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In a recent national building industry survey,
Insulspan was rated the number-one Brand Leader in the structural
insulated panel industry. According to the survey, 66% of builders
found Insulspan to be the most preferred and recognized brand of SIP.
Sarah Susanka, a well-known architect and author
of The Not So Big House and associated volumes on this theme
says, “Frank Baker and I have been working together on sustainable
homes for many years. I love to use Insulspan SIPS in my designs."
Features and Benefits of the Insulspan SIPs
include:
- The HighestPerforming!
BUILDING SYSTEM is an integration of Insulspan SIP System
and Advantage Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) System. These energy-efficient
building systems are combined together as roof, wall and floor
components. The result is a completely insulated building envelope
that is extremely energy efficient, very durable, and comfortable
to live in.
- In the past two decades high-performance
building systems combined with high-efficiency heating, cooling
and ventilating systems have come together to produce homes with
superior energy efficiency, comfort, safety, health and less impact
on the environment. At the same time, these high-performance homes
offer tax benefits, operational savings, superior resale value,
insurance savings and mortgage incentives. Check availability
of incentives locally.
- Advanced homebuilding technologies, such
as Insulspan, are making homes more comfortable, safer, healthier
and more durable, all while reducing the impact on the environment.
Our energy-efficient building systems have already proven the
ability to significantly reduce energy and material consumption
while simultaneously improving the quality of life within the
home. In the past three decades thousands of Insulspan homes built
with the SIP homes system have demonstrated these performance
advantages while delivering substantial savings to homeowners.
Insulspan homes may qualify for tax benefits while delivering
operational savings and superior resale value. Insurance discounts
may be available to "fortified homes" incorporating
the Insulspan SIP System.
- In addition to the many benefits and values
noted below, the Insulspan SIP System is adaptable to almost any
style of architecture and typically provide more volume for living
space or dramatic interior spaces. Many of the best known architects,
designers and builders such as Sarah Susanka, Dennis Wedlick,
Donald Gardner, Tom Silva, Bob Vila and Michael Holigan have designed
and built with the Insulspan SIP System. As Norm Abrams of This
Old House has said “I can’t see any reason to build
with anything but panels” when referring to the use of Insulspan
panels in the Milton House project.
A home built using the Insulspan SIP System
with energy efficiency in mind provides you with:
- Building structures that perform
50% to 70% better than the Model Energy Code.
- Unprecedented comfort through proper sizing
of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems to
suit the SIP envelope.
- Long-term energy saving in operation.
- Affordability through energy-efficient
operation.
- A Healthy Living Environment through proper
adequate ventilation.
- Safety and security through greater strength.
- Durability through careful design, material
selection and installation.
- High resale value through higher appraisals
and demand.
"SIP buildings
are vastly more energy efficient, stronger, quieter and more draft
free than other building systems, such as stud framing with fiberglass
insulation. These attributes are built right into a SIP building.
Less air leakage means fewer drafts, less noise, lower energy bills,
and a much more comfortable indoor environment."
Bill Wachtler, president
Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA)
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