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To keep up with Cal­i­for­ni­a’s strict ener­gy stan­dards, many builders and archi­tects are turn­ing to ICF con­struc­tion.

Fox Blocks helped meet these needs and chal­lenges of this pub­lic project serv­ing the entire Phoenix met­ro­pol­i­tan area.

Use of Fox Blocks in this project con­tributed to sav­ing 2 months in con­struc­tion.

Fox Blocks is expand­ing man­u­fac­tur­ing and ICF pro­duc­tion to Anchor­age, Alas­ka, by part­ner­ing with Insul­foam Man­u­fac­tur­ing Facil­i­ty.

Fox Blocks was con­tact­ed to sup­ply some info for a quick sto­ry air­ing on Fox News, on fire resis­tant homes and ICFs.

No, the EPS has no struc­tur­al capac­i­ty to sup­port any loads. Wood sill plates must achieve the required bear­ing from the con­crete with­in the ICF. A wood plate that can­tilevers ¹⁄₃ over the EPS and bears ²⁄₃ on the con­crete is allow­able. This can be done with a min­i­mum 2 x 6 plate. If a 2 x 4 plate is required, a taper top form should be used to extend the con­crete under the plate.

Both ver­ti­cal and hor­i­zon­tal ICFs con­struc­tion cre­ate mois­ture- and dis­as­ter-resis­tant walls with excel­lent R‑values. But which is the bet­ter ICF wall?

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.