The Best Roofing Options for ICF Homes
The Best Roofing Options for ICF Homes
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How to Build a Church: A Guide to Lasting Worship Spaces
Under­stand­ing how to build a church involves rec­og­niz­ing that it’s more than a build­ing — it’s a sanc­tu­ary for wor­ship, fel­low­ship, and com­mu­ni­ty sup­port.
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Sustainability is at Our Core
Our par­ent com­pa­ny, Air­lite Plas­tics, cre­ates plas­tic prod­ucts for a vari­ety of appli­ca­tions – so we have a con­stant sup­ply of first-gen­er­a­tion recy­cled mate­r­i­al. And since it’s right here in our facil­i­ties, we work toward the small­est car­bon foot­print pos­si­ble.
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ACADIA COLONY POTATO BARN
Fox Blocks ICF offered an ener­gy-effi­cient solu­tion for a build­ing full of pres­sur­ized mois­ture because mois­ture does not affect the ICF, even over the long term. Pota­to stor­age is at a con­stant 100% rel­a­tive humid­i­ty and 1.5 cfm pres­sure, which caus­es oth­er forms of con­struc­tion to go through com­plex detail­ing to keep mois­ture out of the wall cav­i­ty.
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The New Canadian NBCC Code and ICFs Compared to Wood Framing
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11 Benefits of Concrete House Construction
Con­crete house con­struc­tion pro­vides home­own­ers with many ben­e­fits, includ­ing ener­gy-effi­cien­cy, dura­bil­i­ty, and low-main­te­nance.
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6 Reasons Why Architects Choose to Design With Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Construction
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4 Reasons to Rebuild with ICF Walls After Wildfire Devastation
Rebuild­ing after a wild­fire with Fox Blocks insu­lat­ed con­crete form (ICF) con­struc­tion can pro­tect a new struc­ture and its occu­pants from future wild­fires.
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5 Common Misconceptions About ICF Construction
ICF con­struc­tion cre­ates mod­ern struc­tures that are ener­gy-effi­cient, durable, dis­as­ter-resis­tant, and have good indoor envi­ron­men­tal qual­i­ty (IEQ). ICF con­struc­tion is also strong, flex­i­ble, fast and easy to install. Unfor­tu­nate­ly, even with these many ben­e­fits, some archi­tects and con­trac­tors are reluc­tant to uti­lize it due to mis­con­cep­tions about ICF con­struc­tion.