What’s New In The ICF Industry Going Into 2025

New ICFMA Website
The Insulating Concrete Forms Manufacturers Association launched a new website: icf-ma.org. This website is an excellent resource for the ICF industry.

New Chair of The ICFMA Technical Committee
Keven Rector has just assumed the role of Chair of the ICFMA’s very active Technical Committee.

Industry-level NFPA 285 Testing Of ICF Wall Assemblies
Compliance with NFPA 285 is essential for ensuring the safety of buildings, particularly those with multiple stories and those that use materials that might be considered combustible. It’s often a requirement for buildings that fall under certain building codes, especially when combustible materials are used in the facade.
Meeting NFPA 285 requirements is crucial for building safety in preventing fire spread, ensuring that materials and design choices contribute to the overall fire safety strategy of a structure.
A joint research project has been recently undertaken by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and the ICFMA to conduct NFPA 285 testing of ICF wall assemblies and to develop and test window opening construction details that facilitate successful test results.
The first phase of this testing was successfully completed this winter, and the draft reports are now being reviewed. Stay tuned—we look forward to sharing the exciting results once the final reports are published. Once the final report is published, only ICFMA member brands will be able to reference this successful test result.

Updated ICFMA Prescriptive Design Tables for Par 9 Buildings in Canada
The ICFMA is working to complete the second edition of the ICFMA Prescriptive ICF Design Tables for Part 9 Building in Canada. These updated guidelines and specifications have been developed on behalf of the member companies of the ICFMA by Tacoma Engineers Inc. with offices in Ontario, Canada.
The objective of this manual is to provide Prescriptive Tables, Engineering Details, and ICF product information that is code-compliant for buildings constructed under Part 9 of the 2015 National Building Code of Canada. This manual provides code-compliant information for Insulating Concrete Forms across each provincial region of Canada and contains a broad scope of residential designs that cover specific nuances of individual provincial regions. Each of the tables and designs covers the standard specifications for products manufactured or produced by members of the ICFMA.
The tables in this manual are the property of the ICFMA and are specific to the products offered by ICFMA member companies. Please note the tables will not be authorized for use by non-member ICF manufacturers or non-ICF methods of concrete forming.

World Of Concrete Booth
The ICFMA will have a booth at the upcoming World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas over January 21 to 23. The ICFMA booth is N572. Please drop by to learn about the latest and greatest in the ICF industry. The ICFMA-member ICF brands will also have their own booths as well at WOC 2025!

Here’s What’s New With the ICF Brands
Speaking of the ICFMA-member ICF brands, here is a quick summary of what is new with them:
At Airfoam, the manufacturer of Quadlock, Todd Blyth has joined as CEO, and Scott Carpenter recently joined as Training and Education Manager. Airfoam also just opened a new production facility in Paris, Ontario, managed by Kyle Fitzpatrick.
Alleguard, the manufacturer of Amvic ICF, has recently introduced the Ambuck bucking system for wall openings.
Tremco, the manufacturer of Nudura, recently opened a new distribution center in Vaughan, Ontario, and a new training center in Coppel, Texas. They also recently announced that Scottie Sinson is their new President and Bill Clymer has been promoted to the position of Key Account Executive.
Logix Brands Ltd. has launched Element ICF — a brand-new hybrid ICF system — which will eventually replace their flagship ICF line, Logix ICF, which will begin its well-earned retirement at some point in 2025. Logix Brands also recently published the Pathway To Performance series, which is a series of building science–principled guidelines designed to help builders profitably construct healthy and durable code-compliant and high-performance homes. Jeff Nipper has been appointed as Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Beaver Plastics Ltd., one of the member companies of the Logix Brands consortium.