On the lookout for ever more energy-efficient building envelope solutions, a growing number of Building Teams are turning to insulating concrete forms as an alternative to light-gauge steel frame, ...

The hands-on homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres prep a concrete slab with top-notch vapor barriers and insulation.

Q: I just bought my first house and am about to remodel my basement. The previous owners of the house glued 2-inch-thick foam insulation to the poured concrete walls. It’s got an aluminum foil face on ...

Q: We have a bathroom on the ground floor, and we're replacing parts of the subfloor because they have dry rot. The subfloor is above concrete. Do you recommend putting insulation between the concrete ...

Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity is asking its volunteers to do something different this week and is inviting the public to come and watch. Instead of pounding wood together with hammers and nails, the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Here’s a concrete solution for shocking energy bills: a foam home. There’s no cooler option, according to Matt McCoy, a Wimberley, Texas, resident who lives in one. “I live in a ...

The T-form, Reward Wall Systems’ latest insulating concrete form, is designed for use with the company’s iForm to make construction of interior demising walls more efficient. Like the rest of the ...