The Eco-Panels Blog
McDonald’s Starts Phasing Out Polystyrene Cups for Health & Sustainability Concerns
Good for them. McDonald's restaurants have announced that they will start phasing out polystyrene cups due to increasing health and sustainability concerns. The vast majority of structural insulated panels - SIPs - use polystyrene foam insulation. Eco-Panels are...
More Tornadoes – More Destoryed Homes and Lives
Last year was the "deadliest year in nearly a century" for tornadoes, and after seeing a more than 50% increase in tornado activity this year compared to last year, you have to wonder why people continue to build their homes with stick-built construction. Building a...
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...