
How Much Does it Cost to Frame a House?
When you build a house, framing will take the biggest bite out of your budget. However, costs vary significantly based on your home’s design and material choice.

PISGAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This design is now the new prototype for future Clarksville-Montgomery County elementary schools.
What size and how much steel reinforcement is required in an ICF?
Fox Blocks walls are designed as reinforced concrete walls, with steel reinforcement bars specified to be installed vertically and horizontally, as the walls are built. Typical reinforcement bar sizes used are #4 or #5 (10 m or 15 m).

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.

Fox Blocks Compact
Fox Blocks Compact offers more economical shipping costs by delivering flat. Ties can then be inserted easily into the panels at the jobsite. This compact product is designed to stack seamlessly with the traditional Fox Blocks line.

How to Measure and Plan for Energy Efficiency in Your Building
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
Energy Stick Facts
The Energy Sticks have been designed to work well in the solid Fox Blocks line as well as the 1440 line.

ICC 500 Missile Impact Testing Requirements for Storm Shelters and Safe Rooms
Fox Blocks announces that their ICF wall assembly passed the ICC 500 required Missile Impact test used to determine compliance of storm shelter and safe room design and construction from flying debris in severe high-wind weather events.

SMP Architecture Saves Time with ICF for Waterfront Rescue Mission
The design team at SMP Architecture wanted to create a safe and secure, sustainable structure with low maintenance costs for the owners.