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 ...

Insulating concrete form systems are gaining acceptance as energy efficient building envelopes for both residential and commercial construction, with more than 80 ICF products available. In order to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MEDINA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that it has acquired Nudura Corporation, the leading manufacturer and distributor of insulated concrete forms (ICF) in ...

CertainTeed's Platon waterproofing membrane and Form-A-Drain foundation footing system recently contributed to a waterproof, radon-vented basement foundation for Pensmore, a highly sustainable mansion ...