@gmail.com, kurthirsch@greendesertintl.com,
www.greendesertintl.com

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