Building Your ICF Home - Framing the Openings
Sustainability is at Our Core
Our parent company, Airlite Plastics, creates plastic products for a variety of applications – so we have a constant supply of first-generation recycled material. And since it’s right here in our facilities, we work toward the smallest carbon footprint possible.
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COZZI RESIDENCE
This massive estate features 7,000 square feet of living space and another 6,000 square feet of decks, porches, lofts, and more. To help achieve the rustic-contemporary look of the home, amazing ICF gables were used to create the daylight windows that provide a beautiful view of the surrounding forest.
PHNX1/PALOS RESIDENCE
First Type II Non-Combustible, Net-Zero Home in the U.S. This home was designed, built and completed in less than 21 months with the same cost as a traditional build.
ISLAND HARBOR CLUB CONDOS
The contractor needed a building solution that would provide a sustainable development that would stimulate the local economy and preserve the historic feel of the community. In addition to the environmental considerations, the commitment to private, energy efficient units was a selling point of building with Fox Blocks ICF.
HOOPER AVENUE APARTMENTS
Modern, Energy-Efficient Apartments Overcome Alaskan Temperatures. Hooper Avenue Apartments boast low energy costs and comfortable living temperatures with a seamless construction process.
KELEMEN RESIDENCE
The homeowner wanted to build a multifamily high-performance home as part of the Detroit Revitalization Program, an initiative in the region that aims to sustain and grow neighborhoods.
ST. MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
Discovery is one of the four schools to receive the zero energy certification, nationwide.
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.