Project Profiles

Spice Condominiums

  2011 MultiFamily Best in Class   Spice Condominiums—built on the site of a eighteenth century spice factory—consists of 85 condominium units near downtown Halifax Canada. Peter Polley, owner of Polycorp, which served as developer, general contractor, and...

Robertson Home

2014 Small Residential Finalist When Guy and Heather Robertson discussed building their dream home in rural Texas, two priorities consistently rose to the top: energy efficiency and tornado resistance. These factors are understandable, considering the extreme Texas...

Panella Residence

2016 Large Residential 2nd Runner-Up Insulated Concrete Forms are still a relatively unknown method of construction in the Tennessee Valley. But Chuck Parks of Parks ICF is changing that, one remarkable project at a time. One outstanding recent projects is the Panella...

Golf Residence

  2011 Large Residential Best in Class   Built adjacent to a picturesque Arizona golf course, this home is a stunning example of how ICFs can deliver energy-efficiency and durability in an incredibly beautiful package. With 5,900 sq. ft of conditioned living...

CMTA Office Building

  2018 Light Commercial 1st Runner-Up   Project Statistics Location: Lexington, Kentucky Type: Engineering Firm Office Building Size: 11,750 sq. ft. (floor) ICF Use: 9,835 sq. ft. Cost: $2.9 million Total Construction: 330 weeks ICF Installation Time: 90...

Tifton Comfort Inn

2008 Heavy Commercial 2nd Runner Up According to the owner, the Comfort Inn in Tifton, Ga., is the “best built hotel in our company.” The hotel walls, constructed with IntegraSpec ICF, keep out the traffic noise on the nearby interstate, minimize energy bills, and can...

Solomon Colors

2019 Specialty Application 1st Runner-Up  Project Statistics Location: Springfield, Illinois Type: Outdoor Entertainment Space ICF Use: 1,344 sq. ft.  Cost: $250,000 Total Construction: 10 weeks ICF Installation Time: 7 days  Construction Team Owner, General...

Willemstad Bank

  2013 Light Commercial 1st Runner-Up   Located on the Caribbean island of Curaçao in the Dutch Antilles, this project began as an addition onto a colonial bank building originally built in 1778. The addition needed to mimic the finish details of the...

Endymion Guesthouse

2022 Large Residential2nd Runner-Up(People’s Choice Winner) The Endymion Guesthouse in Ontario, Canada, is a large guesthouse that is part of a country family estate that accommodates the owners’ visiting family, friends and guests, allowing numerous configurations of...

Future Xpress Car Wash

2022 Light Commercial2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Rohnert Park, CaliforniaType: Car washSize: 6,389 sq. ft. ICF Use: 19,827 sq. ft. Cost: $1 millionTotal Construction: 52 weeksICF Installation Time: 120 days Construction Team Owner/Developer: Future...

Small Residential

Above The Bar

Above The Bar

2024 Small Residential 1st Runner Up& People's Choice Project Statistics Location: Salcombe, Devon, EnglandType: ResidenceSize: 2,066 sq. ft. ICF Use: 3,907 sq. ft. Cost: £940,800Total Construction: 52 weeksICF Installation Time: 6 weeksConstruction Team...

Shilakis Residence

Shilakis Residence

2024 Small Residential2nd Runner Up Project Statistics Location: Tellico Village, Tennessee Type: ResidenceSize: 2,720 sq. ft. ICF Use: 5,115 sq. ft. Cost: $850,000Total Construction: 42 weeksICF Installation Time: 10 days  Construction Team Owner/Developer: The...

King’s Bay Point

King’s Bay Point

2024 Small ResidentialWinner The King’s Bay Point project is a small home with a big impact. At just under 3,000 square feet, the home was built with 100% ICF exterior walls in order to offer protection against any storms that might hit the Crystal River, Florida,...

Palos Residence

Palos Residence

2023 Small Residential2nd Runner-Up This million-dollar home is 2,521 square feet, with a 606 square foot garage built using Fox Blocks forms by Airlite Plastics Co. The project used 660 square feet of interior ICF walls for a total of 4,795 square feet. Mike Kennaw,...

Zarillo Residence

Zarillo Residence

2023 Small Residential1st Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Watertown, ConnecticutType: ResidenceSize: 2,508 sq. ft.eICF Use: 9,623 sq. ft.Cost: $700,000Total Construction: 100 weeksICF Installation Time: 28 days Construction Team Owner: Zarillo Building...

Sunshine Green Home

Sunshine Green Home

2023 Small ResidentialWinner(People's Choice Winner) The Sunshine Green Home in Hurricane, Utah, may be small but it is packed with a lot of amenities and features. It boasts a 1,938-square-foot floor plan with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, three garages, and...

Burton House

Burton House

2022 Small Residential1st Runner-Up(People’s Choice Winner) The Burton House in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada, maximized an addition to the existing historic structure by designing specifically for 16-inch Amvic blocks. The home expansion, completed in April 2020, used...

White Residence

White Residence

2022 Small ResidentialWinner The two homeowners in Warwick, Rhode Island, William White and Jane Levesque, were also the builders on this project. This couple designed, drew, and constructed the home over nights, holidays, weekends, and vacations, including all...

The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary

2022 Small Residential2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics  Location: Canton, OhioType: ResidenceSize: 2,447 sq. ft. ICF Use: 4,921 sq. ft. Cost: $425,000Total Construction: 32 WeeksICF Installation Time: 10 DaysConstruction Team Owner/Developer: Charis HomesGeneral...

Large Residential

Carmi Home Project

Carmi Home Project

2024 Large Residential Winner& People's Choice Winner The Carmi Home Project in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, was the Large Residential Winner and the Large Residential People’s Choice Winner in the 2024 ICF Builder Awards. The 5,422-square-foot project...

LaLiberte Iconic

LaLiberte Iconic

2024 Large Residential1st Runner UpLaLiberte Iconic in Cave Creek, Arizona, is a 5,061-square-foot main house with a 760-square-foot guest casita built using Fox Blocks ICF. The project was the Large Residential 1st Runner Up in the 2024 ICF Builder Awards. ICF...

San Anselmo

San Anselmo

2024 Large Residential2nd Runner Up Two homes next door to each other in San Anselmo California, were built using IntegraSpec ICFs. The larger of those homes, at 3,420 square feet, was the 2nd Runner Up in the 2024 ICF Builder Awards. The home is 100% ICF, including...

Mayura Manor

Mayura Manor

2023 Large ResidentialWinner Mayura Manor in Winter Park, Florida, is a custom home built using Fox Blocks by Airlite Plastics Co. Completed in June 2022, the home has 4,330 square feet of conditioned space along with a 280-square-foot swimming pool."The top priority...

Driftwood

Driftwood

2023 Large Residential1st Runner-Up & People's Choice This million-dollar, 5,000-square-foot home, named The Driftwood, was the first runner-up in the Large Residential category in the 2023 ICF Builder Awards. The home used 4,300 square feet of Nudura ICF for the...

Mike White Project

Mike White Project

2023 Large Residential2nd Runner-Up The Mike White Project in Bowling Green, Kentucky is a 4,285-square-foot residence built by Doug Martens Construction using Nudura ICFs. It is the largest 1-story ICF home in the surrounding area. Martens estimates that using ICFs...

Green Casa Maryland

Green Casa Maryland

2022 Large ResidentialWinner This 5,200-sq.-ft. home in Maryland is a model home dedicated to showcasing sustainable building practices. The home certainly achieved that in a variety of ways, including having nearly no waste thrown away on site during the build. Green...

Shah Residence

Shah Residence

2022 Large Residential1st Runner-Up The Shah Residence was built in Santa Rosa, California, an area that had been scoured by wildfires not long ago. IntegraSpec provided the blocks for this large residence of approximately 5,000 square feet. The home was completed in...

Endymion Guesthouse

Endymion Guesthouse

2022 Large Residential2nd Runner-Up(People’s Choice Winner) The Endymion Guesthouse in Ontario, Canada, is a large guesthouse that is part of a country family estate that accommodates the owners’ visiting family, friends and guests, allowing numerous configurations of...

Unlimited Residential

The Ranch

The Ranch

2024 Unlimited Residential2nd Runner Up & People's Choice Winner Project Statistics Location: Southern Alberta, CanadaType: ResidenceSize: 7,421 sq. ft. ICF Use: 15,917 sq. ft. Cost: $3.5 millionTotal Construction: 2 yearsICF Installation Time: 67 daysConstruction...

Custom Beach House

Custom Beach House

2024 Unlimited ResidentialWinner Project Statistics Location: Melbourne Beach, FloridaType: ResidenceSize: 8,900 sq. ft. ICF Use: 14,353 sq. ft. Cost: $6.1 millionTotal Construction: 156 weeksICF Installation Time: 150 daysConstruction Team General Contractor: Kinley...

Claunch Residence

Claunch Residence

2024 Unlimited Residential1st Runner Up Orange Beach is a small city on Alabama's Gulf Coast. The city is vulnerable to severe weather, including hurricanes, so the owners of this 12,776-square-foot single-family home located just 300 yards off the water opted to...

Garnet Way

Garnet Way

2023 Unlimited ResidentialWinner(People's Choice Winner) Amvic, now called Alleguard, was the ICF block of choice for this Penticton, British Columbia, Canada project named Garnet Way. This project won both the Unlimited Residential category and the People’s Choice...

Crowther Home

Crowther Home

2023 Unlimited Residential2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Page, ArizonaType: ResidenceSize: 6,300 sq. ft.ICF Use: 5,019 sq. ft.Cost: $1,800,000Total Construction: 88 weeksICF Installation Time: 35 days Construction Team Owner: Crowther Contracting...

Woods Residence

Woods Residence

2023 Unlimited Residential1st Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Rising Fawn, GeorgiaType: ResidenceSize: 8,405 sq. ft.ICF Use: 17,454 sq. ft.Cost: $1,580,000Total Construction: 52 weeksICF Installation Time: 60 days Construction Team Owner: Bob and Nadine...

Te Toka

Te Toka

2022 Unlimited ResidentialWinner Once in a while, a home comes along that has a remarkable set of qualities and characteristics. Te Toka is one of those homes. From its stunning location to its equally appealing design, to the many "firsts" and remarkable achievements...

Pinnacle Peak

Pinnacle Peak

2022 Unlimited Residential2nd Runner-Up(People’s Choice Winner) Scottsdale, Arizona, is a part of the country with stunning mountain views, and this 8,500-square-foot custom home at the bottom of Pinnacle Peak takes full advantage of the scenery and site. Built using...

Spinieo Residence

Spinieo Residence

2022 Unlimited Residential1st Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Chalfont, PennsylvaniaType: ResidenceSize: 14,800 sq. ft. ICF Use: 24,000 sq. ft. Cost: $2.4 millionTotal Construction: 104 weeksICF Installation Time: 100 days  Construction Team Owner/Developer:...

Light Commercial

Lake Clark Air Hangar & Terminal

Lake Clark Air Hangar & Terminal

2024 Light Commercial Winner & People's Choice Winner Alaska is a difficult environment for construction during the best of times. The Lake Clark Air Hangar & Terminal, in Anchorage, was completed in October 2021 after 68 weeks, accounting for significant...

Bell Block Building

Bell Block Building

2024 Light Commercial2nd Runner Up Project Statistics Location: Waterbury, VermontType: Medical offices, restaurant & brewerySize: 9,300 sq. ft. ICF Use: 10,200 sq. ft. Cost: $2 millionTotal Construction: 68 weeksICF Installation Time: 5 monthsConstruction Team...

The Lewis Building

The Lewis Building

2024 Light Commercial1st Runner Up Project Statistics Location: Newburyport, MassachusettsType: Retail & apartmentsSize: 10,239 sq. ft. ICF Use: 11,617 sq. ft. Cost: $3.5 millionTotal Construction: 60 weeksICF Installation Time: 143 daysConstruction Team...

MAC Federal Credit Union

MAC Federal Credit Union

2023 Light Commercial2nd Runner-Up(People's Choice Winner) The MAC Federal Credit Union in Wasilla, Alaska, is a prime example of how insulated concrete forms (ICFs) can be used to create a beautiful, energy-efficient, and resilient building. Completed in July 2021,...

Roten Insurance Office

Roten Insurance Office

2023 Light Commercial Winner The Roten & Co. Insurance Office in San Antonio, Texas, is a 4,020-square-foot office with a 1,630-square-foot mezzanine all constructed of Amvic ICFs. Stacking of the ICF took only six days out of a total construction time of 30...

Hudson Studios

Hudson Studios

2023 Light Commercial1st Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Bellingham, WashingtonType: Commercial art spaces, 2 offices, cafeSize: 9,000 sq. ft.ICF Use: 14,684 sq. ft.Cost: $2,500,000Total Construction: 130 weeksICF Installation Time: 60 days Construction...

Delta Terra Campus

Delta Terra Campus

2022 Light CommercialWinner(People’s Choice Winner) Delta Terra Campus is a high-end gym in San Antonio, Texas. This project had some complexities, and also showed how much creative design work is possible with ICFs. The building is 2,170 square feet with a 640 square...

Future Xpress Car Wash

Future Xpress Car Wash

2022 Light Commercial2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Rohnert Park, CaliforniaType: Car washSize: 6,389 sq. ft. ICF Use: 19,827 sq. ft. Cost: $1 millionTotal Construction: 52 weeksICF Installation Time: 120 days Construction Team Owner/Developer: Future...

KOPI – Greenwood Medical Centre

KOPI – Greenwood Medical Centre

2022 Light Commercial1st Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Kingston, Ontario, CanadaType: Physical therapy centerSize: 18,340 sq. ft. ICF Use: 31,373 sq. ft. Cost: $4.2 millionTotal Construction: 44 weeksICF Installation Time: 60 days  Construction...

Heavy Commercial

Divi Little Bay Resort

Divi Little Bay Resort

2024 Heavy CommercialWinner Visitors to Saint Martin, an island in the Caribbean that is divided into two sides — one French and one Dutch — will get to enjoy a new $20 million hotel addition to the existing Divi Little Bay Resort on the Dutch side. This winning...

Newark Army Reserve Center

Newark Army Reserve Center

2024 Heavy Commercial1st Runner Up Project Statistics Location: Newark, DelawareType: Army reserve centerSize: 42,000 sq. ft. ICF Use: 30,000 sq. ft. Cost: $19.75 millionTotal Construction: 61 weeksICF Installation Time: 80 daysConstruction Team Owner/Developer: US...

Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont

Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont

2023 Heavy Commercial1st  Runner-Up The Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont, or CNCB, is an eye-catching structure thanks to its elliptical shape and tall, curved walls. The name of this building translates from the French as a “national center for cycling,” based...

Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara (MHA) Interpretive Center

Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara (MHA) Interpretive Center

2023 Heavy Commercial2nd Runner-Up(People's Choice Winner) The Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Interpretive Center in New Town, North Dakota, was built using 12-inch and 10-inch core Fox Blocks, and Corbel Ledge Fox Blocks. The project won the People’s Choice award in...

St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church

St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church

2023 Heavy CommercialWinner Flower Mound, Texas, is the home of this 26,000-square-feet church, built using 41,000 square feet of Nudura ICFs. This project was the winner of the Heavy Commercial category of the 2023 ICF Builder Awards in part due to the intricate and...

St. Martin de Porres

St. Martin de Porres

2022 Heavy Commercial1st Runner-Up St. Martin de Porres is a Roman Catholic Church in Prosper, Texas, which is just about 30 miles north of Dallas. Cameron Ware, Nudura's sales representative and ICF trainer, submitted this project to ICF Builder's ICF Builder Awards,...

Maine Molecular Expansion

Maine Molecular Expansion

2022 Heavy CommercialWinner(People’s Choice Winner) The Maine Molecular Quality Controls Inc. (MMQCI) project in Saco, Maine, is a rare example of ICFs being used in a laboratory setting. The project added and renovated a lab and office space. It was completed in June...

St. Matthew Catholic Church

St. Matthew Catholic Church

2022 Heavy Commercial2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics  Location: Bellevue, NebraskaType: ChurchSize: 37,000 sq. ft. ICF Use: 22,700 sq. ft. Cost: $9 millionTotal Construction: 81 weeksICF Installation Time: 100 days   Construction Team  Owner/Developer: St....

Education

Ellis Elementary School

Ellis Elementary School

2024 Education1st Runner Up & People's Choice Winner Ellis Elementary School in Logan, Utah, was the 1st Runner Up in the Education category in 2024’s ICF Builder Awards. The school’s architect was Stephen Williams of Design West Architects. The school, built...

Aspire Trade High School

Aspire Trade High School

2024 Education2nd Runner Up Project Statistics Location: Huntersville, North CarolinaType: SchoolSize: 65,561 sq. ft. ICF Use: 28,728 sq. ft. Cost: $18.7 millionTotal Construction: 14 monthsICF Installation Time: 90 daysConstruction Team Owner/Developer: Aspire...

Rich Pond Elementary School

Rich Pond Elementary School

2024 EducationWinner It is becoming increasingly important for schools to offer spaces for staff and students that can withstand extreme weather events. Bowling Green, Kentucky, the site of Rich Pond Elementary School, has experienced destructive tornadoes in the...

Frisco ISD Panther Creek High School

Frisco ISD Panther Creek High School

2023 EducationWinner Frisco, Texas, just 40 miles north of Dallas, Is home to the Frisco Independent School District (ISD). Within that ISD is Panther Creek High School, a new school that was completed in June 2022 using Nudura ICFs. Based on ICF square footage of...

Dune Lakes Elementary School

Dune Lakes Elementary School

2023 Education2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Santa Rosa Beach, FloridaType: Elementary schoolSize: 150,000 sq. ft.ICF Use: 68,000 sq. ft.Cost: $36,100,000Total Construction: 70 weeksICF Installation Time: 120 days Construction Team Owner: Walton County...

A. Gary Walsingham Academy

A. Gary Walsingham Academy

2023 Education1st Runner-Up(People's Choice Winner) The A. Gary Walsingham Academy in Panama City Beach, Florida, is built with Nudura ICFs. It is the first new school built in the area after Hurricane Michael's landfall with 160 mph winds, and it is the first ICF...

University of Louisville Belknap Residence Hall

University of Louisville Belknap Residence Hall

2022 MultiFamilyWinner Work on phase one of the University of Louisville Belknap Residence Hall was documented by Dan Kubican, principal engineer of structural engineering firm Brown + Kubican PSC in Lexington, Kentucky. Completed in August 2021, this $35...

Ashbury Hills Elementary

Ashbury Hills Elementary

2022 Education2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Papillion, NebraskaType: EducationSize: 55,000 sq. ft.ICF Use: 29,559 sq. ft. Cost: $13,000,000Total Construction: 14 monthsICF Installation Time: 8 weeks with 6-man crew Construction Team Owner/Developer:...

Hospitality

Holiday Inn Express

Holiday Inn Express

2017 Hospitality Winner The new eight-story Holiday Inn Express in downtown Louisville, Ky., is a landmark project. Standing about 100 feet tall from footer to parapet, it's the tallest building in the area. But it's also a landmark for the ICF industry. The project...

Springhill Suites

Springhill Suites

2017 Hospitality — 1st Runner Up By now, the concept of using ICF for mid-rise hotel construction is well established. This five-story SpringHill Suites near Fort Worth, Texas, is one of at least eight mid-rise ICF hotels built in that metro area within the past few...

Holiday Inn Conference Center

Holiday Inn Conference Center

2016 Multifamily Winner The Center Park Holiday Inn Conference Center is a 116,000-sq.-ft. hotel, event and conference center, with a full service wedding chapel, restaurant, and a number of other unique features integrated into the design. Built on the outskirts of...

Hilton Garden Inn Uniontown

Hilton Garden Inn Uniontown

2016 Multifamily 1st Runner-Up The Hilton Garden Inn completed last year in Uniontown, Penn., is a compelling example of ICF mid-rise construction. It's notable not only for innovative construction materials, but also for the value-engineering that went into the...

Wallhouse Hotel

Wallhouse Hotel

20014 Multifamily 2nd Runner-Up Wallhouse Hotel is a 63-room European boutique-style hotel set in the rolling hills and woodlands of rural Ohio. At five stories high, it's the tallest building in Holmes County, Ohio and attracts considerable attention. Despite the...

Hilton Garden Inn Lewisville

Hilton Garden Inn Lewisville

The developer of this project, for example, originally intended it to be built with CMU, but architect Glenn Griggs convinced them to build with ICFs by guaranteeing that the finished wall assembly cost less than masonry block.Combined with the additional benefits of...

MultiFamily

Springhouse Village

Springhouse Village

2023 MultiFamily1st Runner-Up(People's Choice Winner) Project Statistics  Location: Springfield, Missouri Type: Assisted living & memory care Size: 96,500 sq. ft. ICF Use: 55,260 sq. ft. Cost: $31,216,000  Total Construction: 73 weeks ICF Installation Time: 145...

University of Louisville Belknap Village South

University of Louisville Belknap Village South

2023 MultiFamilyWinner Project Statistics Location: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Collegiate residence hallSize: 130,000 sq. ft.ICF Use: 65,552 sq. ft.Cost: $38,500,000Total Construction: 75 weeksICF Installation Time: 90 days Construction Team Owner: University of...

Olâk

Olâk

2023 MultiFamily2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Granby, Quebec, CanadaType: ApartmentsSize: 37,945 sq. ft.ICF Use: 40,473 sq. ft.Cost: $5,100,000Total Construction: 42 weeksICF Installation Time: 40 days Construction Team Owner: 9365-7872 Quebec Inc.,...

University of Louisville Belknap Residence Hall

University of Louisville Belknap Residence Hall

2022 MultiFamilyWinner Work on phase one of the University of Louisville Belknap Residence Hall was documented by Dan Kubican, principal engineer of structural engineering firm Brown + Kubican PSC in Lexington, Kentucky. Completed in August 2021, this $35...

30 University Crescent

30 University Crescent

2022 MultiFamily1st Runner-Up(People’s Choice Winner) Donuts may have had something to do with ICF being selected for this MultiFamily 1st Runner Up Winner, jokes Andy Lennox, president of Logix Brands, the blocks chosen for this project. Of course, the donuts...

Orion at Lumino Park

Orion at Lumino Park

2022 MultiFamily2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Calgary, Alberta, CanadaType: Multifamily affordable housingSize: 110,000 sq. ft. ICF Use: 50,000 sq. ft. Cost: $37,000,000Total Construction: 64 weeksICF Installation Time: 5 days per floor, 18 floors ...

MultiFamily Low-Rise

The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

2024 MultiFamily Low-RiseWinner & People's Choice Winner Project Statistics Location: Parry Sound, Ontario, CanadaType: CondominiumSize: 20,70 sq. ft. ICF Use: 75,485 sq. ft. Cost: $15.4 millionTotal Construction: 105 weeksICF Installation Time: 165...

The Lanterns

The Lanterns

2024 MultiFamily Low-Rise1st Runner Up Project Statistics Location: Hope Cove, EnglandType: Vacation rentalsSize: 14,800 sq. ft. ICF Use: 20,301 sq. ft. Cost: $2.2 millionTotal Construction: 108 weeksICF Installation Time: 225 daysConstruction Team Owner/Developer:...

Nelson Street Townhomes

Nelson Street Townhomes

2024 MultiFamily Low-Rise2nd Runner Up Project Statistics Location: Esquimalt, British Columbia, CanadaType: TownhomesSize: 4,800 sq. ft. ICF Use: 11,990 sq. ft. Cost: $2.4 million CADTotal Construction: 88 weeksICF Installation Time: 180 daysConstruction Team...

Zero Place

Zero Place

2023 MultiFamily-Low RiseWinner Zero Place in New Paltz, New York, is a mixed-use building consisting of retail, apartments, and amenities, built using Fox Blocks by Airlite Plastics Co. The nearly 63,000 square foot building was completed in March 2022 for a total...

The Tom

The Tom

2023 MultiFamily Low-Rise1st Runner-Up The Tom in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, is a condominium built using the Amvic Building System, now known as Alleguard. The project consists of three floors at just under 14,000 square feet per floor, plus a parking garage. The...

Chatham Mixed Use Business-Residence

Chatham Mixed Use Business-Residence

2023 MultiFamily Low-Rise2nd Runner-Up(People's Choice Winner) The Chatham Building in Fairhope, Alabama, is a mixed-use building with businesses offices and a residence on the first floor and a residence on the second floor. Built using Fox Blocks ICFs, the building...

Two On 1st Terraced Townhomes

Two On 1st Terraced Townhomes

2022 MultiFamily Low-Rise2nd Runner-Up(People’s Choice Winner) Project Statistics  Location: Scottsdale, ArizonaType: Duplex custom homesSize: 11,060 sq. ft. (5,530 sq. ft. per unit)ICF Use: 10,160 sq. ft. Total Construction: 18 monthsICF Installation Time: 90 days...

Boulder Farms Townhomes

Boulder Farms Townhomes

2022 MultiFamily Low-RiseWinner These townhomes in Johnston, Rhode Island, outperform an identical wood prototype in energy consumption by 50%. That's just one of the benefits that the builders found by using ICFs on this $22 million project. The builders estimate...

State Renaissance Townhomes

State Renaissance Townhomes

2022 MultiFamily Low-Rise1st Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Brooklyn, New YorkType: TownhomesSize: 37,727 sq. ft.ICF Use: 81,410 sq. ft. Cost: $15,970,000 Total Construction: 3 yearsICF Installation Time: 178 days for walls and floor  Construction...

Religious

St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church

St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church

2023 Heavy CommercialWinner Flower Mound, Texas, is the home of this 26,000-square-feet church, built using 41,000 square feet of Nudura ICFs. This project was the winner of the Heavy Commercial category of the 2023 ICF Builder Awards in part due to the intricate and...

St. Matthew Catholic Church

St. Matthew Catholic Church

2022 Heavy Commercial2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics  Location: Bellevue, NebraskaType: ChurchSize: 37,000 sq. ft. ICF Use: 22,700 sq. ft. Cost: $9 millionTotal Construction: 81 weeksICF Installation Time: 100 days   Construction Team  Owner/Developer: St....

St. Martin de Porres

St. Martin de Porres

2022 Heavy Commercial1st Runner-Up St. Martin de Porres is a Roman Catholic Church in Prosper, Texas, which is just about 30 miles north of Dallas. Cameron Ware, Nudura's sales representative and ICF trainer, submitted this project to ICF Builder's ICF Builder Awards,...

St. Juan Diego Catholic Church

St. Juan Diego Catholic Church

Heavy Commercial-Religious Winner St. Juan Diego Catholic Church, in Chandler, Arizona, is the latest of more than a dozen major ICF projects undertaken by the Catholic Archdiocese of Phoenix. It's an exceptionally complex and ICF-intensive project. With just more...

Oak Hills Church

Oak Hills Church

2018 Heavy Commercial Finalist The new Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, is a blend of contemporary and traditional Hill Country designs. Begun in August of 2015, the project consisted of a remodel of the existing 115,000-sq.-ft. facility and construction of a...

Whitewater Crossing Christian Church

Whitewater Crossing Christian Church

  2018 Heavy Commercial (Religious) 1st Runner-Up   Project Statistics Location: Cleves, Ohio Type: Church/New Construction and Remodel Size: 57,000 new/95,000 total sq. ft. (floor) ICF Use: 38,500 sq. ft. Cost: $12.8 million Total Construction: 96 weeks ICF...

San Francisco de Asis Church

San Francisco de Asis Church

The San Francisco de Asis Church in Flagstaff, Arizona, is the latest ICF project completed for the Phoenix Archdiocese of the Catholic Church. With soaring ICF gables and an elegantly sloped bell tower, it is truly a landmark project for the region....

Christian Life Center

Christian Life Center

2016 LIGHT COMMERCIAL 1st RUNNER-UP CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER The Christian Life Center in Dayton, Ohio needed a new worship facility. About a decade ago, the church began the move towards “one church in several locations," adding three additional locations with a goal of...

Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Church

Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Church

2016 Light Commercial Winner ICF use is well-established in Arizona, and church construction played an early role in driving commercial market growth in the area, with more than a dozen ICF religious buildings completed in the region. So when the Society of St. Pius...

Specialty Applications

Fitz’s Fish Ponds

Fitz’s Fish Ponds

2023 Specialty Application2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Milford, New JerseyType: Koi facility & greenhouseSize: 3,600 sq. ft.ICF Use: 1,600 sq. ft.Cost: $250,000Total Construction: 33 weeksICF Installation Time: 231 days  Construction Team Owner:...

The Condor Infinity Edge Pool

The Condor Infinity Edge Pool

2023 Specialty Application Winner(People's Choice Winner) The Condor Infinity-Edge Pool in Springfield, Missouri, was built with Fox Blocks ICFs. The pool was created with a single concrete pour, an EcoFinish, and an integrated clear acrylic wall that allows colored...

Kayden’s Place

Kayden’s Place

2023 Specialty Application1st Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaType: Landscape with water feature, cave, retaining wallSize: 600 sq. ft.ICF Use: 1,200 sq. ft.Cost: $80,000Total Construction: 8 weeksICF Installation Time: 7 days ...

Shop Building & Garage

Shop Building & Garage

2022 Specialty Project1st Runner-Up Project Statistics  Location: Clarkesville, GeorgiaType: Wood shop, storage, truck garageSize: 1,200 sq. ft. ICF Use: 1,320 sq. ft. Cost: $66,352 Total Construction: 24 weeks of weekendsICF Installation Time: 2 1/2 days  ...

Landscape Retaining Wall

Landscape Retaining Wall

2022 Specialty Project2nd Runner-Up(People’s Choice Winner) Project Statistics  Location: Clarkesville, GeorgiaType: Decorative retaining wall Size: 360 sq. ft. ICF Use: 360 sq. ft.Cost: $4,225Total Construction: 13 weekendsICF Installation Time: 1/2 day  ...

Baydo Developments Parkade

Baydo Developments Parkade

2022 Specialty ProjectWinnerProject Statistics  Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaType: Below-ground parkadeSize: 45,000 sq. ft. ICF Use: 12,000 sq. ft.Total Construction: 36 weeks ICF Installation Time: 90 days   Construction Team  Owner/Developer: Baydo...

Janecek Pool and Spa

Janecek Pool and Spa

2021 Specialty ApplicationWinner Project Statistics  Location: Princeton, TexasType: Pool and SpaSize: 1,800 sq. ft.  Construction Team  Owner: Thomas JanecekGeneral Contractor: Thomas JanecekICF Installer: Francisco RuizArchitect: Thomas JanecekEngineer: Jerry...

Peterson Pool

Peterson Pool

2021 Specialty Application2nd Runner-Up Swimming pools are an even more hot commodity for homeowners right now than usual, due in large part to the pandemic forcing families to stay at home for so long. Luckily for this Cape Girardeau, Missouri, family, their stunning...

Carroll Pool

Carroll Pool

2021 Specialty Application1st Runner-Up Project Statistics  Location: Paris, KentuckyType: Swimming Pool Construction Team  General Contractor: Steve Carroll, BuildBlock KYICF Installer: Steve Carroll, BuildBlock KYForm Distributor: Steve Carroll, BuildBlock KYICF...

Pools

Garnet Way Infinity Pool

Garnet Way Infinity Pool

2024 Pools Winner& People's Choice Winner Project Statistics Location: Penticton, British Columbia, CanadaType: PoolSize: 900 sq. ft. ICF Use: 900 sq. ft. Cost: $1 million Total Construction: 60 weeksICF Installation Time: 14 days  Construction Team...

Bama Breeze

Bama Breeze

2024 Pools2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Dauphin Island, Alabama Type: Pool Size: 700 sq. ft. ICF Use: 700 sq. ft. Cost: $150,000 Total Construction: 8 weeks ICF Installation Time: 6 days  Construction Team Owner/Developer: Sandmen Properties General...

Shaw Hollow Infinity Pool

Shaw Hollow Infinity Pool

2024 Pools1st Runner Up Project Statistics Location: Springfield, MissouriType: PoolSize: 1,000 sq. ft.ICF Use: 1,000 sq. ft.Cost: $270,000Total Construction: 15 weeksICF Installation Time: 5 days  Construction Team Owner/Developer: Robert & Kathy ShawGeneral...

Hanninen Pool

Hanninen Pool

2022 Pools2nd Runner-Up Project Statistics  Location: Coldbrook, Nova Scotia, CanadaType: Residential poolSize: 648 sq. ft. ICF Use: 648 sq. ft.Cost: $70,000Total Construction: 12 weeksICF Installation Time: 3 days Construction Team  Owner/Developer: Hanninen Home...

Bracebridge Pool

Bracebridge Pool

2022 Pools Winner(People’s Choice Winner)Project Statistics  Location: Bracebridge, Ontario, CanadaType: Residential poolSize: 648 sq. ft. ICF Use: 972 sq. ft. Cost: $100,000Total Construction: 5 daysICF Installation Time: 9 weeks Construction Team  General...

Drew Rice Pool

Drew Rice Pool

2022 Pools1st Runner-Up Project Statistics Location: Harrodsburg, KentuckyType: Residential poolSize: 576 sq. ft. pool floorICF Use: 1,150 sq. ft. Cost: $125,000Total Construction: 32 weeksICF Installation Time: 21 days Construction Team Owner/Developer: DR...

Janecek Pool and Spa

Janecek Pool and Spa

2021 Specialty ApplicationWinner Project Statistics  Location: Princeton, TexasType: Pool and SpaSize: 1,800 sq. ft.  Construction Team  Owner: Thomas JanecekGeneral Contractor: Thomas JanecekICF Installer: Francisco RuizArchitect: Thomas JanecekEngineer: Jerry...

Peterson Pool

Peterson Pool

2021 Specialty Application2nd Runner-Up Swimming pools are an even more hot commodity for homeowners right now than usual, due in large part to the pandemic forcing families to stay at home for so long. Luckily for this Cape Girardeau, Missouri, family, their stunning...

Carroll Pool

Carroll Pool

2021 Specialty Application1st Runner-Up Project Statistics  Location: Paris, KentuckyType: Swimming Pool Construction Team  General Contractor: Steve Carroll, BuildBlock KYICF Installer: Steve Carroll, BuildBlock KYForm Distributor: Steve Carroll, BuildBlock KYICF...

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Water intrusion is one of the biggest problems for any building. The big advantage for ICF walls is that they �do not promote mold or mildew and will not rot or decay. But water still can make its way through an ICF wall assembly if certain procedures are not followed. Read more: buff.ly/3YSMLEK ... See MoreSee Less
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When asked whether ICF is really the best product, in many (most?) cases, the answer ought to be a resounding “Yes.” But, promoting ICF in situations where it is not truly beneficial to the client is detrimental to the industry as a whole. Read more: buff.ly/48nvFmX ... See MoreSee Less
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Using ICFs can reduce future utility and insurance costs. Read the full story here: buff.ly/3YH3bBg ... See MoreSee Less
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Bowling Green, Kentucky, the site of Rich Pond Elementary School, has experienced destructive tornadoes in the past. The overall cost of construction including a safe room was less than the average cost of a school designed to simply meet code. View project: buff.ly/3AffCL5 ... See MoreSee Less
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Orange Beach, Alabama, is vulnerable to severe weather, including hurricanes, so the owners of this 12,776-square-foot single-family home located just 300 yards off the water opted to build their new home with ICF for extra protection. View project: buff.ly/48crlXB ... See MoreSee Less
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