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.
In the second part of this feature, Insulating Concrete Formwork Association (ICFA) outlines best practice for architects looking to detail and construct buildings using insulating concrete formwork.
In the first of this two-part feature, Insulating Concrete Formwork Association (ICFA) considers how architects should approach the design of insulating concrete formwork buildings.
Insulating Concrete Formwork Association (ICFA) explores the science behind and benefits of insulating concrete formwork
First it was a good idea to become energy efficient – cutting fuel bills and energy consumption. We are now at the stage where the principles of the Passivhaus are being more generally adopted as the implications of Global Warming…
PolySteel Warmerwall is pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for two BUILD IT 2018 awards – Best ICF Home & Best Self Build for Under £250,000. Contact Details: ICF Supplier:PolySteel Warmerwall Email:info@polysteel.co.uk Telephone:01242 692335 Web:
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In 2017 we celebrated 25 Years of BecoWallform in the UK market, and for twenty years we have been making it in this country too!
LABC, now one of the leading buildings insurance companies in the UK, has confirmed they fully approve ICF (Insulating Concrete Formwork) construction but only if the ICF Company being used is a member of the ICFA. The guarantee will be…
The Council of Mortgage Lenders issued a letter to the ICFA on the 13th September 2012 confirming the following statement: FEBRUARY 2010The Valuation Panel of the Council of Mortgage Lenders confirmed that ICF (Insulating Concrete Formwork) construction is acceptable for…