Build with Strength, a coalition of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), released a new video demonstrating the benefits of using insulated concrete forms (ICF) for new construction ...

A few years ago, Columbus Public Schools officials said they saw insulating concrete form (ICF) as a material that allows for quicker construction, energy-efficient buildings and more. Recently, crews ...

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured. When ...

Architectura SA's design for the new Roten & Company office, which will feature insulated concrete forms. One local architecture firm is pushing its clients to realize the benefits of insulated ...

Insulating concrete forms, also known as ICFs, provide high levels of insulation as well as unexpected benefits, such as good blast resistance. Photo: Courtesy The Concrete Centre “Reinforcement is ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Here’s a concrete solution for shocking energy bills: a foam home. There’s no cooler option, according to Matt McCoy, a Wimberley, Texas, resident who lives in one. “I live in a ...

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, ...

There was an entire row of exhibitors showing various incarnations of insulated concrete forms (ICFs) with their styrofoam walls and their plastic ties that are filled with concrete and then labelled ...

They have their virtues, but concrete and petrochemical sandwiches shouldn't be on the green building menu. Insulated Concrete Forms are a clever building system where two slabs of insulating foam are ...

Q. Hello, Tim. I was doing research about house foundations and came across interlocking foam forms that stack on top of one another. They assemble much like children’s plastic blocks. Does a concrete ...

The global insulated concrete form market is projected to reach $1,657.5 million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.5% from 2021 to 2030. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, September 2, 2025 /EINPresswire / ...

We both started the business as owners and at the time were staying home with small children but looking at ways to re-enter the work force. Erica was a chemical engineer and Michelle was a civil ...