How to Define Comfort in a Home
We all want a comfortable home where we can release the stresses of the day. Fox Blocks presents seven tips to help you optimize the comfort of your home.
Maximizing Energy Efficiency and Comfort with Insulated Concrete Forms
Energy costs keep climbing, making insulation energy efficiency more important than ever. Buildings that lose heat in the winter and trap it in the summer waste energy and drive up utility bills.
5 Common Misconceptions About ICF Construction
ICF construction creates modern structures that are energy-efficient, durable, disaster-resistant, and have good indoor environmental quality (IEQ). ICF construction is also strong, flexible, fast and easy to install. Unfortunately, even with these many benefits, some architects and contractors are reluctant to utilize it due to misconceptions about ICF construction.
Aluminum Stud Problems and a Better Alternative
How to Integrate an HVAC System with ICF Construction
How to Build an ICF Barndominium
What is a HERS Index Score and How to Achieve a Good HER Rating
Home energy efficiency is crucial in today’s environmentally conscious and economically driven world.
The Anatomy of a High Performance Home
A modern, high-performance home provides you with energy-efficiency, safety, and a high-level of indoor environment quality (IEQ) for your family’s comfort.
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.
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.