Testimonials

AGT Enterprises, Inc

"I took a look at the heating costs for the Desert Star Cinema in Lake Delton and the Star Cinema in Johnson Creek, WI. The results were very interesting. Since the theaters use different utilities, I looked at therms instead of dollars. Johnson Creek used 5,938 therms and Desert Star used 3,229 therms for essentially the same time period. The heating systems are very similar. The numbers show that Desert Star used 46% less energy than did our other theater. The use of your system (commercial block) instead of CMU is the primary difference in construction." Bill Adamany
AGT Enterprises, Inc./Star Cinema 1

54000 Sq. Ft. /3229 Therms. = 16.72 Sq. Ft. per Therm.
40000 Sq. Ft. / 5938 Therms. = 6.73 Sq. Ft. per Therm.
American Heritage Construction
"For the construction of the Cineplex Odeon Theater ... we felt it a great advantage to use your system as one of our major subcontractors for the job. There were several advantages in using the block system verses other typical building materials.

For sound insulating purposes of the demising walls on the interior of the building your block was used with only one layer of sheetrock on either side of the wall. If we had not used your system, we would have been required to install three layers of sheetrock. This method would have been more time consuming due to the labor required to install sheetrock in an area with sloped floors and stadium seating.

By using your block on the exterior of the building. We were able to be creative with an elaborate dryvit system using columns and crown molding. This was pleasing to us as with ordinary CMU construction we could not have obtained the "theatrical exterior" that we desired and were able to create by using your block." Danny C. Bridenstine
American Heritage Construction

BHB Consulting Engineers
As we discussed with you in the past, we were pleased how quick and easy your concrete insulated form system went up on the Thanksgiving Theater project. The contractor on the project said he figured he could not have made the deadline using reinforced masonry walls. We are looking forward to seeing how quick the Coral Cliffs Theater project goes in comparison using your new 16 inch high units verses the 12 inch high units that were used on Thanksgiving Point.

We found the commercial block system easy to use and design with. We tell people that it is just like designing a concrete wall where the forms are left on instead of being removed. One nice thing about the commercial block system is that the commercial block acts as insulation during the construction process. This saves cost during winter construction.

We watched in passing a retail building in Centerville that we were not involved in the design being constructed with commercial block. It appeared to go up faster than masonry. It doesn’t have an exterior masonry look, but the stucco exterior finish looks good.

We feel that commercial block is an economical system that is a good option to reinforced masonry.

Don W. Barker SE
BHB Consulting Engineers
Jimmy's Flower Shop Inc.

"I just thought I would let you know how happy I am with the block that was used on our building in Layton. It is very sound proof and tight and seems to be saving us quite a bit on our utility bills. I think I mentioned to you that our store in Ogden is almost identical in size to our new Layton store, however the utility bills are approximately half of the ones at our Ogden store. I know there are some other factors involved, but I attribute a great deal of the savings to the block material." Thanks for your help with our project.
Mike Kasuda
Jimmy's Flower Shop Inc.

Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects

As we have previously discussed, Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects have used your Commercial Block Systems for two projects. Both the Thanksgiving Point Stadium-8 and the current Coral Cliffs Cinema-8 were designed with the Commercial Block for the exterior perimeter walls and the Thanksgiving Point project utilized the same product for interior theater common walls. We have found this product easier to work with and add detail than concrete masonry unit construction. The form dimensions are more flexible and openings can be placed more freely without regard to a masonry module. Energy code requirements have easily been achieved without having the added cost of a furred and insulated stud wall. Both of these projects were under extremely tight construction schedules which could not have been met without the speed achieved using the Commercial Block product. If anyone is considering use of the Commercial Block System, they will find the ease of construction detailing and layout easier and more flexible than that of conventional CMU construction.

Richard D. Judkins, A.I.A.
Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects

Interstate Rock Products, Inc. I want to write you a testimonial letter to let you know how happy we are with the performance of your bloc on the Coral Cliffs Cinema in Hurricane, Utah. This is our first project with your block and we were a little nervous going into the project, having never used your block before.

Speed was one of the biggest factors in choosing your block. We were under a very tight schedule on the building and your block is one of the reasons we opened for business as quickly as we did. We started more than 2 months behind a theatre being built with a competitor system about 15 miles from us, and we opened for business 2 weeks ago. Their project is still under construction. Not only did the Commercial Block speed up the schedule, but also the contractor did a great job keeping the walls straight. They are very happy with the block also.

We have only been in the building for a short time, but it seems to control the temperature very well. We should see a very good energy savings by using your system.

We are very happy that we used your block system and would use it again with no questions. In fact I would highly recommend it to anyone that is looking at similar types of buildings.

Sincerely,

Michael T. Madsen
Interstate Rock Products, Inc.