Get Ahead of the Trend
-- In 2006 18% of all houses built in the U.S. will use an exterior
shell of concrete rather than wood frame. The growth of ICF is
occurring at about 30% per year. If you haven't seen it yet, you
will soon.
Versatile System –
Flexible Designs -- AMVIC ICF homes can be
designed in any style, and will accept any traditional exterior finish
including lap siding, stucco, stone and brick. ICF systems accommodate
any of today’s most popular design features, such as tall walls, large
openings, long floor spans etc. ICF Design
Guide
Code-Accepted
-- Hundreds of thousands of ICF homes have been built throughout
the United States. They have proven successful in every region and
climate, from Miami to Calgary. ICF systems are accepted by all the
major model codes in the U.S. Technical Reports
Fast To Learn & Easy
To Use -- Although it looks new and different, anyone
with construction experience can quickly get up to speed with ICF’s. An
ideal crew size is 3-4 men.
Once the crew has some practice, each ICF-build home requires less
skilled labor and less total labor than a wood-framed home. ICF’s
are lightweight, so crews stay fresh through the day. Amvic
Pacific's installer training classes
give you a fast kick start on the process.
Cost Competitive
-- While concrete prices have risen, so have all other building
materials. And energy prices have risen even more so.
As a consequence, ICF concrete construction has become increasingly
competitive. Labor savings and readily available materials make
ICF’s, feature for feature, one of the most cost competitive wall
systems in U.S. housing markets. When annual energy savings
of 30-50% are factored in, the economics become compelling.
Basements
are Easy.
Not only easy, but also they can hold down the cost per square foot for
the project and make a project more feasible than might otherwise be the
case. The
details for waterproofing basements are well established.
Federal Tax Credit for
Builders.
As of January 1, 2006 their is a
builder's Federal Income Tax Credit of $2,000 per home that qualifies
under the energy efficiency standards specified in the 2005 Energy Bill.
Details on the program and application can be found at
www.natresnet.org/taxcredits/default.htm
AMVIC Specific Advantages
Simply put, AMVIC builds the best block on the market. You can
build faster, more securely and with less waste with AMVIC than any
other ICF. AMVIC forms surpass all of the other forms
on the market in terms of precision of manufacture, tightness with which
they join, overall strength and resistance to blowout, and ease of
assembly into straight and plumb walls.
Choosing Amvic blocks result in lower labor, less waste, and
more reliable construction process. You make more money plain and
simple.
Blowout Resistant.
As evidence of the strength of the
forms, AMVIC forms were designed to be strong enough to resist blowouts. Amvic has always specifically recommend internal mechanical
vibration for proper concrete consolidation. The blocks have 865 pounds per square foot of capacity or "blowout resistance".
Experienced ICF builders have found that AMVIC cuts days of labor off of
their projects
