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Insulspan Takes Part in the BASF Better Home,
Better Planet Showhouse
Read the latest
Press Release
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Construction
began Nov. 2005
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Insulspan, along with other green building
and awareness groups are involved with BASF on their BASF Better
Home, Better Planet Initiative Project. This project provides the
opportunity for builders, architects and other parties interested
in the Green Design and Building solutions to demonstrate how a
healthy, energy-efficient home can be built economically, yet with
high-quality materials that enhance the home's durability and general
aesthetic.
Insulspan Structural Insulated Panels are used
in the second-story walls and the roof, as well as supplying the
wood timber trusses, the ridge beams and the purlin.
Once construction and demonstration are complete,
the home will be donated to St. Michael's Housing Corporation, who
have granted it to Richard Sosa, a quadriplegic boy and his family.
The home is designed to accommodate special needs.
The educational housing project will incorporate
Zero Energy Housing (ZEH) concepts from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
and the building science principles of PATH/Build America expert,
Steve Winter, AIA.
The home will be designed to achieve Energy
Star certification and, with the inclusion of solar panels, will
support New Jersey's Solar Initiative Program.
Insulspan Created 3 Dimensional Renderings
of their Panels used in the application (right).
Be sure to check back for updates and
more information on the project that will not only change the life
of a young boy, but will change the way we look at green building
and sustainable practices in the construction industry.
To view more photos of this project, go to:
http://www.basf.com/businesses/plastic
portal/PH_Photo_Gallery_Paterson.htm
For more information on the Paterson,
NJ project, visit the BASF
web site.
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