In 1994, Mike Hancock gave up his job as a project manager with a nuclear power plant to put his engineering background to use in the residential building industry. He moved to Oklahoma where he ...

World of Concrete 2014 hosted a forum on concrete home construction that underscored rising cost of property loss resulting from natural disasters, suggesting it is the result of softened building ...

Q: What are some of the new trends in sustainable building? A: Ductless heat pumps are continuing to gain in popularity. Not only do they not require ducts, they can be the most affordable heating ...

Insulating concrete forms have a long history of success in low-rise buildings, but now Building Teams are specifying ICFs for mid- and high-rise structures—more than 100 feet. ICF walls can be used ...

Series Playlist: Donavan's Homes Chapters: 0:00 - Wall Pour 11:10 - Pour Results 12:51 - Drain Tile 17:26 - Waterproofing Check out Wood Talk, a podcast about woodworking that I co-host. Trump wins ...

Because there are so few builders building with ICFs, customers who want them often have to pay a premium. ICF homes tend to cost 5-20 percent more than their wood-framed counterparts, industry ...

GREENLAND, N.H., Aug. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Slated for a fall 2024 opening, 21 Summer Street in Natick, Massachusetts is a multi-use property redevelopment that meets the parameters of the ...