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Description: Insulated concrete form (ICF) homes are superior to conventional wood frame construction in many key ways: they are more energy-efficient, more durable, stronger, more comfortable in hot and cold weather, quieter and more resistant to high winds, storms, floods and fire. However, concrete houses can have the same shapes and floor plans, windows, doors and finishes inside and out as traditional homes, unless you decide to use other materials.
If you are interested in building or buying a concrete home and want to learn more about what that will entail, look no further than this terrific, well illustrated guide. Written in an accessible question-and-answer format by Pieter A. VanderWerf, a top expert in the concrete homebuilding community.
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