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Water does­n’t need a flood to cause dam­age — high humid­i­ty and poor ven­ti­la­tion are often enough to com­pro­mise a struc­ture from with­in.

Costs start with screens, site, and seats. Screen count dri­ves occu­pant load, egress widths, util­i­ties, and how much back-of-house space the build­ing needs.

Research by Texas Tech Wind Sci­ence and Engi­neer­ing Research Cen­ter has demon­strat­ed that ICF walls bet­ter pro­tect occu­pants of hous­es from wind­blown debris, than frame walls. Being hit by wind­blown debris is the most com­mon cause of injury dur­ing tor­na­does.

Pow­ell Coun­ty Emer­gency Oper­a­tions Cen­ter is designed to meet FEMA require­ments for chem­i­cal agent emer­gen­cies and storm resis­tance.

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.

In this white paper, Fox Blocks explore the sci­ence behind cre­at­ing a good ther­mal enve­lope with insu­lat­ed con­crete forms.