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“Fox Blocks and Habi­tat for Human­i­ty have a grow­ing rela­tion­ship, built on our com­mon inter­est in pro­vid­ing home own­ers with well-built homes that are ener­gy effi­cient.”

How to Build Ener­gy-Effi­cient Home in Texas: Things to Con­sid­er

This build gave 30 high school stu­dents hands-on expe­ri­ence build­ing a home with Fox Blocks ICF from the ground up.

Three sus­tain­able build­ing mate­ri­als for 2019 that stand out are the TRUE­GRID® Per­me­able Pavers, Fox Blocks and Bam­boo.

After los­ing their home to a fire in 2017, the project own­ers aimed to build a replace­ment that was sim­i­lar in design but stronger and more fire-resis­tant. The fire had exten­sive­ly dam­aged the site, which neces­si­tat­ed a com­plete demo­li­tion of the old struc­ture, includ­ing the for­mer base­ment, pri­or to the con­struc­tion of the new ICF home.

Build­ing a tsuna­mi-proof house requires strate­gic plan­ning and the use of spe­cial­ized mate­ri­als. Coastal homes face unique chal­lenges that demand solu­tions capa­ble of with­stand­ing pow­er­ful waves and the debris they car­ry.