BuildBlock Expands into Egypt
BuildBlock Expands into Egypt BuildBlock has completed its latest international expansion into the Egyptian market. Our new facility will be located in Cairo. We are pleased to welcome another distributor and production facility to the team. The region is seeing dramatic increases in building and ICF construction is timely, viable,…
New MIT Research Touts Insulated Concrete Forms For Energy Efficiency
Can residential construction using insulated concrete forms, or ICFs, be more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than current building practices? That’s what new industry-sponsored research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology contends. In an effort to “deliver a new level of clarity” about the life-cycle performance of structures that include single-family…
Oregon DEQ Recommends ICFs and SIPs
Insulating concrete forms and structural insulated panels were found by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to be among the best building practices to reduce greenhouse gasses and waste generation from residential construction. In conjunction with the Oregon Home Builders Association, Quantis and Earth Advantage Institute, the Oregon DEQ recently…
Get Noticed on YouTube
Ben Daniel of Southern Structures takes advantage of an interview he gave at a local Home and Garden Show and posts it on YouTube to get the word out about building with ICFs. He is getting great exposure for his business. What a great way to promote your business at no cost…
A Satisfied Customer – BuildBlock ICF Shelter
Check out what one of our customers said about his first BuildBlock experience. “I’d like to have my dream home built with ICF’s in a couple years. So, about a year ago I decided I wanted to get a little experience and build an ICF storm shelter myself. I know…
Building a Winning Team through Education
Steve Sierleja of BuildBlock South Central Texas has not only decided educating architectural students about ICFs is a good idea, he has set up a program to do just that with currently 37 students who have signed up to attend. “My feeling is that we need to educate the young…
Designing Spaces: Building One ‘Block’ at a Time…
Designing Spaces goes on site in Arizona with Correspondent David Crow to get a look at ICF construction. Athena Davis from BuildBlock Building Systems takes us on a tour of a home under construction and to visit a new home to show the advantages of using ICF; Insulating Concrete Forms.…
BuildBlock featured on Designing Spaces
OKLAHOMA CITY – BuildBlock Building Systems, an Oklahoma City based manufacturer of insulating concrete forms, was featured recently on the nationally-syndicated show Designing Spaces. The segment highlights benefits of BuildBlock insulating concrete form construction including resistance to tornados, hurricanes, fires, and earthquakes. Other highlighted benefits include safety, energy efficiency, value…
Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF) vs Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU)
What are insulated concrete forms? Whether you're building a concrete home or a multi-level commercial structure, you can't beat the rewards of building with BuildBlock® Insulated Concrete Forms. Insulated concrete forms (ICFs) are hollow foam blocks which are stacked into the shape of the exterior and load bearing walls of a building,…
River Escape Net Zero 2011 GreenBuilder Home of the Year
We are proud to announce that our "River Escape" project was named GreenBuilder Magazine's 2011 Home of the Year. This is very prestigious national award from one of the industries most respected green building magazines. This compact 1,267-sq.-ft. home does everything right, from its frost-protected shallow foundation to its ICF…