The Eco-Panels Blog
New 2012 Building Code Will Make Eco-Panels Less Expensive Than Stick-Built!
The new 2012 building code being rolled out by the International Residential Code council (IRC) changes rather dramatically the building code requirements for how new homes are built and insulated. See this great article from Green Building Advisor for a further...
Seismic Resistant Single Piece Insulated Corner Panel
On of the weakest parts of a home is where two walls come together –This can be a huge problem in seismic and high wind regions Our patented (US) and patent pending (US, International) single piece corner panel –Eliminates the weak point where two walls come...
June 2011 NY Times Article – Styrenes In Building Insulation Bad – Possible Carcinogen
One more article on why we believe building a home out of polystyrene panels could be dangerous to your health. For a variety of reasons it's crazy to us that the vast majority of SIPs sold in the US are made of polystyrene given the lower insulation values, presence...
Record Breaking Energy Performance
Eco-Panels recently assisted a homeowner build his home that obtained record-breaking energy rating numbers. Here are excerpts from our marketing flyer. International and National Green Building Programs Envelope Leakage Standards Compared to Prototype Home Built...
Styrene Among Top Suspected Carcinogens – American Cancer Society
This recent article - Top 5 Suspected Everyday Carcinogens in the American Cancer Society's Scary New Report - issued in July of 2010, notes that styrene, the primary component in expanded polystyrene or EPS (Dow trade name Styrofoam), is a leading suspected...