The home starts with a marine grade styrofoam block. The block is made of two 2 5/8-inch sides with a plastic rib running through the foam. The blocks are stacked on top of each other like Lego ...

This type of combination foam block and concrete house you mentioned is one of the strongest and most energy efficient. It is one of several construction methods often referred to as stay-in-place ...

Styrofoam.Mundelein’s latest project is a 7,000-square-foot house with a structure made from polystyrene blocks filled with concrete.Sitting atop Murphy Hill just […] Skip to content All Sections ...

Concrete is poured inside the hollow Styrofoam blocks for support By MARC WEINREICH . Published: 12:32 EDT, ... Texas teachers build styrofoam home for less than $100,000. e-mail; ...

Deborah and Mark Morey took a chance a few years ago when it was time to add an addition onto their home, using a little known form of construction that uses concrete in the walls instead of wood. … ...

Styrofoam blocks are stacked and then filled with concrete to create the frame of a home or other buildings. Several homes in Lumberton are already being built using this method.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui company is creating a sustainable way to build homes by using surfboard scraps. Surf Block Maui is located in the Lahaina Cannery. Founder David Sellers says he ...

It’s not every day that a house of Styrofoam and concrete springs up in your neighborhood. “It’s better than a speed bump,” Louis Moisset quips about the double takes his eco-friendly ...

The technique, known as ICF, or insulated concrete forms, makes use of polystyrene foam... Foam home-building technique comes to Danbury News Times Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

I am thinking of building one of those concrete-foam block houses for efficiency, security and strength. Since concrete feels so cold, is it really energy-efficient? Will I be limited on house ...

Each year, thousands of Arizona residents email or call Rosie Romero’s radio show with questions about everything from preventing fires in their chimneys to getting rid of tree roots invading ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui company is creating a sustainable way to build homes by using surfboard scraps. Surf Block Maui is located in the Lahaina Cannery. Founder David Sellers says he ...