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  2. Insulating concrete form - Wikipedia

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    Insulating concrete form or insulated concrete form (ICF) is a system of formwork for reinforced concrete usually made with a rigid thermal insulation that stays in place as a permanent interior and exterior substrate for walls, floors, and roofs. The forms are interlocking modular units that are dry-stacked (without mortar) and filled with ...

  3. Rastra - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the earliest such products, first patented in 1965 in Austria. Rastra is in production since 1972, and is composed of concrete and Thastyron. Thastyron is a mixture of plastic foam and cementitious binder that is composed of eighty-five percent recycled post consumer polystyrene waste that is molded into blocks and panels.

  4. Structural insulated panel - Wikipedia

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    The panels can be used as floor, wall, and roof, with the use of the panels as floors being of particular benefit when used above an uninsulated space below. As a result, the total life-cycle cost of a SIP-constructed building will, in general, be lower than for a conventional framed one—by as much as 40%.

  5. Building insulation material - Wikipedia

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    A building site for a row of riverside apartment blocks in Cambridge. The buildings are being constructed using a systems build with a steel frame and various prefabricated components. The blue plastic on the central building is the vapour barrier for the thermal wall insulation before the exterior cladding has been fixed.

  6. Researchers turned wood into a better insulator than Styrofoam

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    The research lab behind the creation of see-through wood has developed a new type of material that could be used as a cheaper, stronger and more environmentally friendly insulator.

  7. Exterior insulation finishing system - Wikipedia

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    Exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) is a general class of non-load bearing building cladding systems that provides exterior walls with an insulated, water-resistant, finished surface in an integrated composite material system. EIFS has been in use since the 1960s in North America and was first used on masonry buildings.

  8. Carpet vs. Wood Floors: In This Battle, There's a Clean Winner

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    Wood floors should last longer Carpet should last about 10 years, which is the length of a typical warranty, Davis says. "After that, it's just going to ugly out," she says. "It's just going to ...

  9. This Is the Most Affordable Way to Update Your Floors - AOL

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    Painting your wood flooring is also great way to add a pattern without installing vinyl or tile. You can achieve perfect painted floors. Below, Mundwiller walks us through the process of how to ...