ICFs offer numerous money-saving opportunities for both builders and homeowners. During construction, builders save money through a faster building process, smaller crew size, reduced material requirements, and significantly decreased waste. Homeowners benefit from lower energy costs, improved energy efficiency, and better insulation performance, resulting in substantial long-term savings. Additionally, ICF homes have significantly lower HVAC requirements, creating cost-saving opportunities in construction.

You can build virtually any design with Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs). ICFs are highly adaptable and suitable for almost any design. Each block is easy to cut and modify to meet design specifications. Additionally, preformed corner and radius blocks are available in various sizes, making it easy to form angles and curves. Furthermore, traditional interior and exterior finishes can be easily applied to ensure your home looks exactly the way you want.

ICF construction offers steel-reinforced concrete walls, providing unmatched high-wind resistance. Unlike wood frame buildings, concrete structures can withstand strong winds and major damage from flying debris. Making ICF construction the quality choice for your new home, safe room, or commercial building.

Wood structures can be built with high energy-efficiency ratings, but they cannot achieve the same low level of air infiltration or thermal mass that ICF walls provide. Additionally, ICFs resist natural disasters such as fire, earthquakes, tornadoes, high winds, and hurricanes, unlike wood structures.

Yes! Concrete walls have also proven to be more resistant to allowing any fire to pass through at any point. This is especially important for buildings located in areas with brush fires that could spread indoors. Our ICF blocks have been tested by a third party and shown to resist the spread of flame, and they have been rated to provide four hours of fire resistance.

Wood structures can be built with high energy-efficiency ratings, but they are unable to achieve the same low level of air infiltration or thermal mass as ICF walls. ICFs also provide better resistance to natural disasters such as fire, earthquakes, tornadoes, high winds, and hurricanes compared to wood structures.

ICF walls are constructed using solid concrete, creating an exceptional thermal barrier to prevent exterior temperature changes from affecting the interior wall temperature.

ICF (Insulating Concrete Forms) blocks are expanded polystyrene blocks held together by a plastic web. When put together, they create a mold for the concrete that will be poured to build your home. Another benefit of ICF is that it serves as preplaced insulation for your home.

Absolutely! We provide training classes, tech support, on site assistance, and all the necessary tools for building your own home. You can find the essential materials on our Materials page. Additionally, you can browse though our existing house plans or request a customized dream house plan from us here.