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Old 04-13-2016, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by tuccillo View Post
My previous home was built with ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms). The forms are made with several inches of foam on each side and it serves as the insulation. The core is poured concrete with rebarb. The entire wall structure is poured in one day. Drywall is directly attached to the foam insulation. I have seen one commercial building in The Villages being constructed with ICF.

That is the way to go. Most of the commercial building here are block or Tilt Panels. That is basically the same as poured wall.
Just the walls are poured on a massive leveled out bed of concrete, then lifted into place as one unit.