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An insulated concrete wall structure having a concrete wall with opposing wall surfaces. The concrete wall has several vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties imbedded within the concrete wall and extending between the wall surfaces. Positioned between the vertically spaced wall ties are a seri

An insulated concrete wall structure having a concrete wall with opposing wall surfaces. The concrete wall has several vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties imbedded within the concrete wall and extending between the wall surfaces. Positioned between the vertically spaced wall ties are a series of elongated retaining strips such that the retaining strips are substantially parallel to the wall surface. Insulating panels such as polystyrene foam boards are located between the horizontally spaced wall ties and retained in position by the retaining strips. In one aspect of the invention, each insulating panel has a groove formed along its vertical edge for receiving and engaging the elongated edge of the retaining strips. The present wall system is advantageous in that an insulated concrete wall can be readily formed using conventional wall forms in approximately the same amount of time as conventional uninsulated poured concrete walls.

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1. An insulated concrete wall structure comprising:a concrete wall having opposing wall surfaces; a plurality of vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties contained within said concrete wall and extending between each of said wall surfaces; an insulating panel located adjacent one of said wall su

1. An insulated concrete wall structure comprising:a concrete wall having opposing wall surfaces; a plurality of vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties contained within said concrete wall and extending between each of said wall surfaces; an insulating panel located adjacent one of said wall surfaces and between said horizontally spaced wall ties; and at least one elongated retaining strip extending between adjacent vertically spaced wall ties, said insulating panel having edges retained by said retaining strips; wherein each of said wall ties has a pair of notches formed therein proximate each end of said wall tie, each of said notches receiving one end of an elongated retaining strip such that an elongated retaining strip extends between each pair of adjacent vertically spaced wall ties.