Insulating Concrete Form

Just how strong is an ICF home?
A concrete home is structurally designed to be ten to 20 times stronger than a stick framed home. An ICF can weather a tornado, earthquake or hurricane virtually un-scathed. Standard platform framing technologies consist of thousands of independent components, fastened together by mechanical means, creating hinge points of weakness throughout the building. Cast in place concrete design creates a continuous and unbroken structural shell which is far stronger than any wood structure.

Home security
What is that deadbolt doing for you? Chances are it simply provides you with a false sense of security. A wood frame home can be breached in under 60 seconds with:

A Chainsaw
A Reciprocating Saw
An Axe
A Sledge Hammer
and just about anything larger than a steak knife.

And it is often the case that a burglar will enter a house through a wall - usually the wall between the garage and the home - to avoid setting off glass break alarm.

Durability
Adding to the structural integrity of the concrete home is the very nature of its components. The basic components of an ICF home don't rot or rust. You can expect your concrete home to remain structurally sound for 200 years or more.