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Efficient and Affordable ICCF Family Home

Posted in Affordable, Complete Blog, Efficient Family Home, Faswall for Do-It-Yourselfers, Healthy Building Materials, Non-Toxic Building

Working with Faswall was fast and manageable for these DIY-ers. Rob Story’s efficient and affordable ICCF family home project in northwestern Washington is a home and home office designed as a budget-friendly DIY residence. It is finished with beautiful interior lime plaster and exterior stucco. Rob Story is not a builder by trade, but he […]

Single Family Home Lost to Fire – Rebuilt With Faswall ICCF

Posted in Complete Blog, Fire-Resistant Building, Project Gallery, Sustainable Building

Rebuilding in California Fire Zones; Fire Safe Walls When one family in Grass Valley, California, lost their home to fire, they didn’t want to rebuild a typical wood-frame home that would be at risk for another fire. They chose composite ICF Faswall Block System. “We wanted to build with an alternative material, because after losing […]

Victorian Basement reconstruction

Posted in Breathable Basements, Conditioned Crawlspace, Project Gallery

“I cannot recommend this product enough for anyone seeking a hands-on experience for building or renovating their own home. We used Faswall as our new foundation material for an 1894 Victorian house, and its consistency, stackability and ease of handling and tooling made the project a breeze. No extra cost or wasted material for concrete […]

Portland Commercial Building Built with Faswall

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Commercial High Performance building with Faswall Natural Composite ICF Blocks. A sustainable alternative to foam ICF.

Faswall Luxury Home

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Building a Luxury, Lake Front Home with Faswall Proving that beauty and energy efficiency go hand in hand

Warmth and Integrity- Why Faswall

Posted in Energy Efficient Walls, Faswall for Do-It-Yourselfers, Project Gallery, Testimonial

In a nutshell, my experience working with Shelter Works as well as building with Faswall was excellent, exciting, fulfilling and rewarding. My story with Faswall is long and I encourage anyone considering building with Faswall to thoroughly read my testimonial. I built a house, 12 years ago, when we lived on Maui. It was a […]

Neal House Construction 2011

Posted in Building Tips and FAQ, Faswall Engineering, Project Gallery

A personal blog about building in the California Bay Area with Faswall. http://jonharv.blogspot.com/2011/ “I’ve been very pleased so far with the ease of assembly and cutting blocks to form a straight and true wall. The workers, who are skilled in carpentry and to a lesser extend masonry, seem to work with the new construction […]

Greenhouse, Faswall, cold climate greenhouse, four-season greenhouse, Gunnison, Colorado

Growing Food Year-Round with a Faswall Greenhouse

Posted in Faswall Alternative Applications, Faswall for Do-It-Yourselfers, Faswall for Sustainability, ICF Commercial Buildings, Project Gallery

Buddhist Temple in Texas Showcases Faswall’s Versatility

Posted in Energy Efficient Walls, Faswall Alternative Applications, Faswall for Sustainability, Healthy Building Materials, High Performance Walls, ICF Commercial Buildings, Net-zero-home, Project Gallery

Passive Solar Home built with Faswall

Posted in Faswall for Do-It-Yourselfers, Faswall for Sustainability, Fire Resistant Building Materials, Project Gallery

Betsy Hunter, Yakima, Washington Read their blog detailing their building experience. “Our new passive solar home will be built with Faswall block. The Faswall material is ideal for this environment and will help keep us cool in the summertime and warm in the winter. It will give us strong, fire-proof walls and a quiet interior… […]