Insulating Concrete Forms: Installed Cost and Acoustic Performance

This report contains results from studies on Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs). It compares the cost and acoustic performance of insulating concrete form walls to conventional wood-frame exterior walls. The NAHB Research Center designed and monitored the construction of three houses - two with ICFs and one with traditional wood framing - and recorded material qualities, labor requirements, and material costs. This report will allow builders to evaluate the cost impacts of ICFs more efficiently and identifies many opportunities to optimize the construction of homes using this technology.

Published in 1999
30 pages
$10.00