This column pertains to the nature of minimum requirements or specifications for the size of concrete footings in relation to the foundation walls they support.

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured ...

Figure 1: Concrete wall forms set for residential foundation showing a nominal 8-in. wall thickness with an actual thickness set at 7 5/8-in.

Insulated concrete forms, developed in the mid-1960s as a method for forming more energy-efficient concrete foundation walls for the residential market, are gaining acceptance as a viable alternative ...

Poured concrete foundations are solid through and through. This happens by default as the plastic concrete flows from the ready-mix trucks into the foundation forms.

The cost saving can be 30% or more, and there are no concrete footings or setting up and removing forms for the concrete foundation walls - the pre-cast system is assembled at the construction ...

An experienced foreman with a small team of semi-skilled laborers can set poured concrete foundation forms in the morning, and the concrete can be poured in the afternoon.

An experienced foreman with a small team of semi-skilled laborers can set poured concrete foundation forms in the morning, and pour the concrete in the afternoon.

Insulating the concrete foundation walls is another matter. You didn't specify exactly what your wall treatment is to be so I will give you a few options.