BUILDBLOCK TECHNOLOGY AND TRADEMARK LICENSING PROGRAM
BuildBlock® has now designed a Technology and Trademark License Program that will allow your organization to take advantage of the experience BuildBlock® has gained over many years. The BuildBlock® Technology and Trademark License will allow your organization to skip past the Research and Development stage and enter your market at an accelerated pace. The BuildBlock® Insulating Concrete Form Wall System and the BuildDeck® Floor, Roof, and Tilt-Up Wall System are the ideal ICF product lines for introduction into new markets. Your organization will not only be licensing BuildBlock® patent pending ICF technology for use in an exclusively licensed territory, but will also gain the support of the BuildBlock® organization in establishing your successful BuildBlock® ICF business. This is not an opportunity for importing BuildBlock® ICFs. A BuildBlock® Licensee must establish local manufacturing in order to exclusively license a territory.
Today’s higher energy and material costs make Insulating Concrete Form construction more affordable and sensible than ever before. Insulating Concrete Forms are coming of age with the emergence of green and sustainable construction. ICF construction meets the public’s demand for buildings to be more energy efficient and environmentally responsible while also supplying the benefits of extreme comfort, quiet, and safety. Higher energy costs, consumers’ heightened sensitivity to the environment, and advancing education about the benefits of ICF structures have combined to create an ideal moment for entering the ICF industry. Never has there been, nor will there be, a more opportune time. Those starting an ICF structure today benefit from the foundation tenaciously built by the industry pioneers but are ahead of the crowds soon to rush to this advancing technology.
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90oCORNER FORM45oCORNER FORMBRICK LEDGE FORMDOUBLE TAPER TOPBuildBloc® Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) are hollow foam blocks which are stacked into the shape of the exterior and load bearing walls, reinforced with steel rebar, and then filled with concrete. BuildBlock® insulating concrete forms technology combines the proven strength and endurance of concrete and steel with the superior insulating properties of expanded polystyrene resulting in structures which are more energy efficient, comfortable, durable, and safer. |
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BuildBlock® ICFs are comprised of two 2½” EPS foam panels connected by eight strong, high-density plastic webs on 6” centers. The forms are the industry standard 16” tall and 48” long. The straight, 90º corner, and 45º corner forms are available in 4”, 6”, and 8” concrete core widths. The brickledge and double taper top forms are available in 6” and 8” concrete core widths.
BuildBlock® forms are Fully Reversible. This means when you pick up a BuildBlock® form you don’t waste your time determining if the form needs to be turned up or down or left or right to be installed. With a reversible form it always fits no matter which way you turn it. The BuildBlock® corner form is used for both right and left hand applications, eliminating the need for dedicated corner forms.
The EPS panels stay in place, creating permanent insulation and a ready-to-finish surface for brick, siding, EFIS or stucco.
BuildBlock® forms have horizontal and vertical cut lines on both sides of the block which allow for much faster and more efficient installation times. There’s no need for a level to mark a line to cut on. There is no need to measure vertical cuts. Simply note the measurement number on the form and cut on its line for a custom cut piece every time.
Superior, Gridded Horizontal Connections:
BuildBlock forms lock together horizontally with secure interlocking nubs, greatly reducing labor and material costs.
The difference between a gridded and old-fashioned tongue and groove connection is the difference between day and night. BuildBlock’s gridded connections automatically align the forms plumb and the webs properly, while the old-fashioned tongue and groove connection allows the misalignment of forms and webs.
Monolithic concrete walls are significantly stronger than those built with concrete blocks. BuildBlock® technology combines the proven strength and endurance of concrete and steel with the superior insulating properties of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS). As a result, these structures are more energy efficient, comfortable, durable, and safer than conventional construction methods. |
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The Benefits of BuildBlock® Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF)
- BuildBlock® ICFs are 16-inches tall and 48-inches long equating to six standard concrete masonry units.
- The light-weight nature of BuildBlock® ICFs make them faster to work with while creating a much safer environment for workers.
- BuildBlock® Solid Monolithic concrete walls are significantly stronger than those built with concrete blocks CMU.
- BuildBlock® ICF tructures are more energy efficient, comfortable, durable, and safer than conventional construction methods.
- BuildBlock® ICF walls can be engineered to bear substantially greater loads than concrete block CMU walls – vertically and horizontally.
- The EPS panels stay in place, creating permanent insulation and a ready-to-finish surface for brick, siding, EFIS or stucco.
- EPS has an R-value of approximately R-4 per inch. This is combined with the thermal mass of the concrete and the significant reduction in air infiltration to result in a performance R-Value of R-30 to R-50.
- BuildBlock’s® Insulating Concrete Forms built-in energy efficiency significantly reduces annual energy costs when compared to concrete block CMU structures, providing substantial savings over the life of the structure.
- An 8-inch BuildBlock® ICF wall has an STC of 53 without the need for additional sound mitigation materials or methods.
- Fire Rating of 3 Hours or More
- BuildBlock® ICF Walls are Load Bearing and Structural
Higher energy costs, consumers’ heightened sensitivity to the environment, and advancing education about the benefits of ICF structures have combined to create an ideal moment for entering the ICF industry for the construction professional or entrepreneur. Never has there been, nor will there be, a more opportune time. Those starting an ICF business today benefit from the foundation tenaciously built by the industry pioneers but are ahead of the crowds soon to rush to this advancing technology.
Whether you’re planning to build a home, building, or business,there’s no better time and no better company:
Now is the time to partner with BuildBlock® and build your future.
Build it once Build it for Life with BuildBlock®. |
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