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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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ICF applications?
• Single family new build &
alteration/extension
• Multiple unit residential
• Light commercial
• Heavy commercial
• Basements
• Swimming pools
• Agricultural
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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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Build ICF UK Ltd
• 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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Build ICF UK Ltd
• 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
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