Standard for Flat Wall Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) Units

1.1 This Standard specifies the requirements for stay in place, modular expanded polystyrene (EPS)

Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) units. Once filled with concrete, the ICF units remain in place as the

thermal insulation for the resulting cast-in-place concrete wall of uniform cross-section and thickness.

1.2 The requirements of this Standard apply to ICFs that act as permanent formwork for cast-in-place

reinforced concrete beams; lintels; exterior and interior, above and below grade, load-bearing and non

load-bearing walls; foundations; and retaining walls. This Standard is restricted to ICFs that enclose

uniform monolithic concrete walls.

1.3 This Standard provides requirements for products that consist of moulded expanded polystyrene

(EPS) insulation panels that are connected by cross ties to form the ICF and for the performance of cross

tie flanges as a substrate for the attachment of interior and exterior finishes.

1.4 This Standard sets performance requirements for the ICF unit in its primary function as a stay-in-place

concrete form and for the materials that make up the form unit, along with the test methods to determine

compliance with the performance requirements.

1.5 The fire performance of the ICF unit material falls within the scopes of documents published by

Authorities Having Jurisdiction, such as, but not limited to, Building Codes.

1.6 Structural performance design methods for ICF units are not described in this Standard. Users are

referred to engineering calculations or tests which establish that the ICF unit provides sufficient strength

to contain concrete during placement and to resist the forces created by the fluid pressure of fresh

concrete.

1.7 The structural performance and the design of the concrete within the ICF unit fall within the scopes

of CSA Standards CSA A23.1/A23.2 and CAN/CSA A23.3 or ACI Standard ACI 318.

1.8 This document does not purport to address all the health and safety aspects associated with its use.

Anyone using this Standard has the responsibility to consult the appropriate authorities and to establish

health and safety practices, in conjunction with any existing applicable regulatory requirements, prior to its

use.