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May 1, 2023 in BuildBlock News

What you need to know before starting your ICF build

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By Justin Wallace, Technical Director, BuildBlock Building Systems    After spending weeks and hours staring at your screen researching and weighing all of the different construction o ...

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September 2, 2022 in BuildBlock News

The Secret of Andrew Mazzella’s Success – Build With Strength

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This story is brought to you by Build With Strength. ICFs are a great option for those who are looking to start their own construction company! This article tells the story of how ICFs helped Andrew ...

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March 25, 2022 in BuildBlock News, BuildBlock Projects, Video

Video: Restoring Old Buildings With ICFs

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Hear longtime BuildBlock ICF Installer, Jay Ladwig, discuss the incredible possibilities of restoring old buildings with Insulating Concrete Forms. We also met with Richard Simunek, who chose BuildBl ...

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February 24, 2022 in BuildBlock News, Habitat For Humanity, Video

Video: ICFs and Habitat for Humanity

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We talked to Rob Lochner, Construction Director with Habitat For Humanity Santa Fe, about his experience using Insulating Concrete Forms on two recent Habitat builds. These builds are part of a natio ...

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February 17, 2022 in BuildBlock News, BuildBlock Projects, Habitat For Humanity, Video

ICF Review: First Time ICF Builders Give Their Honest Impressions

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About This Video BuildBlock visited Santa Fe New Mexico in November of 2021 to assist in the build of 2 Habitat for Humanity Homes. Watch this video to hear from several volunteers on what it was like ...

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December 22, 2021 in BuildBlock News

Video: Project Overview: Santa Fe Habitat For Humanity Builds With ICFs

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In November 2021, BuildBlock traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico to assist on two ICF builds in partnership with the ICFMA, NRMCA, and Habitat For Humanity International. Over the next 5 years, the NRMCA ...

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November 10, 2021 in BuildBlock News

Video: How To Build ICF Gables

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Video Transcript In this video, we're going to cover how to construct gables out of ICF block. In our example, we're going to construct cathedral roof style cables on a 6/12 pitch, meaning every foot ...

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November 10, 2021 in BuildBlock News

Video: How To Build Pitched ICF Roofs

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Video Transcript My name is Steve Carroll, I'm here in Lexington, Kentucky. This is my own house, give you a little quick background, so here we have a picture of our 3/12 pitch concrete roof. So the ...

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October 26, 2021 in BuildBlock News, ICFMA, Press Releases, Training

Hands on Training and Education: Build With Strength 2.0, Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Hands-on Training and Education: Build With Strength 2.0, Santa Fe, New Mexico Event Description: Build with Strength is partnering with Habitat for Humanity International and the Insulating Concr ...

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September 8, 2021 in BuildBlock News

Video: Digital Product Catalog: BuildBrace ICF Bracing

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Video Transcript: Welcome to BuildBlock's Digital Product Catalog. BuildBlock provides a wide variety of insulating concrete form products and accessories. Our one-stop shopping experience helps to m ...

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May 1, 2023

What you need to know before starting your ICF build

by Caleb Carpenter
September 2, 2022

The Secret of Andrew Mazzella’s Success – Build With Strength

by Caleb Carpenter
August 11, 2022

Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity Builds Two Net Zero Ready and Disaster-Resilient Concrete Homes with BuildBlock Insulating Concrete Forms

by Caleb Carpenter
March 25, 2022

Video: Restoring Old Buildings With ICFs

by Caleb Carpenter

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