On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:23:57 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote:


"Leon" wrote

Typically concrete walls have a very low R-value when compared to typical
insulated stud walls. In 1986 the car dealer I worked for built a new
state of the art facility. Solid poured on site contrete walls. Inside
the air conditioned offices the walls were quite warm to the touch from
the afternoon sun.


That is why you use Insulating Concrete Forms. Strength of masonry,
efficiency of good insulation.
Such as:
www.integraspec.com
www.greenblock.com

Yeah, ICFs and SIPs are the only way to build any more.
http://www.sips.org/content/about/index.cfm?pageId=7 example