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Taper Top forms are specif­i­cal­ly designed to pro­vide a larg­er bear­ing sur­face along the top of the wall. Typ­i­cal­ly, the increased bear­ing sur­face may be used to sup­port mason­ry, floor or roof loads. Taper top forms are used in the tran­si­tion from ICF to wood frame con­struc­tion and the taper top form would be the top form on the wall.

The home­own­ers want­ed to build a home that would be beau­ti­ful, func­tion­al, and sus­tain­able. They brought in an ICF expert con­trac­tor who select­ed Fox Blocks as the ide­al build­ing mate­r­i­al to accom­plish the home­own­ers goals. This home was built direct­ly into a nat­ur­al rock ledge and fea­tures large cov­ered porch­es and breeze­ways on the exte­ri­or and beau­ti­ful oak floors through­out the inte­ri­or. 

Shop­ping mall con­struc­tion is a com­plex and reward­ing process that requires care­ful plan­ning, effi­cient exe­cu­tion, and sus­tain­able design. From site selec­tion to final inspec­tions, every step con­tributes to cre­at­ing a thriv­ing retail des­ti­na­tion.

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

Despite under­stand­ing the need for sus­tain­abil­i­ty, many archi­tects, design­ers and build­ing own­ers see the asso­ci­at­ed costs as a bar­ri­er. The real­i­ty is that, while switch­ing to sus­tain­able build­ing prac­tices does require an ini­tial invest­ment, it’s not as much as many assume.