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ICF from Fox Blocks boasts an impres­sive R‑value of R‑22 with an over­all wall R‑value of R‑24. The Fox Blocks Ener­gy Stick­’s addi­tion enhances the R‑value to over R‑30.

Insu­lat­ed con­crete forms (ICFs) bring unique ben­e­fits to con­struc­tion not seen with oth­er build­ing mate­ri­als. Learn about the most notable ben­e­fits.

Mak­ing crit­i­cal con­sid­er­a­tions dur­ing con­struc­tion increas­es resilience in con­struc­tion and build­ings that will be stand­ing for many decades to come.

Design­ing a pool can be fair­ly straight­for­ward, espe­cial­ly when work­ing with an expe­ri­enced builder. The three main aspects are: where to put it, what’s the shape, and what will it be made out of?

Resilient build­ings must be built heav­ier, denser, and stronger. And — as a hap­py con­se­quence — they are also built accord­ing to the prin­ci­ples of sus­tain­able design.

To design a suc­cess­ful ther­mal mass home, it’s nec­es­sary to under­stand the syn­er­gy between the archi­tec­tur­al design, con­struc­tion mate­ri­als, and sur­round­ing nat­ur­al envi­ron­ment.