Glen's Contractor Tip Corner: Short Jogs
I had a call this week from a con­trac­tor who want­ed to know if there was an easy way to build a two foot jog into a wall. This brought back flash­backs of when I used to attempt to inter­lock cor­ners think­ing the strength of the inter­lock was going to hold things togeth­er dur­ing con­crete place­ment.
7 Things to Know About Basement Insulation Code
7 Things to Know About Basement Insulation Code
For build­ing code base­ment insu­la­tion, there are 7 impor­tant things to know.
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Innovations in Exterior Wall Construction: What You Need to Know
For gen­er­a­tions, the con­struc­tion of exte­ri­or walls has fol­lowed tra­di­tion­al prac­tices that have pri­mar­i­ly involved wood or steel fram­ing. These meth­ods have been the back­bone of res­i­den­tial and light com­mer­cial con­struc­tion, by pro­vid­ing shel­ter, sta­bil­i­ty, and a cer­tain lev­el of insu­la­tion.
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How to Make Concrete More Sustainable with Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs)
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How to Build a Hospital in 9 Key Steps
Build­ing a hos­pi­tal requires detailed plan­ning, inte­grat­ed design and coor­di­na­tion across all plan­ning stages, mate­r­i­al selec­tion, con­struc­tion and health­care oper­a­tions.
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Insulated Concrete Form Foundations vs. Poured Concrete Foundation
The Fox Buck - Take the Wood out of Windows and Doors
Fox Blocks’ Glen Klassen gives an overview of the Fox Buck ICF win­dow and door buck.
Rebuilding a Commercial Building After a Flood
Rebuilding a Commercial Building After a Flood
ICF Home Construction in Colorado Everything You Need to Know
ICF Home Construction in Colorado: Everything You Need to Know
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4 Alternative Materials for Wood in Construction
Wood has been a sta­ple in con­struc­tion for cen­turies. From the hum­ble log cab­in to the tow­er­ing sky­scrap­ers of mod­ern metrop­o­lis­es, wood always seems to find its place in con­struc­tion.