[Greenbuilding] Greenbuilding Digest, Vol 3, Issue 41

[Chris Boyd]

I would look into ICFs.
You can install and fill them yourself with an additional friend or two.
I used the  Standard ICF system for a garage/mudroom addition last year.
The supplier came over to help me get started and assisted with the pour
for an hourly fee. (Money well spent!)
Other than that, I set the blocks and rebar with my children as helpers.

You still use poured concrete so the building department is happy.
If you plan on finishing the basement, you have insulation and a smooth
surface already in place.

Chris Boyd
Project Planner & Estimator
 
Taggart Construction, Inc.
BUILDING GREEN SINCE 1994
 
cboyd at tagcon.com
207/ 865-2281 x2
 
www.tagcon.com
 
-----Original Message-----
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:47:18 -0700
From: "Reuben Deumling" <9watts at gmail.com>
Subject: [Greenbuilding] concrete vs block vs ___ foundation wall


My question is whether the foundation wall could profitably be made of
blocks (and if so of what material) rather than being poured concrete. 
Reuben Deumling