Sustainable Building

Why Use Plaster and Stucco as Sustainable Building Finishes?

Posted in Complete Blog, Healthy Building Materials, Non-Toxic Building, Sustainable Building

Beyond Beauty: Plaster and Stucco are Natural Winners for Sustainable Walls: Many people love plasters and stucco as sustainable building finishes because they look nice. But the advantages of a plaster and/or stucco for walls instead of paint go far beyond appearances. The ingredients in these finishes are found in nature, and they have been […]

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 […]

Insulated Stem Walls for Conditioned Crawl Spaces

Posted in Breathable Basements, Building Tips and FAQ, Complete Blog, Conditioned Crawlspace, Green ICF Foundation, Sustainable Building

Insulated ICF is Better Than Poured Concrete for Stem Walls Using insulated stem walls for conditioned crawl spaces provides many benefits by allowing you to heat and cool your crawl space just like you do your home. Why would you want to condition your crawl space? Wouldn’t that just cost a lot more to heat […]

Home Exemplifies High Performance Building With Faswall

Posted in Energy Efficient Walls, Faswall for Sustainability, Healthy Building Materials, High Performance Walls, Net-zero-home, Project Gallery, Sustainable Building

A Home built using the Faswall Insulated wood-concrete forms

High Performance Homes Will Define The Future of Building

Posted in Energy Efficient Walls, High Performance Walls, ICF Commercial Buildings, Net-zero-home, Sustainable Building

Faswall Home Featured on Oregon Home Magazine Blog

Posted in Energy Efficient Walls, Faswall for Do-It-Yourselfers, Healthy Building Materials, Net-zero-home, Project Gallery, Sustainable Building

DIY Home Builder Returns to His Roots with Faswall Home

Posted in Breathable Basements, Energy Efficient Walls, Green ICF Foundation, Healthy Building Materials, Net-zero-home, Project Gallery, Sustainable Building

Faswall is a fire resistant building material for walls

How Faswall Resists Fire and Wet Conditions

Posted in Faswall for Sustainability, Fire Resistant Building Materials, High Performance Walls, Sustainable Building

high performance, green builidng,indoor air quality, Faswall

Protect your family and yourself with great indoor air quality

Posted in Energy Efficient Walls, Faswall for Sustainability, Healthy Building Materials, Sustainable Building

Let Faswall Be Your Foundation For a Green Home

Posted in Breathable Basements, Energy Efficient Walls, Green ICF Foundation, High Performance Walls, Net-zero-home, Project Gallery, Sustainable Building

Efficient and Affordable ICCF Family Home

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

Victorian Basement reconstruction

“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

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

Looking through the open living room toward the dining room.

Faswall Luxury Home

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

Warmth and Integrity- Why Faswall

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

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

Faswall blocks in Buddhist Center of Dallas temple

Buddhist Temple in Texas Showcases Faswall’s Versatility

Passive Solar Home built with Faswall

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… […]

Sustainable Building

Why Use Plaster and Stucco as Sustainable Building Finishes?

Single Family Home Lost to Fire – Rebuilt With Faswall ICCF

Insulated Stem Walls for Conditioned Crawl Spaces

Home Exemplifies High Performance Building With Faswall

High Performance Homes Will Define The Future of Building

Faswall Home Featured on Oregon Home Magazine Blog

DIY Home Builder Returns to His Roots with Faswall Home

How Faswall Resists Fire and Wet Conditions

Protect your family and yourself with great indoor air quality

Let Faswall Be Your Foundation For a Green Home

Efficient and Affordable ICCF Family Home

Single Family Home Lost to Fire – Rebuilt With Faswall ICCF

Victorian Basement reconstruction

Portland Commercial Building Built with Faswall

Faswall Luxury Home

Warmth and Integrity- Why Faswall

Neal House Construction 2011

Growing Food Year-Round with a Faswall Greenhouse

Buddhist Temple in Texas Showcases Faswall’s Versatility

Passive Solar Home built with Faswall

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