The home starts with a marine grade styrofoam block. The block is made of two 2 5/8-inch sides with a plastic rib running through the foam. The blocks are stacked on top of each other like Lego ...

The Styrofoam blocks serve as insulation, ... Soucy said ICF construction can be cheaper than homes built the traditional way because of the savings recouped in the smaller heating and air ...

The construction of Diane and Chris Murphy's Old Greenwich home, which is being built with styrofoam and concrete, on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, on Shore Road. Lindsay Perry ...

The Styrofoam blocks are environmentally friendly replacements for wood and insulation, which ultimately saves home owners an abundant amount of money. "It's safer, it's more secure you get better ...

There's a new La Michoacana Meat Market coming to Oak Cliff, but its construction has brought millions of unwanted intruders to the area. "An elderly woman walked in and said, 'There's a fire ...

High school teachers building a house made of STYROFOAM... and they say it's even sturdier than bricks. Shannon and Lesa Cockrell of Hudson, Texas say their 1,400-square-foot-home will cost less ...

This type of combination foam block and concrete house you mentioned is one of the strongest and most energy efficient. It is one of several construction methods often referred to as stay-in-place ...

The technique, known as ICF, or insulated concrete forms, makes use of polystyrene foam... Foam home-building technique comes to Danbury News Times Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

J.D.: You mentioned "concrete/foam block" houses, but that is just one subset of a construction method called stay-in-place-forms. Another term for this construction method is insulated concrete ...

Founder David Sellers explains how Surf Block Maui upcycles leftover insulation foam from surfboard manufacturers into construction material. By Kay Thomas Published : Apr. 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM HST ...

The white walls of the home at 15 Shore Road in Old Greenwich are rising quickly as contractors stack one block on the other, building an entire home's exterior out of Styrofoam the way a child ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui company is creating a sustainable way to build homes by using surfboard scraps. Surf Block Maui is located in the Lahaina Cannery. Founder David Sellers says he ...