March 2022 – GreenBlock Development Group

There are some ICF negatives that come with its innovative design,, but do the outweigh the benefits?

21 Mar 22

5 ICF DISADVANTAGES AND THE TRUTH BEHIND THEM

Turning ICF disadvantages into strengths Like all good things, there’s probably a downside to building a house with ICF, right? If you’ve been doing your own research, you’ve undoubtedly heard about some of the ICF disadvantages. Fortunately, there aren’t too many ICF disadvantages to begin with. And since most of…

Your builder will guide you through the home building selections process

02 Mar 22

BECOME A HOME SELECTIONS EXPERT

The home building selections process Did you know you could make up to 1000 decisions during the home building selections process? Here’s some advice to make this process easier. There could be 30 selection categories such as appliances, tile, lights, floors, countertops, cabinets, etc. Unless you’ve built a house before,…

ICF construction is a popular choice for architects for its aesthetic flexibility.

01 Mar 22

ICF CONSTRUCTION: A NEW TREND FOR MODERN ARCHITECTS

As a home builder that specializes in ICF construction, we value your comfort and safety above all else. However, we also believe you deserve a home that matches your lifestyle. Whenever architects need to design energy-efficient structures without modifying their normal design processes, they use ICF construction because it combines insulating…

01 Mar 22

ICF DISASTER RESISTANT HOMES ARE IMPENETRABLE

ICF has been proven to be the ultimate construction for hurricanes and fires, but there are more types of disasters it has proven to be effective against. They’re called disaster resistant homes for a reason ICF disaster resistant homes have been tested to withstand projectile debris traveling over 100 mph, so…

ICF will help you build your soundproof wall

01 Mar 22

YOUR NEW SOUNDPROOF HOME WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

The easiest way to soundproof a home is to build a soundproof home. ICF walls with 6 inch concrete cores have Sound Transmission Class (STC) ratings of 50+. STC is the measurement (decibels) of sound traveling from one side of the wall to the other. How does ICF build soundproof homes? Standard residential…