Why is the concrete limited to a placement height or lifts of 4 feet (1.2 m)?
To alle­vi­ate the pres­sure from the liq­uid con­crete, the con­crete is placed in lay­ers or lifts’. The first lift is lim­it­ed to 4′ (1.2 m) of con­crete around the perime­ter of the build­ing. This allows approx­i­mate­ly one hour for the con­crete to set-up before con­tin­u­ing with the next 4′ (1.2 m) lift. The low­er lift pro­vides sup­port for the next lift as the con­crete is placed con­tin­u­ous­ly around the build­ing in con­sec­u­tive lifts to the top of the wall.
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9 Benefits of ICF Homes in Canada
ICF homes in Cana­da help builders main­tain their prof­its because of ICFs sta­ble pric­ing and quick con­struc­tion com­pared to above and below grade con­ven­tion­al con­struc­tion.
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The Evolution of Building Inspections
The evolv­ing and improv­ing field of build­ing inspec­tion, along with real estate reg­u­la­tions, enures that today’s buy­ers can make more accu­rate and informed deci­sions on their build­ing pur­chas­es than they could 50 years ago.
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Building Maintenance Management 101
Prop­er­ty man­agers are real­iz­ing the cru­cial role of thor­ough build­ing main­te­nance in pro­tect­ing prop­er­ty val­ue, func­tion­al­i­ty, and safe­ty. This arti­cle explores the essen­tial com­po­nents of build­ing main­te­nance man­age­ment and empha­sizes the impor­tance of using inno­v­a­tive build­ing solu­tions for sus­tain­able, safe, and well-main­tained prop­er­ties.
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Keep Calm - That School Was Built With ICFs
Insu­lat­ed Con­crete Form wall sys­tems, Fox Blocks, are a way to cre­ate an extreme­ly safe struc­ture. When teach­ers and stu­dents return to an ICF school, they are pro­tect­ed against these ele­ments.
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National Building Code of Canada Explained
What is the Nation­al Build­ing Code of Cana­da? Learn its key prin­ci­ples, how it ensures safe­ty, and its role in guid­ing con­struc­tion projects!
How to Cut the EPS Fox Buck
This video cov­ers sev­er­al dif­fer­ent ways to cut the Fox Buck for your next insu­lat­ed con­crete form project.
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How to Attach Siding to an ICF Substrate
Fox Blocks typical bracing on ICF walls with adjustable diagonal kicker plumbs wall

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