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Posted on April 13, 2015
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Written by Aaron Hinde Why is the insulation of your walls so important? Well for starters, 40% of the world’s energy consumption is in buildings. That energy converts to dollars. When building a home you want the most energy efficient method available, and Insulspan… Continue Reading “Building Energy Efficient Walls with Insulspan SIPs”
Posted on December 9, 2014
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Adrian, Michigan On Thursday, December 11, 2014 the residential construction class at the Lenawee Intermediate School District will be participating in the installation of Insulspan Structural Insulating Panels for the first time. In conjunction with the SEED House Project, Insulspan is supplying the SIP… Continue Reading “Insulspan Supports Sustainability Initiative with SEED House Project”
Posted on May 8, 2013
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In addition to the SAK house we featured on Monday, Insulspan has been part of many sustainable projects over the years. Here are just a few of our projects during the construction phase of the sustainable homes. For more information on the sustainable projects… Continue Reading “Insulspan in Sustainability: Project Pictures”
Category: Structural Insulated PanelTags: construction, energy efficiency, energy efficient, energy savings, EPS, green, Insulspan SIP, panels, SIPS, structural insulated panels, structural insulating panelts, sustainability, walls
Posted on October 15, 2012
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Written by Aaron Hinde If you have been following along in our blog series, you know that we have now insulated the foundation of the house with multiple products and methods, discussed insulated floor systems, and talked about how to insulate above grade walls… Continue Reading “Building Walls with Insulspan SIPs”
Category: Structural Insulated PanelTags: construction, energy efficiency, EPS, HSB, Insulspan, panels, Professional tips, R-value, sandwhich panel, SIPS, structural insulated panels, walls
Posted on October 1, 2012
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Written by Dave Stevenson We have insulated the foundation walls of our Plasti-Fab Solutions Home using three different methods as discussed by Melissa and Colin in the previous blogs. Now we move on to the floor system of the home. Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)… Continue Reading “Insulspan SIP Floor Applications”
Category: Structural Insulated PanelTags: energy efficiency, EPS, expanded polystyrene, floor applications, floor insulation, foam, garage, insulated floors, Insulspan, mountain home, panels, R-value, SIPS, structural insulated panels, Structural Insulating panels, thermal performance, thermal resistance, thermal values
Posted on July 3, 2012
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Written by Dave Stevenson Follow Dave on twitter @DStevensonSIP One of the criteria that most energy rating programs have in common is an emphasis on R-value. In fact the NetZero Energy Home Coalition, the Passive Haus Standard, Canada’s EnerGuide Rating System and the USGBC’s… Continue Reading “R-value – EPS core SIPs vs. Others”
Category: Structural Insulated PanelTags: building envelope, energy savings, EPS, expanded polystyrene, leed, lumber, net zero, panels, R-value, SIPS, thermal performance
Posted on April 16, 2012
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Posted on November 14, 2011
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The Energy Efficiency of SIPS Written by Dave Stevenson, @DStevensonSIP Welcome again to the Plasti-Fab Insulspan SIPs’ blog. I’d like to continue the discussion with an installment on ‘Energy Efficiency’. Last time, if you recall we looked at ‘Sustainability’ in the context of ‘Green… Continue Reading “The Energy Efficiency of SIPs”
Category: Structural Insulated PanelTags: air leakage, cost saving, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy savings, EPS, global warming, heat loss, insulated, insulating, insulation, panels, R-value, SIPS, sustainability, thermal values, use less energy
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