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  2. Insulating concrete form - Wikipedia

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    The first expanded polystyrene ICF Wall forms were developed in the late 1960s with the expiration of the original patent and the advent of modern foam plastics by BASF. [citation needed] Canadian contractor Werner Gregori filed the first patent for a foam concrete form in 1966 with a block "measuring 16 inches high by 48 inches long with a tongue-and-groove interlock, metal ties, and a waffle ...

  3. Concrete block - Wikipedia

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    A pallet of "8-inch" concrete blocks An interior wall of painted concrete blocks Concrete masonry blocks A building constructed with concrete masonry blocks. A concrete block, also known as a cinder block in North American English, breeze block in British English, concrete masonry unit (CMU), or by various other terms, is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction.

  4. Slip forming - Wikipedia

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    The first residential building of slipform construction; erected in 1950 in Västertorp, Sweden, by AB Bygging Later picture of the residential building in Västertorp. Slip forming, continuous poured, continuously formed, or slipform construction is a construction method in which concrete is placed into a form that may be in continuous motion horizontally, or incrementally raised vertically.

  5. Dolos - Wikipedia

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    A dolos (plural: dolosse [1]: 10 ) is a wave-dissipating concrete block used in great numbers as a form of coastal management. It is a type of tetrapod. Weighing up to 8 tonnes (8.8 short tons), dolosse are used to build revetments for protection against the erosive force of waves from a body of water.

  6. Textile block house - Wikipedia

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    The textile block system is a unique structural building method created by Frank Lloyd Wright in the early 1920s. While the details changed over time, the basic concept involves patterned concrete blocks reinforced by steel rods, created by pouring concrete mixture into molds, thus enabling the repetition of form.

  7. Types of concrete - Wikipedia

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    Stable aggregates can be used for concrete or to produce carbon neutral building blocks such as bricks or precast concrete. [ 32 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 36 ] CarbonCure Technologies uses waste CO 2 from oil refineries to make its bricks and wet cement mix, offsetting up to 5% of its carbon footprint.

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