Insulating Concrete Forms: Comparative Thermal Performance

This report will allow builders to better evaluate the energy saving impacts of Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs) and identifies many opportunities to optimize the construction of homes using this technology. It compares the thermal performance of homes built using ICF walls to conventional wood-frame exterior walls. The NAHB Research Center designed and monitored construction of three houses-two with ICFs and one with conventional 2x4 wood-framing-and recorded thermal performance during a one-year period during which the homes remained unoccupied. The report contains impacts of ICFs and identifies many opportunities to optimize the construction of homes using this technology.

Published in 1999
33 pages
$10.00