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Energy Panel Structures completes purchase of Fingerlakes Construction
Fingerlakes Construction Company Inc. of Clyde, N.Y., has been sold to Energy Panel Structures Inc. of Graettinger, Iowa. The Fingerlakes manufacturing division and personnel will remain in Clyde with plans to add the broad line of EPS products to enhance … Read more
Energy efficiency, sustainability focus of upcoming SIPA conference
Hundreds of builders, architects and other building industry professionals will gather at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona for the Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA) Annual Meeting & Conference, April 2–4, 2013. The annual industry event offers training … Read more
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The engineered ag building
If today’s builder wants to stay ahead of the curve, he’d best respect the new demands of the modern ag building. These long and lean facilities are engineering marvels if done right, and today’s farmer, with hundreds of thousands of … Read more
Fingerlakes Construction Co. sold to Energy Panel Structures, Inc.
Energy Panel Structures, Inc., of Graettinger, Iowa has entered into a letter of intent to purchase Fingerlakes Construction Company, Inc., of Clyde, New York. The sale is expected to close in March. The Fingerlakes manufacturing division, construction crews and personnel … Read more
SIPs under scrutiny: SIPA, USDA lab sponsors aspect ratio testing
Structural Insulated Panel Association will sponsor aspect ratio testing on shear walls built with structural insulated panels. Funded by both SIPA and the USDA Forest Products Laboratory, the testing aims to determine the allowable wall height to width ratio for … Read more
Premier SIPs adds Ohio plant
Company’s energy-saving structural insulated panels for sale throughout Midwest and Eastern states from Ohio facility – Premier SIPS by Insulfoam — one of North America’s largest manufacturers of structural insulated panels (SIPs) —has expanded its presence to the Eastern U.S. … Read more
NAHB Research Center partners with SIPA
The Structural Insulated Panel Association will join the NAHB Research Center and a team of remodeling contractors to research cost-effective solutions for residential energy efficiency improvements in New York State. The NAHB Research Center was selected to receive a $300,000 … Read more
Constructing energy-efficient buildings with SIPs is fast and simple
By Bim Fischer If structural insulated panels (SIPs) grew in the forest as trees do, it’s likely stick framing never would have taken off. Given a choice between installing large section SIP walls, roofs and floors at one time versus … Read more
A Better House Inc. begins construction on first-ever ICF military barracks
Nashville-Based Green Builders Chosen To Build Landmark ICF Housing In Ft. Campbell Nashville, Tenn. – A Better House, Inc., Middle Tennessee’s most-established Insulating Concrete Form builder and integrator of energy-efficient, green building products, recently won the bid to construct the … Read more
