T H E VA LUE O F
SIP Construction WITH ECO-PANELS® IN CHARLESTON SC
ALTERN ATIVE BU ILDING I N
Charleston SC W h e n b ui lding a ho m e in to day’s bus y cons tr uction lands cape, you have mo re o p t i o n s t han just t raditio nal st ick- built cons tr uction. C onventional fr aming h a s i t s b e nef its and its lim itat ions , but in a coas tal climate like C har les ton S C, ha v i ng a ho m e that is bo t h ener g y efficient and s tr uctur ally s ound in a hur r i c a n e sho uld be a k ey co n s ider ation. Homes built us ing Str uctur al In s ul a t e d Panels (S IPs) provides a viable alter native building option. The a d va n t a g e s o f S IPs co nst r uctio n g o far beyond jus t g etting under roof more q ui c kl y. No t o nly is labo r transfer red from the job s ite to the factor y but h o m e ow n ers see t he benef it s in their s ig nificantly lower monthly ener g y bill .
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This is the most advanced structural insulated panel on the market today.
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUILDING SCIENTISTS
D O YO U WA N T. . . Hi g h T h e rm al Ef f iciency? High Wind Res is tance? Dimens ionally Accur ate Bui l di n g ? Insect Resist ant Str uc ture? Fas t and Precis e Building ? An Eco- Pan e l h o m e p rov ides all o f t his ... and more.
SIP, Ec o-Pa nel hou s e as s e m b le d on Li ne Stre e t i n C harle s ton. T hree da ys e lap s e d f rom f ooti ng s to d r y i n.
WH AT ARE
SIPS Panels? “ S I P ” st a n d s f o r “St r uctural Insulated Panel,” us ed in the cons tr uction indus tr y f o r b ui l d i n g w alls, f lo o rs and ro o f s and whos e intent is to make a building s t ro n g e r & s ignif icantly m o re energ y efficient. A S I P i s a n “advanced building product” and replaces “s tick- built” wall s y s tems a nd t r a di t i o nal insulat io n m etho ds for exter ior. Muc h l i ke a n Iglo o o r Yeti co o ler, when you have a continuous ly ins ulated enve l o p e , i t c an k eep things co o l (or war m) entirely pas s ively, for a ver y long t i m e w i t h o ut ex t ra energy. And, be caus e of all the ins ulation, it can take jus t a s m a l l a m o un t o f heat o r co o ling ener g y to affect the inter ior temper ature.
E CO -PA N E L S ® Eco - Pa n e l s ® replace stick f ram e co n s tr uction around the exter ior of a s tr ucture , k n ow n a s t he “building envelo pe.” They deliver continuous and uninter r upted enve l o p e o f s uper-insulat io n , w hich along with a proper ly s ized- HVAC s y s tem, d r i ve e n e r g y bills dow n 60-90% co mpared to a tr aditionally built home with t h e s a m e fl o o r plan. So m e Ec o - Panel® clients even see a pos itive retur n on i n ve st m e n t i n t he F IRS T m o nth o f us e.
T HE VALUE OF
Eco-Panels® A F F O R DAB I L I T Y By us e o f Ec o -Panels®, a 1,000 squ are foot downtown h o m e a ve r a ged a m o nt hly energy bill of $30- $50.
DUR A BIL I T Y T h e ha rd ure t hane-f illed w alls o f an Eco- Panels ® hous e are ver y dur able re si s t s kn o c ks, rent al dam age, etc. - g uar anteed!
E ASE O F AS S E M B LY Ec o - Pa n e l s ® can be assem bled easily in awkward l o c a t i o n s a s labo r is shif ted f ro m t he s ite to the f ac t o r y, w hi c h allow s ver y f ast o n-s ite build timing .
E CO C O N S C I O U S Ec o - Pa n e l s ® allow f o r a clean w o rk s ite, eliminates m o s t use o f d im ensio nal lum ber, an d it helps t o q ua l i f y f o r Energy St ar o r L EED cer tified b ui l d i n g s.
E F F IC IEN CY No s c re w s o r nails required f o r asse mbly, means an Eco- Panels ® home can be c l o s e d- i n i n less t han o ne week . It takes jus t 3 days from completion of footings t o dry-in.
F L A M E R E TA R DA N T Wi t h n o a i r in the w all t o f uel a f ire, Eco- Panels ® are les s s us ceptible to f la m m a b i l i t y and w ill no t signif icantly weaken when expos ed to flame.
F LO O D RE S I STA N T C l o s e d C e l l Fo am used by Eco -Panels ® is the ONLY FEMA a p p rove d i n sulatio n f o r f lo o d plains .
N O W EA K P O I N T On e o f t he weak est par ts o f a ho m e is where two walls come tog ether. Pat e n t e d c o r ner piece panels elim inates the weak point, reduces s kill level re q ui re d fo r assem bly, increases qu ality of cons tr uction, provides s treng th a n d i m p rove d energy and can speed over all as s embly.
SA F ETY Th e ure t ha n e co re o f Eco -Panels® contains n o st y re n e s ( f o und in building m at er ials and c i g a re t t e s) , o r f o rm aldehydes, and therefore no
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NO WEAK POINT
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FLOOD RESISTANT
ECO CONSCIOUS
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FLAME RETARDANT
EASE OF ASSEMBLY
W h a t Re ally Mat t e rs ?
Eco-Panels® Cam-Lock System Eco -Panels® do no t re quire nails or s cre ws to hold the panels t o gether, signif icant ly increas ing the s peed of as s embly. C am- locks a re em bedded in t he f o am ever y 2 feet on the ver tical panel edg e and is turned by a sample hex wrench. E ach cam- lock s et has a ho lding power of approximately 750 lbs .
ST R E N GT H & DU R ABI LI T Y Four Eco- Pane l® b u i lt hous es in St. Jo h n U SVI were s ome o f t h e only s tr uctures s t i ll s tanding after C a t e g o r y 5 Hur r icane Irm a h i t i n September 201 7 .
FAST & ACCURATE BU ILDIN G I N
Charleston SC A s t he p re f erred Eco -Panels® bui lder in coas tal South C arolina, we have t r i e d a n d test ed an Eco -Panels® home under our own por tfolio on the dow n t ow n peninsula at 118 L ine Street. As an infill project, we were able t o a s se m b l e the ho m e in the sm all s pace, and clos e it in in jus t 3 days . In a f l o o d -suscept ible area such as the C har les ton penins ula, it’s i m p o r t a n t to no t e t hat Eco -Panels ® are the only FE MA approved i n s ul a t i o n f o r f lo o d plains. In addition, g iven the awkward piece of land we i n t e n d ed t o put t his ho m e o n , as s embly was eas y, efficient, and cos t e f f e c t i ve .
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