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Amvic Building System to join the ICFMA

Ottawa, ON., September 22, 2022– The Insulating Concrete Forms Manufactures Association (ICFMA) is excited to announce the addition of a new primary member, Amvic, Inc. Amvic brings more than 25 years of experience and innovation in the Insulating Concrete Formwork industry, and a commitment to excellence by offering a versatile ICF system to build exceptionally energy-efficient, sustainable, healthy and environmentally friendly structures. “Joining the ICFMA makes sense especially as our industry works closely together to address building code changes, sustainable construction and increased efficiency needs and expanded life safety requirements., says Victor Amend, Amvic’s President and CEO, “We’re seeing even greater adoption of ICFs across multiple construction sectors and it takes a unified industry to address those needs.” Amvic is an excellent addition to the ICFMA as a long-standing manufacturer of ICFs and other related construction products. Their experience in producing products to build extremely energy-efficient, airtight, and disaster-resilient building envelopes is a great value to the industry. ICFs outperform all conventional building envelopes on the market and Amvic along with each ICFMA member company, is committed to the promotion of safe and sustainable construction using Insulating Concrete Forms. Adding another ICF advocate with years of industry knowledge and experience [...]

By |2022-10-05T10:43:01-05:00October 5, 2022|Featured, Press Releases|

Video: First Time ICF Builders Give Their Honest Impressions

BuildBlock visited Santa Fe New Mexico in November of 2021 to assist in the build of 2 Habitat for Humanity Homes. Watch this video to hear from several volunteers on what it was like building with BuildBlock ICFs for the first time! These builds are part of a national program spearheaded by the NRMCA in association with Habitat for Humanity International, the ICFMA, and the ACPA. To read more about this initiative, click here. For a brief overview of this project, click here. For other testimonials from this build: click here. To learn more about the ICFMA, click here. Video Transcript Last November, BuildBlock journeyed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to visit a Habitat For Humanity project where BuildBlock ICF were being used. Here are some takeaways from volunteers and staff members on their experiences using ICF for the first time, and how ICF aligns with the goals of their organization. "Jacqueline Ulrich, I am the Design Build Specialist with Santa Fe Habitat For Humanity. With our regular volunteers, some of them are of the age where things are getting harder to lift for them, so these blocks are are light. They're easy to maneuver. I mean they they kind [...]

By |2022-02-24T10:17:19-06:00February 26, 2022|ICF Projects, Video|

Project Overview: Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity Builds with ICFs

Join us for a brief overview of these 2 ICF builds in Santa Fe, New Mexico! These builds are part of a national program spearheaded by the NRMCA in association with Habitat for Humanity International, the ICFMA, and the ACPA. To read more about this initiative, click here. For other testimonials from this build: click here. To learn more about the ICFMA, click here.

By |2022-02-24T10:22:05-06:00February 25, 2022|ICF Projects, Video|

Testimonial: ICFs and Habitat for Humanity

We talked to Rob Lochner, Construction Director with Habitat For Humanity Santa Fe, about his experience using Insulating Concrete Forms on two recent Habitat builds. These builds are part of a national program spearheaded by the NRMCA in association with Habitat for Humanity International, the ICFMA, and the ACPA. To read more about this initiative, click here: http://dev.icf-ma.org/the-icfma-to-partner-with-the-nrmcas-build-with-strength-2-0-coalition/ For a brief overview of this project, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74H03QsDQ1o For more testimonials, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIXi7hit91A To learn more about the ICFMA, click here: http://dev.icf-ma.org/ Video Transcript: So I've been with Santa Fe Habitat for about 10 years. Originally, as the Director of Volunteers and Family Services, and now as the construction director. As a construction director, my job is to make sure that everything on the site runs as smooth as possible. I make sure everybody's safe, make sure we got supplies, and that the builds come off in a nice way, and that everybody has a good time. I understood the process pretty much, not all the little details and and whatnot, and I think things ran pretty smooth, uh was quite an adventure, uh quite a herculean task I think in some ways uh, to do two houses in [...]

By |2022-02-24T10:11:56-06:00February 24, 2022|Video|

Press Release: IntegraSpec to Join the ICFMA

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ICFMA Suite 460 11-300 Earl Grey Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2T 1C1   IntegraSpec to Join the ICFMA Ottawa, ON., February 18, 2022– The Insulating Concrete Forms Manufactures Association (ICFMA) is proud to announce the addition of a new primary member, IntegraSpec. With decades of experience and innovation in the Insulating Concrete Formwork industry, IntegraSpec continues its commitment to excellence by offering a versatile ICF system to build exceptionally energy-efficient, sustainable, healthy and environmentally friendly structures. Michael Lain, IntegraSpec’s Senior Vice President, comes from a background in custom home building and stated that “as codes change, we’re seeing that ICFs are just the right choice. We have been impressed by the marketing and education [of the ICFMA] and want to be a part of educating the general public, continuing to promote ICFs as a sustainable building product for the future.” IntegraSpec is an excellent addition to the ICFMA as they offer a wide variety of products and services to an ever-growing market. The IntegraSpec ICF building envelope is extremely energy efficient and airtight and outperforms all conventional building envelopes on the market. IntegraSpec, along with each ICFMA member company, is committed to the promotion of [...]

By |2022-02-18T13:28:24-06:00February 18, 2022|Press Releases|
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