On April, 15, 2013, the Bertschi School’s Living Building Science Wing in Seattle, Washington, became the first Living Building on the West Coast and the fourth fully-certified Living Building in the world. Completed in February of 2011, the Living Building Science Wing adds a 3,880 sq. ft. interactive learning center to the [...]
SIPA member PanelWrights conducted a deep energy retrofit on a home in Shepherdstown, West Virginia during March of this year. Despite being built in 1985 and having attic insulation rated at R-50, blower door test results of 16 ACH50 revealed that much of the home’s heat was being lost to air leakage.
PanelWrights crews [...]
In effort to highlight the educational opportunities and marketing benefits of SIPA’s Registered Builder and Registered Master Builder programs, we’ll be regularly profiling SIPA members who complete the programs. Pennsylvania-based Bridlewood Builders was the first SIPA member to become a SIPA Registered Master Builder, earning recognition on the SIPA website and throughout [...]
SIPA member manufacturer Energy Panel Structures, Inc. has completed the purchase of Fingerlakes Construction Company, Inc. The Fingerlakes manufacturing division and personnel will remain at their company headquarters in Clyde, New York, with plans to add the broad line of Energy Panel Structures (EPS) products to enhance the growth of the facility.
Fingerlakes Construction Company [...]
The Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA) recognized eight homes and commercial buildings that utilized structural insulated panels (SIPs) to reach energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable design goals with the 2013 SIPA Building Excellence Awards. The winners were recognized during the Building Excellence Awards ceremony on April 3, 2013 at the SIPA Annual Meeting & Conference in [...]
Join SIPA and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Building Systems Councils for an informative one-hour webinar on building green, sustainable homes with SIPs.
When: April 10, 2013, from 2:00 to 3:00pm ET
Where: Register online through the NAHB
Fee: Building Systems Council members ($19.95), NAHB members ($24.95), non-members ($44.95)
Credits: one [...]
In this new SIPA original video, electrician Trig Feltus of Destiny City Electric demonstrates how to install rough electrical wiring in a SIP home. Feltus tackles several of the common misconceptions about SIPs by showing how quickly and easily a skilled electrician can wire a SIP home, even with no previous SIP experience.
The [...]
SIPA manufacturer member The Murus Company now offers jumbo-sized structural insulated panels (SIPs). The company recently added a fully automated, computer controlled production line that went online at its Mansfield, Pennsylvania factory on March 15, 2013. The new equipment can produce SIPs in widths up to 9 feet, lengths up to 24 feet, and [...]
Built on a sloped outcrop of exposed granite, the visually stunning French River Visitor Center utilizes structural insulated panels (SIPs) as part of its unique design. Baird Sampson Neuert Architects designed the project that sits on Ontario’s French River, a prominent physical and cultural landmark situated outside of Alban, Ontario. The 8,500 sq. ft. [...]
Check out SIPA’s new case study about Make It Right’s effort to sustainably rebuild over 150 homes in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. After touring the storm-damaged neighborhood, actor and activist Brad Pitt partnered with architecture firm McDonough + Partners to found Make it Right. A major goal of the [...]
