3400 sq. ft.
The following is a comparison of the costs to build and heat the above pictured home using Traditional method, ICF Construction and ICF Construction with Radiant In-floor Heating.

#1
TRADITIONALLY
BUILT*
#2
ICF
Construction**
#3
ICF/Radiant
Construction***
Mortgage1,114.501,147.931,232.31
Heating189.83123.3975.93
Total1,304.331,271.321,308.24
Savings033.01-3.91

*Cost represents the labour & materials for:  excavation, footings, foundation walls, waterproofing, vapor barrier framing, insulation, forced air furnace, A/C unit, ducts, hrv system. May 2004

** Cost represents the labour & material for:  excavation, footings, ICF foundation, wood framed floors, main & second floor walls- ICF, waterproofing, A/C unit, hrv system, forced air furnace, May 2004
     
*** Cost represents the labour & material for:  excavation, footings, ICF foundation, waterproofing, concrete floors, radiant in floor heating, main & second floor walls- ICF, A/C unit, hrv system, May 2004
Pennsylvania Concrete Promotion Council  www.paconcrete.com

A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE USING INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS  brc.arch.uiuc.edu

Building AMERICA U.S. Department of Energy  www.fsec.ucf.edu

Santa Cruz Sentinel ONLINE EDITION  BUSINESS April 25, 2004

WarmRite Floor®: the low cost system for industrial heating  Summary