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Our video series on YouTube…
…has surpassed 1000 views. Learn a little more about Insulating Concrete Forms with on-site video footage.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=carolinaxwallvideo&aq=f
Posted in Commercial, Installation, Institutional, Projects, Residential, Sustainable Building, Technical, Video
Tagged CarolinaXWallVideo, ICF video
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ICF outsmarts CMU
I am not a multi-tasker. That’s not to say I don’t know how to do many different things, it’s just that I do them best when I’m focused on one at a time. ARXX ICFs…
Posted in Commercial, Installation, Projects, Sustainable Building, Technical
Tagged arxx icf, arxx steel, Carolina X Wall, icf advantages, icf vs cmu, PolySteel, smart walls, speed of icf
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Waterproofing and Windows
They say there are two kinds of windows: those that leak, and those that will leak. By the looks of these waterproofing details, you’d be hard-pressed to see how that could happen on this building…
Steel Trusses on ICF Residence Hall
Since furring and insulation are already included in the ICF assembly, and those materials are temporarily weather resistant, there is no need to coordinate additional trades for those scopes.
Additionally, though an additional moisture…
Posted in Commercial, Institutional, Photos, Projects, Technical
Tagged ARXX, Carolina X Wall, masonry on icf, PolySteel, steel roof assembly on icf
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Final Pour Day!
We’re topping off the fourth and final story of Chidley Residence Hall today!…
Posted in Commercial, Installation, Photos, Projects, Sustainable Building
Tagged Carolina X Wall, ICF, icf commercial project, RDV Contracting
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The Bird’s Eye View
Enjoy these aerial photos of the NCCU Chidley Residence Hall project. American Aerial Photos, Chapel Hill, NC.
Lord, Aeck & Sargent, Architects
Rodgers Russel Dayeco, Builders
RDV Contracting, ICF Installers…
Waterstop
A challenge in any concrete wall application is preventing water from penetrating the assembly. The biggest liability is the cold joint between the footing and the cast-in-place wall. To best address this issue, the architect…
