In North Carolina, Brickstone Enterprises is in the process of constructing a massive 22,000 sqft under- roof house on Belews Lake. The entire shell of the structure, as well as all retaining walls and pools, is being built with Reward Insulated Concrete Forms. All exterior patios are being constructed using a product called Insul-Deck which Read more »
Posted: July 30, 2009 in Project Showcase, with 0 Comments
5-in-1 Wall Assembly Sounds like a sale as it sounds too good to be true. Sorry we are not running a buy 5 get 1 free or anything like that. Instead, we are trying to get out to the world the efficiencies of building with insulated concrete forms. Usually we talk about the owner benefits Read more »
Posted: July 28, 2009 in From the Field, with 0 Comments
We field numerous questions everyday on the array of benefits by building an Insulating Concrete Form house or building. Besides the tangible benefits of the building owner- like the 50%- 80% energy savings, protection from natural disasters, etc -there are some other benefits to building green. There are a lot of misconceptions on the government’s Read more »
Posted: July 21, 2009 in From the Field, with 2 Comments
In June Reward Wall Systems had a couple houses featured in the Lancaster County Parade of Homes, built by Providence Homes and Neighborhoods and supplied by Construction Supply Centers of New Holland. One of the homes was built for Mr. Gerhart, near Denver, PA. The house was built with a superior “envelope” by using Reward Read more »
Posted: July 16, 2009 in Project Showcase, with 1 Comment
One of the most common inquiries we get is about the proper types of bracing best suited for Tall Wall ICF Construction. As we can go as high as you need, I swear. Darryl U was able to give me his insight on recommended uses and types when constructing tall walls. Tall wall applications work Read more »
Posted: July 14, 2009 in Lets Get Technical!, with 1 Comment
From paper and pencil to AutoCAD to BIM, this is the evolution of building design community. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is quickly becoming the design tool of choice. The building is designed in 3D and is a virtual design. Not only is BIM useful for creating drawings of the building and its components, but also Read more »
Posted: July 9, 2009 in Unique Trends, with 0 Comments
There are a lot of misconceptions that continue to float around about how “easy” ICFs are to build with. This creates the misconception that you don’t need any training or construction skill sets to build with ICFs. Sounds simple, you just pick up these 5.5 lb giant “Legos”, stack them together, slap down some rebar, Read more »
Posted: July 7, 2009 in Common Troubleshooting, with 3 Comments
Finally a holiday. All of us here at Reward are grateful to be part of the greatest (though sometimes confused) country in the world. From the battles overseas, to personal battles in the home, the last year or so has been tough on so many. We see it in the news, and in the industry Read more »
Posted: July 2, 2009 in Holiday, with 0 Comments