Green Home Tour: DIY House of SIPs in Connecticut

How Much Insulation is Needed?

Standard residential construction in much of the country is 2x4 framing with fiberglass insulation, achieving a paltry R-10 or so in the walls. If insulation is installed at all on…

A Near-Zero-Energy House In Upstate New York

The engineered frame has custom-made SIP columns DEPEW, NY — Builder David Lanfear is completing work on a 1,300-square-foot straw-bale house designed to approach net-zero-energy performance. Topped with a 10-inch-thick…

Structural Insulated Panels

SIPs Provide Structure, Insulation, and Sheathing in One Package

Super Energy-Efficient Home in Vermont

#Modest House Built to Scandinavian Green Standards This modest home may not seem out of the ordinary, but energy efficiency specialist Efficiency Vermont calls it extraordinary — "Best of the…