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Dis­cov­er how build­ing a smart home with ICF com­bines strength and ener­gy effi­cien­cy by design for sus­tain­able, mod­ern liv­ing

You can avoid stud-fram­ing mois­ture prob­lems by choos­ing a mois­ture-resis­tant insu­lat­ed con­crete form (ICF) foun­da­tion for your new home.

After los­ing their home to a fire in 2017, the project own­ers aimed to build a replace­ment that was sim­i­lar in design but stronger and more fire-resis­tant. The fire had exten­sive­ly dam­aged the site, which neces­si­tat­ed a com­plete demo­li­tion of the old struc­ture, includ­ing the for­mer base­ment, pri­or to the con­struc­tion of the new ICF home.

Insu­lat­ed Con­crete Forms (ICFs) are essen­tial for Cana­di­an con­struc­tion, known for their supe­ri­or ener­gy effi­cien­cy, struc­tur­al dura­bil­i­ty, and abil­i­ty to han­dle extreme weath­er.

This mas­sive estate fea­tures 7,000 square feet of liv­ing space and anoth­er 6,000 square feet of decks, porch­es, lofts, and more. To help achieve the rus­tic-con­tem­po­rary look of the home, amaz­ing ICF gables were used to cre­ate the day­light win­dows that pro­vide a beau­ti­ful view of the sur­round­ing for­est.

Dis­cov­ery is one of the four schools to receive the zero ener­gy cer­ti­fi­ca­tion, nation­wide.

A net-zero ener­gy home aims to make enough renew­able ener­gy to meet its own annu­al ener­gy con­sump­tion needs. These are 8 must-haves for a net-zero ener­gy home.