Properly Placing The Concrete
Depend­ing on the forms’ size and the con­crete core width, the con­crete aggre­gate size and slump should be adjust­ed accord­ing­ly. The ulti­mate goal is to get the cor­rect com­pres­sive strength for the con­crete as spec­i­fied.
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Insulated Concrete Forms: Pros and Cons
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The Business Case for Building Multifamily with Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs)
The Fox Block Interlock
When the Fox Blocks inter­lock was designed our Engi­neer­ing staff made the choice not to focus on being with­in 1÷2” to 1” from the build­ing dimen­sion but to give the strongest inter­lock pos­si­ble.
ICF Construction: Theater Owners Like What They Hear AND What They Don't
ICF Wall Sys­tems are the supe­ri­or choice for build­ing com­mer­cial the­aters, due to how they con­tain inter­nal sound as well as mit­i­gate exter­nal sound.
Icf block systems
Build with Strength Coalition Partners with Habitat for Humanity International
Donat­ed con­crete will strength­en afford­able hous­ing, mak­ing it more resilient and sus­tain­able.
Steel recycling
4 Energy Efficient Materials to Consider for Your Next Residential Project
Ener­gy effi­cien­cy isn’t just a trend in archi­tec­ture and con­struc­tion, it’s a require­ment. Archi­tects and con­trac­tors now reg­u­lar­ly imple­ment sus­tain­able meth­ods into their projects, and hous­ing is no excep­tion.
Fox Blocks Announces Membership in the NRMCA
We are excit­ed to announce that Fox Blocks is now a mem­ber of the Nation­al Ready Mix Con­crete Asso­ci­a­tion (NRM­CA).
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Warehouse Layout Design 101: Optimizing Efficiency, Safety, and Comfort
Design­ing a ware­house that runs smooth­ly takes care­ful plan­ning. A smart lay­out helps keep oper­a­tions effi­cient, stor­age orga­nized, and the work­space safe.
Fox Blocks and Menards Promote Storm Safe Homes
Our insu­lat­ed con­crete forms are sol­id mono­lith­ic walls and with­stand the worst of rain­storms, fires, and high winds — includ­ing tor­na­does.