GREEN BUILDING WITH INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS - ICFS

City of Boulder certified Green Builder since 2001: Building with LOGIX™ Insulated Concrete Forms

Greenblock foundation contributes to this mountain home's sustainable design

ICFS foundation contributes to this mountain home's sustainable design

As one of Boulder’s first certified Green Builders we are proud to offer LOGIX ICF (insulated concrete forms) products to incorporate in your design. We have built several large complex custom homes in Colorado in the last few years using insulated concrete forms  from footers to rafters.

Greenblock from footers to rafters

ICFs from footers to rafters

The homes have an incredibly quiet and calm feel inside the R-50 12” thick walls.

Incorporating LOGIX  ICF products into your home or addition is a simple way to meet or exceed the new Boulder energy codes, GreenPoints and BuildSmart.

 

Greenblock construction

ICFS construction

Insulated concrete forms are hollow polystyrene blocks that are stacked into the exterior walls of a building, reinforced with steel rebar and then filled with concrete.  Although the finished building looks no different than one traditionally constructed, the resulting wall system provides exceptional strength, energy efficiency, noise reduction and an overall level of comfort you won’t find in a traditionally built structure.

 

Radiant Heat used with green block

Radiant Heat used with ICFS

 

  • Extremely Energy Efficient
  • Safe – Strength that Stands Up to Mother Nature
  • Quiet
  • Environmentally Smart
  • Affordable

 

To find out more please visit LOGIX

To find out how Satinwood Construction can help make your home more energy efficient, please call 303 444 4548 or email Satinwood

From the City of Boulder Green Building and Points Guideline Booklet:
"Green building involves improving design and construction practices so that buildings last longer, cost less to operate, and provide healthy, comfortable shelter to occupants. Green building practices also protect natural resources and enhance the built environment so that people, communities, and ecosystems can thrive and prosper. This holistic approach to building emphasizes quality construction, energy efficiency, resource conservation, healthy indoor air quality, and livable neighborhoods.
Homeowners enjoy lower utility bills, greater comfort, and a healthier living space. Building professionals enhance the quality of the homes they design and build, while increasing the value of their companies’ brand. Green building approaches not only improve energy efficiency community-wide—a proven economic development driver—but also promote innovative, livable neighborhoods, which can significantly improve residents’ quality of life."