March/April 2016

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Project Profile: Maison de la Pomme
Modeled after the classic French estates of centuries past, this beautiful home gets top marks in design, craftsmanship, and durability.

Overcoming Contractor Challenges, Part 1 By Pieter Vanderwerf 
The author surveyed 15 experienced ICF contractors on the industry’s biggest challenges, and how to overcome them. Part two will appear in the May issue.

Project Profile: Calzada Chapel and Pool House
This one-of-a-kind home addition includes multiple innovative ICF construction techniques including deliberately canted two-story walls and a barrel-vault roof formed with EPS decking.

Project Profile: Shade Residence
Built on a steeply sloped lot overlooking San Francisco Bay, this four-level Spanish-style home is not only beautiful, but durable enough to last through the millenium.

ICF Builder Award Winners 2016
Highlighting the best-of-the-best ICF projects, judges selected a winner and two runners up in each category.

• Small Residential: Shade Residence
• Large Residential: House of Bryan
• Unlimited Residential: Clayton Residence
•  Light Commercial: Our Lady of Sorrows Church
• Heavy Commercial: Health City Caymans Hospital
• MultiFamily: Holiday Inn and Conference Center
• Specialty Applications: Calzada Pool and Chapel

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