Project Profiles

Beach Green North

  2018 Multi-Family 2nd Runner-Up   Project Statistics Location: Far Rockaway, New York Type: 101-Unit Apartment Building Size: 108,350 sq. ft. (floor) ICF Use: 79,140 sq. ft. Cost: $32 million Total Construction: 77 weeks ICF Installation Time: 95 days...

Toscana Mia

2007 Small Residential 1st Runner Up Toscana Mia, a Mediterranean-style home built in the Grande Dunes section of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is a great example of an ICF home where the builder did everything right.Berkley White, the developer and builder of the...

Kenwood Elementary Gymnasium

2019 Light Commercial Winner  Bend, Oregon is one of the first cities that really accepted ICF construction, and over the past few decades, more than 300 projects have been built in the area with ICF. The latest high-profile commercial project in the city is a...

The Village at Mountain Shadows

 2017 Development WinnerThis 40-home development in a well-off suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, is one of the most ambitious ICF projects in the past decade. The gated community is built entirely of ICFs—including the entry gate buildings and the pool facilities—and is...

Emerald City

2018 Large Residential Winner One of the more unique green homes is Emerald City and its attached guest house, which is located outside the Colorado ski resort town of Steamboat Springs. Mark Mueller, the homeowner, not only did the design work himself, but also...

Cascade Meadows

  2011 Light Commercial 1st Runner-Up   Cascade Meadows is a science center and meeting space administered by a non-profit organization to teach youth about wetland environments. The building is owned by those who know about the fragility of ecosystems, so...

Shop Building & Garage

2022 Specialty Project1st Runner-Up Project Statistics  Location: Clarkesville, GeorgiaType: Wood shop, storage, truck garageSize: 1,200 sq. ft. ICF Use: 1,320 sq. ft. Cost: $66,352 Total Construction: 24 weeks of weekendsICF Installation Time: 2 1/2 days  ...

The Drew Castle

  2018 Unlimited Residential 1st Runner-Up   The Drew Castle, located in Eastern Michigan is actually a 10,000-sq.-ft. private home, built to appear like a traditional manor house. The design includes many authentic touches, both inside and out, including...

Garnet Way Infinity Pool

2024 Pools Winner & People’s Choice Winner

Hazeldean Gardens Retirement Center

2020 Senior Living Winner
Stittsville, Ontario, Canada

Small Residential

Toscana Mia

Toscana Mia

2007 Small Residential 1st Runner Up Toscana Mia, a Mediterranean-style home built in the Grande Dunes section of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is a great example of an ICF home where the builder did everything right.Berkley White, the developer and builder of the...

Large Residential

Greenwood Residence

Greenwood Residence

2007 Large Residential2nd Runner-Up The Greenwood ICF home, located just west of Minneapolis, Minn., looks much smaller than it’s actual 10,000 sq. ft. “It’s a great home showcasing how a concrete home can be just as attractive or even more attractive than a...

Gornick Residence

Gornick Residence

2007 Custom Home1st Runner Up Perhaps no home demonstrates the beauty and versatility of concrete more than this home, built just a few miles south of Minneapolis, Minn.“A very nice family home!” raved one of the judges. “The mix of stone, EIFS, and patterned concrete...

Eagle Rising

Eagle Rising

2006 Large ResidentialWinner When Bob Lagow began planning his dream home on a beautiful site a few miles north of Ft. Collins, Colo., he wanted it to blend seamlessly with the landscape. “It’s a spectacular piece of land,” Lagow says. “It’s 20 acres backing onto a...

Arxx M—Residence

Arxx M—Residence

Luxury and Sustainability are Not Mutually Exclusive When Matt McCoy, owner of South River Construction, set out to build his home in the hill country northeast of San Antonio, Texas, he didn’t intend for it to become a showcase for green building. “It wasn’t...

M Residence

M Residence

2005 Large Residential2nd Runner-Up “This home is a great blend of luxury and sustainability,” the entry notebook states, and our judges agreed. They also liked the architecture. “Very creative, unique home – nice use of stucco/stone and standing seam roof,” writes...

Parade Home 2005

Parade Home 2005

2005 Large Residential (Custom Home)Winner Strong, Sustainable, and Unique DesignThe judging panel gave the 2005 Best Custom Home high marks for craftsmanship and architecture. “Very unique design –love the originality,” commented one judge. “Super detailing and...

Unlimited Residential

Light Commercial

Heavy Commercial

Sun Valley Community Church

Sun Valley Community Church

2008 Heavy Commercialrunner Up Project Statistics Location: Gilbert, Ariz.Type: Church, Mezzanine, and ClassroomsSize: 84,000 sq. ft. (floor)ICF Use: 52,000 sq. ft. (walls)Height: 34 feet, reaching 50’ high on mezzanineICF System: Walls by Arxx; Bracing by...

Cinemagic Atlantis

Cinemagic Atlantis

2008 Heavy Commercial Runner Up In a state known as a hotbed of ICF construction for the previous decade, being the largest ICF project in the state is no idle boast. The 15-screen CineMagic Atlantis theater, located just south of Minneapolis, used more than 83,000...

Alvaton Elementary School

Alvaton Elementary School

2007 Heavy CommercialWinner Alvaton Elementary, is notable not only for its outstanding architecture and efficiency, but also because it opened a new sector to the entire ICF industry.The story starts in 2004 when Martin Clark, then the local Nudura distributor,...

Seaside Condominiums

Seaside Condominiums

2007 Heavy Commercial1st Runner Up Seaside Condominiums, built just yards from the Oregon Coast, is a great example of why insulating concrete forms are taking the commercial construction sector by storm. The project was awarded first runner up in the 2007 ICF Builder...

MegaPlex 20 Theaters

MegaPlex 20 Theaters

2007 Heavy Commercial2nd Runner-Up The largest ICF project completed to date, the Megaplex 20 theater in South Jordan, Utah, has more than 350,000 sq. ft of ICF walls. Some reach 52 feet high without intermediate floors.It was challenging for other reasons as well:...

Armed Forces Reserve Center

Armed Forces Reserve Center

2007 Heavy Commercial1st Runner Up The Armed Forces Reserve Center in Pinellas Park, Fla. was named First Runner Up in the Heavy Commercial category of the ICF Builder Awards.Judges cited the size and architecture of the building, as well as the fact that it...

Conservatory Pond Retirement Residence

Conservatory Pond Retirement Residence

2005 Heavy CommercialWinner This large, three-story retirement residence not only placed first in the Heavy Commercial category, but also won “Best Overall” project of the year honors. The Conservatory pond Retirement Residence required almost 100,000 sq. ft. of...

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