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Between the ICF foundation walls, the builder sprayed closed-cell spray foam directly onto the gravel base to provide a vapor barrier and continuous layer of insulation under the slab.
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Charis Homes built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in North Canton, OH, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Concrete is being poured into the wall forms made by the rigid foam insulated concrete form blocks.
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Concrete is poured into the rigid foam shell of the insulated concrete form (ICF) walls; a plastic water barrier has already been installed to protect the below-grade wall surfaces.
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Construct exterior walls with insulated concrete forms (ICFs) that provide insulation without thermal bridging, as well as air sealing, a drainage plane, and high structural strength.
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Greenhill Contracting built this 4,190-ft2 house in Esopus, New York, to the performance criteria of the U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program in 2016
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Greenhill Contracting built this 4,454-ft2 home in the cold climate of Esopus, New York, to the performance criteria of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program in 2015.
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Greenhill Contracting built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in Newburgh, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2019.
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Greenhill Contracting built this production home in the cold climate in Esopus, NY, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2014.
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Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County built this affordable home in the hot-humid climate in Nokomis, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2015.
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ICF blocks used for the foundation walls consist of two sheets of rigid foam held together by plastic spacers and reinforced with steel bars forming a hollow wall that is filled with concrete for an ultra-efficient foundation system.
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ICFs provide continuous wall insulation from the roof to the footing with very little thermal bridging
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Insulated concrete forms are hollow foam blocks that are stacked to form walls, reinforced with plastic spacers and steel rebar, and then filled with concrete.
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Manatee County Habitat for Humanity built this affordable home in the hot-humid climate in Bradenton, FL, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2013.
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Manatee County Habitat for Humanity trains its volunteers to construct homes made of construct insulated concrete forms (ICFs).
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Reinforced concrete and rigid foam ICF walls can withstand disaster risks such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and pests.
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Right - A dimpled-plastic geotextile mat covers the below-grade insulated concrete form (ICF) foundation to help keep water out of the foundation and to reduce hydrostatic pressure on the foundation during freeze-thaw cycles in winter.
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Right – 11-inch ICFs provide R-50 of wall insulation from the footing to the roof on this cold-climate home.
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Right – A paint-on flashing was applied to the window frames of this ICF house before installing the windows.
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Right – A simple stacked rectangular design and well-insulated and air-sealed ICF walls provide for an extremely energy-efficient structure.
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Right – ICFs are being installed to create a continuous air and thermal boundary
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Right – ICFs are being installed to create a continuous air and thermal boundary
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Right – ICFs are being installed to create a continuous air and thermal boundary
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Right – ICFs are being installed to create a continuous air and thermal boundary
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Right – Insulated concrete form (ICF) blocks are stacked like bricks, then rebar is set horizontally and vertically in the plastic spacers, then concrete is poured; the rigid foam and spacers stay in place to add support and thermal resistance to the wall
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Right – Insulated concrete forms (ICFs) provide the insulated stem wall for the slab-on-grade foundation for this SIP house.
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Right – The entire first floor and second floor of these modular homes were assembled in the factory and installed on an insulated concrete basement foundation on site.
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Right – The foundation of this ICF home was constructed of ICFs that were set in place on a gravel bed, then 3.5 inches (R-36) of closed-cell spray foam was sprayed directly onto the gravel, providing an effective air, vapor, and thermal barrier.
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Right – The spacer structure of these ICFs provides supports for attaching the fasteners used to attach the metal studs of the below-grade walls.
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Right – These three urban-infill cold-climate homes were built on insulated concrete foundations.
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Right – This home was constructed with ICF blocks that extend from the footer to the roof line, providing consistent thermal resistance for the entire walls of the home
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Right – Two inches of rigid foam was installed on the ground before pouring the basement floor slab while precast, pre-insulated concrete panels comprise the basement walls.
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Scaffolding is continually raised as courses of foam brick are added so that the pour man can see both sides of the wall during the pour.
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Seams in the ICF block are sealed so the EPS foam surface can serve as the drainage plane; no house wrap is needed.
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Special molded corners provide continuous insulation layer at the corners to improve structural strength and minimize thermal bridging
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The floor slab is completely insulated with ICF foundation walls and R-20 (3 inches) of closed-cell foam that is sprayed directly onto the ground before pouring the slab.
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The foundation walls are ICF block providing two continuous layers (R-23) of insulation around the slab, which will sit on an additional 4 inches (R-20) of low-VOC EPS foam.
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The Habitat affiliate makes its own “ICF” foundation walls with rigid foam held in place with wood spacers.
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The ICF consists of foam forms that are held in place with plastic or metal spacers and reinforced with metal rebar
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The ICF foundation wall of this home is covered with metal flashing before the siding is installed.
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Thermal bridging is eliminated at the rim joist with the use of joist ledgers that are anchored in the wall
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These ICF homes are blower door tested during construction, before the drywall is installed, when air leaks can be easily sealed.
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This community of production homes in central New York state was built with insulated concrete forms (ICFs), which provide a highly insulated, airtight structure that is fire-, pest-, wind-, and earthquake-resistant.