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Insulating Concrete Forms Installed Overnight for Extreme, “Green” Home The challenge was to build an ADA-designed, five-star Energy Star rated green home with Insulating Concrete Forms in less than a week. It was an ambitious undertaking but the tradespeople, volunteers, and ICF forms were up to the task. BuildBlock® Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs) were literally installed overnight as the house superstructure for the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” project benefiting one very special family in Athens, Vermont. The finished home was presented to the Vitale family on September 12, 2007, and the family’s story and the construction project will be shown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Terrisa Bruce, Marketing Director BuildBlock Building Systems LLC Phone: 866-222-2575 x 146 Fax: 405-840-0625 Email: tbruce@buildblock.com Web: www.BuildBlock.com BuildBlock Adds Manufacturing Facility in Salt Lake City (Oklahoma City, OK, March 8, 2007) – BuildBlock Building Systems, LLC, has partnered with Marko Foam to manufacture BuildBlock Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs) in their Salt Lake City, Utah, facility. Marko Foam’s forty year track record and commitment to quality is what attracted BuildBlock, according to Justin Wallace, BuildBlock Production Manager. “We’re very excited about working with the Marko Foam network,” Wallace said. “The Salt Lake City facility broadens our

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Terrisa Bruce, Marketing Director BuildBlock Building Systems LLC Phone: 866-222-2575 x 146 Fax: 405-840-0625 Email: tbruce@buildblock.com Web: www.BuildBlock.com BuildBlock Introduces New 4-inch Product Line and Double Taper Top Blocks (Oklahoma City, OK, February 20, 2007) – BuildBlock Building Systems, LLC, is pleased to announce the impending launch of its new 4-inch product line which will consist of straight, 90-degree and 45-degree Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs). “In order to meet the needs of our Distributors and Dealers nationwide, BuildBlock will continue to broaden its product line with important new products every few months until we exceed all

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Terrisa Bruce, Marketing Director BuildBlock Building Systems LLC Phone: 866-222-2575 x 146 Fax: 405-840-0625 Email: tbruce@buildblock.com Web: www.BuildBlock.com BuildBlock Joins US Green Building Council (Oklahoma City, OK, February 19, 2007) – BuildBlock Building Systems, LLC, a manufacturer of BuildBlock Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs), is now a proud member of the US Green Building Council. The USGBC is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. It is also the author of the LEED (Leadership in

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Terrisa Bruce, Marketing Director BuildBlock Building Systems LLC Phone: 866-222-2575 x 146 Fax: 405-840-0625 Email: tbruce@buildblock.com Web: www.BuildBlock.com BuildBlock Adds Two New Manufacturing Facilities in the U.S. (Oklahoma City, OK, June 20, 2006) – BuildBlock Building Systems LLC – manufacturer of BuildBlock insulating concrete forms (ICFs) – has announced the establishment of new manufacturing facilities in Decatur, Alabama and Nixa, Missouri. Production has already begun in Decatur and BuildBlock’s full product line will be available through the Nixa facility by mid-summer. There are now a total of nine plants throughout the U.S. which manufacture and serve

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Terrisa Bruce, Marketing Director BuildBlock Building Systems LLC Phone: 866-222-2575 x 146 Fax: 831-597-0792 Email: tbruce@buildblock.com Web: www.BuildBlock.com BuildBlock Launches First Online Ordering System in ICF Industry (Oklahoma City, OK, August 24, 2005) — BuildBlock Building SystemsTM LLC has launched the first online ordering system in the ICF industry. The new MyBuildBlock Online Ordering System positions BuildBlockTM as a strong contender in the ICF market. The online ordering system was a key part of BuildBlock CEO Mike Garrett’s vision when he started BuildBlock in late 2004. With over 12 years of experience as a top ICF distributor, he knows what it’s