BGH - Insulated Concrete Forms Construction

Ryland Heyerman and Mike Morrison explain how Ryland's wall were built using Insulated Concrete Forms

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Green
• Home
• Sustainable
• Insulated
• Concrete
• Forms
• ICF

[TheCowgirlFromHell]

Smells like bullshit

[Soldier957]

@frankg0912 Also, the best material I've personally come across is hemp/ lime. Carbon negative if sourced locally and biodegradable when the time comes to demolish. Non- toxic, "breathable", pest- repelling, high insulating value etc etc.

[Soldier957]

@frankg0912 Assuming your numbers are correct, concrete is one of the most energy demanding materials that can be sourced. Huge amounts of energy go into the manufacturing. Poly- anything are plastics, many of which leech toxins into the environment (incl human bodies) and obviously never ever break down. So as you may have a very energy- efficient home with these materials, the materials themselves will be damaging both during mining and after their useful lives. That's what I mean by non-green

[frankg0912]

@Soldier957 ...concrete is VERY green. It is made by recycling tires and using local material. As for the foam, it is closed cell extruded polystyrene......very low cfc's and ICF walls reduce energy consumption by well over 60%.....very energy efficient. Payback is 5 to 7 years....worth every penny!

[MrSchpankme]

It makes no-sense putting foam insulation on the inside of a thermal mass structure; what am I missing? In this day and age there is no reason for heating or cooling a home; and no reason to require electric lighting during the daylight hours.

[Soldier957]

Wow, styrofoam AND concrete? This house couldn't be more non-green.

[Balenza345]

A stick built house?

lol

[masonmonster1]

how do you put in outlets

[TheThingyguy]

hi