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Building Commercial Retail Developments with ICF Construction
Build­ing com­mer­cial retail devel­op­ments with ICF con­struc­tion cre­ates struc­tures that are dis­as­ter-resis­tant, ener­gy-effi­cient, envi­ron­men­tal­ly-friend­ly, qui­et, and durable.
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21 Construction Techniques to Build a Small, Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Home
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The New Canadian NBCC Code and ICFs Compared to Wood Framing
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The Anatomy of a High Performance Home
A mod­ern, high-per­for­mance home pro­vides you with ener­gy-effi­cien­cy, safe­ty, and a high-lev­el of indoor envi­ron­ment qual­i­ty (IEQ) for your fam­i­ly’s com­fort.
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Designing for Earthquake-Resistance in a Commercial Building
Com­mer­cial con­trac­tors and their clients are show­ing a greater inter­est in design­ing build­ings that can stand strong dur­ing nat­ur­al dis­as­ters. In their quest for for­ti­fied mate­ri­als, more of them are turn­ing to ICF con­struc­tion.
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COZZI RESIDENCE
This mas­sive estate fea­tures 7,000 square feet of liv­ing space and anoth­er 6,000 square feet of decks, porch­es, lofts, and more. To help achieve the rus­tic-con­tem­po­rary look of the home, amaz­ing ICF gables were used to cre­ate the day­light win­dows that pro­vide a beau­ti­ful view of the sur­round­ing for­est.
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Effective Strategies to Insulate Block Walls
Improv­ing the insu­la­tion of block walls sig­nif­i­cant­ly enhances ener­gy effi­cien­cy, com­fort, and dura­bil­i­ty in both res­i­den­tial and com­mer­cial spaces. Block walls, often made of con­crete mason­ry units (CMUs), are stur­dy but noto­ri­ous­ly poor at retain­ing heat with­out prop­er insu­la­tion.
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DR. MAREK RESIDENCE
The home­own­ers dreamed of a Euro­pean style estate that felt like home in Franklin, Ten­nessee. They knew they want­ed to build a con­crete home and when they dis­cov­ered Fox Blocks ICFs they had the per­fect build­ing mate­r­i­al to accom­plish their aes­thet­ic and sus­tain­abil­i­ty goals.
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Auditorium Layout Design 101: Creating Functional and Comfortable Spaces
An audi­to­ri­um isn’t just a room with seats — it’s a space designed to shape sound, sight, and com­fort for every occu­pant. Prop­er audi­to­ri­um archi­tec­ture bal­ances acoustics, sight­lines, ener­gy effi­cien­cy, and occu­pant com­fort to cre­ate an invit­ing, high-per­form­ing space.
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Insulated Concrete Forms: Pros and Cons