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Sustainable Design Using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs)
Fox Block insulated concrete forms are constructed using innovative technology that provides a wide range of different benefits for all kinds of commercial and residential building projects. Energy-efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable, Fox Block is a responsible choice for an eco-friendly home or net-zero building.
Projects specifying Fox Block insulated concrete forms save valuable environmental resources and reduce energy consumption and C02 emissions, two major factors in today’s commercial and residential construction. Fox Block ICF walls create high performance building envelopes to maximize energy efficiency, prevent heat loss, and eliminate thermal bridging. Net-zero, or zero energy, goals are also feasible with ICF construction.
Fox Block is proud to contribute to LEED programs, the Passive House Standard and the Living Building Challenge. Nudura also meets ISO14001 standards, has obtained Declare Labels for all manufacturing facilities in North America and is committed to standards and practices that promote environmental protection and pollution prevention.
Fox Block ICF WALL SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS:
RECYCLED MATERIALS -Fox Block ICF block systems are manufactured from EPS. Fox Block unique DURAFOLD Technology web design is manufactured from 100% recycled polypropylene and steel.
BUILDING DURABILITY – Fox Block ICF Blocks offer a structure built out of Concrete, one of the most durable and energy-efficient building materials, resulting in buildings that stand the test of time. Building with Fox Block also offers maximum safety in high wind areas due to its high impact resistance.
WASTE REDUCTION –Fox Block offers unique technological ICF Block design which creates less waste during the construction process, sending less waste to our landfills. *All waste is 100% recyclable.
MOLD RESISTANT-Fox Block Forms have been laboratory tested and will not support mold growth.
ENERGY PERFORMANCE - Fox Block ICF Blocks significantly reduce the number of carbon emissions, due to the structure's high energy efficiency levels, reducing the number of fossil fuels needed for heating and cooling reducing your carbon footprint.
IMPROVED INDOOR AIR QUALITY – Fox Block eliminates air gaps, minimizing the potential formation of mold growth and draft paths. The end result is an airtight structure that enables building mechanical systems to heat, cool, and ventilate the ICF block structure more efficiently, creating a healthier living and working environment for building occupants
Fox Block ICF Performance
FOX BLOCK ICF Performance
Fox Block 's line of insulated concrete form (ICF) products meets the performance, design, and sustainability demands of stakeholders across commercial, educational, medical, and residential buildings.
ICF construction also offers greater safety, energy efficiency, and comfort to owners and occupants, without sacrificing interior or exterior aesthetics.
DISASTER RESILIENCY
Walls built with Fox Block insulated concrete forms are durable enough to withstand high winds up to 402 kph (250 mph) and flying debris, while flexible enough to resist seismic forces.
The steel-reinforced concrete and non-toxic fire-retardant expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam provide a fire protection rating of up to 4 hours. These resilient features ensure that building occupants are safe in the face of virtually any natural disaster.
Compared to traditional construction methods, an ICF building retains its value longer since the exterior walls can endure such intense forces with minimal, if any, maintenance and repairs over its lifetime.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Insulated concrete forms create a higher performing, energy-efficient structure that reduces both the buildings’ heating and cooling bills, as well as its carbon footprint on the environment.
Sustainable design is at the core of Fox Block’s insulated concrete form products. ICF walls are comprised of two layers of EPS foam insulation with the internal structural strength of concrete, significantly decreasing air infiltration and optimizing the building’s thermal performance.
Third-party testing shows that a home or commercial structure built with Fox Block ICFs can lower a building’s operational energy demands by up to 60%* and also reduce thermal transfer to as low as 1.9 BTU/ft2/hour (5.99 w/m2 k) even at temperatures as low as -11 °F (-23 °C).
These energy-saving benefits make Nudura ICFs a perfect fit for net-zero and net-positive construction initiatives.
OCCUPANT COMFORT
Exterior walls built with Fox Block ICFs offer continuous insulation at a high R-value combined with the thermal mass of concrete, which minimizes air gaps and thermal bridging, resulting in even temperatures and reduced drafts and cold spots throughout the building’s interior.
ICF walls also act as an effective sound barrier by dampening sound vibrations from unwanted outside noise, such as traffic, trains, and neighbors. This sound dampening is ideal for both residential and commercial construction, providing Sound Transmission Class ratings as high as STC 50 (Rw51)**.
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