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An insulated concrete form holder is provided for holding insulated concrete forms that form the first course of a wall so that the first course of insulated concrete forms are formed integrally with the foundation of a building. The form holder has a support surface for supporting the form holder i

An insulated concrete form holder is provided for holding insulated concrete forms that form the first course of a wall so that the first course of insulated concrete forms are formed integrally with the foundation of a building. The form holder has a support surface for supporting the form holder in a foundation form and a form support surface for contacting the bottom of the insulated concrete form and supporting the insulated concrete form thereon. The form support surface is positionable between the top and the bottom of the foundation form, said form support surface is spaced from the top of the foundation form a distance less than the height of the insulated concrete form so that the top of the insulated concrete form is positionable above the top of the foundation form. The form holder includes form support upright portions extending upwardly from the form support surface for contacting the sides of the insulated concrete form and restraining lateral movement of the insulated concrete form.

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I claim: 1. An insulated concrete form holder for positioning an insulated concrete form in a foundation form to form a structural element of a building, the insulated concrete form has a bottom, opposing sides, and a top spaced from the bottom a predetermined form height, the foundation form has a

I claim: 1. An insulated concrete form holder for positioning an insulated concrete form in a foundation form to form a structural element of a building, the insulated concrete form has a bottom, opposing sides, and a top spaced from the bottom a predetermined form height, the foundation form has a bottom, opposing sides, and a top spaced from the bottom a predetermined foundation depth distance, said insulated concrete form holder including: an insulated concrete form holder support surface adapted to support said insulated concrete form holder in the foundation form, an insulated concrete form support surface (a) in operative association with said insulated concrete form holder support surface, (b) adapted to contact the insulated concrete form, (c) adapted to support the insulated concrete form thereon, (d) positionable between the top and the bottom of the foundation form, and (e) spaced from the top of the foundation form a distance less than the height of the insulated concrete form so that the top of the insulated concrete form is positionable above the top of the foundation form, and an insulated concrete form support upright portion extending upwardly from said insulated concrete form support surface, said insulated concrete form support upright portion having at least one form retaining surface adapted to contact a side of the insulated concrete form and restraining movement of the insulated concrete form, said insulated concrete form holder support surface, said insulated concrete form support surface and said insulated concrete form support upright portion are permanent part of the structural element of the building. 2. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 1, wherein said form holder has a reinforcing bar support surface adapted to support a reinforcing bar thereon. 3. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 2, wherein said reinforcing bar support surface is positioned below said form support surface. 4. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 2, wherein said insulated concrete form holder has at least one reinforcing bar upright portion extending upwardly from said reinforcing bar support surface. 5. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 4, wherein said insulated concrete form holder has a plurality of reinforcing bar upright portions for receiving a reinforcing bar therebetween. 6. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 1, wherein said insulated concrete form holder has a plurality of form support upright portions for receiving the sides of the insulated concrete form therebetween. 7. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 6, wherein at least one of said form support upright portions is movable with respect to the other of said form support upright portions, said insulated concrete form holder having at least one fastening device for releasably securing said one form support upright portion with respect to said other form support upright portion. 8. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 1, wherein said insulated concrete form holder includes a fastening device adapted to secure the insulated concrete form to said form support upright portion. 9. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 1, wherein said insulated concrete form holder includes a fastening device adapted to secure said insulated concrete form holder to the foundation form. 10. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 1, wherein said insulated concrete form holder includes a fastening device adapted to secure a drain to said insulated concrete form holder. 11. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 1, wherein said insulated concrete form holder has a bottom member with a bottom support surface and an upper member having said insulated concrete form support surface and said form support upright portion, and a fastening device for releasably securing said bottom member and said upper member of said insulated concrete form holder to each other. 12. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 11, wherein said insulated concrete form holder has a reinforcing portion for strengthening said bottom support surface. 13. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 1, wherein said insulated concrete form holder has a bottom support surface adapted to contact the bottom of the foundation form and supporting said insulated concrete form holder. 14. An insulated concrete form holders as described in claim 13, wherein said insulated concrete form support surface is spaced upwardly from said bottom support surface and is adapted to contact the bottom of the insulated concrete form and supporting the insulated concrete form thereon. 15. An insulated concrete form holders as described in claim 13, wherein said insulated concrete form support surface is spaced from the bottom support surface a distance less than the foundation depth distance. 16. An insulated concrete form holder, as described in claim 13, wherein said insulated concrete form holder has a reinforcing bar support surface spaced above said bottom support surface. 17. A method for positioning insulated concrete forms in a foundation form and forming the insulated concrete forms integrally with a foundation including the steps of: positioning a plurality of insulated concrete form holders in a foundation form with the insulated concrete form support surface of the insulated concrete form holders supported in the foundation form and below the top of the foundation form, positioning at least one course of insulated concrete forms with (a) the bottom of the insulated concrete forms in contact with and supported by the insulated concrete form support surface of the insulated concrete form holder, and (b) the top of the insulated concrete form positioned above the top of the foundation form, and pouring concrete into the foundation form until a bottom portion of the at least one course of insulated concrete forms is surrounded by the concrete. 18. A method for positioning insulated concrete forms in a foundation form and forming the insulated concrete forms integrally with a foundation, as described in claim 17, which includes the step of positioning a plurality of reinforcing bars on the reinforcing bar support surface of the insulated concrete form holders so that the reinforcing bars are spaced a predetermined distance from the bottom of the foundation form before said step of positioning at least one course of insulated concrete forms. 19. A method for positioning insulated concrete forms in a foundation form and forming the insulated concrete forms integrally with a foundation, as described in claim 18, in which said step of positioning a plurality of reinforcing bars on the reinforcing bar support surface includes the step of positioning one reinforcing bar between reinforcing bar upright portions on the insulated concrete form holder extending upwardly from the bar support surface. 20. A method for positioning insulated concrete forms in a foundation form and forming the insulated concrete forms integrally with a foundation, as described in claim 17, in which said step of positioning at least one course of insulated concrete forms includes the step of positioning the sides of the one insulated concrete form adjacent a form support upright portion extending upwardly from the bottom support surface. 21. A method for positioning insulated concrete forms in a foundation form and forming the insulated concrete forms integrally with a foundations as described in claim 20, which includes the step of securing the insulated concrete form to the form support upright portion after said step of positioning at least one course of insulated concrete forms. 22. A method for positioning insulated concrete forms in a foundation form and forming the insulated concrete forms integrally with a foundations as described in claim 21, which includes the steps of adjusting another form support upright portion to a position adjacent the other side of the insulated concrete form, and securing the other form support upright portion to the form support surface before said step of positioning at least one course of concrete forms. 23. A method for positioning insulated concrete forms in a foundation form and forming the insulated concrete forms integrally with a foundations as described in claim 17, in which said step of pouring concrete into the foundation form includes the step of pouring the concrete through an aperture in the insulated concrete form into the foundation form. 24. A method for positioning insulated concrete forms in a foundation form and forming the insulated concrete forms integrally with a foundation, as described in claim 17, including the step of securing the insulated concrete form holders in place after said step of positioning a plurality of insulated concrete form holders in a foundation form. 25. A method for positioning insulated concrete forms in a foundation form and forming the insulated concrete forms integrally with a foundation, as described in claim 17, wherein said step of positioning a plurality of insulated concrete form holders in a foundation form includes the step of positioning a plurality of insulated concrete form holders on a drain conduit.