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COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION (under construction)
PROJECT TYPE
Commercial
PROJECT SPECS
14,000 sq.ft. footprint building with ARXX ICF representing 40% of the
project walls.
TIMELINE
Started – August 2008
Completed – July 2009
AWARDS / CERTIFICATIONS
Leadership Award | 2008
US Green Building Council (USGBC)
Inland Empire Education and Advocacy
Sustainable Design Practices
People’s Choice Award 2008 | Citation Award 2008
American Institute of Architects Inland
California (AIAIC)
DISTRIBUTOR
Support Services offered by Forming
Solutions, Inc., Capistrano Beach, CA
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Turner Construction, Anaheim, CA
ICF SUBCONTRACTOR
Insulated Concrete Walls Inc., Stuart, FL
ARCHITECT
Hector Gaxiola, HMC Architects, Ontario, CA
ENGINEER
R.M. Byrd Engineering and Associates, Inc.,
Ontario, CA
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Frontier Brochure (PDF 2.8 MB)
FRONTIER PROJECT
PROJECT DETAILS
› The Frontier
Project deems sustainability a necessity for future generations
and has committed to leading the industry by constructing a high-performance
learning center. The Frontier Project intends to show how sustainable
design can be economic, efficient, and inviting by demonstrating
innovations for Southern California living and working environments.
› As green
building projects evolve in to mainstream, the Frontier Project
represents the turning point. Designed to educate, this building
brings together functionality, with design creativity and ecology.
Once completed, the Frontier Project will serve to educate building
and design professionals, as well as the community about green technologies
and the building and design choices that can be made to conserve
natural resources and energy.
› The Frontier
Project will feature many sustainable products including the ARXX
ICF. ARXX ICF was chosen based on a comprehensive
sustainability package offered which included LEED applicability
document specific to the project, full technical submittals, local
onsite service and support, sub-trade training onsite, and speed
of construction attributes. ARXX provided a zero construction waste
program for the ICF product on this project.
› The ARXX
ICF was specified for the South and West facing exterior
walls to take the brunt of the summer heat. ARXX ICF was also specified
for interior conference room wall for sound quality.
› The Frontier
Project will also include a photovoltaic system, a sustainable kitchen,
renewable materials and an onsite storm water management Cistern.
The displays will feature information on each component, and will
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ARXX FORMS BENEFITS
REDUCED LIFE-CYCLE COSTS
With virtually no air infiltration, a structure built with
ARXX ICF will help reduce the load on HVAC systems, resulting
in lower capital costs for
equipment plus lower operating costs for the life-span of the building.
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
ARXX ICF allows for design creativity as the forms can be easily
cut in to any shape – from curved walls to window arches –
and any interior and exterior finish can be applied directly to
the EPS (expanded polystyrene) panels.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
ARXX ICF does not contain CFCs, HCFCs,
formaldehyde, asbestos or fiberglass. The EPS used in the forms
is completely stable and inert, and it will not break down over
time. Improving the quality of the interior air, ARXX ICF
does not produce any fumes or gasses once installed.
ENERGY EFFICIENT
ARXX products ensure superior energy-efficiency through high R values,
no thermal bridging and greater thermal mass. |
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