The ICF Builder LLC/Residential and Commercial Luxury Builder.

What Are ICFs?

The ICF Builder LLC

Insulating Concrete Form (ICF)

Buildings

Insulating concrete forms, (ICF),

have become one of the preferred

building products worldwide for all of

the right reasons. The end result

leaves you with a high-performing

wall that is structurally sound,

insulated, has an air &

vapor barrier

and is ready for

exterior and interior

finishes.

What Are ICF Blocks and Lite-Deck?

Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs)

are revolutionizing modern homes

and commercial

construction. They

are rapidly changing the way we

build and are the future of the

building industry. Popular for both

residential and commercial

construction,

Insulated Concrete

Forms create homes and

businesses that are energy-

efficient,

fire-resistant, sound-proof,

and durable. Properly constructed, they are tornado and hurricane-
proof, and stand up to earthquake, fire, and other natural
disasters equally well. Many homes conserve energy so well that
heating and cooling costs can be reduced on average by 30-50%.

The mass of the concrete core

in a ICF wall adds significantly

to the thermal efficiency of the

structure. The concrete acts

as an Energy Reservoir,

reducing temperature cycling

(day to night and back again).

Insulated concrete form

construction is

growing an

estimated 20%

a year, and

considered a Green Building

material.

Insulating

concrete

forms (ICFs) are hollow foam blocks which are stacked into the
shape of the exterior walls of a building. When complete, the
interior of the wall is filled with steel-reinforced concrete to create
an incredibly strong and energy efficient home or commercial
building. Insulating Concrete Form construction combines one of
the finest insulating materials, expanded polystyrene (EPS), with
one of the strongest structural building materials, steel reinforced
concrete. The result is a wall system of unmatched comfort,
energy efficiency, strength, and noise reduction. When ICFs are
used in conjunction with Lite-Deck, your

ome

or business will be

extremely strong, energy

efficient

and quiet. Lite-Deck

the solid concrete

alternative

for conventional floor and deck

applications. It is a lightweight,

stay

place

form

system

made

of site-

cast concrete

he finished result is

somewhat like

that used in ship construction where individual sections of a big
boat are stand alone, self-sealing units. Where as on a ship, the
main concern is the ability to isolate duty sections from a
spreading fire or sea water intake, the same principle works to
maintain climate control in an ICF and Lite-Deck built home. There
is no energy bleed and sound transfer between floors.

According to the supplier, Lite-Deck is recognized by FEMA to be
an effective “envelope of protection" against deadly winds when
used in combination with ICFs to create a reinforced concrete
structure. When you build using ICFs and Lite deck, you not only
have an energy efficient structure, you have a structure that will
stand against anything man or nature can throw at you.