| What does it mean to be energy efficient? When | | | | home uses less energy. Plus, insulated concrete |
| it comes to home ownership most people think | | | | forms are shipped to a construction site ready to |
| energy efficiency has to do with the amount of | | | | be put into place; therefore there is less waste |
| insulation in a home. People who own a home are | | | | and less waste means less energy is being used |
| concerned with the R-value of their walls, attics, | | | | to haul the waste away. |
| and even floors. The higher the R-value, the more | | | | A contractor will build a home that is energy |
| insulation there is. People want high R-values in | | | | efficient for years to come if he or she uses |
| critical areas of the home because this will save | | | | insulated concrete forms. The insulated wall |
| energy and money as well. But, energy efficiency | | | | systems available today will impact tomorrow |
| for a home can begin during the home's | | | | because the home will have walls with a very high |
| construction process. A homeowner can save | | | | R-value. The walls' high R-value will come from the |
| energy by hiring a contractor who is efficient and | | | | insulated concrete forms. The walls will be |
| constructs the home in a quality and quick | | | | concrete sealed to two layers of foam, one on |
| manner. A homeowner should explore the way | | | | the outside and one on the inside. It is these two |
| insulated concrete forms are used to construct a | | | | layers of foam that make the home energy |
| house because they offer efficiency during and | | | | efficient. |
| after construction. | | | | The integrated concrete forms are easy to |
| Insulated concrete forms save energy because | | | | understand because most people have experience |
| the forms themselves are created using a lot of | | | | with Lego building blocks. The foam blocks that |
| recycled materials. This means less material | | | | are the main component of the insulated concrete |
| headed for the landfills and more being saved. By | | | | forms are very large and well developed. The |
| using an insulated wall system the contractor can | | | | efficient construction comes from the fact that |
| give the homeowner a quick construction process. | | | | these blocks are easily and quickly snapped into |
| Simplistically, this saves energy because a | | | | place. |
| contractor who uses less days to complete a | | | | |