Formwork, the temporary or permanent molds used to hold wet concrete until it sets, is a crucial element in concrete construction. Just as important is selection of the right formwork, as it greatly ...

This publication highlights the benefits of construction using insulating concrete formwork (ICF). These include fast construction, high levels of thermal insulation and design flexibility. ICF ...

It gives construction crews added versatility and can make their jobs much faster and easier. Numerous types of concrete molds are available, each one suited to specific needs and expectations. Of ...

Wood has been the concrete contractor’s formwork of choice for years. It’s relatively inexpensive and easy to understand, light weight, can be easily cut to size, and easy to replace and dismantle.

This two-storey house over a basement is constructed using insulating concrete formwork blocks of dense polystyrene called Neopor. Above ground, the external walls are formed with 1,000 x 250 x ...

At first sight, replacing plywood with high-performance composites may appear to be a prime case of over-engineering. But there is good reason to believe that a new formwork product from German ...

Peri SE and Sika AG are to take a stake in a Swiss startup which has developed what is said to be the world’s first robot-assisted technology for the cost-effective production of complex reinforced ...