Company News


Texas Facade, ICF at its Core - Copy of article from Concrete Homes Magazine
Check out the concretehomesmagazine.com  article featuring a home built by TEK Construction, Inc.  This home demonstrates many of the "extreme green" features that can be accomplished using ICF and complementary green technologies.



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Texas Facade, ICF at its Core - Article in Concrete Homes magazine featuring TEK Construction, Inc.
Check out the concretehomesmagazine.com  article featuring a home built by TEK Construction, Inc.  This home demonstrates many of the "extreme green" features that can be accomplished using ICF and complementary green technologies.




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Another green influenced home completed
We've just completed the home at 14600 Sawyer Ranch Rd. and it's available.  This home incorporates a number of green building features including:
  • Standing seam metal roof with radiant barrier subroof
  • Dual-fuel HVAC system
  • On-demand tank-less water heaters
  • Increased insulation in walls and attic
  • Thermal-break low-E insulated glazing


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ICF Home completed
This home incorporates a significant number of green building features.  These features include:
  • ICF wall construction (Insulating Concrete Forms), with the ability to withstand extremely high wind load
  • Structural metal framing (all load is supported by the exterior ICF walls and a beam/girder system)
  • Externally-vented standing seam metal roof (allows external airflow to cool roof without transitioning external heat to inner attic)
  • Dual-fuel HVAC system
  • On-demand tank-less water heaters
  • Icynene insulation in the roof structure with a sealed attic system
  • ERV - Energy recovery ventilator to bring fresh air into home minimizing energy losses
  • Energy Star Appliances
  • Thermal-break low-E insulated glazing
  • Fluorescent lighting throughout home reducing energy usage by up to 75% over incandescent lighting
 



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