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Fast & Easy Construction with Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF)

Patent for expandable polystyrene (EPS, Styropor®) Patent for the polymerization of monostyrene Patent for Neopor® Quality Products from BASF—The Benchmark in Polystyrene For Over 50 years Styropor®—Behind this name lies a success story that is everyone´s goal. BASF discovered a classic over 50 years ago in expandable polystyrene (EPS). Under the tradename Styropor, EPS is now the solution for efficient insulation and safe packaging worldwide. With Neopor®, BASF has taken the classic Styropor a step further. This new material for modern insulating materials is foamed just like Styropor and...

40at least saves cooling energy Small, Round, Black— One Material, Many Applications These black beads are foamed by converters on conventional EPS machines and processed to silver-gray foam blocks and molded parts with up to 20 percent better insulating performance than conventional EPS. The blocks are then cut to boards of different thicknesses. Neopor®—Neopor is composed of small black beads of polystyrene (EPS) containing blowing agent, which makes it expandable. BASF produces this unique material, which is processed by foam manufacturers into insulating materials for a wide range of...

Neopor®—The Simple Way of Building and Insulating With Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF) Insulating concrete forms made of Neopor® can be produced with special molding forms. They are used as wall and ceiling elements. Thanks to the special connection system, the elements are easily assembled on the construction site and can then, with or without reinforcement, be filled with concrete. The finished interior and exterior walls are monolithically molded concrete walls with very good insulating properties. This construction system is cost-efficient, fast, and earthquake-safer. Insulating...

Fast assembly—The light weight of the form elements made of Neopor® expandable polystyrene beads (EPS) and the simple processing method ensure a quick and economic construction progress. The assembly of the elements is simple and possible without any special construction training and heavy construction equipment. A team of 3-4 experienced workers is able to set up the walls of a average single-family house within a single day. Rational logistics—The weight per m² of masonry of form elements made of Neopor only amounts to a fraction of that of stones or concrete. This considerably...

Insulating Concrete Forms Made of Neopor®— Invest in a Global and Cost-effective Building System with Added Performance For the production of insulating concrete forms (ICF) made of Neopor®, the Neopor beads supplied by BASF are foamed in prefoaming machines and then pressed into various shapes in so-called "baking molds." The finished insulating concrete forms (ICF) are then directly delivered to the construction site, where, thanks to their low weight, the unloading and transporting on site can be done without the use of cranes or heavy machinery. Especially in the case of large-scale...

7 Large-scale construction project of a housing complex in the typical local architectural style with insulating concrete forms made of Neopor® Photos: BASF SE

Neopor®—Keeping cool In regions with a rather cool climate, such as Central Europe, buildings have been successfully insulated against cold for decades. But thermal insulation is also of increasing importance in hot climates, such as in GCC countries. Here, however, insulating materials are mainly used for the cooling of buildings to counteract penetrating heat. Considering the increasing worldwide shortage of energy and raw materials, this allows for a cut of the tremendous cooling energy costs incurred by air-conditioning systems as well as of investments for the power plants necessary...

Reduction of Cooling Energy Consumption Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF) Made of Neopor® Infrared absorbers and reflectors contained in Neopor® reduce heat dissipation and allow for an improvement of the insulating performance by 20% in comparison to standard EPS. Calculations carried out by the renowned Passivhaus Institut Darmstadt in Germany have shown that in hot climates, a building envelope insulated with Neopor both decreases the excess heating frequency and the hours of active cooling required. Depending on the respective house and construction type, this results in a reduction of...

International Reference Cases—Individual, Stylish, and Energy-efficient 10 The construction of buildings with insulating concrete forms has long been more than a vision of the future. The combination of massive concrete, a high-performance insulation layer consisting of Neopor® on both sides, and the fast and simple building method are convincing arguments for builders, planners, developers, and large-scale investors all over the world. The sample buildings shown here represent only a small selection of the most successful reference cases where insulating concrete forms made of Neopor were...

11 Al Watani Villa, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, United Arab Emirates Low energy demand In Abu Dhabi, where walls have to protect from temperatures up to 60°, it is of utmost importance to construct heat-resistant buildings. Stability and a sustainable building method achieved with an insulation made of Neopor® can be combined with ICF (Insulated Concrete Form) components manufactured by Izodom. These form elements are stacked and subsequently filled with concrete. They ensure a perfect insulation, providing for an optimum climatization of the buildings and thereby reducing energy consumption and...

KTFN 0907 BE – 03.2011 – English version Further information on Neopor® BASF SE 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany www.neopor.de ® = registered trademark of BASF SE Brochure: Neopor®—Innovation in Insulation Brochure: Building and Modernizing with Neopor Brochure: Passive House Brochure: Fast & Easy Construction with Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF) Brochure: Wall Insulation Brochure: Roof Insulation Neopor film: Innovation in Insulation Website: www.neopor.de Neopor: Product sample folder Note The data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge and experience. In view of the...