Dear Jim: I am thinking of building one of those concrete/foam block houses for efficiency, security and strength. Since concrete feels so cold, is it really energy efficient and will I be limited on ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Insulated Concrete Form Market - Growth, Trends and Forecasts 2017 - 2022" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global insulated concrete ...

Concrete is a stellar building material. It performs well against storms, termites, fire and the sands of time. But add insulation to it and concrete's list of benefits grows even longer. In both the ...

They have their virtues, but concrete and petrochemical sandwiches shouldn't be on the green building menu. Insulated Concrete Forms are a clever building system where two slabs of insulating foam are ...

Q. Hello, Tim. I was doing research about house foundations and came across interlocking foam forms that stack on top of one another. They assemble much like children’s plastic blocks. Does a concrete ...

A lot has been written about insulated concrete forms (ICFs) the past few years but mostly by manufacturers. We have two winters and one summer under our belts now and it’s time to weigh in from a ...

Compared to Lego in terms of its build structure, our self build expert weighs up the pros and cons of insulated concrete ...

Q: I was doing research about house foundations and came across interlocking foam forms that stack on top of one another. They assemble much like children's plastic blocks. Does a concrete foundation ...

The three pigs should be jealous. About three years ago, Garrett Mundelein built a stucco-covered straw bail carriage house. Now, the president of Crossroads Contracting is bypassing sticks and bricks ...