Energy Concrete Structures

ECO-Block ICF (Insulated Concrete Formed) Walls are the 'Ferrari' of exterior wall systems for cutting home heating and cooling costs as well as homeowners insurance.
If Mr. Richard Rue, CEO of Energy Wise Systems, Mansfield, Texas, 817-477-1387, had his way, most new homes

being built in the country today would have exterior walls constructed with insulating concrete forms. You can heat and cool three ICF houses for every one house that's built with 2 X 4 wood-frame construction with fiberglass insulation. Energy Wise is a mechanical engineering company that specializes in energy-efficient construction by designing the HVAC system to work in harmony with a structure's thermal envelope.
To learn more about what Mr. Rue had to say about ICF Walls, click

Some home buyers may be reluctant, at first, to pay more upfront for an ECO-Block ICF home. But by teaming up with an ECO-Block ICF homebuilder, you can convincingly lower the total cost of ownership for the ICF home. With utility costs continually increasing, wood-frame houses being built today, will, in 20 years, have monthly utility bills that exceed the monthly house payment.

If you build an ECO-Block ICF home as opposed to a wood-framed

or steel framed home your monthly utility rates shouldn't exceed 5 cents per square foot, four cents being the average. With the national average for wood or steel constructed homes at 10 cents per square foot, that's a savings of 50% - 70% ! I think everybody can relate to that kind of savings.

*Example Below: 4,500 square foot home (Living Space)*
*ECO-Block* ICF Home @ 3 cents per S/F 4,500 X 3 cents = $135.00	Wood-Framed home @ 10 cents per S/F
*ECO-Block* ICF Home @ 5 cents per S/F 4,500 X 5 cents = $225.00

Even at 5 cents per square foot you are saving 50% on utilities. That's $225.00 per month or $2,700 savings per year.
A 20 year mortgage would save you $54,000 in just utilities alone, and that's if they didn't increase, as you know they will.
Now, here are even more savings on the Homeowners Insurance...

Same 4,500 Square Foot Home (Living Space)
*ECO-Block* ICF Home: $886.00 per year	Wood-Framed Home: $1,020.00 per year
Yearly savings of $134.00.
Now apply that $134.00 to the 20 year mortgage, for a savings of $2680.00
So adding your savings for utilities and insurance, you have saved yourself $56,680.00 over the 20 year mortgage with an ECO-Block house as opposed to wood-framed.

Just think again, don't say I can't afford to build with *ECO-Block* Insulated Concrete Forms, with savings like that, you can't afford not too. Click for our SAVINGS CALCULATOR to find out how much *ECO-Block* High Performance Wall Systems can save for you.