Designing with Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF)

Provided By AEC Daily Corporation

Provides an overview of the construction flexibility features of insulated concrete forms (ICFs) which provide innovative solutions for designing sustainable, energy efficient, safe, healthy commercial and residential structures.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss insulated concrete forms (ICFs) as a construction technology and recognize its contribution to a sustainable built environment
• Explain the benefits ICF construction can provide to commercial building occupants and residential homeowners in terms of providing strong, safe, healthy structures
• Explain the benefits ICF construction can provide to builders in terms of strength, performance, safety, ease of construction, reduced costs and labor-saving design
• Utilize and apply the design flexibility features of ICFs to design commercial and residential structures with interior and/or exterior walls which are fire resistant, mold resistant and offer protection from the elements

Identify additional green building benefits of using ICFs and discuss how the use of ICFs in construction can contribute to the LEED® certification of a building project

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