New York Cement Co. are certified NUDURA Masonry Home builders.
THE PRINCIPLE IS SIMPLE.
NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) are stay-in-place forms that offer you a variety of superior benefits when building your new home. NUDURA Forms consist of two panels of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam that are 2 5/8” (67 mm) in thickness and connected together with our patented web system that are made of 100% recycled material. NUDURA Forms are stacked, then steel reinforced and filled with concrete, which completes the building envelope of your home in one building step. NUDURA Forms are available in a variety of shapes and sizes to accommodate all types of building requirements and designs.
ECO-FRIENDLY HOMES.
With rising fuel costs and energy requirements we need to make the most of building technology so we can better heat and cool our homes. NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms provide maximum comfort and energy solutions for your entire home providing Performance Values up to R-50 resulting in energy savings of up to 70%, when compared to traditional wood building methods. The superior Performance Value of NUDURA comes from the stable thermal mass that the concrete provides. NUDURA offers form sizes that provide a solid concrete core of up to 12” (304 mm), providing you maximum energy efficiency, strength and comfort.
3D RESIDENTIAL RENDERING
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NUDURA CEILING TECHNOLOGY
Two layers of foam, reinforced with embedded wood or plastic strapping provide easy to install, efficient, insulation. Recent changes to building codes throughout the world over the past two years are now demanding increases in building envelope insulation values as well as improvements in overall building air tightness. With NUDURA ceiling technology these can be achieved.
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BRICK LEDGE & ICF HANGER SYSTEM
Brick Ledge - used for supporting standard brick or stone veneer finishes.
ICF Hanger System - used for connecting wood floor joists or for a wood roof connection system. The ICF hanger gets recessed through the EPS panel and is cast in place as the concrete cures.
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STANDARD FORM & WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE
NUDURA Standard Forms - part of the NUDURA ICF Series and consist of two stay in place panels of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) connected with our innovative hinged folding web.
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HYDROFOAM® RADIANT HEAT INSULATION
HYDROFOAM® maximizes radiant floor heating by ensuring the heat is dispersed evenly throughout the entire floor area. HYDROFOAM® offers installers a lightweight high density expanded polystyrene (EPS) product that increases installation speeds, is easily cut to meet any angle or radius while providing up to R-16 insulation value.
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NUDURA 90° FORM
The 90º form is fully reversible so you do not have to plan right and left corners ahead of time. NUDURA also offers a 45º form, a radius, a taper top and all of the accessories needed to ensure the envelop of any home can be built with NUDURA ICFs.
WOOD FRAMED HOUSE = 60% MORE ENERGY USAGE
A recent third-party Thermal Study by CLEB Laboratories proves that an Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) wall achieves up to 58% better R-Value and 149% better overall performance than a traditional 2" x 6" wall for the same investment.
NUDURA is a proud Primary Member of the Insulating Concrete Forms Manufacturers Association(ICFMA) who recently commissioned CLEB Laboratories (formerly known as Air-Ins Inc.) to conduct the first in a series of accredited whole wall thermal studies. This installment compared a 2” x 6” traditional insulated wood frame cavity wall to a standard 6 inch (150mm) core insulating concrete form (ICF) wall. The study was overwhelmingly revealing; confirming dramatically superior energy-efficiency performance and an overall better R-Value/RSI demonstrated by the ICF Wall assembly.
This is the first time a SCC & IAC Accredited, and Internationally recognized testing facility, has been commissioned to evaluate a realistic side-by-side comparison of the two types of wall assemblies within a single study.
The test results confirm the following:
- The tested ICF wall assembly provided 58% better effective R-Value/RSI than the tested 2” x 6” wall assembly*
- The tested ICF wall assembly generated up to 60% energy savings compared to the tested 2” x 6” wall assembly*
- The measurable contributions of the ICF wall assembly’s thermal mass and the interior and exterior layers of continuous insulation
What does this mean for consumers? Consider two typical homes, each with 2,000 square feet of wall area – one constructed in wood frame to permitted code*, the other constructed using ICF technology and subjecting both to the same test condition. When incorporating the average kWH value for all North America, this study indicates that in many climate zones that during the most extreme cold conditions an ICF wall can save between $140 and $190 per month in equivalent electrical consumption when compared to a traditionally constructed wood frame wall.
PERFORMANCE BENEFITS
PERFORMANCE BENEFITS OF NUDURA. BUILDING VALUE INTO YOUR HOME.
Homes today have to be more than just esthetically pleasing, they have to provide benefits. Open the door to a NUDURA home and see how you can enjoy greater comfort, safety, energy efficiency and a healthier and more eco-friendly Insulated Concrete Form house.
Maximum Energy Efficiency
With growing energy costs, building an insulated concrete form house is more energy efficient and can save you significant amounts of money on a yearly basis and reduce your carbon footprint. NUDURA insulated concrete form walls vastly reduce air infiltration, which greatly optimizes energy performance. When you combine two panels of 2 5/8” EPS foam with the structural strength and thermal mass of concrete a NUDURA insulated concrete form house can provide up to 58% in energy costs.
Greater Home Comfort & Sound Resistance
Outside cold can easily travel through a typical wood-framed wall, causing thermal bridging, and creating uncomfortable cold spots inside your home. Insulated Concrete Form houses built with NUDURA® offer superior performance when it comes to thermal bridging, resulting in even temperatures throughout your home with reduced drafts and cold spots, which optimizes energy performance.
NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms act as an effective sound barrier, filtering out unwanted noise. NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms dampen sound vibrations from unwanted outside noise, such as, traffic, trains and neighbors. A NUDURA Insulated Concrete Form house creates the ultimate in home comfort.
Safety for your Family
NUDURA offers your family maximum safety with a fire protection rating of up to 4 hours. With a NUDURA Insulated concrete form house, walls are built with steel reinforced concrete and a non-toxic fire retardant expanded polystyrene foam ensuring maximum safety. NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms provide greater impact resistance and will withstand winds of up to 402 kph (250 mph) ensuring that your family and home are safe and secure in almost any situation. The strength of the NUDURA wall comes from the solid concrete core.
Long-Term Value
A NUDURA Insulated Concrete Form home is built to last, and retains its value longer. The main structural element in a NUDURA home is reinforced concrete which offers substantially better durability and requires less maintenance and repair over its lifetime compare to wood structures that require regular maintenance over it’s limited life span.
R-VALUE & THERMAL MASS WITH NUDURA ICF CONCRETE WALLS
WHAT IS THERMAL MASS? HOW DO ICF WALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
The solid mass of the NUDURA wall has some very unique qualities. The monolithic concrete is layered between two continuous panels of 2 5/8” (67 mm) EPS foam, which isolates the concrete and significantly reduces the flow of heat through the wall.
Since NUDURA walls have a high storage capacity with low thermal conductivity, it provides the most useful level of Thermal Mass. This helps to stabilize the internal temperature from day to night temperature fluctuations and provides a largely self-regulating environment. Reducing the amount of mechanical equipment needed for heating and cooling means less energy consumption, resulting in greater cost savings throughout the year.
ADVANTAGES OF NUDURA ICF CONCRETE WALLS
- Less to cool and heat. Buildings with exterior NUDURA ICF Concrete Walls, also utilize less energy to heat and cool than similarly insulated buildings with wood or steel frame walls.
- NUDURA ICF Concrete walls have a high storage capacity with low thermal conductivity, it provides the most useful level of Thermal Mass. This helps to stabilize the internal temperature from day to night temperature fluctuations
ECO-FRIENDLY HOMES
The combination of rising energy requirements and rising fuel costs, mean that we need to make the most of building technology to heat and cool our homes. This requires a whole building approach to design, which doesn’t have to be complicated. NUDURA Insulated concrete forms are energy efficient construction materials that provide maximum comfort and energy solutions for your entire home. NUDURA energy efficient construction materials provide up to 58% energy savings compared to traditional building methods using wood.
Benefits:
- RECYCLED MATERIALS - NUDURA Forms are manufactured from EPS. NUDURA’s unique folding web design is manufactured from 100% recycled polypropylene and steel.
- BUILDING DURABILITY - NUDURA Forms offer a structure built out of Concrete, one of the most durable building materials which result in buildings that stand the test of time. Building with NUDURA also offers maximum safety in high wind areas due to its high impact resistance.
- WASTE REDUCTION - NUDURA Insulated Concrete Form technologically form design creates less waste during the construction process, sending less waste to our landfills. *All waste is 100% recyclable
- MOLD RESISTANT - NUDURA Forms have been laboratory tested and will not support mold growth.
- ENERGY PERFORMANCE - NUDURA Forms combined with other energy efficient construction methods significantly reduce the amount of carbon emissions, due to the structures high energy efficiency levels, reducing the amount of fossil fuels needed for heating and cooling reducing your carbon footprint.
- IMPROVED INDOOR AIR QUALITY - NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms eliminate air gaps, minimizing the potential formation of mold growth and draft paths. The end result is an airtight structure that enables building mechanical systems to heat, cool and ventilate the structure more efficiently, creating a healthier living and working environment for building occupants.
LEED® FOR HOMES
LEED for Homes is a rating system that promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes using energy efficient construction materials. A green home uses less energy, water and natural resources; creates less waste; and is healthier and more comfortable for the occupants. Benefits of a LEED home include lower energy and water bills; reduced greenhouse gas emissions; and less exposure to mold, mildew and other indoor toxins. The net cost of owning a LEED home is comparable to that of owning a conventional home.
If you are thinking about building to LEED Standard, NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms can contribute greatly to a high level of LEED Points.
NUDURA ICF, THE BETTER CHOICE FOR YOUR BASEMENT SOLUTION
Building Has Evolved® and insulating basement walls with NUDURA provides greater insulation performance ratings, resulting in superior energy efficiency and comfort to any home.
The combination of rising energy requirements and fuel costs means that we need to make the most of building technology for insulating basement walls in homes.
NUDURA FOUNDATION BENEFITS
- Improved energy efficiency eliminates cold spots and thermal bridging
- Provide full height continuous EPS insulation on both above and below grade walls
- EPS insulation material prohibits mold, mildew and rot
- EPS insulation acts like a water barrier on both sides (waterproofing on the exterior adds additional barrier)
- Walls include horizontal rebar preventing concrete from cracking.
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For more information on NuDura and it’s products, please visit http://www.nudura.com
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