General ICF Information

• Insulating Concrete Form Association
• Concrete-Home.com and their ICF Forum
• ConcreteBuildings.org by the NRMCA
• Insulating Concrete Forms - PATH Tech. Inventory

Literature

• Economic Assessment of Residential Basement System Insulation Options by the CHMC
• Series of Technology Briefs on ICFs from the PCA
• Insulating Concrete Forms for Residential Design and Construction by Pieter VanderWerf et al.
• Insulating Concrete Forms Construction: Demand, Evaluation & Technical Practice by Ivan Panushev & Pieter VanderWerf
• A study on Insulating Concrete Forms for Residential Construction by HUD

    Magazines

• Concrete Homes Magazine (and their House Plans)
• ICF Builder Magazine
• Permanent Buildings and Foundations (PBF)
• Home Builder Magazine - Canada

    Technical Literature & Resources

• Prescriptive Method for Insulating Concrete Forms in Residential Construction, 2nd Edition (revised Jan.'02) - Buy a Print Edition (revised Dec.'02)
• HVAC Sizing for Concrete Homes - Software from the PCA
• Concrete Consolidation and the Potential for Voids in ICF Walls - pdf from the PCA
• Cold-Weather Construction of ICF Walls - pdf from the PCA
• Prescriptive Method for Connecting Cold-Formed Steel Framing to Insulating Concrete Form Walls in Residential Construction - pdf from the PCA

Energy-Efficiency Rebates and Incentives

refer to our Financial Incentives page

Industry Associations

Quad-Lock is a proud member of the following:

• Insulating Concrete Form Association (ICFA)
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and their Concrete Home Building Council (also see NAHB Research Center)
• Portland Cement Association (PCA) - also see Insulating Concrete Forms
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)
• Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA)
• Cement Association of Canada
• British Columbia Ready Mixed Concrete Association (BCRMCA)
• Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association (GVHBA)

Related Associations:

• American Association of Architects (AIA)
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC)

Sustainability Resources

• Concrete Thinking for a Sustainable World (by the PCA)
• US Green Building Council (USGBC) and Canadian Green Building Council (CAGBC)
• List of governmental commitments to the LEED standards
• Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
• Whole Building Design Guide
• Environmental Council of Concrete Organizations (ECCO)

    Magazines / News

• Environmental Design + Construction Magazine
• Building Design & Construction Magazine
• BuildingGreen.com

Energy-Efficient Building Technologies

• US Department of Energy (DoE) - Excellent Resource!

    Fenestration

• Efficient Windows Collaborative
• ENERGY STAR^® Windows, Doors, and Skylights
• National Fenestration Rating Council

House Plans

• House Plans from Concrete Homes Magazine
• House Plans from Great House Design LLC

Other Links

• Formatted product data for Quad-Lock from CMD First Source
• Nothing But Concrete (Vancouver, BC Builder)