Structural Design Of Insulating Concrete Form Walls In Residential Construction

Structural integrity for better resistance to forces of nature compared to framed walls.

Structural design of insulating concrete form walls in residential construction.

Represented the outcome of an initial effort to fulfill the need for prescriptive construction requirements and to improve the overall affordability of homes constructed with insulating concrete forms. These include traditionally formed reinforced concrete slabs icf slabs precast hollow core plank concrete on metal deck combined with steel joists or cold formed joists. Nahb research center author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. These systems are strong and energy efficient.

Ideal for today s housing requirements insulating concrete froms icfs are hollow units made of plastic foam assembled into the shape of a building s exterior and filled with reinforced concrete to create structural walls. Insulating concrete form or insulated concrete form icf is a system of formwork for reinforced concrete usually made with a rigid thermal insulation that stays in place as a permanent interior and exterior substrate for walls floors and roofs. Prescriptive method for insulating concrete forms in residential construction. This style of residential structural design can be considered a combination of both load bearing walls and post and beam construction since as a whole the framed exterior wall is a load bearing wall but all the elements within in are acting as posts and beams.

Structural design of insulating concrete form walls in residential construction eb212. Common applications for this method of construction are low rise buildings with property uses ranging from residential to commercial to industrial. Concrete block or concrete in insulated concrete forms icfs. Structural design of insulating concrete form walls in residential construction paperback january 1 1998 by inc.

The insulating forms protect the concrete from temperature extremes permitting concrete to be placed at below freezing temperatures and extending the construction season. Insulating concrete forms icfs result in cast in place concrete walls that are sandwiched between two layers of insulation material. Insulating concrete forms create a structural concrete wall either monolithic or post and beam that is up to ten times stronger than wood framed structures. Icf walls are simply concrete bearing walls so any floor system that is used for other types of bearing wall construction can be used in combination with icf wall systems.

The objective of this design guide is to employ the technology efficiently. Structural design of insulating concrete form walls in residential construction was developed as a guideline for the design of single and multi unit residential structures using insulating concrete form icf wall systems.