15 Building Products Designed to Withstand Natural Disasters
While many build­ings these days are designed with the same basic prin­ci­ples, there are times when excep­tions need to be made.
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The Best Way to Approach High R Value Wall Construction
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How to Attach Siding to an ICF Substrate
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Building a Smart Home with ICF: Energy Efficiency by Design
Dis­cov­er how build­ing a smart home with ICF com­bines strength and ener­gy effi­cien­cy by design for sus­tain­able, mod­ern liv­ing
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What is Concrete Pumping and How Does It Work?
Con­crete pump­ing has changed the way con­trac­tors place con­crete on job sites. Rather than haul­ing heavy loads in wheel­bar­rows or rely­ing on cranes and buck­ets, a con­crete pump deliv­ers liq­uid con­crete through a sys­tem of hoses, pipes, or booms — direct­ly to the point of place­ment.
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11 Problems Associated with Structural Insulated Panels and a Better Alternative
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11 Problems Associated with Structural Insulated Panels and a Better Alternative
Con­trac­tors and archi­tects can avoid the prob­lems of struc­tur­al insu­lat­ed pan­el (SIP) wall con­struc­tion with Fox Blocks ICFs.
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Party Wall Construction: Why ICFs Are the Best Option
Par­ty wall con­struc­tion plays a cru­cial role in the devel­op­ment of town­hous­es, con­do­mini­ums, and duplex­es. Par­ty walls are strate­gi­cal­ly placed to sep­a­rate indi­vid­ual units with­in a shared struc­ture, to pro­vide pri­va­cy, fire pro­tec­tion, and struc­tur­al sta­bil­i­ty.
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How Much Does It Cost to Build a Movie Theater
Costs start with screens, site, and seats. Screen count dri­ves occu­pant load, egress widths, util­i­ties, and how much back-of-house space the build­ing needs.
What is a Shear Wall and How Does it Protect Your Building
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.