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Multi-storey ICF building having concrete walls poured into insulated concrete forms with adjustments mounted between floors and an outside foam layer and guides for an inside for layer. ICF buildings can be constructed with greater than three stories and masonry or stucco exteriors without the use

Multi-storey ICF building having concrete walls poured into insulated concrete forms with adjustments mounted between floors and an outside foam layer and guides for an inside for layer. ICF buildings can be constructed with greater than three stories and masonry or stucco exteriors without the use of supplementary forms.

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1. A method of constructing a building having multiple storeys using insulated concrete forms, said forms having two layers of foam spaced apart from one another by ties to define a core, each of said forms having an inside foam layer and an outside foam layer, said forms being stackable to form a v

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A method of constructing a building having multiple storeys using insulated concrete forms, said forms having two layers of foam spaced apart from one another by ties to define a core, each of said forms having an inside foam layer and an outside foam layer, said forms being stackable to form a vertical wall, said method comprising stacking said forms for an insulated concrete form storey with openings for any windows and doors, with an uppermost row of forms for each storey having an inside foam layer that is shorter than an outside foam layer by a distance that is substantially equal to a thickness of a floor to be installed at a top of said inside foam layer, installing reinforcing rods and pouring fresh concrete between and in contact with said inside foam layer and said outside foam layer to fill said core with said fresh concrete substantially up to said top of said inside foam layer of said uppermost row of forms, allowing said fresh concrete to cure sufficiently to support the weight of said floor to enable said floor to be installed, installing supports for said outside foam layer of said uppermost row of forms for each storey to straighten and support said outside foam layer when fresh concrete is being poured against said outside foam layer of said uppermost row of forms, installing said floor on said sufficiently cured concrete and repeating said method for each subsequent storey, at least partially imbedding said supports in said concrete and locating said supports to leave said supports in place when said vertical wall has been completed. 2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said forms are one or more selected from the group of straight forms, curved forms, corner forms, angled forms, special forms, components for assembling forms and non-symmetrical forms and said method includes the steps of choosing the appropriate forms to form said vertical wall and cutting forms as required before or after placing said forms in said wall. 3. A method as claimed in claim 2 including the steps of installing said supports by placing horizontal reinforcing rods just inside said outside foam layer of said uppermost row of forms for each storey, securing said horizontal reinforcing rods to said uppermost row of forms and to said vertical wall that has been poured. 4. A method as claimed in claim 3 including the steps of securing said horizontal reinforcing rods to said vertical wall by tying said horizontal reinforcing rods to reinforcing rods extending out of said concrete in said core that has previously cured. 5. A method as claimed in claim 2 including the steps of installing said supports by installing adjustments to anchor said outside foam layer to a portion of said concrete in said core that has previously been poured. 6. A method as claimed in claim 2 including the steps of installing said supports by installing adjustments between said ties for said outside foam layer and said concrete that has been previously poured to form said wall, and adjusting said adjustments to support and straighten said outside foam layer adjacent to each floor. 7. A method of constructing a multi-storey building having at least one vertical wall made of insulated concrete forms, said forms each having two layers of foam spaced apart from one another by ties to define a core, said building to have multiple floors with ends that are embedded in said at least one vertical wall, said core to be filled with concrete except for openings for windows and doors, an uppermost row of forms of each storey having at least part of an outside foam layer with no corresponding inside foam layer to allow each floor to be partially embedded into said wall on said concrete, said method comprising stacking said forms to form a vertical wall for one storey at a time with suitable openings for windows and doors, installing reinforcing rods, pouring concrete between and in contact with said inside foam layer and said outside foam layer to fill said core with said concrete substantially up to a top of said inside foam layer of said uppermost row of forms, installing supports that are affixed directly or indirectly to a portion of said concrete wall that has previously been poured and to said at least part of an outside foam layer with no corresponding inside foam layer to straighten and support said at least part of an outside foam layer of said uppermost row of forms, allowing said concrete to cure sufficiently to support the weight of one of said floors, installing said one of said floors on said cured concrete, and installing said supports by installing adjustments between said at least part of an outside foam layer with no corresponding inside foam layer and said one of said floors and adjusting said adjustments to support and straighten said outside foam layer at a level of said wall with no corresponding inside foam layer. 8. A method as claimed in claim 7 including the step of continuing said method until said building is greater than three storeys. 9. A method of constructing a multi-storey building having at least one vertical wall made of insulated concrete forms, said method comprising stacking the forms on a base to form at least one vertical wall one storey at a time with suitable openings therein for windows and doors, installing reinforcing rods, filling a core of said insulated concrete forms with concrete one storey at a time, allowing said concrete to cure sufficiently to support a weight of a floor, installing a said floor for a next storey at an upper level of said at least one vertical wall for each storey on said cured concrete so that an end of said floor can be supported by said concrete and embedded in said wall, installing supports for an outside foam layer of said forms adjacent to said floor of an uppermost row of forms for each storey to straighten and support said outside foam layer and connecting said supports directly or indirectly to a portion of said concrete that has been previously poured and said outside foam layer at a level of said wall with no corresponding inside foam layer, and repeating said method to construct additional storeys and installing a roof on an uppermost storey, at least partially embedding said supports in said concrete. 10. A method as claimed in claim 9 including the steps of installing an alignment guide on an upper surface of each floor for each subsequent storey, said guide being aligned with an inside foam layer of any previous storeys and inserting an inside foam layer of a first row of forms for each storey in said guide for each storey. 11. A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said building is to have a stucco exterior and there are frames around an outside of said windows and doors with retention means extending beyond an outer surface of each frame, said retention means becoming embedded in said concrete when said concrete is poured, said retention means extending from an outside of said frame around said outside foam layer and partially along a front of said outside foam layer, embedding an outer portion of said retention means in a stucco mixture when installing stucco on said building. 12. A method of constructing a multi-storey building having at least one vertical wall made of insulated concrete forms, said forms having an inside foam layer and an outside foam layer spaced apart from one another by a pre-determined distance to form a core, said method comprising constructing a base, stacking said forms on said base and on one another to form said vertical wall one storey at a time with openings therein for any windows and doors, installing reinforcing rods and locating a channel in said inside foam layer at each storey to receive an end of each floor that is to be embedded in said vertical wall, filling said core with concrete one storey at a time substantially up to a level of said channel, allowing said concrete to cure, installing supports between a portion of said concrete that is previously poured and an outside foam layer adjacent to said channel at a level of said wall with no corresponding inside foam layer, adjusting said supports to straighten and support said outside foam layer, installing said floor on said cured concrete and repeating said method for further storeys and installing a roof on an uppermost storey. 13. A method of constructing a building having multiple storeys using insulated concrete forms having two parallel foam layers separated by ties that are embedded in the foam layers to define a core for receiving poured concrete, said forms being stackable to form a wall or walls, said method comprising: (a) constructing a base for said walls; (b) stacking forms on said base to form said wall, one storey at a time with suitable openings for doors and windows; (c) locating a channel in said inside foam layer at an uppermost level of forms for each storey to allow a floor to be embedded into said wall; (d) installing frames for said windows and doors as said forms are stacked; (e) installing reinforcing rods in said wall; (f) filling said core with fresh concrete up to said channel just below a lower surface of a floor to be installed; (g) allowing said concrete to cure sufficiently to support a weight of said floor to allow said floor to be installed; (h) installing a plurality of supports along said channel between said outside foam layer at said channel and directly or indirectly to a part of said concrete previously poured, adjusting said supports to straighten and support said outside foam layer at a level of said wall with no corresponding inside foam layer; (i) installing said floor on said cured concrete and stacking forms on said uppermost row of forms and on said floor to form a subsequent storey with suitable openings for doors and windows while installing frames for any doors and windows; (j) repeating steps (c) to (i) for each subsequent storey except for an uppermost storey; and constructing said uppermost storey and installing a roof on said uppermost storey. 14. A method of constructing a building having multiple stories using a plurality of insulated concrete forms, each of said forms having two layers of foam spaced apart from one another by a pre-determined distance to define a core, said two layers being an inside layer and outside layer, said building having a base, said forms being stackable to form a wall, said method comprising constructing said building in stages on said base, arranging said forms on said base and stacking said forms to form a vertical wall for a first insulated concrete form storey with openings for any windows and doors, cutting away said inside layer of each form that is located just beneath a floor for a second storey thereby creating cut forms, installing reinforcing rods and filling said core with fresh concrete to a level of said cut away inside layer, removing voids and allowing said fresh concrete to cure sufficiently to support the weight of a floor, installing said floor for said second storey on said cured concrete just above a cut line of said cut forms in such a manner that said floor can be partially embedded into said vertical wall, installing a plurality of adjustments between said floor for said second storey and said outside foam layer of said cut forms to allow said outside foam layer to be straightened, adjusting said adjustments to straighten said outside foam layer at a level of said wall with no corresponding inside foam layer, installing an alignment guide on an upper surface of said floor of said second storey in a position directly above an interior surface of forms located beneath said floor, stacking forms on said cut forms and on said guide to form a subsequent storey with suitable openings for any doors and windows and installing reinforcing rods, repeating said method described for said first insulated concrete form storey for subsequent stories and installing a roof on an uppermost storey. 15. A method as claimed in claim 14 wherein each window and door has a frame, said method including the steps of installing retention means in an exterior surface of each frame in such a manner that the retention means are embedded in concrete when said concrete is poured, installing a mesh on an exterior surface of each frame in such a manner that said mesh is embedded in concrete when said concrete is poured, said mesh being wide enough to extend along an exterior of said frame, around said exterior foam layer and partially along a front of said outside foam layer, installing each frame containing retention means and said mesh before said forms are stacked around each frame. 16. A method as claimed in claim 14 wherein said floors that are embedded in said insulated concrete form walls are made of precast concrete floor slabs, said method including the steps of installing said reinforcing rods in passages located within said floor slabs so that said reinforcing rods extend into said wall. 17. A method as claimed in claim 14 including the step of filling gaps located between said forms on an interior surface with foam. 18. A method of constructing a building having multiple storeys using insulated concrete forms, said forms having two opposing layers of foam spaced apart from one another by ties to define a core, each of said forms having an inside foam layer and an outside foam layer, said forms being stackable to form a vertical wall with at least part of an uppermost row of forms of each storey having an unopposed outside foam layers said unopposed outside foam layer being at a higher level than an inside foam layer, said method comprising stacking said forms for an insulated concrete form storey with openings for any windows and doors, with at least part of said uppermost row of forms for each storey having an unopposed outside foam layer with said top being higher than a top of said inside foam layer for each storey, installing reinforcing rods and filling said core with fresh concrete substantially up to said top of said inside foam layer of said uppermost row of forms, allowing said concrete to cure sufficiently to support a weight of said floor to enable said floor to be installed on said cured concrete, installing supports to straighten and support said unopposed outside foam layer, said supports extending inward from said unopposed outside foam layer at a level of said unopposed outside foam layer with no corresponding inside foam layer and being anchored directly or indirectly in said wall as previously formed, installing said floor on said sufficiently cured concrete and repeating said method for each subsequent storey, at least partially embedding said supports in said concrete and locating said supports to leave said supports in place when said vertical wall has been completed.