Building new home
Designing Homes for Aging in Place
For­tu­nate­ly, with the grow­ing pop­u­lar­i­ty of sus­tain­able and acces­si­ble design, it’s eas­i­er than ever to help clients cre­ate a space that will meet their chang­ing needs over the years. Con­sid­er these options for clients who want to plan for the future while ensur­ing style, com­fort and func­tion­al­i­ty for today.
Do I Really Need a Building Permit for This?
When build­ing a new home or busi­ness, it’s essen­tial for con­trac­tors to obtain a build­ing per­mit and post it at the con­struc­tion site.
Correctly Estimating the Cost of a Building Project: 5 Tips
Project cost is one of the most dif­fi­cult — and most impor­tant — esti­ma­tions for any con­struc­tion com­pa­ny to get right. You want to be able to set man­age­able expec­ta­tions for your client, but also present a bud­get that is attrac­tive enough for them to choose you as their gen­er­al or sub-con­trac­tor while still mak­ing a prof­it your­self.
Deltec
5 Net Zero Energy Homes That Will Inspire
We’ve com­piled a list of zero-ener­gy homes that incor­po­rate sus­tain­able con­struc­tion into the build­ing process. The results are 5 facil­i­ties that prove zero net ener­gy can be achieved with care­ful plan­ning and appro­pri­ate imple­men­ta­tion.
International GreenBuild Trade Show in Toronto
Over the past few years devel­op­ers have observed that LEED reg­is­tered build­ings lease more quick­ly and with rent pre­mi­ums of up to 30%.
Fox Blocks Expands ICF Manufacturing to Texas and Missouri
Fox Blocks is excit­ed to announce con­tin­ued expan­sion of our ICF man­u­fac­tur­ing loca­tions! We are now being pro­duced in Keller, TX and Nixa, MO- bring­ing the total to 18 man­u­fac­tur­ing points across the US and Cana­da.
Manufacturers
4 Tips For Overcoming The Labor Shortage
For com­pa­nies and pro­fes­sion­als suf­fer­ing from the industry’s labor short­age, these four tips can help over­come some of those obsta­cles and keep projects on sched­ule and on bud­get.
Round Top Openings with the Fox Buck: A How To
Fox Block­’s Glen Klassen shows you how to get it done for three dif­fer­ent radius­es.
Fox Blocks Recognized at 2016 ICF Builder Awards
Fox Blocks is proud to announce win­ning sev­er­al awards this year and would like to thank our part­ners through­out the indus­try. With­out our team, win­ning these pres­ti­gious awards would not be pos­si­ble.