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Posted on May 18, 2020
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Last week we covered what an energy efficient commercial building looks like below grade. Now we are continuing with our build as we move to the types of products and construction methods for the above grade walls. Our goal with this building is to… Continue Reading “Plasti-Fab® Commercial Construction Series – Above Grade Wall Solutions”
Posted on September 18, 2019
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“This flagship hotel complex is about one kilometer from the south runway of Calgary’s international airport. It had to be built during the winter months. It had to have a high sound transmission rating, energy efficiency, and be everlasting and durable to preserve asset… Continue Reading “The Advantage ICF System helps a Calgary Hotel meet Construction & Performance Goals”
Posted on September 4, 2019
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Craik, Saskatechewan, Canada Advantage ICF System® helps innovative concept school work towards net-zero energy Brent and Monica Krueger wanted to start something different in Craik, Saskatchewan. They had been teaching business development for years through the Praxis School of Entrepreneurship, but they wanted to… Continue Reading “Advantage ICF System® Helps Praxis International Institute with Net-Zero Energy”
Category: Advantage ICF, Plasti-FabTags: Advantage ICF System, Canada, energy, environmentally, icf, International, net zero, Plasti-Fab, PlastiSpan, Praxis, responsible, Saskatchewan
Posted on May 20, 2019
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Last week we covered what an energy efficient commercial building looks like below grade. Now we are continuing with our build as we move to the types of products and construction methods for the above grade walls. Our goal with this building is to… Continue Reading “Plasti-Fab® Commercial Construction Series – Above Grade Wall Solutions”
Posted on March 5, 2019
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Don’t let the weather dictate your construction schedule. Stay on track with the Advantage ICF System.
Category: Advantage ICFTags: Advantage, advantage ICF, Advantage ICF System, cold weather, concrete, energy, energy efficiency, energy savings, EPS insulation, expanded polystyrene, foam, freezing, heating, icf, installation, R-value, ready-mix, temperatures
Posted on February 22, 2019
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Welcome back to our mini series on building an energy efficient home! So far we have covered below grade insulation applications, and today we are moving to above grade walls and the insulation solutions for energy efficient homes.
Category: Advantage ICF, Plasti-Fab, Structural Insulated PanelTags: Advantage ICF System, energy-efficient building products, EPS, insulation, Insulspan SIP System, laminated EPS, Plasti-Fab, r-values, rigid foam, thermal envelope
Posted on September 17, 2018
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Plasti-Fab products help bring a Manitoba business’ vision to life with energy efficient products and thermal envelope solutions to meet their business needs.
Category: Advantage ICF, Plasti-FabTags: Advantage ICF System, energy efficient construction, EPS insulation, finishing icf blocks, GeoSpan Compressible Fill, Manitoba, PlastiSpan Roofing Insulation, PlastiSpan Under slab insulation, R-value, rigid foam, thermal envelope
Posted on July 13, 2018
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Lakeview Signature Inn, Calgary, Alberta When developers were building the Lakeview Signature Inn (formerly the Marriot Residence Inn) in the early 2000s, they wanted a forming system that offered three key benefits: First, energy efficiency to minimize the impact of the hot and cold… Continue Reading “The luxury soundproofing an airport hotel – and its guests -need”
Posted on January 3, 2018
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Living in Canada, a question I frequently get asked is “how cold of temperatures can I pour concrete into ICF blocks?” Concrete construction during cold weather conditions requires special consideration to ensure that the concrete achieves the desired strength prior to freezing. Conventional concrete… Continue Reading “Pouring Concrete in Cold Weather with Advantage ICFs”
Category: Advantage ICFTags: Advantage, advantage ICF, Advantage ICF System, cold weather, concrete, energy, energy efficiency, energy savings, EPS insulation, expanded polystyrene, foam, freezing, heating, icf, installation, R-value, ready-mix, temperatures
Posted on November 10, 2017
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A heritage dream home to be passed down through the generations Calgary, Alberta Just outside a small town in Alberta’s southeastern Battle River Valley area, a home for the ages is coming to life. On a swath of private farmland owned by a single… Continue Reading “Heritage Dream Home Uses Plasti-Fab Building Systems”
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