Is Your Home Built to Fight Fire?
For 2013, the U.S. Fire Administration reported 1,240,000 house fires. Houses constructed out of ICFs have key advantages in minimizing the damage and spread of these fires.
11 Healthy Building Products for New Home Construction
6 Little Known Energy Wasters Affecting Your Low-Rise Construction
By identifying these energy wasters, you can take the necessary steps to make the building more efficient.
What is a Shear Wall and How Does it Protect Your Building?
Construction of a shear wall includes materials and design that enhance a structure’s stiffness, strength, and ductility in order to withstand lateral forces from severe winds and earthquakes.
8 Must-Haves for a Net-Zero Energy Home
A net-zero energy home aims to make enough renewable energy to meet its own annual energy consumption needs. These are 8 must-haves for a net-zero energy home.
Benefits of Using ICF for Tilt-Up Wall Construction
Construction Jobsite Sanitation: 10 Tips for Keeping Your Contractors Safe on a Jobsite
The Foundation of Construction: A Guide to Building Code Foundation Requirements
19 Important Features of an Energy Efficient Building
The New Canadian NBCC Code and ICFs Compared to Wood Framing