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Insulated concrete formwork has been used around the world to reduce time taken during construction and to cut down costs. Recently adopted in the Indian context for the low-cost housing systems in different regions along with other fast paced methods identified by BMTPC, it is important to switch to these alternatives. How has this been done and what are the implications are the major questions to be explored. The method used was to study the manuals provided by BMTPC along with literature review of the systems in India and abroad to understand the feasibility under various layers including technical, economic, climatic, embodied energy etc.