On the lookout for ever more energy-efficient building envelope solutions, a growing number of Building Teams are turning to insulating concrete forms as an alternative to light-gauge steel frame, ...

Insulating concrete forms, or ICFs, are forms used to hold fresh concrete that remain in place permanently to provide insulation for the structure they enclose. Originally used predominantly in single ...

Progressive builders and developers of homes and commercial buildings have been championing the use of insulated concrete forms (ICFs) for the past several years as a replacement for wood framing due ...

Imagine setting pilings for an expansive structure that has the proportions straight out of Batman's Gotham City. That's exactly what Joseph Testa Concrete Contracting is tackling with a massive ...

Orlando, Florida-based Universal Forming, Inc. (UFI) offers a wealth of services ranging from preconstruction to formwork to complete concrete structures. While the formwork facet of the job has long ...

SANTA CRUZ — When Mike and Cindy Grall imagined their dream house, it was something much more than three bedrooms, two baths, a white picket fence and a swimming pool. “We wanted the home to produce ...

The Century Project, a 42-story luxury condominium tower in Los Angeles, Calif., designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects (New York, N.Y.) and under construction since June 2007, required top-notch ...

At the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Miramar, CA, several concrete forming and finishing challenges were part of the Design/Build MV-22 (Osprey) taxiway expansion, parking apron additions and ...