Links To Recommended Sites

Quad-Lock Insulated Concrete Forms

Publications

• Series of Technology Briefs on ICFs from the PCA
• Prescriptive Method for Insulating Concrete Forms in Residential Construction, 2nd Edition
• Insulating Concrete Forms Construction: Demand, Evaluation & Technical Practice by Ivan Panushev & Pieter VanderWerf
• Insulating Concrete Forms for Residential Design and Construction by Pieter VanderWerf et al.
• Concrete Homes Magazine (and their House Plans)
• A study on Insulating Concrete Forms for Residential Construction by HUD

Energy-Efficiency Rebates and Incentives

    USA

• Financing for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by the DOE
• Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEM) Program by HUD/FHA
• Locate EEM Lenders on the ICFA site
• Incentives for Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems
• Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) by the DOE
• California's Rebate and Demand Reduction Program Database

    Canada

• Canadian Office of Energy Efficiency - Incentives and Rebates

Industry Associations

• Insulating Concrete Form Association (ICFA)
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and their Concrete Home Building Council (also see NAHB Research Center)
• Portland Cement Association (PCA) - also see Insulating Concrete Forms
• Canadian Portland Cement Association (CPCA)
• American Association of Architects (AIA)
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC)

Complementary Products

Many dealers offers the following accessories for your ICF project:

• Ledger Brackets and Hangers: ICF Ledger Connector System by Simpson Strong-Tie Co.; galvanized steel ties for easy mounting of wood or steel ledgers.
• Footing Forms on a roll: Fastfoot^® by Fab-Form™: a membrane for building concrete footings inexpensively. Available in 62"x120' or 74"x120'.
• Edge Form on a roll:  by Fab-Form™; a membrane for building extra wide concrete footings or forming slab edges.
• Radius Track: Flex-C Trac^® by Flex-Ability Concepts; a track for construction of radiuses (curved walls).
• Dimple Sheet: Delta-MS Clear by Cosella Dörken; a durable plastic membrane to protect basements and foundations against water damage.
• Peel & Stick damp-proofing membranes: Blueskin^® or Soprema^®. 40 or 60 mil thicknesses available.
• Window Fasteners: Wind-Locks
• Grappler: Baker Plate with Foam Locks by Wind-Lock

Other Energy-Efficient Building Technologies

    Heating & Cooling Systems

• Heating & Cooling Systems (US Dept. of Energy)
• Geothermal Heat Pumps

    Fenestration

• Fenestration: Windows, Doors, and Skylights (US Dept. of Energy)
• Efficient Windows Collaborative
• ENERGY STAR^® Windows, Doors, and Skylights
• National Fenestration Rating Council

    Roofing

• Roofing (US Dept. of Energy)

Other Links

• House Plans from Concrete Homes Magazine
• House Plans from Great House Design LLC