8 Energy Star Requirements for New Homes and How to Meet Them
8 Energy Star Requirements for New Homes and How to Meet Them
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Blower Door Test 101: Essential Guide to Airtightness in ICF Construction
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Effective Strategies to Insulate Block Walls
Improv­ing the insu­la­tion of block walls sig­nif­i­cant­ly enhances ener­gy effi­cien­cy, com­fort, and dura­bil­i­ty in both res­i­den­tial and com­mer­cial spaces. Block walls, often made of con­crete mason­ry units (CMUs), are stur­dy but noto­ri­ous­ly poor at retain­ing heat with­out prop­er insu­la­tion.
Does expanded polystyrene (EPS) present a serious fire hazard?
The EPS in an Fox Blocks has a flame retar­dant that allows the forms to be flame resis­tant. The EPS will melt when exposed to sus­tained tem­per­a­tures over 300°F (149°C). The igni­tion point of the melt­ed styrene is 600°F (315°C) (wood is approx­i­mate­ly 500°F (260°C). Fox Blocks have been test­ed to meet the build­ing code require­ments for flame spread and smoke devel­op­ment, plus Fox Blocks may be used as fire resis­tant rat­ed wall assem­blies in schools and hos­pi­tals.
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MACNAK CONSTRUCTION CORPORATE OFFICE
Mac­nak Con­struc­tion uti­lized sev­er­al new con­struc­tion prod­ucts in its new ener­gy effi­cient office build­ing.
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National Building Code of Canada Explained
What is the Nation­al Build­ing Code of Cana­da? Learn its key prin­ci­ples, how it ensures safe­ty, and its role in guid­ing con­struc­tion projects!
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“22 STORY” STUDENT DORMITORY
This 104,000 square foot project won an ICF Builder Award.
Fox Blocks at Federal Asset Management Policy Forum and Expo
Fox Blocks Vice Pres­i­dent Mike Ken­naw and East Coast Sales Man­ag­er Bri­an Med­ford par­tic­i­pat­ed in the 3rd Annu­al Fed­er­al Asset Man­age­ment Pol­i­cy Forum and Expo in the Wash­ing­ton, D.C. area the week of Octo­ber 17, 2016.
6 Tips for Designing a Minimalist House Exterior
6 Tips for Designing a Minimalist House Exterior
Min­i­mal­ist archi­tec­ture mate­ri­als and design always aim for func­tion­al­i­ty. Fox Blocks presents six sug­ges­tions on mate­ri­als for design­ing a min­i­mal­ist house exte­ri­or.
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How to Build a Church: A Guide to Lasting Worship Spaces
Under­stand­ing how to build a church involves rec­og­niz­ing that it’s more than a build­ing — it’s a sanc­tu­ary for wor­ship, fel­low­ship, and com­mu­ni­ty sup­port.