When I started the project I hoped to go for Passive House Certification or perhaps LEED certification. However, I quickly learned that both of these certifications were quite costly and required an enormous investments in time to ensure the right building … Continue reading
Category Archives: Building Envelope
SIPS Finalized
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The building envelope is only one piece of the puzzle to building a house. However, it is arguably one of the more important ones-it defines not only the interior space, but the comfort level of the house and informs the … Continue reading
SIPS Quotes
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I sent out the rough design to five SIPS manufacturers on the East Coast and requested a quote for the product in their core expertise. For some manufacturers this was simply an EPS panel and for others this was a … Continue reading
SIPS Options
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I’ve wavered back and forth on whether SIPS make sense. On the one-hand it simplifies and expedites the building process while increasing the chance that the home will be built tight and well. On the other hand, SIPS are quite … Continue reading
Not Quite Passive House
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After giving up on building a Passive House I decided there must be another way to achieve reasonable insulation values and airtightness while not breaking the budget. I am considering and comparing a SIPS panel structure and advanced building methods. … Continue reading