Build With Strength Revisits Arizona School for ICF Training

Build With Strength Arizona, in collaboration with The East Valley Institute of Technology, the Insulating Concrete Forms Manufacturers Association, the Arizona Rock Products Association (ARPA) and Chris Dagosta and Derek Torres of NRMCA, hosted an insulated concrete forms (ICF) installation training event at EVIT in Mesa, AZ, near Phoenix to train the school’s students along with local contractors.

The purpose of the training is to spur the construction infrastructure to build with ICFs which are quickly becoming the method of choice for all forms of construction due to attributes such as speed and safe construction, operation maintenance and energy savings, resilience, sound control and building insurance discounts. These benefits are creating ICF project demand and this training is delivering a knowledgeable contractor workforce that can augment its portfolio of construction services. Additionally, architects, engineers, concrete contractors and ready mix producers were in attendance and learned alongside the construction students of EVIT.

Build With Strength has also partnered with ICF-MA to launch ICF contractor training, Torres reports. It's driven locally by NRMCA state affiliates and is targeting concrete contractors, framers, masons and other trades who will learn the techniques to expand their construction services portfolio and be more competitive in today’s construction environment.

As part of the Build With Strength campaign, NRMCA promotes sustainable concrete solutions for buildings. For more information, contact Derek Torres at dtorres@nrmca.org or 973-876-0938.