Senate Proposes to Incorporate Energy Performance into the Mortgage Loan
Democ­rats and Repub­li­cans came togeth­er recent­ly to intro­duce the HOMES Act in Con­gress that would pro­vide rebates up to $8000 to home­own­ers who invest in ener­gy sav­ing per­for­mance improve­ments to their homes
How to Turn a Corner with a Corbel Ledge Block
In this video, Fox Blocks’ Glen Klassen shows how to make a mitered cor­ner with the Cor­bel Ledge Block.
Do I Really Need a Building Permit for This?
When build­ing a new home or busi­ness, it’s essen­tial for con­trac­tors to obtain a build­ing per­mit and post it at the con­struc­tion site.
International GreenBuild Trade Show in Toronto
Over the past few years devel­op­ers have observed that LEED reg­is­tered build­ings lease more quick­ly and with rent pre­mi­ums of up to 30%.
Manufacturers
4 Tips For Overcoming The Labor Shortage
For com­pa­nies and pro­fes­sion­als suf­fer­ing from the industry’s labor short­age, these four tips can help over­come some of those obsta­cles and keep projects on sched­ule and on bud­get.
Do you have a High Performance Window Buck that will stand up to these tests?
Dur­ing a severe weath­er event, the most crit­i­cal fac­tor for increas­ing the chances of a building’s sur­vival is pro­tec­tion of all the open­ings to the out­side. Once the wind enters the struc­ture, the pres­sure changes lead to dis­as­trous results.
Have You Heard? We're Expanding ICF Production to Alaska!
Fox Blocks is expand­ing man­u­fac­tur­ing and ICF pro­duc­tion to Anchor­age, Alas­ka, by part­ner­ing with Insul­foam Man­u­fac­tur­ing Facil­i­ty.
Building new home
Designing Homes for Aging in Place
For­tu­nate­ly, with the grow­ing pop­u­lar­i­ty of sus­tain­able and acces­si­ble design, it’s eas­i­er than ever to help clients cre­ate a space that will meet their chang­ing needs over the years. Con­sid­er these options for clients who want to plan for the future while ensur­ing style, com­fort and func­tion­al­i­ty for today.
Get Your Home Ready for Winter in These 6 Simple Steps
Each year seems to go by quick­er than the last. Be pre­pared when old man win­ter knocks at your door. Get your home win­ter ready in these easy steps.
Social Media, Inbox?
As I try to break into…..or attempt to uti­lize or at least sign up…….on some of the new social media or medi­ums that con­tin­ue to grow in pop­u­lar­i­ty, I real­ize that I must be old! Very, very old! I thought that my col­league out west Mr. Siz­zle” was about my age, but he is def­i­nite­ly young when it comes to all of these tech­nolo­gies!