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  2. Expanded polystyrene concrete - Wikipedia

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    It is created by using small lightweight EPS balls (sometimes called Styrofoam) as an aggregate instead of the crushed stone that is used in regular concrete. [3] It is not as strong as stone-based concrete mixes, but has other advantages such as increased thermal and sound insulation properties, easy shaping and ability to be formed by hand ...

  3. Insulating concrete form - Wikipedia

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    The International Building Code: 2603.5.2 [8] requires plastic foam insulation (e.g. Polystyrene foam, Polyurethane foam) to be separated from the building interior by a thermal barrier (e.g. drywall), regardless of the fire barrier provided by the central concrete.

  4. 'Spray foam insulation ruined our house sale' - AOL

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    Robbie, 38, had spray foam fitted in 2021 with the entire £5,733 cost covered by the Green Homes Grant scheme because he was eligible for certain benefits at the time.

  5. Rastra - Wikipedia

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    Rastra is a registered tradename for a particular insulating concrete form (ICF) construction system, Rastra created the name Insulating COMPOUND Concrete Form (ICCF), used to make walls for buildings. It is one of the earliest such products, first patented in 1965 in Austria.

  6. 50 Times Cheap Fixes Had A Major Impact On Home Life - AOL

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    Put in 4 sets up to the patio and used the old blocks we removed to raise the height up and soften the slope from 30%grade to 6-10% much more manageable and easier to mow. Only cost about $300 and ...

  7. Structural insulated panel - Wikipedia

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    Panels consisting of polystyrene core and paper overlaid with plywood skins were used in a building in 1967, and as of 2005 the panels performed well. SIP systems were used by Woods Constructors of Santa Paula, California, in their homes and apartments from 1965 until 1984. This work was the basis for John Thomas Woods, Paul Flather Woods, John ...

  8. Lenders reject homes with spray foam insulation - AOL

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    The firm that installed the spray foam, SealSixty, gave the family £400 as a gesture of goodwill and said the work met all the requirements set out by the Green Homes Grant scheme at the time.

  9. 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.

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