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There are three prob­lems with steel frame con­struc­tion that affect the safe­ty, effi­cien­cy, and dura­bil­i­ty of the struc­tures they cre­ate.

With the­aters, a bowl­ing alley, din­ing, and an arcade, Home­stead Sta­tion is the cen­ter­piece of Homestead’s down­town revi­tal­iza­tion. The own­er want­ed a durable, high-per­for­mance build­ing to house their pro­pri­etary the­ater expe­ri­ence fea­tur­ing 3D sur­round sound, mas­sive screens, and pre­mi­um reclin­ing seats.

The own­ers’ for­mer home, destroyed by Hur­ri­cane Har­vey, was the touch­stone for fam­i­ly gath­er­ings for near­ly two decades, and its loss was dev­as­tat­ing for the fam­i­ly.

The own­ers want­ed an afford­able cus­tom home that could with­stand Chesa­peake Bay weath­er.

Insu­lat­ed con­crete form blocks pro­vide a host of advan­tages over tra­di­tion­al CMUs, includ­ing bet­ter ener­gy effi­cien­cy, eas­i­er con­struc­tion, and improved resilience.