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Table of Contents

Concrete Hoes Gaining in Popularit ............................................................................ 1

Concrete Hoes Offer Nuerous Benefits ..................................................................... 2

Long-Lasting, Durable .............................................................................................. 2

Energ Efficient ........................................................................................................ 3

Other Enironental Benefits ................................................................................... 4

Design Options are Endless ...................................................................................... 4

To Su Up: A Worthwhile Inestent .............................................................................. 5

Lower Utilit Bills ...................................................................................................... 5

Reduced Insurance Preius .................................................................................. 6

Concrete Hoes: Offering Shelter Fro the Stor .......................................................... 7

The Cost of Concrete Hoes .......................................................................................... 8

ICFs: The Heart of the Concrete Hoe ............................................................................ 9

Eight Tips for Hiring a Concrete Contractor ................................................................... 10

About The Concrete Networ ........................................................................................ 11

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3/13

Tn as a cnct

hms mad up just th

pcnt f th makt.

Tda thi ppuait is xpdin,

makin up sm 15 pcnt f th

nw hms that a buit, accdin

t Pit VandWf, psidnt f

Buidin Wks, Inc., a cnsutin

cmpan.

Fm th utsid a cnct hm

ks ik an th hm. Div

up t a nw hm tda and u

pbab cannt t hw that hm

was cnstuctd. Thats bcaus th

skin cvin a hm - whth itsstucc, bick, wd vin sidin -

pvids th sam finishd appaanc

whth its pacd v wd-fams

cnct cnstuctin.

Man manufactus and cnct

sstm distibuts hav ptd an

incas in sas f up t 30 pcnt

in cnt as f cnct hm

cnstuctin. Sm f th m

assiv cmpanis pt vn

hih wth ats.

Cnct is makin a stn

psnc in th mainstam

hmbuidin ana. Indd, this

as Nw Amican Hm an

annua fixtu at th Intnatina

Buids Shw that shwcass nw

husin tnds and tchn

was vitua a-cnct.

Whats m, th Natina

Assciatin f Hm Buids

(NAHB), cnizin th bunindmand f cnct hms has

catd th Cnct Hm Buidin

Cunci, which wi pvid NAHB

mmbship accss t an invauab

ntwk f tchnica, ducatina,

and tainin xpts n cnct

buidin sstms and cnct

pduct appicatins.

Its got so much benefit to the end user.There are a lot of things that come to the client

when they purchase something like thisthat are not indigenous to stick frame houses.

Joe MorreAle, THe VIllAgeS AT rIo Del SolIN JAN. 1, 2004 ArTICle I

Permanent Buildings & Foundations Magazin

Concrete HomesGain ing in Popu la r i t y

NAHB HOUS

TIERRA CONCRETE HOmES INC

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C

nstuctin a hm

fm cnct ffs

numus bnfits; man

that miht w b th matias bst-

kpt scts.

Long-lasting, durable

on f th k bnfits f buidin

with cnct is that its duab and

as t maintain. Cnct and

cmnt-basd pducts fm a sid,

duab sufac that sists t, psts

and widfis.

Buin a hm is tpica th

bist invstmnt u v mak.

If that hm is cnstuctd with

cnct was, u invstmnt

is natua ptctd fm th

stuctua dama that can b causd

b th ffcts f natu. As th wn

f a cnct hm, u bnfit

fm w annua maintnanc and

n csts whi ivin in a hm

that pvids a scu havn f u

fami.

In a nma cnstuctd hm,

fi can ndan th ivs f

vn in th fami and dst

ths thins that cannt b pacd.

Insuanc cmpanis cniz

cnct as bin saf

than an th fm

f cnstuctin whn

fi thatns a hm.livin in a cnct

hm can utimat

bin pac f mind f

hmwns cncnd

abut fi, spcia

ths ivin in hih fi-

pn aas.

In fi wa tsts, insuatin

cnct fms (ICFs), withstd

xpsu t intns fam withut

stuctua faiu n than cmmn

fam was. Th pstn fam

usd in mst ICFs is tatd s it wi

nt suppt cmbustin. As, tsts

shw that its tndnc t tansmit an

utsid fam suc is ss than that

f mst wd pducts.

Concrete Homes

Of fe r Numerous Benef i t s

Fire safety is a big issue.These homes (we built) are beyond five miles

from the nearest fire department.Building with Arxx gives a three-hour

fire rating which makes this systemof construction very attractive.

STePHeN lee, Global Construction, Inc.

REWARD WALL

ICF HOmE



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Energ efficient

Cnct fms an inta wa

- sid, cntinuus and aitiht. B

cmpaisn, a wd-fam wa is

a cctin f cmpnnts - studs,

sht ck, shathin and insuatin.

each jint and cnnctin is a

ptntia ai ak. As th ai passs

thuh ths aks, s t ds u

hatin and ai cnditinin with it.

Hms buit with cnct fms

was a m n-fficint than

thi nn-cnct cuntpats.

on cmpan, rwad Was, sas

hms buit with its cnct was

a ss xpnsiv t pat, savin

th hmwn 50 t 80 pcnt

in hatin and cin csts whn

buit fm ftins t th avs.

Utimat u can sav hundds,

vn thusands f das duin th

if f th hm.

Wh? Bcaus cnct sstms

man ths vitua n ai

infitatin. And th thma mass f

th cnct wa and th utstandin

insuatin pptis f th xpandd

pstn sut in an aitiht,

asi cntd nvinmnt.

In Suthn Caifnia, cin a

2,800-squa-ft hus can un $600

t $700 a mnth. B usin ICFs,sidnts sav at ast 50 pcnt.

Th cmbinatin f hih r-

vaus, w ai infitatin, and hih

They are the buyers who can benefit the most from savingson energy bills and insurance premiums

and they are the ones who can least afford the cost of damagefrom natural disasters.

So concrete makes a lot of sense in that market.

JoN rUFTy, Rufty Homes, Cary, N.C.

thma mass is bivd t accunt

f th amazin 25 pcnt t 50

pcnt n savins f ICF vsus

wd st-famd hms.

Hatin and cin savins canb spcia imptant f th fist-

tim hmbu.

STANDARD IC



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Other enironental benefits

Ptand cmnt, which maks

up abut 10 pcnt f cnct, is

manufactud fm imstn, ca and

sand. Scap tis and th cmbustib

wast that wud thwis tak

vauab and in and fis a

ftn usd as a fu suc in

th cmnt manufactuin

pcss. Sucs f aats

a divs and pntifu:

sand, av, cushd stn,

and an v-incasin aa

f cnsum and industia

wast pducts f ash

fm ca bunin ctic

pw pants and bast funac safm st mis. Cushd cnct

fm dmitin is ftn usd as

aat f cnct. Cncts

na int matix f matias maks

it an ida ccin mdium, with

absut n dadatin f stnth

pfmanc.

In additin, a sid wa stuctu

that iminats ai infitatin and

uncmftab dafts mans th ai

quait wi b supi t that f

a nn-cnct hm and wi b

f f a aibn pn, mds,

midws, dust and ans.

land f hmbuidin isbcmin m scac and hms a

bin buit cs tth and na

nis sucs ik hihwas, aiwas,

and aipts. Cnct hms hav

attactiv sund-ducin quaitis

t pvid th kind f quit cmft

bus k f in a hm.

Th at mass f cnct was

can duc sund pntatin thuh a

wa b v 80 pcnt whn cmpad

t wd-fam cnstuctin. Athuh

sm sund wi pntat th windws,

a cnct hm is ftn tw-thids

quit than a wd-fam hm.

Design options are endless

Whn it cms t dsin, cnct

ffs incdib fxibiit. Bcaus

th stnth f th cnct, achitctua

fatus ik achs, adii, n spans and

a pn aas a as t cat.

Cnct can cat an shap

siz hm u can imain. Bcaus

cnct taks an shap fm

it can cat an unimitd vait

cuvs and ans. Cncts stnth

can b usd t cat a pn spacs

ffin tta fxibiit in dsinin

u hms f pan.

Whth a Victian inbadhm a Cnia mansin, cnct

hms a quit, as-t-maintain and

saf fm fi, huicans, tmits and

wd t. Cnct as can b usd t

cat cassic, w maintnanc f

with pattns simia t cassic stnwk

but with a k a thi wn.

Shud u tasts an twad

taditina cntmpa, th

stnth and fxibiit f cnct

can cat a hm that ks ik th

21st Cntu and, with minimum

maintnanc, wi hd its baut and

vau thuhut th nxt cntu.

OREGON BLAzER DEvELOPmENT, INC.

GURNEE CONCEPT HOUSE



7/13

Whn it cmstim t bu a hm,bus want t f

cnfidnt that thv mad a d

invstmnt. Hmwns ap th

financia bnfits f cnct hms

in m was than n in tms

f patin cst whn it cms t

hatin and cin csts, sa vau,

and quait f ivin.

ov th n un, bnfits

ik n fficinc, disast

and fi sistanc, and duabiit

duc th cst f wnin a hm.

rducd nis and m uatd

tmpatus man quit cmft

that u can nj a und.

Lower utility bills

Cnct hms sav n in

tw was. Th mass f th cnct

sws dwn th passa f hat

cd mvin thuh th wa. With

th sam insuatin, a cnct

hm stas wam in th wint and

c in th summ. As, cnct

was a m ai-tiht than wd-

fam was. Sinc aks accunt f

a a pcnta f n ss in

th hm, cnct hms nj

savins in n cnsumptin

That adds up t w utiit bis

A suv, cnductd b Pit

VandWf, psidnt f Buidin

Wks, Inc., at Bstn Univsit

fund that usin insuatin cnct

fms (ICFs) ducs n usd

f hatin b abut 44% and f

cin b abut 32%.

EmGEE HOmES (ARLINGTON, TExAS)

mURRAy GROUP (SUGARLAND, TExAS

Concrete HomesA Wor thwh i le Inves tment

To Sum Up:



8/13

SPRINGDALE (DEvELOPER ALLAN STARkER)

Reduced insurance premiums

Cnct hms sist fi. Th

stn than wd fam hms and

saf duin tnads, huicans, and

athquaks. Insuanc f cnct

hms is ftn 15 pcnt t 25

pcnt w. on insuanc ant

in St. luis, Missui, ffs discunts

n hmwns insuanc picis f

up t 25 pcnt f ICF hms. N

n, hwv, can put a pic n th

pac f mind that cms with wnin

a cnct hm.

Im a stick (lumber-based) builder. Thats my past.But this year, I started building ICF homes.

After doing lots of research, educating myself,I decided ICF is superior in every way.

My goal is to be all-ICF someday; its just a matter of time.

Why? Theres energy savings 30 percent to 50 percent on heatingand air-conditioning costs.

Theres the environmental savings an average-size ranch using ICFs saves 47 trees.

Theres safety they can withstand tornado-type winds.ICF homes are superior for soundproofing and pest control, too.

SHAWN J. MITCHell, homebuilder in New Berlin, Wisc.



9/13

Cmwns andbuids in huican-and tnad-pn

aas a incasin tunin t

ICF was t stand up t whatwud thwis b dvastatin

disasts. ICF was can withstand

fin dbis fm tnads and

huicans and a m wind-

sistant than taditina wd

st was.

Aft th dvastatin f Huican

Andw in suth Fida, awmaks

passd stict buidin cds

quiin wd fam huss t hav

ts f st cnnct pats.

But mst cnct huss

w aad stn nuh, said

Pit VandWf, Psidnt f

Buidin Wks, Inc., in th Nv.

15, 2002 Permanent Buildings &Foundations Magazine. th

tuh quimnts pushd th

cst f fam cnstuctin up abut

$2,000 p hus, whi th cst f

a bck hus stad na v.

Th sut: a bm in cnct

bck hms in Fida.

on ln Bach Isand in Nw

Js, hmwn Stuat Stainck

xpains, Th mst pminnt

asn I chs t buid m Banat

liht hm with th Axx Buidin

Pducts insuatd cnct wa

sstm is bcaus f th pducts

sistanc aainst tpica stms

huicans and fdin.

Tsts at Txas Tch Univsit shwthat cnct was can withstand th

impact f dbis hud at an intns

vcit b tnad-fc winds. T

dupicat tnad-ik cnditins

in th abat, sachs sht

wa sctins with 15 pund 2 X 4

umb missis at up t 100-mph

simuatin dbis caid in a 250-

mph wind. Axx Buidin Pducts

was, ik a th cnct wa

sstms, suvivd th tsts with n

stuctua dama.

Concrete HomesOf fe r ing She l te r f rom the S to rm

Pretty soon buyers come to realize that they can getfeatures they want with a concrete house

less expensively than they can by trying to bandage frame construction. PIeTer VANDerWerF,president of Building Works, Inc

H

REWARD WALL SySTEmS



10/13

C

nct hms ant

just custm buit

anm. Permanent

Buildings & Foundations Magazine

ptd in its Jan. 1, 2004

ditin that sma cnct-hm

subdivisins a pppin up acss

th cunt, man in Fida and

Caifnia.

Th Ptand Cmnt Assciatin

sas that whn u add up a th

csts and savins f a standad hm

vsus a cnct hm, u n

nd up pain $1 m f a cnct

hm ach mnth.

In additin, bcaus hmwns

insuanc and n bis a ss f

an ICF hus, mst maj mta

cmpanis wi aw cints t hav

a siht a mta bcaus

dbt atis sti fit. Th amunt f

mta u a awd is basd

n u incm-t-dbt ati. That

xta $5,000 t $10,000 ma aw

u t t m hus.

Concrete HomesComparable to Standard in the Long Run

The Cos t o f

Standard Home Concrete Home Comments

Purchase Price $00,000 $08,000 percent more

Principal & Interest $,9 $, . percent interest

Taes $00 $ . percent tax rate

Insurance $0 $8 0 percent savings

Energ $ $0 0 percent savings

Housing costs $1,624 $1,625 Only $1 more

Its caught on.We open subdivisions

and we can sell themout in a month.

KIrK MAloNe,Mercedes Homes, Palm Beach, Fla.

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Insuatd CnctFms (ICFs) abasica fms

f pud cnct was that sta in

pac as a pmannt pat f th wa

assmb. Mad f fam insuatin

th insuatin matia, th

cm in tw basic cnfiuatins:

p-fmd intckin bcks int

which th cnct is pud, and

as individua pans with pastic

cnncts that fm cavitis int

which th cnct is pud. A

maj ICF sstms a nin-dsind, cd-accptd, and fid-

pvn.

ICF hms d nt us a taditina

wd fam. Instad, pstn

bcks pans a usd as fms.

St rinfcmnt is thn pacd

bth hiznta and vtica in th

fms and cnct is pud insid.

Bck Sstms-a tpica bck unit

is 8 t 16 ta, and 16 t 4 n.

Th hav intckin ds that

stack tth simia t l bcks.

As far as we are concerned, the price is comparable,and not based on factoring in the energy savings.

We dispute claims that it is more expensive to build with ICFs.Every home we build, we figure both ways

under conventional construction and under ICF construction.We actually save money with ICFs.

roBerT ANDerSoN, CEO of Affordable Homes, Chicago,

Illinois in October/November 2002 Concrete Homes Magazine

The Hearto f the Concre te Home

I C F s :

Pan Sstms- a th ast ICF

sstm. Ths units a 1 t 4 ta

and 8 t 12 n.

Pank Sstms- a 8 t 12 ta

and 4 t 8 n. Th main diffncbtwn th pan and th pank

sstm is th assmb mthd.

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Eight Tips for

Hiring a

Concrete Contractor

Us this uid t mak su u ppad whn it cms t hiin a cntact. Ths 8simp stps a u k t knwin what infmatin u shud k f, what qus-tins u shud ask, and t undstandin sm vita ds and dnts duin th pcss.

yu ppadnss can mak a diffnc in hw smth u pjct ts instad. Pint a cpf this diaam and f t it thuh ach stp f u pjct. Bf u knw it, u b n-

jin u nw cnct t!

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cmphnsiv suc nin f

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Th sit xcs at cnnctin bus

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Th svic pvids visits with a

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Th Cnct Ntwk was

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Psidnt f a maj cnct cmpan

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Wd f Cnct Tad Shw in la

Vas, Ptsn had th ida t cat

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