Near airports these icf roofs have proven to dramatically reduce sound infiltration.
Icf roof systems.
Buildblock s builddeck and lite deck.
Examples of this are.
And if it is going to catch a lot of wind it will be much.
Three of the homes featured a gable roof design one a hip design.
The builddeck floor roofing decking system is a lightweight stay in place insulating concrete form icf made of expanded polystyrene eps and used to construct a solid monolithic insulating concrete floor and or roof decking system.
Icf roof panels are typically 6 inches or thicker and can span up to 40 feet with thickness increasing as span increases.
Using liteform insulated concrete forms for the walls of the new cenex convenience store gas station in jackson neb will result in a sturdier building and help with sound control said murray white general contractor for the building project.
Insulated concrete forms for floors and roofs quad deck uses unique technology to create an energy efficient and quality insulating concrete floor and roof system.
A very unique design developed by the architect for this project utilized pre engineered wood trusses to be installed and used as shoring for the lite deck system then the lower chord of the truss served as framing.
Low density insulating concrete roof decks are monolithic composite systems cast over galvanized metal decks structural concrete wood decks or existing roof systems.
One advantage of an icf roof is that the insulation for the roof is already in place and protected on the inside of the roof.
Insulated concrete roofing systems.
Builddeck is perfect for site cast or precast concrete floors roofs decks and walls for commercial industrial and residential uses.
The two homes with longer spans required 10 lite deck system the two shorter spans used 6 lite deck.
By using the highly insulated eps deck floor system construction professionals can easily and cost effectively build a solid load bearing flat or low slope reinforced concrete roof structure with inherently high insulation values ideal for finishing with a green roof system.
The building will be well insulated so you won t hear all of the traffic driving by.
Each home was designed and constructed using an icf wall system and lite deck icf roof system.
Icf anatomy insulated concrete form walls are constructed by pouring concrete into hollow pre formed panels which are most commonly made of expanded polystyrene or extruded polystyrene foam.
But just because a home has a concrete roof doesn t mean that it has to be flat.
Thanks to innovative forming systems and improved design software sloped concrete roofs are easier now than ever before.