Reward ICFs have become the building material of choice for families wishing to protect themselves from zombie attacks You see Zombies everywhere- on TV, in magazines, in the news, online, walking the streets and in your home. It time to stand up and protect yourself from the imminent attack this season by fortifying your home Read more »
Posted: October 31, 2011 in Holiday, Marketing, Unique Applications, with 3 Comments
Welcome back to this project profile of Devoted Builders and their Mediterranean town homes in Washington. Last time we spoke of the products that were used in constructing the ICF homes and also gave a quick ICF project scope and summary. Cost and Savings Using Insulated Concrete Forms There were many upgrades given to these Read more »
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Distributor Spotlight, Project Showcase, with 0 Comments
Last time, I introduced you to Devoted Builders who has been building ENERGY STAR homes now for 5+ years. He has already built the majority of the ICF units, and is currently finishing up the last 30% of the 230 ICF homes. Each home is equipped with high-tech and high-quality materials- from the ICF walls, Read more »
Posted: September 13, 2011 in Distributor Spotlight, From the Field, Project Showcase, with 0 Comments
Northwest Insulating Concrete Form Builder Devoted Builders’ Fred Giacci, has been a long time customer of Reward Wall Systems and is a very experienced builder when it comes to building sustainable homes. He was the first builder in his area to start using insulating concrete forms in 2002, and since 2006 he made the commitment Read more »
Posted: September 2, 2011 in Distributor Spotlight, From the Field, Project Showcase, with 0 Comments
This story is an oldie, but a goodie and those numbers are similar all over the country with commercial ICF construction. When Dr. Waters, owner of Silverton Surgical in Silverton, Oregon planned their new 3-story, 13,020 square foot medical building, they wanted to lower operational costs to improve the profitability of their investment. Over $10,000.00 Read more »
Posted: July 13, 2010 in Project Showcase, with 0 Comments
Net Zero Buildings A net zero building is a building that offsets all energy use by creating energy as well so by the end of it all there is an energy use of net zero. Now frequently at trade shows or talking with people in general about the future of green building and the new Read more »
Posted: July 8, 2010 in Project Showcase, Unique Applications, Unique Trends, with 0 Comments
Reward Energy Analysis Program Program Overview: Reward Wall Systems will give you a promotional code to give EnergyWise. They will perform an energy analysis at half the normal price on the home you will build, and will GUARANTEE you an energy savings (of heating and cooling costs) of 50-70% versus a conventional stick built home. Read more »
Posted: September 15, 2009 in Marketing, with 1 Comment
It’s one thing to say that a house built with insulating concrete forms (ICFs) is energy efficient, but it’s quite another to be able to visually prove it. Thermal imaging is a type of infrared imaging science. Thermographic cameras detect radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum (roughly 900–14,000 nanometers or 0.9–14 μm) Read more »
Posted: September 8, 2009 in From the Field, with 2 Comments
Energy and Atmosphere (EA): This LEED topic covers measures to improve the energy efficiency and reductions in use of ozone depleting refrigerants and green house gases. If you give thought to your building envelope and design with Reward ICFs, it can be incredibly easier to achieve up to the maximum 21 point value. Building the Read more »
Posted: August 11, 2009 in Lets Get Technical!, with 0 Comments
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