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Everything Begins with a Tight Envelope

By Marilyn W. Moedinger-Clay LEED AP
Building a home with concrete — the Romans did it, why shouldn’t we? Though the Romans might have been less concerned with energy efficiency than we are today, they certainly understood the flexibility and durability that building with concrete allows. When it came to building his own home, Doug Lowe, owner and president of Artisan Construction, Inc. in Charlottesville, Va., decided to try insulated concrete forms (ICFs) to get some firsthand experience.
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