Let Better Green Technologies help you reduce your carbon footprint with TF System® products. Insulating concrete forms (ICFs) can help reduce your energy expenditure by up to 50%! This technology is so efficient that many Zero Energy Homes (homes that produce enough energy to meet their electrical, heating and cooling needs) and certified Energy Star® homes are built with ICF structured walls. If you’d like a home that is energy efficient, durable, safer and quieter – contact Better Green Technologies today to discuss Vertical ICF installation!
Energy Efficiency & Environmental Sustainability
In addition to providing the consumer with energy savings and comfort, homes structured with Vertical ICF walls have a higher thermal mass – making them more air tight and, thus, more insulated. With virtually no cold spots and fewer drafts, your family will be able to appreciate more regulated temperatures throughout the home, throughout the year.
In a recent study, researchers concluded that homes built with insulated concrete walls will actually use less energy over their life span than homes built with typical wood frame construction. Homes utilizing Vertical ICF technology will generate lower greenhouse gas emissions, and superior insulation can reduce the cost of heating and cooling by 30-40%. That’s a savings of $200-300/year in an average home!
With life spans that are often triple that of other building materials, concrete endures the most extreme weather conditions – making removal or replacement virtually unnecessary. In firewall tests, ICFs endured exposure to intense levels of fire longer than that of common frame walls. Most ICF structures utilize polystyrene foam that has been treated so that it will not support combustion. Moreover, IFC structured buildings are resistant to damage from moisture, extreme wind and UV rays. For these reasons, many insurance companies have offered premium discounts for ICF homes!
Vertical ICF structures are not only good for the environment – they’re good for your health! Concrete does not have the off-gassing prevalent in many other new building materials. This means improved indoor air quality for you and your family! And according to recent sound transmission tests, concrete forms only passed about one sixth of the sound that standard framed walls did. The improved sound attenuation of Vertical ICF will lend to the privacy and comfort of your home.
