The Eco-Panels Blog
Yes Virginia, you can always build it cheaper. And it will always cost you more..
My apologies for the literary reference to the old Santa Claus story from the young girl who wrote the New York newspaper "The Sun" back in 1897 - and I'm sure you know the story so I won't go into it here. And I also have young children who ask me if there is a...
Ice Storms and High Winds
It is a rather early and rough start to winter weather for most of the United States and Europe. Wide spread ice storms, record-braking extreme temperatures, large snowfalls and 90+ mile per hour winds are unseasonable in the late fall, though extreme weather events...
Most Energy Efficient Home in America?
Most all stick-built homes today have an R-value of approx 4 or 5 for around 50% of the building envelope! This is because the "framing factor" - or the amount of wood framing cutting through the walls & roof and floor of the house amounts to about 25% of the...
$47 Energy Bill in South Carolina in the Summer!
Earlier this year Eco-Panels had the pleasure of working with Donald "Don" Cerra of Cerra Homes out of Aiken, South Carolina, part of the up-state region bordering on northern Georgia. Don impressed us with his commitment to "green" yet sensible home construction. We...
Nice meeting with a fire captain
All the time we host interested potential clients to visit our factory and yesterday we had the honor of hosting a fire department captain - who also works as a builder on his off-shift days - looking to build a couple of buildings himself - from a garage/workshop to...