I finally found an American equivalent!

After months, and months of writing about things I couldn't translate into English, I finally found tons of information on German-type concrete houses built in the US! 
It turns out that we are building an Insulated Concrete Form house.  Even Bob Vila talks about them on his website!  The use of Insulated Concrete Forms as building material seems to be growing in North America.  Insulated Concrete is being touted for it's energy efficiency, resistance to fire and to natural disasters, as well as its ability to retain its strength over time. 
Funny enough, these were the reasons I wanted to go with a concrete house before I even read them.  I liked the feel of concrete homes here, as well as the fact that they are cooler in the summer.  

In my search for building terms, like footer and rebar, which I had heard, but never knew their meaning, I found this webpage as well. I love this page, because it follows the building of an Insulated Concrete Form home in the US.  So exciting!

Well, there you have it.  I know I still haven't updated from Friday, I need to, because there was so much completed on Friday.  If the wait is too excruciating, you can always head over to our Share Site, to see the pictures :)