CMU Walls: Advantages, Disadvantages and A Better Option
Insulated concrete form blocks provide a host of advantages over traditional CMUs, including better energy efficiency, easier construction, and improved resilience.
Increasing Energy-Efficiency in Schools with ICF Construction
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.
Using ICF to Build a Home with Modern Adobe Style Walls
The design flexibility of Fox Blocks can easily enhance an adobe style home that is comfortable, energy-efficient, disaster-resistant, and durable.
MHA INTERPRETIVE CENTER
Net-Zero Museum Exemplifies The Sustainable Resilience of the MHA Nation. The MHA Interpretive Center is an educational museum and nature center owned and governed by the Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation. Housing some of the most sacred objects and artifacts of the MHA Nation, the structure includes a large, 80-foot radius wall with an observation deck overlooking Lake Sakakawea, which was built to align with the Nation’s values and embrace sustainability and respect to the earth.
RANCH HOUSE POOL
This owner-builder wanted an attractive, affordable relaxation spa that he could build himself on weekends. He designed the project to replicate a wine barrel protruding from the ground, inviting one and all to enjoy a glass and stay awhile.
The Superior Thermal Performance of ICF Lintels over Wood Lintels
Our Company
Based in Omaha, Nebraska, Fox Blocks brings you the broadest dealer supply network in North America. As an ICF leader, we constantly strive to deliver the best education and training, the most advanced BIM support and the best overall service support in the industry.
White Paper: Effects of the Thermal Envelope on Home Energy Efficiency
In this white paper, Fox Blocks explore the science behind creating a good thermal envelope with insulated concrete forms.
WINTERSET COMMUNITY CHURCH ADDITION
Winterset Community Church wanted a larger gathering space for the local community, so they decided to add a gymnasium to their worship building. The addition had to be built quickly while the church was still in use, blend in seamlessly with the existing structure, and offer high noise protection between the church and the gymnasium.