Blissfield-based Structural Insulating Panel System home manufacturer Insulspan, Incorporated received a national
home building accolade with its Lakeside Green Cottage, capturing First Place, Green building using SIPs in the
2011 BSC Excellence in Home Design and Marketing Awards program. The honor was awarded by the Building Systems
Councils (BSC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)—a trade association that represents the
concrete, log, modular, and panelized building system industries—at their annual awards program on November 8,
2010.
Sponsored by the NAHB Building Systems Councils, the BSC Excellence in Marketing and Home Design Awards has
promoted excellence in the systems-built housing industry for more than ten years. All winners were announced at an
awards luncheon in New Orleans, held in conjunction with the BSC SHOWCASE event—the leading trade show and
conference based centered on the systems-built housing industry. Home manufacturers, builders and industry
associates were among the groups recognized.
“This year’s award winners like Insulspan, Incorporated prove that despite a sluggish housing market, the
systems-built industry is raising the bar in residential marketing and home design concepts,” said BSC Chairman Vic
DePhillips, a modular manufacturer from Moosic, Pa. “Our award winners are adding credibility to their businesses
and shedding a positive light on the building systems industry as a whole.”
The annual BSC Excellence Awards are judged by a panel of industry experts and companies like Insulspan were given
praise for the quality of their submittals. The Lakeside Green Cottage is a model of sustainable construction that
maintains the design & character of its historic community.
“It is truly an honor for the Lakeside Green Cottage to receive the BSC Excellence Award for Green Building with
SIPs,” said Frank Baker, Lakeside Cottage Homeowner and PFB Board member “At Insulspan, we strive to provide
innovative, practical housing solutions using systems-built technologies. This award shows the hard work and vision
of Insulspan dedicated employees. It is a proud day for them.
Awardees were recognized for excellence in achievement in several marketing and design categories and covered a
range of concrete, log, modular and panelized homes. There were scores of entries submitted for award categories
ranging from Outstanding Model/Sales Center, to Presentation of Home Plans and Best Web site.
For a complete list of winning companies and projects, including Insulspan and its Lakeside Green Cottage, visit
www.nahb.org/2011bscawardwinners.
Award winners were announced to a crowd of nearly 200 systems-built industry professionals at the awards luncheon.
Winners received plaques to commemorate their efforts. They will be featured in upcoming editions of NAHB’s
e-newspaper, Nation’s Building News. Some projects will also be on display on the BSC Awards Wall at the 2011
International Builders’ Show in Orlando.
ABOUT THE BSC: The Building Systems Councils of the National Association of Home Builders is made
up of manufacturing, builder, and associate members who advocate building with systems. Systems-built homes are
constructed with concrete, log, modular, or panelized systems. They are constructed to the same code standards and
reflect the same, and often enhanced, quality levels as any site-built construction. The advantage of
systems-building is it’s done in a fraction of the time, with a fraction of the waste, reducing costly weather
exposure. Many systems-built homes are inherently “green,” adding an environmentally friendly label to the
product.
ABOUT NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington-based trade association
representing more than 175,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property
management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other aspects of
residential and light commercial construction. NAHB is affiliated with 800 state and local home builders
associations around the country. NAHB's builder members will construct about 80 percent of the new housing units
projected for 2010.
