Has anyone on this board heard of any company in the DR that is, or has experimented in utilizing the construction technique of building with Insulation Concrete Forms (ICF)? it seems to be a rapidly growing trend here in the states. I read that the reason for its popularity is because it is supposidely lower in cost, less labor intense and it provides better insulation than brick and mortar constructions.
I read up on a few companies that are leaders in using this technique and they all stated that the building process is vey cut and dry. I immediately started investigating how it is done, and already I can envision how the benefits would multiply in the DR.
To begin with, poured concrete can be formulated to be more resiliant than blocks, thereby the walls would built stronger to withstand natural disasters.
the ICF cast come in different angles and sizes and can easily be manipulated into different architectual shapes, corners and arches. This would elliminate tedious manual specialization and use of special tools.
Because the forms are molds, they can be cut or lenghten for a perfect fit, as opposed to blocks that have to be broken into smaller pieces. That would elliminate waste.
An entire wall of a home can be poured at once and left to be cured as opposed to working on a daily basis. The forms even come in gangs, for constructing walkways, staircases or an entire row of stadium seats.
I would like to hear other peoples opinion on this technique.
I read up on a few companies that are leaders in using this technique and they all stated that the building process is vey cut and dry. I immediately started investigating how it is done, and already I can envision how the benefits would multiply in the DR.
To begin with, poured concrete can be formulated to be more resiliant than blocks, thereby the walls would built stronger to withstand natural disasters.
the ICF cast come in different angles and sizes and can easily be manipulated into different architectual shapes, corners and arches. This would elliminate tedious manual specialization and use of special tools.
Because the forms are molds, they can be cut or lenghten for a perfect fit, as opposed to blocks that have to be broken into smaller pieces. That would elliminate waste.
An entire wall of a home can be poured at once and left to be cured as opposed to working on a daily basis. The forms even come in gangs, for constructing walkways, staircases or an entire row of stadium seats.
I would like to hear other peoples opinion on this technique.
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