1.0Design Buy Buildhttps://designbuybuild.co.ukJamie Bullockhttps://designbuybuild.co.uk/author/jamie/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5sYDUIO602"><a href="https://designbuybuild.co.uk/the-benefits-provided-by-insulated-concrete-formwork-icf-provided-by-polysteel/">The Benefits Provided by Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICF) provided by PolySteel</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://designbuybuild.co.uk/the-benefits-provided-by-insulated-concrete-formwork-icf-provided-by-polysteel/embed/#?secret=5sYDUIO602" width="600" height="338" title="“The Benefits Provided by Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICF) provided by PolySteel” — Design Buy Build" data-secret="5sYDUIO602" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://designbuybuild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PolySteel_IMG_6.jpg1200900Simplicity is a key strength of ICF. It only requires two main, common construction materials – the formwork and concrete. The formwork is created from two facing layers of expanded polystyrene (EPS) separated by a hollow core that is filled with pumped concrete. Polybloks made by Polysteel are unique because they are made in the UK with steel webs and vertical ferrule strips that are firmly anchored inside the EPS foam side panels ensuring that Polybloks are stiff and very rigid.