The Eco-Panels Blog
Eco-Panels and Passive House
There are many, many different prescriptive "green" building and low or even net-zero-energy building standards. I once heard that there were over 500 in the US alone. One thing that all of these standards SHOULD have in common is an initial and primary focus on a...
Impressive Testimonial from Client
Greetings! I thought you might find the below good reading. I requested a testimonial from one of our former clients who has been living in their home for almost one year - and boy did he respond. Below is a series of e:mails received from him with only one...
The Insanity of Stick-Framed Construction
THE INSANITY OF STICK-FRAMED CONSTRUCTION, or "Why Stick Construction Is Not Green-Building" Going to build or buy a new home? Odds are it will be made out of "sticks", a simple 2x4 or 2x6 framing method that goes back almost 200 years. And you will pay tens of...
Tiny Cabins or Cottages
Lots of talk these days about tiny houses, homes, cottages or cabins. Companies like the very well known Tumbleweed and many others have some very nice looking product on the market - very pretty and quaint. And I'm amazed at the prices they are charging for these -...
Lost Power? Get Eco-Panels!
We hear that so many people in the New York and New Jersey area are still without power - even in large city-run affordable housing complexes. This is a tough situation for many in that region, but having homes made from traditional methods of construction, from...