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How do you improve an Insu­lat­ed Con­crete Form wall that already out-per­forms most wall sys­tems in all cli­mates? You move the con­crete mass toward the liv­ing side of the wall.

In this video, Fox Blocks’ Glen Klassen shows how to make a mitered cor­ner with the Cor­bel Ledge Block.

In this white paper, Fox Blocks explore the sci­ence behind cre­at­ing a good ther­mal enve­lope with insu­lat­ed con­crete forms.

When you’re ready to move for­ward with your project, find­ing the right con­trac­tor can be a daunt­ing task.

Although R‑values are con­sid­ered to be the stan­dard mea­sure for insu­la­tion, they are not the whole sto­ry when it comes to choos­ing insu­la­tion.

Each year seems to go by quick­er than the last. Be pre­pared when old man win­ter knocks at your door. Get your home win­ter ready in these easy steps.

Con­trac­tors, archi­tects and engi­neers are design­ing and con­struct­ing new build­ings that are using renew­able mate­ri­als, invest­ing in sus­tain­able HVAC sys­tems, and are improv­ing the build­ing enve­lope to reduce the amount of ener­gy waste.

There’s no doubt that the idea of tiny home liv­ing is tak­ing off in a big way across the coun­try. But what’s the big fas­ci­na­tion over tiny homes real­ly all about?

Build­ing a home that stands up to severe weath­er and flood­ing is one thing. Design­ing a net zero ener­gy cus­tom home that your clients will love is anoth­er.

Ener­gy effi­cien­cy isn’t just a trend in archi­tec­ture and con­struc­tion, it’s a require­ment. Archi­tects and con­trac­tors now reg­u­lar­ly imple­ment sus­tain­able meth­ods into their projects, and hous­ing is no excep­tion.