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For more information about concrete homebuilding in Oregon, call:
Northwest Cement Producers Group:
John Arroyo: (360) 956-7080
Find out more about concrete homebuilding in your area:
Home buyers searching for more information and guidance can call their local ready-mix concrete producers. Ask if they keep track of where concrete homes are being built. Some dispatchers may know and provide you with addresses.
Bend
The Central Oregon Builders Association (COBA) went way out of their way
to show homebuyers that there are very real differences
available in the marketplace. Their showcase house, the "1999 Future Concept
House",
demonstrated the characteristics and benefits of ICF walls and their
appropriate use in the high desert climate of central Oregon.
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A 2,400 square foot home with high ceilings, radiant heated floors and widespread use of handicapped accessible features received widespread acclaim. COBA produced a one-hour TV Show that was carried by local cable networks. |
The new Mill Quarter in Bend, Oregon introduces a unique urban living environment
in the heart of a recreational and outdoor paradise. Here, the cultural
amenities of the city converge with the peaceful activities of the
mountains and high
desert. ICFs were chosen for the 25 row homes.
Mill Quarter is conveniently situated within a few blocks of downtown Bend
and the Shops at the Old Mill District. According to Mike Dalzell,
the ICF distributor for the project, the first 12 units sold
in 2 hours.
For more information, please contact Mike Dalzell of
Hooker Creek at (541) 408-3555.
Corvallis
Peter Bambe, structural engineer and Principal of Cascade Design Group Inc., has completed his new family home at 2732 S.W. Brooklane Dr., south of town off SR 20/34. He used insulating concrete forms (ICF) for the exterior walls of the new house, which has a daylight basement (8” reinforced concrete walls) plus two upper floors (6” reinforced concrete walls). The home is located in seismic zone 3. The interior garage walls are 4” reinforced concrete, also using ICF framing methods.
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Cascade Design now handles the structural engineering calculations for about “3-4 ICF house plans a month”, Peter said recently. Cascade began providing engineering services in the early 1990’s for the new generation of home building that shifted away from “stick-built” walls that have inherent deficiencies in maintenance, noise and excessive energy demands. In fact, their offices are located in the new Rivergreen Office Park which used ICF solid wall exterior construction with brick veneer. They can be reached at:
Cascade Design Group, Inc.
1128 NE 2nd Street #104
Corvallis, OR 97339
(541) 753-4417
Another college town that has seen a shift in building practices is Corvallis, where Rivergreen Office Park's new one and two-story office buildings were framed with ICF walls.
The tenants enjoy working conditions of steady comfort, and the landlord
minimizes his heating and cooling costs. The project is in the 1100 block
of NE 2nd
Street (Hwy. 20) just north of downtown, next
to the El Presidente
restaurant.
Contact McElroy Construction, Inc. at (541) 740-4971.
B & L Homes follows the philosophy "Beauty is More Than Skin Deep" as they
look beyond what mega-builders offer. ICFs are a standard option for
nearly the same cost as stick-frame homes.
Their employees practice
what they know: Project superintendent Brian Worley, as well
as their
lead carpenter, have built ICF homes
for their own families.
Look to the north side of town to view another ICF framed house in OSU's
hometown. A 3-story custom designed by David Horning Design blends radiant
heated floors with the ICF framing to eliminate drafts. This southern hillside
exposure looks out from Diamond Lane.
Contact Russell Petersen Construction at (541) 757-7108.
Eugene
Central Oregon is actually the place (Florence) where ICF framed homes were first built by forward-thinking homebuilders in the early 1990's. B&C construction foresaw a need to shift toward more sensible building practices that result in houses that avoid expensive utility bills and reduce maintenance costs for years to come.
Hence, the 15,000 people who attended the 1998 Eugene Street of Dreams were more aware of framing alternatives than most people. Many visitors to the 9-day open house expressed that they knew it is now possible to build a concrete home that is exceptionally quiet and comfortable year-round, energy efficient and disaster resistant.
At the 1998 Eugene Street of Dreams, Journey Built Custom Homes of Springfield provided the public with an attractively decorated 2,440 square foot single story contemporary house that was entirely framed with insulating concrete form (ICF) walls. The house, located at 3196 Riverplace Drive, also utilized steel studs for the interior walls, so that much of the house is built with non-combustible materials.
Journey also built two additional ICF homes on the adjoining cul-de-sac so that home buyers could walk to those and see for themselves the attractiveness and construction integrity that come with a concrete home. Journey used a different ICF framing system on each of their 1998 ICF homes, as they continue to evaluate competing products.
The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) performed an energy evaluation on one of Journey's two-story ICF homes and concluded that the home with the solid continuous ICF walls, combined with the Super Good Cents features, would significantly reduce the owner's energy costs.
The 1999 Lane County Home Builders' Tour of Homes included more ICF-framed
new homes. In Valley River Village, home shoppers may see a one story entry
by Journey Built Custom Homes. Also viewable next to the Valley River Village
Chevron station are two 2-story office buildings built with ICFs in 1999.
Contact Journey Built Custom Homes for more details & information
on "The New Industry Standard" at (541) 686-5420.
Another new ICF-framed house that casual shoppers would never know about
simply by looking at the exterior is a Tour of Homes entry at 3084 Wintercreek.
The home is built with ICF panels from Owens-Corning.
Harrisburg
Home buyers in this town located between Eugene and Corvallis can view a variety of ICF homes. However, since a finished ICF home is indistinguishable from a stick-built home, they must already know about the construction of the home or ask a sales agent which homes are concrete.
The subdivision on Crimson Place has several ICF one-story houses built in 1995-1996.
Medford
ICF framing began to be commonly available in southern Oregon in the
mid-1990's. Local builder Darrin Thornton participated in a 1997 statewide
video teleconference under the auspices of the Oregon Building Industry
Association (OBIA) to assist other builders as they begin the conversion
process to a
better construction method.
Polysteel Alternative Building Systems,
Inc. and Thornton Concrete Construction are putting a double team
on new home construction in the Medford area. The Thornton father-son team
handle
both ICF framing and decorative concrete floors and flatwork.
This new, single story home uses ICF walls for its 1800 sq. ft. structure, located in Gold Ray Ranch Estates in Gold Hill. The "acid stained," coffee colored floor is radiant heated to augment the comfort of ICF homes.
Home design is by Fran Icenhower Design, (541) 779-0727.
For more information on this project, click contact Darrin Thornton at
(541) 944-3626 or click here.
Newport
Cottages by the sea and condominiums along the beach both offer homebuyers the real state-of-the-art in construction practice. The master plan community developers of "Southshore" applied ICF methods learned from building two-story condominiums to compact cottages at the Southshore development in Newport.
The oceanfront village is located 1.5 miles south of the Yaquina Bay Bridge
and the Newport bayfront on scenic Hwy 101.
Contact D.H. Goebel, architect, at (541)
265-5665.
Portland
Home buyers interested in superior construction qualities don't have to
drive far. The Portland Street of Dreams had one
of their nine custom homes as a concrete home
called "Casa
Dolce." All
houses on the "Street" included Intel state-of-the-art structured
wiring so that every room has high-speed Internet access. The
homes are located off
Old Jackson School Rd., in the Fishback Development of Hillsboro, near
the Intel campus.
Blazer Development, known to many as Blazer Homes, participated in the
2001 Street of Dreams for the tenth time. They led the way with "Casa
Dolce," an ICF home. Below are some more finished photos of the show
home.
Contact Rick Lesniak or Ray Derby of Blazer Development, Inc. at (503) 598-3992.
When general contractors and architects build their own homes with ICF walls,
they must know something. That's often the case in the Northwest. Portland
architect Mitch Gilbert designed his own house in the early 1990's
and today enjoys the exceptional quiet and low utility bills provided
by his ICF home.
Contact Mitch Gilbert, architect, at (503) 223-4994.
Downtown Portland doesn't incur high velocity wind like the coast. Nevertheless,
two new row houses were built in John's Landing as part of a major
remodel of an old house. They're just 2 blocks up from Macadam Avenue.
The property owner selected ICFs for their inherent benefits
and urban quiet.
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The buyer spends less on monthly energy requirements and thereby
qualifies for a higher mortgage amount. The home buyers then
spend about the same on total housing costs, but the dollars
go into the investment rather
than to the power company. |
Salem
This is the 2001 New Product House, located at 5567 Murray St. SE in
Salem. It was the focal point of the Salem Tour of Homes. The
contractor, who also designed the 2100 sq. ft. home, is Larry Bilyeu.
It is a two
story
house
with three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
If you want more information, contact:
Eric L. Meurer: eric@mpbia.com or Michele Bilyeu: bilyeucon@aol.com
Denning Homes has constructed a wide variety of new homes, in a range of
sizes and designs, mostly built with stay-in-place concrete form walls for
a number of quality reasons. In addition to individual custom homes, Denning
Homes has built moderately sized single-story ICF homes on Spicetree Lane,
south of Downtown Salem.
For more information, please contact Denning Homes at (503)
585-2008.
Springfield
Lane County Homebuilders Association selected insulating concrete form
walls for its permanent office building. They saw the benefits of solid
wall construction. Lane HBA installed all the concrete walls in one
5-day work week, using only volunteer help.
For more information,
contact Ed McMahon at (541) 484-6560.
Tigard
Residents of Tigard have a local builder who established himself as an
expert on ICF construction. Alan Naylor of Sylvan Construction, Inc.,
made sure that he personally worked on his first concrete home so that he
could familiarize
himself with the cutting edge technology and position his firm for
the future.
Sylvan completed the 2,454 square foot two-story with radiant heat floors
at 13584 SW Lauren Lane. Sylvan combined the strength and energy advantages
of ICF exterior walls with steel framed interior walls. The open floor plan
provides 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths. Sylvan reports that they have plans
for another ICF home in plan-check with the city.
Alan Naylor was a presenter on concrete home construction at the Oregon
Building Industry Association's Annual Trade Show & Conference in Portland.
The class provided continuing education on ICF framing techniques to builders
who want to be able to offer clients state-of-the-art construction.
For more information, please contact Alan
Naylor of Sylvan
Construction at (503) 641-2811.
Disclaimer
Listing companies here is for information purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor recommendation by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) or the Oregon Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association (OCAPA). PCA and OCAPA disclaim any and all responsibility for the selection of firms listed, products they supply, and/or work performed by them.
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