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The Benefits of ICF: Energy Efficiency

Today's businesses and homeowners are placing a high value on the ability to reduce unwanted noise.

Fold-Form® walls feature a core of solid concrete-a material regularly used as an economical barrier to sound pollution-surrounded by expanded polystyrene for even greater absorption of sound.

A structure's resistance to sound penetration is described as an STC (Sound Transmission Class) rating. Higher STC ratings mean better resistance to sound penetration and noise pollution. Industry tests show that Fold-Form walls have an STC rating of 44 to 52. Typical framed structures have an STC of only 36.*

Learn more about other Noise Control solutions from Owens Corning.

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* Vanderwerf, P.A., S.J. Friege, P. Chammas, L.A. Lemay, Insulating Concrete Forms for Residential Design and Construction, 1st edition, McGraw Hill, NewYork, 1997