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23 Energy Saving Tips

Another season in New England means more bills to pay. With rising temperatures during the summer months and sudden cold fronts in winter, your monthly bills may be close to breaking the bank if you’re not careful.

ICF for Better Home Insulation

Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) provide a simple solution that provides great insulation. When you use ICF, your entire structure is covered by interlocking blocks that provide complete insulation on both your interior and exterior walls, giving your home the ICF Effect.

F.A.Q.

Want to learn more about ICF for your next project. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions to find all the answers you need for a successful project.

Order ICF Blocks

Order Insulated Concrete Forms for your high performance project. We provide convenient pick up or delivery direct to your site in Eastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Greater Boston Area.

What is Airtightness in a Home?

One of the most important, and often overlooked, aspects of a home’s energy performance is the airtightness of the home. Builders often forget that a home’s energy performance can be [Read More…]

Soundproofing and Insulated Concrete Forms

Most homes are not constructed with adequate STC ratings and as a result, noise pollution from outside sources can be heard quite clearly inside. This can be extremely disruptive and stressful for occupants trying to enjoy peace and quiet in their own home. [Read More…]

Keeping Safe From the Storm in an ICF Home

Each year we seem to hear more and more about the tornadoes, nor’easters and hurricanes that wreak havoc on our homes and put ourselves and our families at risk.  [Read More…]

Building an energy-efficient home in New England with ICFs

These durable walls provide an enormous amount of comfort that is noticeable during the first week of owning an ICF built home. This is all thanks to the integrated high R-value which also helps to keep your monthly bills at a minimum year-round. [Read More…]

Building an energy-efficient home in New England with ICFs

These durable walls provide an enormous amount of comfort that is noticeable during the first week of owning an ICF built home. This is all thanks to the integrated high R-value which also helps to keep your monthly bills at a minimum year-round. [Read More…]

What is R-Value?

It is well known that ICF far outperforms framed buildings in energy efficiency and comfort levels, but how do we measure this performance? The R- value, or “resistance to heat flow”, measures just that. Using the R-Value home builders can measure the resistance a...

Case Study: Frederick Douglas High School

In 2017, officials in Lexington, Kentucky set out to create a Net-Zero building for their greatly needed highschool. Desperate to fix the cities over crowded school system, School Board Chairwoman Melissa Bacon said “ we wanted to build a school that would carry us...

ICF vs. Traditional Wood Homes

Have you ever wondered how ICF stood up next to traditional construction? Based on multiple research studies, it is apparent that ICF is the superior build. Traditionally, the wood-frame build has been the predominant choice for residential construction in the United...

ICF Homes With External Wall Insulation

ICF walls are reinforced with steel rebar and filled with a high PSI concrete mix to create an incredibly powerful barrier against wind and extreme weather conditions [Read More…]

What is R-Value?

It is well known that ICF far outperforms framed buildings in energy efficiency and comfort levels, but how do we measure this performance? The R- value, or “resistance to heat flow”, measures just that. Using the R-Value home builders can measure the resistance a...

Case Study: Frederick Douglas High School

In 2017, officials in Lexington, Kentucky set out to create a Net-Zero building for their greatly needed highschool. Desperate to fix the cities over crowded school system, School Board Chairwoman Melissa Bacon said “ we wanted to build a school that would carry us...

ICF vs. Traditional Wood Homes

Have you ever wondered how ICF stood up next to traditional construction? Based on multiple research studies, it is apparent that ICF is the superior build. Traditionally, the wood-frame build has been the predominant choice for residential construction in the United...

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