Pump day #2

Posted by Helmut Forren on Feb 8 in Main Floor | 0 comments

ICF is great for energy efficiency and confort.  It’s excellent at stopping all three forms of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.  In addition, it provides a large thermal mass to stabilize inside temperatures while absorbing exterior heat or cold.  While the temperature inside most houses will go up and down 5 degrees every time the heat or air conditioner cycles, a typical four-sided ICF house might see only a half degree change.  This house only has three sides (fourth side all glass), but should still be so much better than a house of traditional construction.  All together, ICF means no drafts and excellent comfort.  The concrete also blocks out obnoxious noises like the neighbor’s barking dog or leaf blower.  (See the website section “Better Construction” for more information.)