The Changing Face of Mid-Rise Construction in North America

The face of mid-rise construction may well be changing in North America. On the west coast, hundreds of wood-frame mid-rise buildings have been built or are under construction, and the trend is moving east as six-storey wood frame construction is in the process of being adopted by several codes. Meanwhile, in Ontario, Canada, more than 125 mid-rise buildings have been constructed with insulated concrete forms (ICFs) over the last decade, with many more under design and in construction across North America.

Read the full article here to see how ICFs stack up against wood-frame to build 4 to 6-storey mid-rise buildings.