Code guidance is too simplistic, according to experienced SIPs professionals. More
Most of what's left of Pulte Homes' Manassas, Va., experiment to produce all the major structural components of houses is being loaded and hauled to New Braunfels, Texas, where it will become part of Andover Capital Group's plan to grow its whole-house structural insulated panel (SIP) business. More
IT'S NOW MUCH EASIER FOR builders and architects to specify SIPs for walls, thanks to a new set of prescriptive methods for the building system. More
New homes are built everyday that use about one-third to one-half the energy that... More
Noise control is the next big thing in achieving optimal indoor comfort, with new... More
Builders push the productivity envelope with greater attention to sub-assembly techniques. More
Builders will embrace any change that solves a problem or saves time or money. More
The mirror-image, lower-level suites offer the owners myriad possibilities, from... More
Co-sponsored by BUILDER and Home magazines, this idea home demonstrates how... More
For years, the prevailing attitude toward energy efficient design and "green"... More
