R-Value Part 1: What R You Doing?
What R You Doing? A four part series looking at insulation, R-value, and value. What is the value of good? No, this isn’t a Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance moment, but we all want to know how much is really worth it. So you’re building a new home or…
Top 5 Ways to Ensure a Successful ICF Pour
For many, the concrete pour day is the most exciting day on an ICF jobsite. You’ve stacked your walls, everything is straight and plumb, and now it’s time for that sweet concrete. And that’s exactly how pump day should feel; fun and exciting, from beginning to end. Your wall is…
Habitat for Humanity & BuildBlock Prove that Anyone Can Build With ICFs
Volunteers in South Dakota are building amazing homes alongside deserving families by utilizing the strength, efficiency, and simple installation of BuildBlock ICFs. Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and…
The Lasting Effects of ICFs
An ICF Home - The first ten years In 2004, BuildBlock Building Systems was founded offering a better way to build with Insulating Concrete Forms and related products, making installation quick and easy. We know that ICFs create a wall system that outperforms any other, but let’s be honest, we’re…
BuildBlock Launches Online ICF Training Portal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2017 Contact: Brian Corder Phone: (405) 212-3131 9705 N. Broadway Extension, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73114 buildblock.com BuildBlock Launches Online ICF Training Portal The BuildBlock Online Training Portal will deliver world class ICF construction training to anyone at their own pace, from any device,…
ICF Swimming Pool Engineering Guide Released
BuildBlock releases ICF Swimming Pool Engineering Guide for In-ground and Above-ground ICF Swimming Pools, cisterns, and water vessels. BuildBlock is excited to release the BuildBlock ICF Swimming Pool Engineering Guide. We have been working for more than a year to design, develop, and produce a series of interlocking and easy…
BuildBlock ICF Installer Training Series Released
The BuildBlock ICF Installer Training Series BuildBlock recently released the BuildBlock ICF Installer Training Series, a 20 part video series that documents and explains the ICF building process from start to finish. Whether you have experience building with ICFs, have done some research, but don't know where to start, or…
BuildBlock Expands Product Manufacturing
BuildBlock is excited to announce the expansion of product manufacturing for BuildBlock, BuildBuck, and BuildDeck. BuildBuck, introduced in 2016 has taken off dramatically. BuildBuck is designed to eliminate the use of wood bucking around door and window openings. This product maintains the thermal break between the outside and ensures insulation is…
Press Release: ICFs Outperform Wood in Independent Scientific Study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CLEB LABORATORIES THERMAL STUDY PROVES INSULATING CONCRETE FORM WALLS CAN ACHIEVE UP TO 60% ENERGY SAVINGS AND 58% GREATER R-VALUE FOR HOME AND BUILDING OWNERS Oklahoma City, OK – According to a recent scientific study, commissioned by the ICF Manufacturers Association, an ICF wall produces a 58% better…
Asked & Answered: How Does Rebar Interact With BuildBlock Webs?
Reinforcing ICF Walls The plastic ties (or webs) in BuildBlock ICFs hold the two foam panels together and are embedded in the foam. This provides furring strips as well as options to place rebar in the proper position in the wall. Steel rebar reinforcement is required and the plastic webs help…