As I See It: Building for the Long Game

What’s Up @ WICFA?—What I Learned at PCBC: Building Resilience Affects Affordability
By Trevor Brown, Founder and CEO, World Insulated Concrete Form Association
After attending the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, Trevor Brown kept encountering one hard question: How can we continue building homes the same way while expecting different results?.

From the Engineer: Why Insulated Concrete Forms Construction is an Excellent Choice for Commercial and Industrial Construction
By Dave Gowers
Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) have become one of the most innovative and reliable construction systems available for commercial and industrial buildings. Let’s walk through the advantages of building this way.

How To: ICF Commercial Opportunities for Masonry Contractors
By Tom Patton
More and more major building projects are being designed and built with ICFs. If you’re a masonry contractor, start looking at how you can transition to include ICF installation in your skillset.

Project Profile: Fairfield Inn & Suites — Towne Place Suites by Marriott
A four-story, 90,000-square-foot hotel in Beavercreek, Ohio, was built entirely with Fox Blocks ICF walls and finished two months ahead of schedule.

Project Profile: One Ten Pim
One Ten Pim is a 108-unit, 86,422-square-foot multi-residential building in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, built with Alleguard ICFs. The project revitalized a site once home to one of the city’s oldest apartment buildings, which had stood vacant since a 1987 fire.

Project Profile: Larry H. Miller Megaplex Daybreak Family Entertainment Center
A 78,000-square-foot cinema and entertainment complex in South Jordan, Utah, was completed on a fast-tracked schedule alongside an adjacent baseball stadium. Using Fox Blocks ICFs saved the team six to eight weeks of work time.