Building a Luxury Home - Consider ICF
Thinking futuristic thoughts about building a luxury home? Consider using ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms)….
A while back I saw a documentary on what Al Gore had done to improve the energy efficiency of his 20 room house, which previously had drawn criticism for its huge carbon foot print. They noted the push the Gore’s had made to be totally energy efficient through wind power and other means.
Luxury home builders are becoming more savvy as a result of consumer demands. In the case of the above luxury 7000 finished square foot home being built in rural Shakopee, the home owner question builders about using ICF. They chose the builder that had the expertise! Once again, they who are flexible win.
They hired Kelly Hemp of Cornerstone Custom Construction, Inc. to build the dream home they thought about for 30 years. The benefits of ICF construction are many fold:
- Better energy efficiency
- Thermal rating up to R-40
- Environmental responsibility
- ICF conserve precious natural resources like trees, air, and water
- Reduced fuel consumption
- Strength and safety up to 8.5 times stronger than conventionally framed homes
- Fire ratings of 4 hours or better
- Lower heating and cooling costs
- Extremely quiet
- ICFs are not conducive to rot, mold, mildew
- ICFs combine four construction steps into one, saving time and money
- Fully code accepted
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icfhomeinfo.com now has a new Free listing service to find ICF property for sale.
We have also created a brand new site for ICF projects and builders called icficf.com.
A community site that allows you to have a blog about your project with pictures videos, documents, writings and more. One location for ICF blogs will make it easy for the world to see your project. One location for ICF builders to interact with their associates
So place your blog amongst over ICF blogs and watch the site grow.
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