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Going Green
The sustainable story with Native Structures SIPs is pretty cut and dry. They're 100% recyclable, provide 40 to 60% energy cost savings*, and use 50% less lumber than traditional stick-frames with fiberglass insulation. Built with the integrity of steel I-beams, our structural insulated panels are superior in construction, performance, and insulation. But most of all, they're the deepest shade of green.
Better for your home
The design of a Native Structures SIP is simple: a piece of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam is sandwiched between two oriented strand boards (OSBs). This combination creates a seriously strong and eco-friendly insulation panel with a superior R-value. (FYI: An R-Value indicates the ability of insulation to resist heat flow. The higher the number, the better the panel is at insulating the house.)
The EPS foam used in our structural insulated panels do not contain chlorofluorocarbons, hydrochlorofluorocarbons, or any other hard-to-pronounce bad stuff. This is important to note because it ensures no chemicals are released into the air over time through evaporation, which means no off-gassing. On either side of the EPS foam is a sheath of durable OSB, crafted from fast-growing, renewable wood sources. We use no old-growth wood in our panels and we do not use urea-formaldehyde to seal them.
Better for the planet
Native Structures SIPs create a sealed envelope of insulation around the home, reducing energy costs by 40 to 60%. This savings is also good news for the planet, because fewer fossil fuels will be burned, and that will result in fewer greenhouse gases being emitted
into the air.
In comparison to a stick-frame home that has fiberglass insulation, a home constructed with structural insulated panels creates 60% less job-site waste and uses 50% less framing lumber. Also, the panels are fabricated and cut offsite to exact specifications, so installation is faster and more efficient.
*As stated by Structural Insulated Panel Association. For more info, visit www.sips.org