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How Will This Year's Vote on the IECC Affect Your Next Project?
Today, there are many voic­es mak­ing waves in build­ing codes and green/en­er­gy-effi­cient design; none are more impor­tant than the views of local offi­cials that vote on hun­dreds of pro­pos­als to change the Inter­na­tion­al Ener­gy Con­ser­va­tion Code (IECC).
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What is the Strongest Foundation for a House?
The foun­da­tion is fun­da­men­tal to the longevi­ty, strength, and struc­tur­al sound­ness of a house. Home­own­ers and pro­fes­sion­als often ask, Which foun­da­tion is the most effec­tive for a house?” Find out here!
7 Things to Know About Basement Insulation Code
7 Things to Know About Basement Insulation Code
For build­ing code base­ment insu­la­tion, there are 7 impor­tant things to know.
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House Framing 101 - How to Select the Best Framing Option for Your Home
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9 Tips for New Church Construction Projects
When a church’s mem­ber­ship out­grows its wor­ship space, con­gre­ga­tion lead­ers often strug­gle with the deci­sion on whether to expand the cur­rent facil­i­ty or build a new church. Regard­less of the direc­tion tak­en, detailed plan­ning helps to estab­lish goals, stay on bud­get, and ensure thor­ough and well-man­aged com­mu­ni­ca­tion with the fel­low­ship.
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The Evolution of Building Inspections
The evolv­ing and improv­ing field of build­ing inspec­tion, along with real estate reg­u­la­tions, enures that today’s buy­ers can make more accu­rate and informed deci­sions on their build­ing pur­chas­es than they could 50 years ago.
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Florida ICF Homes are Energy-Efficient, Storm-Proof, and Durable
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A Superior Solution to Thermal Bridging
6 Tips for Designing a Minimalist House Exterior
6 Tips for Designing a Minimalist House Exterior
Min­i­mal­ist archi­tec­ture mate­ri­als and design always aim for func­tion­al­i­ty. Fox Blocks presents six sug­ges­tions on mate­ri­als for design­ing a min­i­mal­ist house exte­ri­or.