What is ICF?
Traditional concrete building techniques require the construction of a temporary form to pour concrete into. This form must then be removed once the concrete has set.
Insulated Concrete Forms solve this problem.
We assemble interlocking ICF foam blocks to create a permanent form, and the foam doubles as insulation!
Benefits of ICF
- Spend less energy and money on heating and cooling
- 100+ year life span due to non-degradable materials
- Disaster and fire resistant
- Termite resistant
- Roughly 25% faster build compared to traditional concrete construction
- Fewer materials used in build
Drawbacks of ICF
- Specialists (like us!) are needed during construction
- While ICF homes are inherently green due to the insulation and mass in the walls, the materials used are not
- It can be more complicated to remodel in the future
- Roughly 6% greater cost compared to traditional concrete construction