Building Systems

SIPs

Structural insulated panels (SIPs) are high performance building panels used in floors, walls, and roofs for residential and light commercial buildings. The panels are typically made by sandwiching a core of rigid foam plastic insulation between two structural skins of oriented strand board (OSB). Other skin material can be used for specific purposes. SIPs are manufactured under factory controlled conditions and can be custom designed for each project. The result is a building system that is extremely strong, energy efficient and cost effective. Building with SIPs save time, money and labor.

High Performance Windows

Research studies report that windows in heating-dominated climates account for up to 25 percent of a typical house's heating load and that in cooling-dominated climates, windows account for up to 50 percent of the cooling load. The materials and design of the frame also influence thermal performance.  Homes built with high-performance windows can improve the effectiveness of the building envelope and improve comfort.  Windows can improve the thermal performance of homes by minimizing heat loss in heating-dominated climates and by minimizing solar heat gain in cooling-dominated climates.

Sustainable Trim and Siding

Materials manufactured within 500 miles of the building and made with rapidly renewable resources and recycled content are environmentally friendly.

HRVs

Heat Recovery Ventilators exchange stale inside air for fresh outside air while retaining up to 95% of the heat, reduce green house gas emissions, helping create more healthy and comfortable living space, and ultimately saving you money on your heating bill.

ERVs

Energy Recovery Ventilators are designed to reduce energy consumption and improve indoor air quality by capturing and recycling building energy to humidify, pre-cool or dehumidify incoming air in warmer climates.

On-Demand Water Heaters heat the water at the moment it is needed, eliminating the need to keep water heated in a storage tank such as a conventional water heater.

GeoThermal Heating Systems convert the earth's embedded energy into energy for heating, cooling, and domestic hot water.  Nonrenewable resources are not used to heat your home, and harmful green house gases are eliminated.

Photo Voltaics convert the suns energy into electricity, again saving nonrenewable resources and eliminating green house gases.