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Trag­i­cal­ly, between 2000 and 2017 there were 894 wind and 1417 tor­na­do-relat­ed deaths. In 2017, 36 per­cent of the wind and 63 per­cent of the tor­na­do-relat­ed fatal­i­ties hap­pened either in a mobile or per­ma­nent home. A wind-resis­tant design is crit­i­cal to a home­’s integri­ty and a family’s safe­ty.

Look­ing to build fire-resis­tant homes? Learn how Fox Blocks use ICF fire resis­tance to pro­tect homes from wild­fires with dura­bil­i­ty and safe­ty.”

Some clients might want to leave the home to future gen­er­a­tions of fam­i­ly mem­bers, while oth­ers may have a pas­sion for envi­ron­men­tal sus­tain­abil­i­ty. Com­ments like that all point to the same thing: a client who wants a home designed with the future in mind. And, by keep­ing up with the lat­est…

A small ICF home saves home­own­ers time because it is quick­er to clean and main­tain than a larg­er home. Check out these 10 tips for design­ing your tiny home.

Insu­lat­ed con­crete forms (ICF) and struc­tur­al insu­lat­ed pan­els (SIPs) are two com­mon wall sys­tems used to con­struct com­mer­cial build­ings and homes.

To pro­tect a build­ing from fire and ensure the safe­ty of its occu­pants, today’s con­trac­tor and archi­tects aim to include fire-resis­tant com­po­nents.