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Based in Oma­ha, Nebras­ka, Fox Blocks brings you the broad­est deal­er sup­ply net­work in North Amer­i­ca. As an ICF leader, we con­stant­ly strive to deliv­er the best edu­ca­tion and train­ing, the most advanced BIM sup­port and the best over­all ser­vice sup­port in the indus­try.

As urban areas expand and avail­able space becomes lim­it­ed, the need for self-stor­age facil­i­ties is on the rise. Select­ing the right con­struc­tion mate­ri­als is key to ensur­ing a facility’s dura­bil­i­ty, ener­gy effi­cien­cy, and long-term suc­cess.

The home­own­ers dreamed of a Euro­pean style estate that felt like home in Franklin, Ten­nessee. They knew they want­ed to build a con­crete home and when they dis­cov­ered Fox Blocks ICFs they had the per­fect build­ing mate­r­i­al to accom­plish their aes­thet­ic and sus­tain­abil­i­ty goals.

ICFs have been used with great suc­cess for projects such as hotels, the­atres, mul­ti-sto­ry res­i­den­tial, office, retail, mixed-use retail, edu­ca­tion­al projects and all man­ner of pub­lic works and fed­er­al mil­i­tary appli­ca­tions. How­ev­er, some peo­ple argue that Steel Fram­ing is best for com­mer­cial con­struc­tion, so we decid­ed to get to the bot­tom of the ICF vs. Steel Fram­ing face-off.

A Zero-Ener­gy Liv­ing Con­cept for a Brighter and Green­er Future. Zero Place is a ground­break­ing devel­op­ment boast­ing zero-ener­gy liv­ing in its four-sto­ry mixed-use build­ing with 46 mul­ti-fam­i­ly units and 8,400 square feet of retail space.

As cli­mate change becomes a greater issue, archi­tects are under increas­ing pres­sure to design sus­tain­able, yet high-per­for­mance build­ings. In this blog, we go over some effec­tive strate­gies you can use dur­ing the design process to enhance your building’s ener­gy effi­cien­cy

Net-Zero Muse­um Exem­pli­fies The Sus­tain­able Resilience of the MHA Nation. The MHA Inter­pre­tive Cen­ter is an edu­ca­tion­al muse­um and nature cen­ter owned and gov­erned by the Man­dan Hidat­sa Arikara Nation. Hous­ing some of the most sacred objects and arti­facts of the MHA Nation, the struc­ture includes a large, 80-foot radius wall with an obser­va­tion deck over­look­ing Lake Sakakawea, which was built to align with the Nation’s val­ues and embrace sus­tain­abil­i­ty and respect to the earth.

The Krafthaus home was built in the plains of Black For­est, Col­orado which meant a high water table (4’ below grade), poor soil qual­i­ty, and weath­er con­di­tions that includ­ed high wind gusts and snow drifts up to 5 feet tall.