Press Release: BuildBlock Launches All Foam ICF
For Immediate Release GlobalBlock: The All Foam Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) GlobalBlock puts the energy-efficiency and savings of ICFs in your hands for nearly the same cost as wood. Insulating concrete forms (ICFs) are hollow foam blocks which are stacked to form the exterior walls of a building, reinforced with…
Show Season 2014
The BuildBlock team had a great time visiting with future customers and partners at World of Concrete and the NAHB International Builders' Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. At World of Concrete in January BuildBlock CEO, Mike Garrett, was asked to speak during the PCA panel on "Resilient ICF Construction."…
Getting To Know: Alfonso Nieves
Today in our get-to-know we meet Alfonso Nieves, BuildBlock’s Latin American Sales Executive. Alfonso joined the BuildBlock team in October of 2013 and has been an integral part of our Latin American and GlobalBlock projects. We finally cornered him for a sit down and asked Alfonso a few questions. BuildBlock: Why…
BuildBlock Field Notes: Protect Your Block
Protect your block at all times. Doing things the right way will save yourself both time and money. BuildBlock's Technical Director Dennis Micoff has advice on one of the critical steps when using ICFs for your footings and stem walls. Protect your block! Make sure the nubs are covered and…
Video: ICF Carrier Footings and Concrete Pour Preparation
BuildBlock Field Notes are technical updates for professionals and homeowners about building with Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs). These short videos address a variety of topics. If there is something specific you'd like to know more about please contact us 866-222-2575 or [email protected]
BuildBlock ICF Pocket Installation Guide
The BuildBlock ICF Pocket Installation Guide is your quick installation reference in the field. This guide gives puts all the basic installation information at your fingertips: Footings, Course Placement, Door & Windows Openings, Rebar, Bracing & Alignment, and Concrete Pouring. This handy guide is no replacement BuildBlock Installation & Technical Manual, but it is…
ICF Home Building Design & Myths
When looking at building a new home there are lots of different types of technology to consider. Insulting Concrete Forms (ICFs) are one of the fastest growing segments of the building market. BuildBlock has created the brochure below to explain how this technology integrates with standard home construction and to…
BuildBlock Adopts Intertek for all Product Testing
BuildBlock Building Systems is proud to announce that it has chosen Intertek for all product code evaluation reports. This change will allow all BuildBlock products to display the Warnock Hersey (WH) Certification mark. The WH Mark is recognized by all Authorities Having Jurisdiction including building code officials, fire marshals, and…
New ICF Ethylene Control Building Calvert City, KY
Construction for a new Ethylene Control Building using 12" BuildLock ( BuildBlock’s knockdown block system) is underway at Westlake Chemical Corporation in Calvert Kentucky. The building measures 55’-6” x 177’-6” and is 16’-10” high from top of footing to top of wall. This structure was designed to be explosion proof…
60 Years of Tornadoes & Disasters Visualized
ICFs provide one of the best protections from all forms of disaster. That's just one reason we're so interested in seeing how those disasters affect all of us. Since we are based in Oklahoma we have always been fascinated with Tornadoes, wildfires, earthquakes, and more That's why when we came…