Page Sections:

General ICF Information
Literature
Energy-Efficiency Rebates
Industry Associations
Sustainability Resources
Other Efficient Technologies
House Plans
Other Links

General ICF Information

• ConcreteBuildings.org by the NRMCA

Literature

• Economic Assessment of Residential Basement System Insulation Options by the CHMC
• 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

• ICF Builder Magazine
• 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
• Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) as Blast-Resistant Barriers

Energy-Efficiency Rebates and Incentives

Please refer to our Financial Incentives page

Energy-Efficient Building Technologies

• US Department of Energy (DoE) - Excellent Resource!
• Geothermal 101: Basics of Geothermal Energy Production and Use

    Fenestration

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

Industry Associations

Quad-Lock is a proud member of the following:

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

Related Associations:

• American Association of Architects (AIA)
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)

Sustainability Resources

• Whole Building Design Guide
• Canadian Green Building Council (CAGBC)
• Concrete Thinking for a Sustainable World

House Plans

• House Plans from Great House Design LLC