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Party Wall Construction: Why ICFs Are the Best Option
Par­ty wall con­struc­tion plays a cru­cial role in the devel­op­ment of town­hous­es, con­do­mini­ums, and duplex­es. Par­ty walls are strate­gi­cal­ly placed to sep­a­rate indi­vid­ual units with­in a shared struc­ture, to pro­vide pri­va­cy, fire pro­tec­tion, and struc­tur­al sta­bil­i­ty.
Back to Basics: Advantages of Fox Blocks ICF Forms
The advan­tages of Fox Blocks ICFs are sev­er­al. Fox Blocks pro­vide a clever design that has the good fea­tures of the tried and true ear­ly brands of ICFs, and then has incor­po­rat­ed sig­nif­i­cant improve­ments, which enhance the ease of use to the installer.
How to Attach Heavy Stone Veneers to ICF Blocks
Mason­ry fore­man, Carl from Cas­ciani Mason­ry, explains the process and out­come of attach­ing heavy stone veneers to insu­lat­ed con­crete forms with Hohman Bernard 2‑Seal Con­crete Ties, also referred to as cow bells”.
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Designing for Earthquake-Resistance in a Commercial Building
Com­mer­cial con­trac­tors and their clients are show­ing a greater inter­est in design­ing build­ings that can stand strong dur­ing nat­ur­al dis­as­ters. In their quest for for­ti­fied mate­ri­als, more of them are turn­ing to ICF con­struc­tion.
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Maximizing Energy Efficiency and Comfort with Insulated Concrete Forms
Ener­gy costs keep climb­ing, mak­ing insu­la­tion ener­gy effi­cien­cy more impor­tant than ever. Build­ings that lose heat in the win­ter and trap it in the sum­mer waste ener­gy and dri­ve up util­i­ty bills.
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Why Fox Blocks ICF Safe Rooms Provide the Best Protection During Dangerous Wind Events
Glen's Contractor Tip Corner: Short Jogs
I had a call this week from a con­trac­tor who want­ed to know if there was an easy way to build a two foot jog into a wall. This brought back flash­backs of when I used to attempt to inter­lock cor­ners think­ing the strength of the inter­lock was going to hold things togeth­er dur­ing con­crete place­ment.
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How to Assess Contractors for Building with ICFs
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5 Construction Industry Trends in 2019
In 2019, con­struc­tion indus­try trends wel­come advance­ments in build­ing meth­ods and mate­ri­als; how­ev­er, the indus­try still strug­gles with ongo­ing labor short­ages.
Fox Blocks Acquiring Key Assets of ARXX Building Products
Fox Blocks ICF announced that it will acquire select key assets from ARXX Build­ing Prod­ucts, inte­grat­ing those assets into its own oper­a­tions and aug­ment­ing the Fox Blocks Insu­lat­ed Con­crete Form (ICF) prod­uct line.