ICFA News
Client Support offered by Econekt
While we like to offer our clients seminar training for ICF, we have also begun to offer a new service here at Econekt. We can now provide our clients with our ‘Supply and Assist’ service which aims to bridge the gap between classroom or seminar training and hiring a contractor to complete your self-build project.
ICFA Welcomes Modern Method of Construction (MMC) Taskforce
Following the budget announcements this week, the ICFA are delighted that Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) will play a greater role in accelerating the delivery of homes in the UK.
Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2020
Altherm ICF received the Irish Construction Excellence Award 2020 in the category for Construction Product. Find out more about Altherm ICF by visiting their association membership profile page.
New updated RIBA Approved Insulated Concrete Formwork CPD from Nudura
If you are planning to include Modern Methods of Construction into your CPD Programme, Nudura has a great seminar for you to check out. Updated for 2020 the RIBA Approved CPD ‘An Overview of Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICFs) – A Permanent Solution’ explores this innovative building system and the benefits it can offer to specifiers and homeowners.
ICFA Welcomes National Model Design Code
Responding to the Building Better, Building Beautiful report, the government has published a draft National Design Code. Forming part of a suite of proposed changes within the National Planning Policy Framework, greater concentration will now be placed on engaging with the local community when planning the quality, design and sustainability of new developments.
Could Insulating Concrete Formwork hold the key to development?
Many agree that the current COVID-19 pandemic will have a long-lasting impact on the UK’s economy and construction industry. However, out of the disruption should come the opportunity to evaluate and reassess the ‘usual’ and with Boris Johnson announcing plans to “build back greener” now is the time for developers to consider how Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) can benefit their project. ICFA chairman Christopher Stride discusses how Insulating Concrete Formwork could be the answer to the UK meeting the “Build back greener” targets.
BecoWallform: ICF – Insulation Comes First
Now that the glamour of being photographed beside the latest renewable technology of wind turbines and solar farms has worn off, the principle of Fabric First is being recognised as a more immediate and reliable process of improving energy efficiency in buildings.
ICF – sense and sustainability
Robin Miller of Beco Wallform gives his views on why insulating concrete formwork (ICF) is the ideal practical choice for self-builders concerned about sustainability and climate change. Read more in the Selfbuilder & Homemaker magazine. https://content.yudu.com/libraryHtml/A43p86/SelfbuilderampHomema/reader.html?page=88&origin=reader
ICF Sustainability
Insulating concrete forms can provide a wide range of environmental benefits – not least Passivhaus levels of insulation and airtightness. The Insulating Concrete Formwork Association (ICFA) identifies the key areas of consideration for specifiers.