A motorcycle dealership may seem an unlikely poster child for environmental sustainability, but Frieze Harley Davidson is no ordinary dealership. The family has operated the dealership, located just across the Mississippi from St. Louis, for generations.

They chose to build their new facility with ICFs due to their energy efficiency, thermal comfort, and structural strength. ICFs also resolved concerns about noise from the in-house repair shop.

It’s a difficult design; the roof has 60- to 80-foot clear spans, and a cantilevered ICF “prow wall” is canted 14 degrees off vertical. To make it even more challenging, the ICF install ran from December to March.

The finished building is the “greenest” of more than 700 Harley dealerships nationwide. It has been certified LEED-Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Green features include a wind turbine for electricity generation, bamboo and cork flooring, and recycled carpet. The furnace burns used motor oil, making this facility a new repository for the community, and the roof is dotted with over 40 Solatubes, as part of a computer-controlled lighting system to minimize energy use.

It’s been featured in a number of publications, including Architectural Products Magazine.