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Donat­ed con­crete will strength­en afford­able hous­ing, mak­ing it more resilient and sus­tain­able.

I had a call this week from a con­trac­tor who want­ed to know if there was an easy way to build a two foot jog into a wall. This brought back flash­backs of when I used to attempt to inter­lock cor­ners think­ing the strength of the inter­lock was going to hold things togeth­er dur­ing con­crete place­ment.

Insu­lat­ed Con­crete Forms (ICFs) are essen­tial for Cana­di­an con­struc­tion, known for their supe­ri­or ener­gy effi­cien­cy, struc­tur­al dura­bil­i­ty, and abil­i­ty to han­dle extreme weath­er.

ICF’s ben­e­fits are mas­sive, rang­ing from cost sav­ings to dura­bil­i­ty, high qual­i­ty and easy instal­la­tion. If you want to learn how to save mon­ey on your next project, keep read­ing.

Under­stand­ing insur­ance is key when build­ing a new home — for both home­own­ers and builders.

Indoor air qual­i­ty (IAQ) has always been an impor­tant issue, whether or not we’ve real­ized it.

Flood­ing is relent­less. It destroys homes, dis­places fam­i­lies, and leaves busi­ness­es in ruins.

School design has entered a new era. Safe­ty now extends beyond code min­i­mums and evac­u­a­tion plans to the very walls that pro­tect stu­dents and staff.

Any­body that knows ICF has said or heard the same thing. ​“What a great way to build-why don’t we see it going up every­where?”