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Introduction

The insulating Concrete Form, or ICF, is among the fastest growing segments of the residential and commercial market for foundations and wall systems. Although ICF’s represent less than 1% of the residential market today, acceptance is accelerating. By 2005, ICF’s will represent as much as 5% or more of the residential market, seriously challenging traditional stick-frame wall construction. Every year the number of homes built with ICF's doubles. Significant performance advantages coupled with rising lumber and energy prices makes ICF's an attractive alternative for new construction throughout North America.

Defining ICF’s

Made of expanded polystyrene, or EPS, ICF’s are an insulating forming system for poured-in-place concrete walls and foundations. Introduced in Europe, ICF's have been in use around the world for over 30 years. Over 50 manufacturers in the US and Canada make ICF’s in a variety of shapes and sizes for use in foundations, basements, multiple-story dwellings, and commercial facilities. Rather than using traditional plywood or 2-by forms, lightweight ICF’s stack in a running bond pattern forming both an exterior and interior insulated wall. Installers lay rebar horizontally and vertically inside the ICF’s to create a structurally sound unit designed for the expected vertical and lateral loading conditions. After proper installation and bracing, the ICF’s are pumped full with a soupy concrete mixture held to a 5"-6" slump. Pre-manufactured 45- and 90-degree corners coupled with a precision alignment system helps to adjust the walls to ensure a perfectly square and plumb structure.

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