Why Specify Nudura

NUDURA INNOVATION

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

ICFs provide greater energy solutions for any structure. Ongoing laboratory and site testing has proven a home or commercial building built with Nudura can reduce thermal transfer to as low as 1.9 BTU/ft2/hr (5.99 w/m2 k) even at temperatures as low as -11 deg F (-23 deg C). The energy performance that comes from a Nudura form is the combination of thermal mass, airtightness and two layers of continuous insulation. Building with Nudura reduces a building’s operational energy demands up to 60%* and as a result, the structure’s carbon footprint on the environment.

Nudura forms act as an effective sound barrier by dampening sound vibrations from unwanted outside noise, ideal for both residential and commercial construction, providing STC (Sound Transmission Class) ratings as high as STC 50 (Rw51)**. The strength of Nudura comes from the solid concrete core. Nudura walls are built with steel reinforced concrete and a non-toxic fire retardant expanded polystyrene foam, providing a fire protection rating of up to 4 hours. Nudura also provides greater impact resistance and will withstand winds of up to 250 mph (402 km/h) ensuring that the occupants of the building or home are safe and secure in almost any situation. Our concrete embedded multi-purpose roof/truss anchor system provides greater resistance to wind uplift forces than most other conventional hurricane strap anchor systems.

*As proven by third party testing conducted by CLEB Laboratories and the Insulating Concrete Forms Manufacturers Association (ICFMA)

** STC 50 (Rw51) rating based on minimum 6” (152 mm) Nudura form and concrete core thickness or larger installed with code compliant finishes mounted both side of wall assembly in accordance with Nudura Installation procedures.