March/April 2012
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The ICF Tipping Point
ICF Builder Award Winners 2011
Project Profiles: The Light Commercial Winners
AVAILABLE AS DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY
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The ICF Tipping Point
By Cameron Ware
Four different gauges of ICF acceptance indicate that this technology is on the verge of skyrocketing growth. Code changes, landmark projects, and the education of design professionals have all played a role.
ICF Builder Award Winners 2011
Highlighting the best-of-the-best ICF Projects, judges selected a winner and two runners up in each category.
Heavy Commercial: Bahamas Library
Multi-Family: Spice Condominiums
Small Residential: Quilter Residence
Large Residential: Golf Residence
Unlimited Residential: Maryland Net Zero Home
Project Profiles: The Light Commercial Winners
These three winners—a fire station, science center, and municipal building—
showcase the broad array of light commercial projects being built with ICFs.
Buckeye Valley Fire Station
Cascade Meadows
Kiowa County Commons
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