Comments on: Wildfires Show Need For Fireproof ICF Homes http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:23:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Eric J. http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-237154 Eric J. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:56:02 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-237154 Vitrubianbuild.com has good pictures and product information, as does Greenblock.com. Nextblok.com lacks any significant content, although claims to be greenest. Anyone else suggest other good manufacturer/builer sites for learning more about such timely building practice? Vitrubianbuild.com has good pictures and product information, as does Greenblock.com. Nextblok.com lacks any significant content, although claims to be greenest. Anyone else suggest other good manufacturer/builer sites for learning more about such timely building practice?

]]> By: Sam Harris http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-203534 Sam Harris Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:11:02 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-203534 Here's another green building company poised to make a real difference: www.vitruvianbuilt.com. I've heard their product has already started to generate much interest. You will find pictures and more information about their concept via their website. Here’s another green building company poised to make a real difference:
www.vitruvianbuilt.com.

I’ve heard their product has already started to generate much interest.

You will find pictures and more information about their concept via their website.

]]> By: Janni http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-200525 Janni Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:48:11 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-200525 Fires for sure will come again as the temperature of our planet increases. Thanks for providing useful information about fireproof buildings. I hope all new buildings were like that. Fires for sure will come again as the temperature of our planet increases. Thanks for providing useful information about fireproof buildings. I hope all new buildings were like that.

]]> By: Don Walters http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-196446 Don Walters Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:59:23 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-196446 To Mike Tomwell; We are in the process of designing a web page. When finished it will demonstrate that NextBlok is the only ICF that is green and is easy to build with. I feel certain that when you, along with others, see the simplicity and the ease of use of its design, will want to be among those that want to see it come to market, even to share by contributing to its success. To Mike Tomwell;

We are in the process of designing a web page. When finished it will demonstrate that NextBlok is the only ICF that is green and is easy to build with. I feel certain that when you, along with others, see the simplicity and the ease of use of its design, will want to be among those that want to see it come to market, even to share by contributing to its success.

]]> By: C. Nassif http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-196351 C. Nassif Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:15:27 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-196351 Learn more about the ICF inherently green industry at the Insulating Concrete Form Association website, www.forms.org, and visit green builder web sites directly, like www.greenblock.com to learn more about icf eco-friendly building solutions. Learn more about the ICF inherently green industry at the Insulating Concrete Form Association website, www.forms.org, and visit green builder web sites directly, like www.greenblock.com to learn more about icf eco-friendly building solutions.

]]> By: Mike Tomwell http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-196322 Mike Tomwell Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:33:57 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-196322 To: Don Walters Is there an online web page for nextblok? I would like to read more about your idea and share the information with others who may want to get involved. Mike. To: Don Walters
Is there an online web page for nextblok?
I would like to read more about your idea
and share the information with others who may
want to get involved.

Mike.

]]> By: Joseph Ferrara http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-195299 Joseph Ferrara Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:38:36 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-195299 Don, Keep me posted on NextBlock. If you issue a Press Release, you can publish it here for free. Don,

Keep me posted on NextBlock.
If you issue a Press Release, you can publish it here for free.

]]> By: Don Walters http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-195284 Don Walters Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:30:32 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-195284 There are 550 ICF builders doing about $260 million a year. Their association claims a 13% increase year over year. My figures show that the house framing factor of real estate is $26 billion per year, so the current builders of ICF homes have yet to be of any significant size to indicate that they are making a substantial penetration in the house building industry. When NextBlok is funded we will make an incredible difference in the way housing is built, here in the U.S. and more importantly through out the entire world. NextBlok is extremely easy to build with, it just glues and clicks together, thus saving at least 40% of the labor necessary to frame a house. There are 550 ICF builders doing about $260 million a year. Their association claims a 13% increase year over year.

My figures show that the house framing factor of real estate is $26 billion per year, so the current builders of ICF homes have yet to be of any significant size to indicate that they are making a substantial penetration in the house building industry.

When NextBlok is funded we will make an incredible difference in the way housing is built, here in the U.S. and more importantly through out the entire world.

NextBlok is extremely easy to build with, it just glues and clicks together, thus saving at least 40% of the labor necessary to frame a house.

]]> By: Don Walters http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-195209 Don Walters Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:06:02 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-195209 The devastation from hurricane Katrina could have been avoided, if all of the houses in the Hurricane belt had been built with ICF's. I have pictures of one house standing after being hit be a 21 ft storm surge, it was 100 meters from the shore in Mississippi. All that remained of the surrounding houses, were concrete slabs. NextBlok is the only ICF that is GREEN and is very easy and fast to build with, and is the most economic of all the ICF's available today. It is my feeling that the insurance co's need to specify ICF's when they replace houses that have been destroyed be natural disasters. Soon thereafter they will realize an enormous saving and start to require that the structures that are to built must afford the protection that NextBlok does. The devastation from hurricane Katrina could have been avoided, if all of the houses in the Hurricane belt had been built with ICF’s. I have pictures of one house standing after being hit be a 21 ft storm surge, it was 100 meters from the shore in Mississippi. All that remained of the surrounding houses, were concrete slabs.

NextBlok is the only ICF that is GREEN and is very easy and fast to build with, and is the most economic of all the ICF’s available today.

It is my feeling that the insurance co’s need to specify ICF’s when they replace houses that have been destroyed be natural disasters. Soon thereafter they will realize an enormous saving and start to require that the structures that are to built must afford the protection that NextBlok does.

]]> By: Sam Harris http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-195173 Sam Harris Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:49:01 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/housing/wildfires-show-need-for-fireproof-icf-homes/2007/10/26/#comment-195173 ICForms.com...nice pictures. You have any more? Great topic! ICForms.com…nice pictures. You have any more?
Great topic!

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