Build ICF UK Ltd suppliers & training consultants for advanced insulated concrete forms 1 www.BuildICF.co.uk
Dec 23, 2015
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Build ICF UK Ltd
suppliers & training consultants for advanced insulated concrete forms
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What is an ICF?
• Insulated /insulating concrete forms – or permanent shuttering system which is left in place
& filled with concrete & reinforcement• Initially designed in the 1960’s – a mature market in North America & Europe
• Made from expanded polystyrene – through a steam process which recycles the energy
used in the manufacturing process• 80+ ICF’s in the North American market – Nudura is considered a 3rd generation ICF
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What to consider with ICF construction
• Experience of contractor, architect, engineer, planning& building control officers
• Style, budget & timeline of project• Mortgage & insurance options• Location of project• Sustainability – economic, social & environmental
• Certifications– EOTA & ETAG 009– BBA/BRE /CE
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• Single family new build & alteration/extension
• Multiple unit residential• Light commercial• Heavy commercial • Basements• Swimming pools• Agricultural
ICF applications?
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Who benefits from using insulated concrete formwork ?
• Specifiers• Developers• Occupiers/Homeowners• Industry • Environment
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Specifiers• A modern method of construction (MMC)
– helping unite existing trades & professionals ultimately looking at the built environment as a system
– CPD opportunities
• Compatible with other building systems – great for extensions and matching existing details & local style– a great variety of finishes available
• Higher building performance – compiling and surpassing current UK building regulations
• Flexibility with design – ICF allows a more open concept design capability– lends itself to modern architecture– they also improve the performance of renewable energies, which affects design
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Developers • Material cost reduction – superior structure & insulation in one step
• Reduced labour • Fast construction– wind and watertight quickly
• Services installed simply – reductions in thermal bridging & leakages
• Health & safety benefits• Reduction in plant & equipment needs
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Occupiers /Homeowners• Affordable
– capital purchase & running costs• Superior fire resistance
– up to 4 x better than timber• Superior design capabilities & adaptability –
– up to 9x more axial load resistance than a wood framed wall – better in high wind areas ( 250 mph)
• Superior acoustic performance • Increasingly accepted by planners, building control ,
lenders & insurers• Low maintenance costs• Healthy & sustainable living environment when
combined with HVAC & renewable energy systems
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Industry• More holistic decision making in the building
industry – design & process
• Increased viability of renewable energy sector• Fewer & reduced insurance claims
– reduction of loss to property after catastrophic events• Less risk to public at large
– disportionate collapse & health industries (NHS)• Paradigm shift in global resource allocation
– longer lasting, more robust building envelopes matched with more quickly replaced natural resources for energy
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Environment
• High mass for thermal stability – lower energy costs• Minimal waste in factory & on site + inclusion of
superior construction waste management policies• Durable – stable & inert - build it once to last –
improves over the lifetime of the structure• Safe & monitored manufacturing processes - no VOC
emissions , CFC or HCFC’s during or post manufacture• Manufactured from 100% recycled or recyclable
material – EPS – 98% air• Lightweight to transport - with fewer deliveries to site
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Nudura ® An integrated philosophy
The concept for Nudura® was sparked by an interest in consolidating the best features of existing ICF
products with the most advanced manufacturing technology available
...... in short, a philosophy of integration...
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Nudura® Product Overview
• Reversible – gables corners constructed
quickly with minimal waste
• Large size – Fewer joins make them
sturdier & more dependable
– Reduces labour in assembling blocks - increasing productivity & reducing risk of blowout
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Nudura® Product Overview• Interlocking PP fastening strips
– Reduces labour & material costs on site – Reduces blowout potential by eliminating
floating• Dual support web design
– increases strength & allows superior solid rebar placement
• Innovative folding webs– Reduces shipping costs – Reduces site labour in assembly – Reduces need for quality control in assembly– Easy handling & storage
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...and a couple of other unique features......
• Custom factory radius walls by request– Reduces site mess & time consuming field
cutting
• Floor & ceiling technology – Helps complete the shell package to reach
SAP targets
– Training & site support
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• Products– Full range of Nudura®
ICFs & Durabond® EIFs– Architectural mouldings– Fiber mesh, parging &
external coatings– External timber & brick
finishes– Waterproofing
materials– Wall alignment systems
& tall wall adaptors
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• Services– Conversion of existing plans to
ICF, EIF- North America (IWS- UK), & Log structures
– Variety of site management levels for self builders
– Consultancy for Passive House – EU/UK, or SuperE –Canadian, holistic building design the building as a ‘system’
– Access to a developing network of like minded professionals
– ICF kit pricing for developers– A growing network of certified
installers & external finishers