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.
Architectural Design Solutions: Using ICFs for Stylish Structures
How to Build Medical Office Buildings Faster
Benefits of Accelerating the Design Process and Construction Completion Schedule
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.
How to Build a Hospital in 9 Key Steps
Building a hospital requires detailed planning, integrated design and coordination across all planning stages, material selection, construction and healthcare operations.
ICFs Make Home Ownership Attainable for Young Adults and Seniors
The New Canadian NBCC Code and ICFs Compared to Wood Framing
How to Design a Building for Passive Survivability