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Why ICF?
Seven Reasons to Build
ICFs combined 7 building elements within 1 product, installed by 1 sub-contractor, increasing construction speeds, reduced scheduling delays & mitigates performance risk of wall assembly
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7 Building Elements make ICF the Smart Choice
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Structurally reinforced concrete.
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Continuous air barrier (concrete and foam)
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Continuous insulation R-23+ up to R 48+
4. Vapor Barrier (EPS) 0.624 perm-inch or applied membrane
5. UL Fire Rating 2 -4 hours
6. Interior and exterior attachment studs/strips
7. Sound Attenuation STC 50 up to STC 72
Comparible costs to build
Outstanding Quality
With todays cost of materials and the labor shortage, ICF’s take fewer people to install and at a faster pace reducing the overall cost of your structural wall construction. M+L-P= Savings!
Lower energy costs
Cool in the summer and warm in the winter
ICF’s EPS foam insulating values have proven time and again the overall savings on cooling and heating your home or place of business. The overall savings is between 45-60% lower utility bills. You do the math on your own home and see what the savings add up to.
Extreme
weather protection
Proven safety record
You’ve probably seen the many stories of hurricanes, tornadoes, and fire, that have totaled all communities. But, the one thing that stands out is the ICF home of business that survived it. Whether it be in, California, Oklahoma, Texas, Rhode Island or Florida, it’s the same story of how ICF saved them
and their building.
Super quiet environment
Leave the world outside
With ICF’s providing a sound transmission coefficient(STC) of 50-72+, your home or business leaves the outside outside. Many schools are built near interstate traffic and need to be quiet to keep the students attention. Just think, the movie theater you go to needs a minimum of an STC of 72,so you don’t hear multiple movies, just yours.
Clean, safe, & healthy living environment
Breathe easy
Being able to control your interior air to a constant level of comfort as well as healthy and safe conditions is a constant with ICF buildings. Many health care providers chose ICF for the ability to have sterile indoor conditions.
Lower
on-going maintenance costs
Solid as a rock
ICF buildings have proven to be the least expensive buildings to maintain. No mold/mildew, no rot, no drywall pops, the list goes on and on.
Lower
insurance rates
Recognized and respected.
Insurance companies are required to do a mitigation review of your building if asked. They are looking for wind, fire, mold/mildew and impact resistance mitigation. An ICF building can provide up to a 60% reduction in dwelling insurance replacement costs to insure.
Seven levels of protection
ICF Building Envelope Performance
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Structurally reinforced concrete.
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Continuous air barrier (concrete and foam)
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Continuous insulation R-23+ up to R 48+
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Vapor Barrier (EPS) 0.624 perm-inch or applied membrane
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UL Fire Rating 2 -4 hours
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Interior and exterior attachment studs/strips
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Sound Attenuation STC 50 up to STC 72