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E2 City Homes

2007 Multi-Family1st Runner Up E2 City Homes, in Minneapolis, Minn., is one of the first LEED-certified multi-family projects in the state.Designed as a four-plex, the 6,300 sq. ft. building cost $850,000—about $134 per sq. ft. Not bad for a project that seems to have...

Wolf Springs Resort

2010 MultiFamily 2nd Runner-Up Wolf Springs Resort, located midway between Montreal and Toronto, is a different concept in vacation condos. It offer owners luxury cottage-living without the worry and work normally associated with private cottage ownership. ICFs are an...

Ironwood Hall

2009 Heavy CommercialWinner Ironwood Hall is innovative. And although designers took the unusual step of removing the exterior insulation from some parts of the ICF wall after it was poured, the project was so creative that the judges felt it deserved top honors in...

Nail Residence

 2014 Small Residential 1st Runner Up Project Statistics Location: Canton, Texas Type: Custom Home Size: 3,000 sq. ft. (floor) ICF Use: 2,776 sq. ft. Cost: $385,000 Total Construction: 6 months ICF Installation time: 10 days Construction Team Owner: J. & D. Nail...

New Casa

  2012 MultiFamily 1st Runner Up   The New Casa duplex in Calgary, Alberta, is a great example of how an experienced ICF installer can turn an extremely complex project into a beautiful neighborhood landmark. The challenges began when it became clear the...

Boone Residence

2007 Large Residential 2nd Runner Up The second runner-up in the Large Residential category is the Boone Residence, a 7,500 sq. ft. home in Knights Ferry, Calif.Like most residential ICF construction, the decision to use insulating concrete forms was made by the...

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...

New Southern Home

2007 WinnerLarge Residential The New Southern Home, which was featured on the cover of the Dec. 2007 issue, has been selected as the winner of the Large Residential category of this year’s ICF Builder Awards. (See Home, Solid Home on pp. 36-38 of that issue for more...

Central Avenue Villas

2009 Multi-Family1st Runner-Up Central Avenue Villas is three-story condominium complex that shows how intensive ICF use can solve construction challenges and help recoup construction costs by getting tenants into the building sooner.Built in Oklahoma City’s Bricktown...

Holy Cross Catholic Church

2006 Light Commercial 1st Runner Up The first runner-up in the light commercial division is an outstanding example of the beauty that can be achieved with ICF construction.The Holy Cross Catholic Church,in Porterville, Calif., looks like an old mission church hundreds...

Small Residential

Toscana Mia

Toscana Mia

2007 Small Residential 1st Runner Up Toscana Mia, a Mediterranean-style home built in the Grande Dunes section of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is a great example of an ICF home where the builder did everything right.Berkley White, the developer and builder of the...

Large Residential

Greenwood Residence

Greenwood Residence

2007 Large Residential2nd Runner-Up The Greenwood ICF home, located just west of Minneapolis, Minn., looks much smaller than it’s actual 10,000 sq. ft. “It’s a great home showcasing how a concrete home can be just as attractive or even more attractive than a...

Gornick Residence

Gornick Residence

2007 Custom Home1st Runner Up Perhaps no home demonstrates the beauty and versatility of concrete more than this home, built just a few miles south of Minneapolis, Minn.“A very nice family home!” raved one of the judges. “The mix of stone, EIFS, and patterned concrete...

Eagle Rising

Eagle Rising

2006 Large ResidentialWinner When Bob Lagow began planning his dream home on a beautiful site a few miles north of Ft. Collins, Colo., he wanted it to blend seamlessly with the landscape. “It’s a spectacular piece of land,” Lagow says. “It’s 20 acres backing onto a...

Arxx M—Residence

Arxx M—Residence

Luxury and Sustainability are Not Mutually Exclusive When Matt McCoy, owner of South River Construction, set out to build his home in the hill country northeast of San Antonio, Texas, he didn’t intend for it to become a showcase for green building. “It wasn’t...

M Residence

M Residence

2005 Large Residential2nd Runner-Up “This home is a great blend of luxury and sustainability,” the entry notebook states, and our judges agreed. They also liked the architecture. “Very creative, unique home – nice use of stucco/stone and standing seam roof,” writes...

Parade Home 2005

Parade Home 2005

2005 Large Residential (Custom Home)Winner Strong, Sustainable, and Unique DesignThe judging panel gave the 2005 Best Custom Home high marks for craftsmanship and architecture. “Very unique design –love the originality,” commented one judge. “Super detailing and...

Unlimited Residential

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Sun Valley Community Church

Sun Valley Community Church

2008 Heavy Commercialrunner Up Project Statistics Location: Gilbert, Ariz.Type: Church, Mezzanine, and ClassroomsSize: 84,000 sq. ft. (floor)ICF Use: 52,000 sq. ft. (walls)Height: 34 feet, reaching 50’ high on mezzanineICF System: Walls by Arxx; Bracing by...

Cinemagic Atlantis

Cinemagic Atlantis

2008 Heavy Commercial Runner Up In a state known as a hotbed of ICF construction for the previous decade, being the largest ICF project in the state is no idle boast. The 15-screen CineMagic Atlantis theater, located just south of Minneapolis, used more than 83,000...

Alvaton Elementary School

Alvaton Elementary School

2007 Heavy CommercialWinner Alvaton Elementary, is notable not only for its outstanding architecture and efficiency, but also because it opened a new sector to the entire ICF industry.The story starts in 2004 when Martin Clark, then the local Nudura distributor,...

Seaside Condominiums

Seaside Condominiums

2007 Heavy Commercial1st Runner Up Seaside Condominiums, built just yards from the Oregon Coast, is a great example of why insulating concrete forms are taking the commercial construction sector by storm. The project was awarded first runner up in the 2007 ICF Builder...

MegaPlex 20 Theaters

MegaPlex 20 Theaters

2007 Heavy Commercial2nd Runner-Up The largest ICF project completed to date, the Megaplex 20 theater in South Jordan, Utah, has more than 350,000 sq. ft of ICF walls. Some reach 52 feet high without intermediate floors.It was challenging for other reasons as well:...

Armed Forces Reserve Center

Armed Forces Reserve Center

2007 Heavy Commercial1st Runner Up The Armed Forces Reserve Center in Pinellas Park, Fla. was named First Runner Up in the Heavy Commercial category of the ICF Builder Awards.Judges cited the size and architecture of the building, as well as the fact that it...

Conservatory Pond Retirement Residence

Conservatory Pond Retirement Residence

2005 Heavy CommercialWinner This large, three-story retirement residence not only placed first in the Heavy Commercial category, but also won “Best Overall” project of the year honors. The Conservatory pond Retirement Residence required almost 100,000 sq. ft. of...

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