Happy 4th of July
July 2nd, 2010 | Holiday
The 4th of July “Ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.”
Thomas Jefferson July 2, 1777
Very well T. Jeff, we will be happy to oblige.
Thank you to all of our service men and women protecting our freedoms and independence.
Reward wants you all to have a safe and happy 4th of July.
Reward offices will be closed on Monday July 5th.
Earth Day and ICFs
April 22nd, 2010 | From the Field, Holiday, Marketing
I know it’s Earth Day and all, however being in the ICF industry and trying to sell the world a better building product to reduce energy use every day seems like Earth Years at Reward Wall Systems. So, in lieu of a cheesy “save the planet” blog, I was going to re-post a blurb on an ICF home surviving severe weather. I was reminded of this as we are due for severe weather here in Nebraska in the next day or so.
ICFs and Severe Weather
Sandwiched between the “insulating” and the “forms” is Concrete. Steel reinforced concrete used in ICFs are perfect for homes and businesses where their top concern is occupant safety (shouldn’t that be everywhere?). Concrete homes have documented track records of withstanding all types of natural disasters including tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes. ICF walls have been missile tested numerous times and shows the wall easily repelling projectiles without any structural damage, where as CMU, brick, and 2×4 construction fell apart and allowed penetrations. The house below, was in the process of being built when an F4 tornado went directly over its neighborhood.
Concrete Home Still Standing After Tornado Strikes Stoughton, Wisconsin
The ability of ICF homes to withstand hurricane- and tornado-force winds has long been known, but was made even more evident on August 18th when a tornado destroyed most of the homes in a Stoughton, Wisconsin neighborhood. When the air cleared, one home was still standing with almost no damage: a concrete home, currently under construction, built with insulating concrete forms (ICFs) from Reward Wall Systems.
The pictures are worth more than the words I can type. Happy Earth Day and be safe this severe weather season.
Happy New Year
December 31st, 2009 | Holiday
Reward wants to wish everyone a safe an Happy New Year. Please don’t Drink and Drive.
ICFs for the New Year
Happy Thanksgiving
November 26th, 2009 | Holiday
Everyone Reward Wall Systems wants you to have a happy and safe Thanksgiving. If you need ideas of what to be thankful for please let us know.
Remember the Victims of 9/11: Project 2,996
September 11th, 2009 | Holiday, Marketing
This is written as a memorial as part of Project 2,996. On this day 8 yrs ago 2,996 people were ripped from their lives. But as the media and society tend to do, they have focused on the killers. We’ve all learned more about them than we wanted to. On that day many of us made a pledge to never forget what happened. This is about the victims.
Staff Sgt. Ill with Company A of the 854th Engineer Battalion of the Army Reserves was stationed in Germany, Guatemala, and Panama as a builder and constructor of churches and schools. He saw first hand the importance of America’s freedoms, liberties and wealth.
Those were the values and qualities he had to be a man who loved a wife and three children, and who was willing to take service in the military and as a firefighter. Those same attributes gave him the courage to storm through the doors of those twin towers on September 11, 2001.
As described by his son, Capt Frederick Ill has monumental pride, and was humble and fair to his colleagues. A colleague recalled he always claimed he was “just a firefighter. The rank is for payroll purposes.”
He always made time for his family even after 24 hour shifts and left his legacy with is son Fred Ill III, who is serving the communities of New York as a New York City Firefighter.
Capt Frederick Ill, it’s been 8 years since you have left the midtown firehouse, Ladder 2, in New York. 8 years since you have been stolen from your friends, family and civilians ready for your rescue. America is grateful you were at our side. New Yorkers and the survivors of the World Trade Center still think of you through memorials, prayers, and the success and lives of those lucky enough to walk out that day.
On this anniversary of the dreadful day when ordinary people became heroes, when their actions are now tattoos of strength and fearlessness, we would like to thank those who lost their lives and thank the servicemen willing to do it all over again.
Everyone enjoys a good beer. Our next is to you.
Happy Fourth of July
July 2nd, 2009 | Holiday
Finally a holiday. All of us here at Reward are grateful to be part of the greatest (though sometimes confused) country in the world. From the battles overseas, to personal battles in the home, the last year or so has been tough on so many. We see it in the news, and in the industry reports, through YouTube and Facebook. However, I personally feel we are all going to experience the greatest holiday ever that will change the rest of 2009. Call it the All-Star break, giving us the momentum we all need heading into the end of the year and into 2010.
It’s the midway point, the celebration and honoring of our country, of our fallen heroes big and small, as well as the future of our children and the freedoms we have come to appreciate, a bit more than before.
We would like to thank all of our customers, many who have served our fine military, from flying B-2 bombers to cooking at the base camps, and to their family and friends who have paid a sacrifice for all of us. We will think of you as those shells burst high in the sky Saturday evening, all around the country.
Reward Wall Systems wishes you a wonderful and SAFE Independence Day.
Photo Courtesy of DarbiG.com