8 Gorgeous Waterfront Homes Built with ICF
Waterfront homes are one of the most sought after properties in the country. Unfortunately, homes on the water face weather conditions and a climate that can be destructive to the home.
What is a Shear Wall and How Does it Protect Your Building?
Construction of a shear wall includes materials and design that enhance a structure’s stiffness, strength, and ductility in order to withstand lateral forces from severe winds and earthquakes.
How to Define Comfort in a Home
We all want a comfortable home where we can release the stresses of the day. Fox Blocks presents seven tips to help you optimize the comfort of your home.
How to Build a Guest House: Costs, Speed, and Energy Savings
Build with Strength Coalition Partners with Habitat for Humanity International
Donated concrete will strengthen affordable housing, making it more resilient and sustainable.
What Additional Insulation Do You Need for an ICF Home?
Easy-to-install ICF wall systems help create energy-efficient, durable, disaster-resistant, and healthy homes. But do you need additional wall insulation for ICF homes?
R-Value: It's More Than a Number
Although R‑values are considered to be the standard measure for insulation, they are not the whole story when it comes to choosing insulation.
3 Reasons Why Building with LEED Materials is Better for Your Business
As green building becomes more common practice, there is a trend towards lower construction costs associated with building sustainably, due to improved technologies and more readily available environmentally friendly building materials.
Fox Blocks ICF to Acquire Reward Wall Systems Assets
Fox Blocks ICF announced that it will acquire select key assets from Reward Wall Systems, Inc, integrating those assets into its own operations and augmenting the Fox Blocks Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) product line.
House Framing 101 - How to Select the Best Framing Option for Your Home