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Benefits of Using Insulated Concrete Forms

By: Teresa Lake | 2012-05-14 | Home improvement
For those who like to stay up to date on the latest technologies in the world of home renovations and design, most will have heard of the insulated concrete form. ICF construction as it is also known, is a relatively new technique in building that simplifies the process and offers a handful of benefits over the standard way of doing things. Insulted concrete forms are basically molds that fit in read more

The Advantages of Building With Vertical ICF

By: Budda Oliver | 2010-03-27 | Real Estate
ICF construction, or Insulating Concrete Form, is a construction method that will give your structure unmatched durability and energy efficiency compared to traditional building systems. It has gained popularity amongst homebuilders and has started to become more attractive to commercial builders because of the benefits of energy efficiency, quality and structural strength. read more

Vertical Insulated Concrete Forms - Innovation From the Ground Up

By: Budda Oliver | 2010-04-02 | Interior design
Builders, contractors, and homeowners alike are beginning to realize the profound advantages of incorporating vertical ICF (insulating concrete forms) systems into their homes. In fact, the technology has been ranked in PATH's (Partnership for Advancing Technologies in Housing) TOP 10 technologies of 2007. read more

Insulating Concrete Forms - An Innovative, Energy Efficient Construction Solution

By: Mike P O'Gorman | 2010-04-03 | Real Estate
Insulating concrete forms (ICF) provides many advantages over typical wood construction. The strength and energy efficiency of this building medium makes this one of the smartest building methods available. read more

Six Alternative Building Methods For a Custom Home - Log, Post and Beam, Ram Earth, ICF, and Tire

By: | 2010-04-14 | Remodeling
Although we predominately build homes of "stick frame" (meaning 2 x 4 or dimensional lumber), there is growing interest in special homes built of new materials. Check out six alternative ways to build. read more

Innovative Building Technology And Concrete Forms

By: Ryan Lasley | 2011-01-04 | Business
Once a wall had to be built from timber that was braced or concrete that took expensive crews and lots of time to form. read more

Insulation Philadelphia Homes

By: davit | 2011-08-31 | Home Improvement
commonest used kinds of insulation: 1.Wood shavings 2. Concrete block insulation 3. Cellulose 4. Reflective system 5. Vermiculite 6. Fiberglass batts 7. Fiberglass loose-fill 8. Mineral wool or Rockwool 9. Isocyanurate or Rigid Board polyurethane 10. Rigid Board polystyrene (extruded) 11. Rigid Board polystyrene (expanded) 12. ICFs (Insulating concrete f read more

Comparing Insulation

By: Mark Munns | 2011-02-09 | Home improvement
The word 'insulation' is a very broad term. It can refer to any object in a building used to buffer the inhabitants from noise, cold, heat, fire or impact. Here, we will take a brief look at the pros and cons of each kind of insulation. read more

Blown Insulation Can Insulate Existing Buildings

By: usiinsulation | 2010-10-21 | Diy
Insulation is the process that is performed for maintaining the inside temperature of the building. read more

Benefits of Concrete Roof Tiles

By: Galliena Gornet | 2011-10-29 | Home Improvement
Concrete roof tiles are becoming one of the most popular roofing materials because of the benefits they provide for people’s homes. read more

The Benefits of Insulating Your Basement Walls

By: Teresa Lake | 2012-05-14 | Home improvement
With all of the little details and nuances of construction and building, it’s easy to see how someone might completely forget about basement wall insulation. Insulating basement walls isn’t one of the more commonly thought of elements to begin with, and when you add all the other aspects of a build or remodel, forgetting is understandable. Adding some form of basement insulation provides sev read more

Garage - Insulating the Door

By: Andrew Stratton | 2010-07-15 | Home Improvement
Home Improvement The benefits of having a garage that is insulated including an insulated garage door. We use our garages for everything except maybe parking our cars that is. Garages are great to have because we can get so much use out of them. They give us an extension of our home to work on hobbies like wood working or automotive care or even just a place to hang out to practice the drums, play pool without crowding in the small living room area of the house. But unless your garage is insulated you probably don't spend much time out there. Lets face it a garage that isn't insulated against the eleme... read more

Insulated Picnic Backpack

By: Steven M. | 2010-03-29 | Outdoors
One of the activities that people really enjoy doing is going to a park with a picnic. This can be either a fun filled day with the kids and some friends, or it can be something that is very romantic. One of the things that is involved with any picnic is the transportation of food. read more

Top 5 Benefits of Structural Insulated Panels

By: April | 2010-11-18 | Construction
Structural insulated panels are the basis of flat pack house technology and the building system revolutionising the construction industry. read more

Concrete slab

By: sisi | 2011-03-30 | Negotiation
Thermal performance There are two main thermal considerations. The first is the question of insulating a floor slab. In older buildings read more