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INDIGO LOOP HOME
The objec­tive was to build a beau­ti­ful home on spec that was both ener­gy effi­cient and hur­ri­cane-resis­tant in a sought-after neigh­bor­hood in the Flori­da Pan­han­dle.
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The Superior Thermal Performance of ICF Lintels over Wood Lintels
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KRAFTHAUS
The Krafthaus home was built in the plains of Black For­est, Col­orado which meant a high water table (4’ below grade), poor soil qual­i­ty, and weath­er con­di­tions that includ­ed high wind gusts and snow drifts up to 5 feet tall.
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MILTON RESIDENCE
The own­ers want­ed an afford­able cus­tom home that could with­stand Chesa­peake Bay weath­er.
HIGHLAND RESIDENCE stone
HIGHLAND RESIDENCE
The own­er of this home was attract­ed to Fox Blocks because of its ener­gy effi­cien­cy.
What size and how much steel reinforcement is required in an ICF?

Fox Blocks walls are designed as rein­forced con­crete walls, with steel rein­force­ment bars spec­i­fied to be installed ver­ti­cal­ly and hor­i­zon­tal­ly, as the walls are built. Typ­i­cal rein­force­ment bar sizes used are #4 or #5 (10 m or 15 m).

2016 CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER finished 2 sign
CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER
The build­ing fea­tures an impres­sive mix of tall wall ICF, steel, and glaz­ing.
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MESKWAKI TRAVEL PLAZA
The Meskwa­ki Trav­el Plazais a full-ser­vice trav­el cen­ter includes a truck­ers’ lounge, con­ve­nience store, and 50’s themed din­er.
What fasteners are recommended for ICFs?

Fox Blocks has con­duct­ed numer­ous fas­ten­er tests for pull-out strength and shear capac­i­ty for var­i­ous fas­ten­ers – screws, ring shank nails and sta­ples into the plas­tic webs. The rec­om­men­da­tion for inte­ri­or and exte­ri­or appli­ca­tions of fin­ish mate­ri­als is for the use of screws which pro­vide the best hold­ing capac­i­ty into the plas­tic webs or fas­ten­ing strips in the forms which are iden­ti­fied on each block.

The EPS insu­la­tion does not pro­vide any hold­ing capac­i­ty for fas­ten­ers.