Dear Jim: 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 and will I be limited ...

The blocks are fit together much like Legos ... said when property owners first hear the word foam, they wonder if their building “is going to blow away.” But once they learn about the ...

SEATTLE -- Giant blocks of foam are being used in construction projects across the Puget Sound, and you might be driving over them everyday without even knowing it. The blocks recently caught the ...

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They'll be driving on foam. Giant blocks of foam - known as expanded polystyrene -- are being used in construction projects across the Puget Sound, including the new State Route 99 ramps drivers ...

The format uses recycled foam templates that are reinforced ... The International Building Code rates 6-inch ICF blocks, which Habitat for Humanity uses, at four hours to resist fire, compared ...

So he used a system called insulated concrete foam to incorporate the scraps into building blocks, called Surf Blocks. “Basically, we leave the styrofoam on after we pour the concrete into the ...