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Article describing thermal bridging, construction practices that encourage thermal bridging, and solutions.

Information sheet about insulating slabs.

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.

Article describing the effective R-values of various subslab insulation products, including foil bubble pack.

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

Report assessing slab-on-grade foundation insulation energy savings.

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

Website describing the U.S. Department of Energy's residential buildings program.

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.

Brochure describing insulation approaches for homes with slab-on-grade floors.

Document with information on preventing termites when using ICFs.

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.

Article describing thermal bridging, construction practices that encourage thermal bridging, and solving thermal bridging through continuous exterior insulation.