Icf foundations have an r value of greater than 20.
R value of poured concrete walls.
For example a building with material with an r value of r 11 converts to an u value of 0 09 1 r or 1 11 0 09.
Eps block forms poured in place with concrete block walls 1 7 8 thick 15 2 15 7 103 7.
Wood frame walls 3 plus r value of the insulation used floors above unheated spaces 2 plus r value of the insulation used.
For instance if you have a material with an r value of 12 attached to another material with an r value of 3 then both materials combined have an r value of 15.
U value has an inverse relationship to r value.
To obtain a wall or ceiling assembly r value you must add the r values of the individual components together.
Use the r value table below to help you determine the r value of your wall or ceiling assemblies.
Poured concrete foundations have r values of less than 3.
Concrete block makes a cost effective and structurally sound wall but it has.
Concrete block 4 inch 0 80 concrete block 8 inch 1 11 concrete block 12 inch 1 28 brick 4 inch common 0 80 brick 4 inch face 0 44 poured concrete 0 08 soft wood lumber 1 25 2 inch nominal 1 inch 1 88 2 x 4 3 inch 4 38 2 x 6 5 inch 6 88 cedar logs and lumber 1 33 sheathing materials plywood 1 25.
As we said before the r value measures the thermal resistance of a material.
Reference table for u values u value is the coefficient of transmission i e the transmission of heat through the materials which compose the building s envelope or outer shell.
Poured concrete walls can leak moisture through non structural cracks in the wall where the floor and wall meet at the top of the foundation wall or through the porous concrete.
I agree mostly with junio s answer.
However too many people confuse insulation properties with thermal mass many icf dealers d.
The r value of an uninsulated 8 inch thick basement wall built using normal weight concrete is 1 35 based on data from the 1993 american society of heating refrigeration and air conditioning engineers handbook.
Cedar logs and lumber.
1 25 2 nominal 1 1 2 1 88 2x4 3 1 2 4 38 2x6 5 1 2 6 88.
2 x 4 wood stud wall 16 o c r 11 batts 1 2.
By doubling the thickness of the wall to 16 inches the r value only increases by 0 50.