Case Studies

Silvis Middle School
An Illinois school district gets a long-awaited new middle school made energy efficient with structural insulated panels.

 

Aeon Alliance Expansion
Nonprofit housing developer Aeon and design firm Cermak Rhoades Architects teamed up to provide safe, energy-efficient, and sustainable housing for Minneapolis’ formerly homeless.

 

NEXUS EnergyHomes
Maryland developer NEXUS EnergyHomes is changing the face of affordable housing with a 55-lot housing development of affordable zero energy homes.

 

Jacob E. Manch Elementary School
Las Vegas firm SSA Architecture was able to cut energy use by 50 percent and save more than $1 million dollars from the construction budget by specifying SIPs for this 68,000 sq. ft. elementary school.

 

SIP Nailbase Insulation Remodeling
Learn how builder Ted Clifton conducts energy-efficient remodels by applying SIP nailbase insulation to the outside of existing homes.  Combined with new windows and a new heating system, Clifton was able to reduce heating costs for this 2,900 sq. ft. home by 80 percent.

 

Scott Homes
Washington-based builder Scott Bergford explains how building with SIPs has set him apart from the competition and helped him claim the Energy Value Housing Award for Builder of the Year from the U.S. Department of Energy.

 

Silverwood Park Visitors Center
Outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, this 19,000 square foot visitors center offers stunning views of Silver Lake with a low carbon footprint.  Prefabricated SIPs reduced framing time and met the clients loft goals for energy efficiency.

 

Kenilworth Bungalow
See how SIPs helped designers build a traditional Arts and Crafts bungalow with a LEED-H Platinum rating. Winner of the 2010 SIPA Building Excellence Award for Single Family Home Over 3,000 sq. ft.

 

Kelly’s 1862 Timber Frame
Builder Dan Troth of GreenTech Construction salvaged a hand-hewn timber frame from an 1862 farmhouse and incorporated it into a unique custom home. The home won the Renovations category in the 2010 SIPA Building Excellence Awards.

Texas Country Home
A Texas family escapes fast-paced city life to raise a family in the rural country side outside Fort Worth, Texas.  Working with awarding-winning builder Ferrier Custom Homes, they constructed a healthy, energy-efficient home that makes the most out of its passive solar design.