Tim Ryan of Insulated Concrete Structures ... between two wythes of concrete. The system is compatible with cast-in-place concrete, tilt-up and precast walls. Emerson started using this insulation ...

and precast concrete construction in the nonresidential market. ICFs are 4- to 10-inch-thick concrete walls poured between expanded polystyrene (EPS) forms that stay in place permanently as an ...

When the concrete hardens, or cures, the forms are ripped off to reveal the bare concrete wall or foundation. Today, wood forms are giving way to polystyrene insulated ... stay in place to provide ...