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Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF)
Foam forms that are filled with reinforced concrete and reinforcement bar to create insulated structural walls.
| Building a Better House with Concrete |
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| Concrete walls built with insulating concrete forms (ICFs) give a house superior comfort, solidity, durability, resistance to natural disasters, quietness, and energy efficiency. |
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| Building Green with Gray Concrete |
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| The buildings in which we live and work have a tremendous impact on our global environment. Sustainability or "green building" seeks to balance resource efficiency, health, and social concerns throughout the life cycle of a structure. |
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| Comfort and Quiet with Concrete Homes |
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| Concrete walls built with insulating concrete forms effectively buffer a house’s interior from the outdoors. |
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| Compare: A Quality Concrete Home for Only 3% More |
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| Building a new house with concrete exterior walls will add roughly 3 percent to the sale price, compared to the same house built with conventional wood framing. |
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| Concrete Homes |
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| 5420 Old Orchard Road |
| Skokie
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| (888) 333-4840 |
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| Concrete Homes: Built-In Safety |
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| Debris driven by high winds presents the greatest hazard to homeowners and their homes during tornadoes and hurricanes. |
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| Concrete Homes Save Energy |
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| Building a concrete home with insulating concrete forms (ICFs) saves energy and money. |
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| Concrete Homes Stand Up to Earthquakes |
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| Built according to good practices, concrete homes can be among the safest and most durable types of structures during an earthquake. |
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| Concrete Homes: Structural Load Resistance: ICFs vs. Steel & Wood-Frame |
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| Research was conducted to compare the ability of insulating concrete form (ICF) walls, and conventionally framed walls, to resist structural stresses that can occur during earthquakes. |
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| Fort Drum, New York |
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| The overall objective of the PATH military project is to develop a strategy for PATH to integrate innovative technologies into military family housing. |
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| Ft. Leonard Wood, MO |
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| This report focuses on progress from technical assistance activities being provided to a contractor building and revitalizing homes for military families at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. |
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| ICC Evaluation Service |
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| 5360 Workman Mill Road |
| Whittier
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90601
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| (562) 699-0543 |
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| ICFs: Building Competitive Edge |
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| Using ICFs, an experienced crew can assemble the same wall in a shorter amount of time. Time saved is profit earned. |
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| Insulating Concrete Forms |
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| Insulating concrete form systems (ICFs) have been successfully used by European builders for decades, yet the systems did not make a mark in North America until the 1990s. |
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| Insulating Concrete Form Association |
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| 1807 Glenview Road |
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| (847) 657-9730 |
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| Mold and Moisture |
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| Mold growth in homes is the hot topic in the home building industry today. Headlines tout the danger of exposure to mold in our homes and at work. |
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| PATH Concept Home |
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| The PATH Concept Home combines innovative products with traditional design elements to create a home of the future. Technologies include: Home-run plumbing system, tankless water heater, air admittance vents, factory-engineered wall and floor panels, panelized ICF (insulating concrete forms), alternative insulation, insulated vinyl siding, and more. View the web site or download the Concept Home Design Guide (PDF). |
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| Plastic Foams for Concrete Homes |
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| Many of the benefits of concrete houses built with insulating concrete forms (ICFs) come from the plastic foams of which the ICFs are made. |
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| The Quality of Concrete Costs Little More |
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| The many benefits of a concrete house built with insulating concrete forms (ICFs) are available for only slightly more than the cost of ordinary wood frame. |
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| Rebuilding a Community with Strong, Energy Efficient Affordable Homes |
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| The city of Lubbock has become a leader in building some of America's most energy efficient homes as part of their Community Development Program. |
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| TechPractices: AFM Study House, Minneapolis, MN |
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| By optimizing this house's thermal envelope, energy costs and the size of the HVAC system were significantly reduced. |
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| TechPractices: Churchill Homes, HOPE VI |
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| For this project, PATH assisted with the design and construction of energy- and resource- efficient townhouses and flats. PATH evaluated technologies, systems, and construction practices, including optimum value engineered framing, insulated headers at tops of windows and doors, insulated concrete forms, drywall clips and stops, pre-finished drywall corners, and humidity-sensing ventilation control systems. |
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| The Millennium House: A Strong, Affordable Home for the 21st Century |
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| Building a strong, affordable house for the new millennium. |
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| ToolBase TechSpecs: Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs) |
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| Twenty-first Century Townhouses: Video |
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| Available for purchase at the NAHB Research Center bookstore, this video provides an overview of the construction and finish of the Twenty-First Century Townhouses built in the NAHB National Research Home Park. The video details the construction of the townhouses which use four different structural systems-autoclaved aerated concrete, insulating concrete forms, precast concrete walls and light gauge steel frame, and structural insulated panels. It also explains some of the advanced energy efficiency concepts including the photovoltaic roofing system. |
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