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HIGHLAND RESIDENCE
The own­er of this home was attract­ed to Fox Blocks because of its ener­gy effi­cien­cy.
Is an ICF home quieter than a stick framed home?
Absolute­ly. The exte­ri­or walls are two lay­ers of con­tin­u­ous insu­la­tion, the den­si­ty of sol­id con­crete and a lay­er of ½” gyp­sum board on the inside all con­tribute to supe­ri­or sound sup­pres­sion of STC 50 for the whole build­ing enve­lope. Note: A wood frame sys­tem of equiv­a­lent STC rat­ing would be 2 x 4 studs spaced 16˝ o/​c, with 3½˝ absorp­tive mate­r­i­al, 1 lay­er of 5 /8˝ Type X gyp­sum board on resilient chan­nels spaced 16˝ o/​c, and 2 lay­ers of 5 /8˝ Type X gyp­sum board on the oth­er side. (Cour­tesy of 1995 NBCC Sec­tion A9.10.3.1 Wall #W5a)
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PARKER WOODS MONTESSORI SCHOOL
A key design ele­ment of this school was sus­tain­abil­i­ty.
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How Much Does an ICF Foundation Cost?
When it comes to build­ing a stur­dy, ener­gy-effi­cient foun­da­tion for your home, insu­lat­ed con­crete form (ICF) tech­nol­o­gy is rapid­ly grow­ing in pop­u­lar­i­ty. By pro­vid­ing supe­ri­or insu­la­tion, an ICF foun­da­tion can sig­nif­i­cant­ly reduce heat­ing and cool­ing costs. Build­ing an ICF foun­da­tion can also be eas­i­er and less labor-inten­sive than tra­di­tion­al con­struc­tion due to the light­weight mate­ri­als involved. How­ev­er, the ini­tial cost can some­times be high­er than tra­di­tion­al con­struc­tion meth­ods, so how much does an ICF foun­da­tion cost?
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LODGE AT MARLOW
Fox Blocks con­tributed to a fam­i­ly prop­er­ty along the Fish Riv­er near the Alaba­ma Gulf Coast.
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What is the Concrete Temperature Limit?
Con­crete is a ver­sa­tile and durable con­struc­tion mate­r­i­al that is pre­dom­i­nant­ly used in both com­mer­cial and res­i­den­tial struc­tures. It’s essen­tial to under­stand con­crete’s ther­mal prop­er­ties, specif­i­cal­ly its tem­per­a­ture lim­its, to opti­mize its strength and dura­bil­i­ty.
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Fox Blocks Accessories
Fox Blocks prod­ucts are com­ple­ment­ed by a full line of acces­sories to make your project’s con­struc­tion eas­i­er. From win­dow and door bucks to the only patent­ed ICF mason­ry anchor on the mar­ket, we have got you cov­ered.
In the Field: Gymnasium Auditorium in Phoenix, AZ
Take a tour with us through the Gym­na­si­um Bour­gade Hill­man High School in Phoenix, AZ.
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.
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MHA INTERPRETIVE CENTER
Net-Zero Muse­um Exem­pli­fies The Sus­tain­able Resilience of the MHA Nation. The MHA Inter­pre­tive Cen­ter is an edu­ca­tion­al muse­um and nature cen­ter owned and gov­erned by the Man­dan Hidat­sa Arikara Nation. Hous­ing some of the most sacred objects and arti­facts of the MHA Nation, the struc­ture includes a large, 80-foot radius wall with an obser­va­tion deck over­look­ing Lake Sakakawea, which was built to align with the Nation’s val­ues and embrace sus­tain­abil­i­ty and respect to the earth.