Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Bunkers Better: Concrete Homes Deemed Safe
Storm Resistant Homes Featured in First Ever State-Wide Concrete Home Open House Event Sponsored by the Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota
BURNSVILLE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2006--This spring, during Severe Weather Awareness Week, people will have the opportunity to visit over 70 storm resistant homes and commercial buildings featured in the first ever Minnesota State-Wide Concrete Home Open House. This open house event is being sponsored by the Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota (ARM). The goal of the open house is to provide greater awareness of the safety provided by concrete homes constructed with insulated concrete forms (ICFs).
Homes built with ICF technology are highly resistant to severe weather and provide homeowners and businesses a safe place during tornados, hurricanes and high winds. ICF walls are built with foam insulation forms into which concrete is poured. Structures built with ICF technology are able to withstand severe storms and storm damage much better than conventionally framed walls. Debris driven by high winds presents the greatest hazard to homeowners and their homes during tornados. Laboratory testing at the Wind Engineering Research Center, Texas Tech University, compared the impact resistance of residential concrete wall construction to conventionally framed walls. The frame walls failed to stop the penetration of airborne hazards. The concrete walls successfully demonstrated the strength and mass to resist the impact of 100 mph wind driven debris.
Besides providing a very safe environment, ICF homes are also highly energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
The Minnesota State-Wide Concrete Homes Open House will feature completed homes, homes under construction and commercial buildings throughout Minnesota the weekend of April 22-23, 2006 which coincides with Severe Weather Awareness Week. Additional information about the event, including locations of featured homes and listings of ICF builders/installers in Minnesota, go to www.chooseconcretehomes.com or call ARM at 1-888-REDI-MIX.
Founded in 1950 as a state-wide, non-profit organization, the Aggregate & Ready Mix Association of Minnesota (ARM) is committed to supporting the aggregate and ready mix industries through promotion, education and advocacy in environmental and government issues.
Contacts
Aggregate & Ready Mix Association of Minnesota
Margaret Mills, 952-707-1250
mmills@armofmn.com
Aggregate & Ready Mix Association of Minnesota
Margaret Mills, 952-707-1250
mmills@armofmn.com
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