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Report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.

Information sheet discussing the properties and benefits of insulating concrete forms.

Article describing the process of constructing concrete walls

Information sheet with construction details, pros and cons of insulated concrete forms.

Presentation about results from an insulating concrete form energy efficiency study in Knoxville, TN.

Information sheet that summarizes Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) construction including advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.

Research study evaluating the dynamic heat transmission characteristics through two identical Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) wall assemblies in Ottawa, Canada.

Case study of new home construction in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.

Report sumarizing results of an ICF investigation of side-by-side houses in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Information sheet with nail withdrawl capacities in OSB.

A specification covering the application of Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs) that act as permanent formwork for cast-in-place reinforced concrete beams & walls which was published in the year 2022 and is available for preview and purchase at the reference link.

Document with information on preventing termites when using ICFs.

Report describing use of the Energy in Modular (EMOD) method to design, produce, and deliver affordable, net-zero energy, low-carbon, and healthier buildings through industrialized (factory) construction of modular buildings; modeling of whole buildings and subassemblies of components, pods, panels...

Information sheet disucssing myths about insulated concrete forms.

Case study of new home construction in the hot-humid climate.

Case study of new home construction in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.