Building from ICF

sophie99 | Posted in General Questions on June 14, 2013 08:26am

Hi all,

I am considering building a single family home using ICF in Chicago suburbs. Can someone recommend a good and experienced contractor to do the job?

Any ideas about the cost premium over the traditional wood framing?

Thanks so much.

Sincerely

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user-1012653 | Jun 15, 2013 08:11am | #1
Mike
you are looking at anywhere from 3-6% more. things that can come into play with price is the complexity of the home, experience/speed of the builder, etc.
user-946029 | Jun 17, 2013 03:42pm | #2
Mike:

I simply went to forms.org and searched for an ICF contractor. I found only one:

Biltmore Insulated Concrete
Eric Barton, President
3649 Leonard Wood East
Highland Park, Illinois 60035-5905
Phone: 847-681-1973
http://www.biltmoreicf.com

Apparently, he's trained on the Passivhaus method, and has experience with LEED and NGBS certifications.

Disclosure: I met Eric back in 2006, when he first entered the ICF industry. He's a very nice guy and was eager to learn, but I haven't had any interaction with him since 2009.