Heya, SuziQ and I got to discussing insulated concrete block/forms the other day and I wanted to get your professional take on them. Big'ol and I are going to be building a house for my mom ( in southern AZ) and need an economical and highly energy efficient building material. ICFs caught my eye.
Izzit dead yet?
This site has an article of a man who built his basement using ICFs.
http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/h00031.asp
This site has information regarding another option dependign on the building code and what you want to do. Straw Bale construction.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/EE/strawhouse/house-of-straw.html
I don't really have a clue what PE might advise, but I can say that we have talked about eventually buying some land and using strawbale construction to make a sorta hobbithole of our own.
I'd sure use the stuff, given the chance. Sierra Vista by chance?