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Build ICF UK Ltd

suppliers & training consultants for advanced insulated concrete forms


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


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


• Single family new build & alteration/extension

• Multiple unit residential• Light commercial• Heavy commercial • Basements• Swimming pools• Agricultural

ICF applications?


Who benefits from using insulated concrete formwork ?

• Specifiers• Developers• Occupiers/Homeowners• Industry • Environment


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


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


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


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


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


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...


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


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


...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


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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