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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. Cast-in-place concrete - Wikipedia

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   Cast-in-place concrete or Cast-in-situ concrete is a technology of construction of buildings where walls and slabs of the buildings are cast at the site in formwork. [1] This differs from precast concrete technology where slabs are cast elsewhere and then brought to the construction site and assembled. [ 2 ]

4. Precast concrete - Wikipedia

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   Precast concrete is a construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable mold or "form" which is then cured in a controlled environment, transported to the construction site and maneuvered into place; examples include precast beams, and wall panels, floors, roofs, and piles.

5. Concrete slab - Wikipedia

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   A common type of insulated slab is the beam and block system (mentioned above) which is modified by replacing concrete blocks with expanded polystyrene blocks. [11] This not only allows for better insulation but decreases the weight of slab which has a positive effect on load bearing walls and foundations.

6. Building insulation material - Wikipedia

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   Insulation may be categorized by its composition (natural or synthetic materials), form (batts, blankets, loose-fill, spray foam, and panels), structural contribution (insulating concrete forms, structured panels, and straw bales), functional mode (conductive, radiative, convective), resistance to heat transfer, environmental impacts, and more.

7. Cemex Introduces Fortium ICF - AOL

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8. External wall insulation - Wikipedia

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   Types of External cromatic wall insulation systems (EWI Systems pictured above) An external wall insulation system (or EWIS) is a thermally insulated, protective, and decorative exterior cladding procedure involving the use of expanded polystyrene, mineral wool, polyurethane foam or phenolic foam, topped off with a reinforced cement based, mineral or synthetic finish and plaster.

9. Angelina Jolie Is 'Exhausted' but 'Relieved' Her Divorce from ...

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   Angelina Jolie is looking forward to putting her divorce from Brad Pitt behind her.. Now that Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, have hashed out the terms of their split eight years after they initially ...