Why Choose BuildBlock Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs)?
It’s natural to pour hours of time and effort into choosing the right paint, wall coverings, exterior finish and other aesthetics for your new home. First, take some time to decide what will be inside those walls. Traditional wood-frame construction can’t compare to the safety, permanence, and energy efficiency of walls built with insulating concrete forms.
Energy-Efficient
A thick concrete core inside your walls provide extreme strength and durability, all sandwiched between thick insulated panels of EPS foam. This material will last for lifetimes performing to keep your home stable, comfortable and energy-efficient.
Comfort
Insulated concrete walls protect you from heat and cold, noise, pollution, and mother nature herself. This keeps what’s outside where it belongs, leaving you comfortable, quiet and secure no matter the threat.
Quietness
By the numbers ICFs have an STC rating of 54 which means shouting outside the walls cannot be heard. In every-day life noisy neighbors, busy streets, trains, planes, and other annoyances stop at the walls leaving you content.
Disaster Resilience
The core of ICF walls is reinforced concrete. This provides extremely strong walls to support almost any concept or design and will withstand more than 200mph winds, impacts from debris, and other challenges life may throw at your home.
Life Safety & Security
BuildBlock ICF walls are strong and solid. They will withstand more than 200mph winds by default. Strong reinforced concrete delivers safety in high-seismic zones, in coastal areas, performs well in flooding, carries a 4-hour fire rating, and creates a home that is resilient most anything mother nature can think of.
Solid Strong Walls
ICF walls are solid air-tight concrete. Monolithic walls are all poured at once and is one solid piece. Combined with the EPS foam insulation and the embedded insulated plastic studs there’s no need for this house to breathe to eliminate moisture and let in dust, dirt and allergens.
Green Construction
ICFs are a green product. Once the bead is produced it is expanded using steam in special molds to create the different shapes and sizes of ICF blocks. When installed, filled with concrete and finished inside and out the EPS foam will not degrade or decay. It doesn’t compact or lose its insulation value and will keep insulating for hundreds of years.
Lowest Waste Product
BuildBlock ICFs especially are designed with a 1″ repeating interlock pattern, so during the ICF construction, the least necessary is cut off. This creates less waste and makes it easier to recycle the scrap. Any portion of BuildBlock ICFs with at least 1 web, can be filled in to a part of a wall, further reducing waste.
Healthier Home / Less Dirt & Dust
Dusting is one of the activities we all have to do fare too often. Dust, dirt, pollen, etc. all filter in through conventionally built homes; it’s just their nature. Cavity walls are designed to breathe to dry out when moisture forms in their walls to prevent mildew, old, and rot. It’s how we’ve always built, but not with ICFs.
Air Tight Walls
ICF homes don’t suffer from drafts and cold spots which often occur in conventional construction. Just one more way to keep you comfortable inside.
ICF Homes are like every other home on the block, except where it counts.
ICF Homes hide performance on the inside and show you style on the outside.
Firstly, once finished an ICF home looks just like any other home inside and out. Secondly, you will learn to enjoy the hidden differences such as daily comfort, increased air quality, significantly lower utility bills, and peace of mind.
Finally, choosing BuildBlock Insulating Concrete Forms for your home means never having regrets.
What does this mean for you?
The results are clear! Building with BuildBlock Insulating Concrete Forms is the only proven way to build dramatically more energy-efficient homes. In conclusion, this means ICFs deliver far greater R/RSI-value benefits than any other type of walls. Make your choice today and enjoy savings for a lifetime.
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