Construction Jobsite Sanitation: 10 Tips for Keeping Your Contractors Safe on a Jobsite
5 Advantages of Building an Insulated Concrete Pool
“22 STORY” STUDENT DORMITORY
This 104,000 square foot project won an ICF Builder Award.
A Better Approach to Fire Safety with Concrete Building Design
Non-combustible, insulated concrete form (ICF) construction is a better approach to fire safety over wood construction.
How to Layout Scaffold on Fox Blocks' Insulated Concrete Form Walls
When you’re building with insulated concrete forms, chances are you’re going to need to set up scaffolding.
Is installing ICFs a DIY project?
Fox Blocks recommends that all installers using Fox Blocks ICFs complete a Fox Blocks training program to ensure they have a better understanding of the basics. However, for first time installers, it is preferred that a Fox Blocks trained, experienced installer inspect the installation prior to placement of concrete and assist in the placement of the concrete, as they are familiar with working with concrete and can ensure the build is structurally sound and safe and the walls are consolidated properly, built straight and plumb.
The Fox Buck and Concrete: How to Before and Afters
In this video, Fox Blocks’ Glen Klassen does a walk-through of how to properly brace the Fox Buck prior to pouring the concrete.
10 Steps for Building a Home with Insulated Concrete Form Blocks
An ICF home, like one built with Fox Blocks, provides many of the essential features that today’s homeowner is looking for: excellent indoor environmental quality (IEQ), energy-efficiency, and disaster-resistance.
3 Problems with Steel Frame Construction and Why ICF is a Better Alternative
There are three problems with steel frame construction that affect the safety, efficiency, and durability of the structures they create.