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Build­ing a new home offers you the oppor­tu­ni­ty to include the lat­est ener­gy-effi­cient, durable, and sus­tain­able prod­ucts and meth­ods, sav­ing you mon­ey on month­ly and long-term expens­es.

For gen­er­a­tions, the con­struc­tion of exte­ri­or walls has fol­lowed tra­di­tion­al prac­tices that have pri­mar­i­ly involved wood or steel fram­ing. These meth­ods have been the back­bone of res­i­den­tial and light com­mer­cial con­struc­tion, by pro­vid­ing shel­ter, sta­bil­i­ty, and a cer­tain lev­el of insu­la­tion.

Fox Blocks con­tain a min­i­mum of 40% recy­cled con­tent by weight.

• Fox Blocks do not off-gas and are not man­u­fac­tured using any gas­es that deplete the ozone or are harm­ful to the envi­ron­ment.
• Fox Blocks require low embod­ied ener­gy to man­u­fac­ture.
• Fox Blocks do not con­tain any mate­ri­als, that pro­mote mold or mildew growth.
• Fox Blocks are an effi­cient con­struc­tion method there­by reduc­ing the amount of con­struc­tion waste, dust and air pol­lu­tion in the build­ing process.
• Build­ing with Fox Blocks will save on heat­ing and cool­ing costs because less air is exchanged between the out­side and inside of your home. This also means a small­er more effi­cient HVAC unit is required for the home.
• Fox Blocks are sus­tain­able. They will not rot or dete­ri­o­rate for the life of your home.
• Fox Blocks pro­vide a secure, durable, com­fort­able, long last­ing build­ing

Before you begin your con­crete foun­da­tion forms DIY project, con­sid­er these five dis­ad­van­tages of DIY con­crete form con­struc­tion.

We cov­er the dif­fer­ences between CMU blocks and poured con­crete foun­da­tions so that you don’t have to learn from tri­al and error.