ICF Training Series

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VIDEO SEGMENT PROMO TAPE
Video Testimonials on comfort Testimonials on
quietness Testimonials on energy savings
Testimonials on strength
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AMVIC INSULATING CONCRETE FORMS

• A Better Way To Build
• A Better Home

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Types of ICFs

• Flat Wall
• Grid Wall System
• Post and Beam

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Concrete Forms
GRID
FLAT
POST BEAM
Waffle Grid
Screen Grid
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Flat ICF Wall
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Grid ICF Wall
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Post Beam ICF Wall
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Amvics Flat Wall Form makes the Strongest of
all the Different Type walls
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Amvic Form
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Amvics Flat Concrete Wall Section
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Parts of an Amvic Concrete Form
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Safer and Cleaner

• AMVIC forms do not contain

• CFCs
• HCFCs
• Formaldehyde
• Asbestos
• Fiberglass

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Beautiful Homes. Built to Last
Beautiful Homes Built to Last
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Beautiful Homes. Built to Last
Beautiful Homes Safe to Live
in
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Commercial Buildings
Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings
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Where Do ICFs Fit In?
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Benefits to the Buyer
COMFORT
QUIET
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
STRENGTH
DURABILITY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
COMFORT
QUIET
DURABILITY
COMFORT IS DERIVED FROM
STABLE TEMPERATURE
REDUCED DRAFTS
FEWER COLD AND HOT SPOTS
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Benefits to the buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
COMFORT
QUIET
DURABILITY
Light wall
Heavy wall
Stable Temperature
Reduced Drafts
Fewer Cold and Hot Spots
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
COMFORT
QUIET
DURABILITY
Moderately tight wall
Very tight wall
Stable Temperature
Reduced Drafts
Fewer Cold and Hot Spots
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
COMFORT
QUIET
DURABILITY
Moderately insulated wall
Highly insulated wall
Stable Temperature
Reduced Drafts
Fewer Cold and Hot Spots
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
Frame Wall
ICF Wall
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STC Sound Transmission Control

• STC-sound transmission control
• ICF STC OVER 50
• WOOD - STC 37

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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
AMVICS ENERGY SAVING AVERAGES
HEATING ENERGY UP TO 60
COOLING ENERGY UP TO 50
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
SOURCES OF ENERGY SAVINGS
R-VALUE
THERMAL MASS
REDUCED AIR INFILTRATION
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
SOURCES OF ENERGY SAVINGS
R-Value
Thermal mass
R-Value
Reduced air infiltration
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
SOURCES OF ENERGY SAVINGS
Temperature Fluctuation
R-Value
Thermal mass
ICFs
Reduced air infiltration
Wood Frame
Time
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
SOURCES OF ENERGY SAVINGS
Moderately tight wall
Very tight wall
R-Value
Thermal mass
Reduced air infiltration
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Efficient and Clean

• Air infiltration is 75 less than that of
  conventional wood-frame homes.
• Reduces leakage of
• Outside air pollutants
• Pollen
• Dust

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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
EFFECTIVE R-VALUE
Reduced Air Infiltration
Thermal Mass of Concrete
R-35 to R55
Insulating R-Value
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
RESULTS
Estimated Savings,
2000 sq. ft. House LOWER UTILITY
BILLS 800-1,200/year SMALLER HVAC
EQUIPMENT 700-1,200
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Typical Energy Savings2000 Square Foot House
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
RESULTS SMALLER HVAC EQUIPMENT
GET IT SIZED RIGHT

• Contractors experienced with super energy
  efficiency
• Contractors with energy efficient software
• Get a warranty for correct sizing etc.

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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
TYPICAL LOADS ON BUILDING STRUCTURES
LIVE DEAD LOADS
WIND SNOW LOADS
BACKFILL TECHNOLOGICAL LOADS
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
USING THE COMBINATION OF
STEEL
STRENGTH
CONCRETE
AN AMVIC BUILDING IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST AND
MOST ENDURING STRUCTURES YOU CAN BUILD TODAY
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Concrete and Reinforcement
SELECTING THE RIGHT MATERIAL
STEEL
GRADE
SIZE
40, 60
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40, 60
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40, 60
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Concrete and Reinforcement
PLACEMENT OF REBAR
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Concrete and Reinforcement
SELECTING THE RIGHT MATERIAL
CONCRETE
ASK YOUR SUPPLIER
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
RESULTS GREATER RIGIDITY
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Hydration at Work
(Courtesy of Portland Cement Association)

• Concrete in Amvic Forms
• Concrete-forms removed 7 days
• Concrete-forms removed 3 days
• Concrete in air entire time

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180 Day Compressive Strength Of 3000 psi
Concrete
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Design Wind Load over CMUs

• 50 increase
• ICF 8 core / 3000 min psi concrete / grade 60
  4 12 o.c.
• CMU 8 / 1500 psi / grade 60 4 12 o.c.

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AMVIC INSULATING CONCRETEFORMS WITH
STEELREINFORCEMENT ARE ONEOF THE STRONGEST
BUILDING SYSTEMS ON THE MARKET TODAY
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
RESULTS GREATER CHANCE OF SURVIVING TORNADOES
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
RESULTS GREATER CHANCE OF SURVIVING EARTHQUAKES
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
RESULTS GREATER CHANCE OF SURVIVING FLOODS
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
Fire Ratings
Hours
Low
High
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How well do ICF walls hold up in a fire?

• Concrete does not break down until it is exposed
  to thousands of degrees Fahrenheit -- far more
  than is present in the typical house fire.

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Flame Spread

• The distance flame spreads from the igniting
  flame during a 10-minute fire exposure under
  controlled test conditions in a test tunnel.
• The results of the test are compared to the flame
  spread on asbestos-cement board and the flame
  spread on an untreated red oak floor under
  similar fire exposure.

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Smoke Development

• The amount of smoke developed during a
  standardized burning test in a test tunnel.
• The results are compared to the smoke developed
  by burning an asbestos-cement board and the smoke
  developed by burning a red oak floor under
  similar fire conditions during a 10-minute
  period.
• The amount of smoke development is determined by
  the light absorption percentage of the smoke
  using a photoelectric circuit operation across
  the test furnace flue pipe.

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Fire-Wall Test

• In these tests ICF walls were subjected to
  continuous gas flames and temperatures of up to
  2000F for as long as 3 to 4 hours. Resisting
  fire damage through out the entire tests.

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ICFs are Manufactured with FLAME-RETARDANT
additives

• Flames travel about one-fifth as far down a
  tunnel lined with ICF forms as compared to a
  tunnel lined with wood.

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AMVIC Safety

• Flame Spread of Amvic walls lt 25
• UBC 1997 Chapter 26 Requires lt75

The lower the number the less the fire spreads
Amvic Concrete walls exceed Code requirements by
3 times
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BTUs Generated in an Interior Fire

• AN INTERIOR FIRE
• EPS produces 5420 Btus /sf of heat
• WOOD produces 10,000 Btus /sf heat

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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
OTHER ADVANTAGES
DOES NOT ROT/RUST
INSECT PROOF
TERMITE PRECAUTIONS
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Amvic Verses Wood
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Benefits to the Buyer
ENERGYEFFICIENCY
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
STRENGTH
QUIET
COMFORT
DURABILITY
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Design Flexibility
Build any Style Home You Desire With Amvic
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Benefits to the Builder
EASE OF CONSTRUCTION
REDUCTION IN CREWS
PRICE STABILITY
FAVORABLE PUBLICITY
ENHANCED REPUTATION
SATISFACTION OF BUILDING BETTER
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Benefits to the Builder
EASE OF CONSTRUCTION
REDUCTION IN CREWS
PRICE STABILITY
FAVORABLE PUBLICITY
ENHANCED REPUTATION
SATISFACTION OF BUILDING BETTER
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Construction Code Approvals

• ICBO, CANADIAN BUILDING CODE APPROVALS AND BOCA
  SBCCI COMING SPRING OF 2002
• INDUSTRY ACCEPTED BUILDING MATERIAL
• EASY PERMIT ACQUISITION, MEETS ALL CODE
  REQUIREMENTS

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Benefits to the Builder
EASE OF CONSTRUCTION
REDUCTION IN CREWS
PRICE STABILITY
FAVORABLE PUBLICITY
ENHANCED REPUTATION
SATISFACTION OF BUILDING BETTER
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Benefits to the Builder
EASE OF CONSTRUCTION
Lumber and concrete prices (1990 1)
REDUCTION IN CREWS
Lumber
PRICE STABILITY
Concrete
FAVORABLE PUBLICITY
ENHANCED REPUTATION
Year
SATISFACTION OF BUILDING BETTER
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Benefits to the Builder
Recent Headlines OKLAHOMA READY MIXED CONCRETE
ASSOCIATION WIND TESTING SHOWS HOW CONCRETE WALLS
HOLD UP IN TORNADOES-PR NewswireQUIET! WHY OUR
HOUSES ARE GETTING NOISIER AND WHAT WE CAN DO
ABOUT IT-Chicago Tribute CONCRETE HOMES
INCREASING IN NUMBER -The Augusta (GA)
Chronicle NEW CONCRETE HOMES ARE BUILT TO
LAST-Calgary Herald CONCRETE HOMES BUILDING
STRONGER MARKET PRESENCE-Crains Cleveland
Business CONCRETE HOMES BUILT ON SOLID
FOUNDATION-The Arizona Republic CONCRETE WALLS
AND HIGH-TECH SYSTMES SET THE HEARLAND DEMO
HOUSES APART-The Kansas City Star
EASE OF CONSTRUCTION
REDUCTION IN CREWS
PRICE STABILITY
FAVORABLE PUBLICITY
ENHANCED REPUTATION
SATISFACTION OF BUILDING BETTER
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Benefits to the Builder
EASE OF CONSTRUCTION
REDUCTION IN CREWS
PRICE STABILITY
FAVORABLE PUBLICITY
ENHANCED REPUTATION
SATISFACTION OF BUILDING BETTER
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Benefits to the Builder
EASE OF CONSTRUCTION
REDUCTION IN CREWS
PRICE STABILITY
FAVORABLE PUBLICITY
ENHANCED REPUTATION
SATISFACTION OF BUILDING BETTER
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In Summary,Amvic Forms Create Structures that
are
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Disaster Resistant

• Beauty that withstands the tests of Nature
• Fires
• Tornados
• Hurricanes
• Earthquakes
• 7 to 9 times stronger
• than wood-framing

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Energy Efficient

• Superior Insulation
• 75 Less Air Infiltration
• Thermal Mass
• Can downsize HVAC Systems
• Save up to 60 on Utility Bills

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Full of Solid Benefits

• Beautiful
• Durable
• Energy Efficient
• Low Maintenance
• Environmentally Friendly
• Cost Competitive
• Quiet and Comfortable
• Easy to Build

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Environmentally Friendly

• Built from abundant resources
• Reduces energy consumption
• Recyclable materials
• No off-gassing
• Reduces deforestation

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Quiet and Comfortable

• Reduce External Noise
• by up to 70
• Consistent temperatures
• Less vibration - feels solid
• Fewer Drafts

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Low in Maintenance

• Doesnt rot or burn
• Insects cant eat it
• No painting
• Stucco
• Brick
• Synthetic Stone
• Fiber-Cement Siding
• Floor Systems
• Roof Tiles

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Cost Competitive

• Only 4 to 8 more than wood frame
• Lower utility bills up to 60
• Save up to 20 on insurance premiums
• Reduce labor requirements
• Reduce size of heating and cooling equipment by
  1/3

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AMVIC SAFE ROOMS
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VIDEO SEGMENT

• Video
• 2x4 shooting at a frame wall.
• Resulting damage.
• 2x4 shooting at ICF wall.
• Resulting damage.

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FEMASSafe Room Guide
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Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale
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May 3rd Tornado Moore, Oklahoma
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May 3rd Tornado Moore, Oklahoma
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May 3rd Tornado Moore, Oklahoma
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May 3rd Tornado Moore, Oklahoma
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May 3rd Tornado Moore, Oklahoma
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Assessing Your Risk

• Low
• Moderate
• High

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Tornado Activity Map
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Wind Zones
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Risk Calculator
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Shelter Locations
Basement
Closet
Free-Standing
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Shelter Types
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Shelter Costs
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Amvic Footing Details
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Footing Retrofit for Existing Slab
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FEMASafe Room
Floor Plan forAmvic Forms
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Corner Steel Detail
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Steel Rebar Requirements
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AmvicRoof and Vent Detail
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Door and Lock Detail
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Power Ventilation Detail
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Free-Standing Above Ground Shelter
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BUILDING With Amvic Insulating Concrete Forms
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Foundations
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Foundations
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Below Grade Footing Detail
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Form Installation and Bracing

• Where How to Start
• Buck / Blockout Detail Materials
• Rebar Placement
• Bracing Scaffolding
• Block Coursing

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Rules of Quality Construction
PERFECT FOOTER, PERFECT SLAB
PLACE REBAR TO SPEC
PLUMB, LEVEL, AND SQUARE
PREVENT WEAK SPOTS
CHECK THRICE, POUR ONCE
CONCRETE TO SPEC
CONSOLIDATE GENTLY
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Concrete Placement

• Specifications for Pouring Concrete
• Pumping
• Consolidation

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Concrete and Reinforcement
SELECTING THE RIGHT MATERIAL
CONCRETE
BIGGEST DANGER TOO MUCH WATER
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Concrete Placement
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Working with Sub-Contractors

• SLEEVES
• WIRING
• VENTS
• DATA
• COMMUNICATION

• ANCHOR BOLTS
• SILL PLATES
• WALL HEIGHT
• LEDGERS

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Working with Sub-Contractors

• ELECTRICIAN
• PLUMBER
• UTILITY
• FRAMER
• DRYWALLER

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Utilities
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Finishes
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Sheet Rocking
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Exterior Finishes
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Finishing the Structure

• Interior framing
• Roof system
• Window Door installation
• Exterior finishes
• Interior finishes