I am a newbie, and really enjoy reading through all the forums here. Anyways.... I am interested in owner-building, and strongly considered ICF for its obvious benefits. I recently discovered this system: www.strataca.com, and became somewhat enamored by the strength and simplicity of the design. Has anyone out there seen this before? What do you think? I wonder what a future buyer would think of a composite structure?

I'm looking at various systems including similar ones. The issue is local builder knowledge. You don't want to pay someone to learn a new system while they build your home. I think a quote from the strataca site was that a project costed 20% more than traditional methods. A tough number if true. Superior benefits but the cost has to be in line to take off.

Slenzen,

I am curious as to what other types of systems you are interested in. How do they compare with the Strata system?

m2, tridipanel, solarcrete, vulcanwall, green sandwich technologies, monolite, therml impac, bergandi, structurtech, dukane precast

Wow - that is quite a list.... Thanks for the info. Are you currently building?