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Overall winner: Palo Alto Apartments, Palo Alto, California
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63 entries competed with 15 award winners and 12 runner-up and honorable mentions recognized
Judging of a record number of project entries was conducted by Marianne Cusato, designer, author and lecturer in the fields of architectural design, real estate trends and housing solutions; Ron Jones, Green Builder Media president and longtime builder, previously on NAHB and USGBC boards; Michael Baechler, PNNL Pacific Northwest National Labs who managed an assessment of renewable energy for the DOD; and Sam Rashkin, chief architect with the DOE who runs the Zero Energy Ready Home Program.
Palo Alto Apartments, a multifamily complex in Palo Alto, California, was built with 24,168 square feet of 6" SIP panels manufactured by SIPA member Premier Building Systems. The three-story, LEED Platinum and Net Zero Energy-certified, sustainable luxury homes are comprised of one penthouse, two townhomes and 10 apartments. The project was developed and designed to provide a positive impact on residence health while promoting renewable, clean energy. Palo Alto Apartments won the Overall Best Project in the 2019 SIPA Building Excellence Awards announced at the SelectSIPs EXPO in Phoenix, Arizona, March 5, 2019. Congratulations to this and all 12 of our winners, all of whom will be highlighted throughout the year in SIPA publications like SelectSIPs News.
Click here to view the full complement of awards for 2019.
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The 2,085-square-foot house on Johns Island in South Carolina was built using SIPs.
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Forbes magazine article by Sheri Koones
Although structural insulated panel (SIPs) houses still only account for a small number of those built in the United States, people that build with SIPs and live in houses constructed with them often ask: Why aren't all houses built this way?
There are numerous advantages to using SIPs. They can be assembled very quickly, much faster than conventionally built homes. They also save on energy. According to tests performed, a SIP room is 15 times more airtight than its stick-framed counterpart with fiberglass insulation.
Click here to view the entire article and additional photos.
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Strickland Residence, Oak Harbor, WA
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SIPA member Clifton View Homes wins "Best Alternative Building" with GREEN design
What is number one on the "must-have" list for zero energy performance? For SIPA member Clifton View Homes led by Ted L. Clifton, that meant building with structural insulated panels (SIPs) provided by SIPA member Premier Building Systems. The panels, with Neopor foam cores, 6-1/2-inches thick in the walls and 10-1/4 inches in the roof SIPs, are engineered for maximum performance. In general, the home was designed with SIPs in mind. The heights of walls, pitch of the roof, and spans of roof SIPs were all optimized for passive solar gains and active PV system exposure.
Cathedral ceilings give the tiny house a larger-than-life feel but not a larger-than-tolerable energy bill. The builder dropped an eight-foot ceiling over the bathroom, resulting in a large attic space suitable for air-handling equipment and extra storage space for the owners.
Elements that brought Energy Star, Indoor Air Plus, and USDOE Zero Energy Ready certifications include: 100 percent LED lighting; all appliances are Energy Star certified; passive solar was designed in, with the south-facing windows optimized for passive solar gains. The 6.3-kW Itek solar array provides power for the house and charges an electric car for about 5,700 miles per year.
Click here to learn more.
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Are builders planning a transition to Off-Site building solutions?
A just-released Home Innovation Research Labs survey (conducted in December 2018) revealed the pace of transition from on-site to off-site construction is picking up. The survey also found that there is strong competition amongst various off-site housing solutions, suggesting there will not likely be a "winner take all" scenario.
In April 2018, Home Innovation conducted a survey of 300 U.S. home builders which included a list of seven off-site home construction practices and asked builders about their anticipated use of each in the coming year. Then, in December 2018, the exact question in another builder survey was asked to gauge any change in builder sentiment — and definitely found some.
Off-site construction is a "new" way of building in the age of skilled trade deficits in the building industry. What are home builders planning to do about it this year? Or in the next five years? A lot of contenders have surfaced in the off-site space, but where is the market actually headed? SIPA feels SIPs are the obvious answer!
Click here to read the full article.
Click here to read a follow-up blog article, "On Trend with Off-Site: When & Where Off-Site Housing Technologies Will Emerge."
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Pre-cut and RTA Packages
Louisville, KY
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Superior to OSB, unaffected by moisture/pestsDense EPS core equals higher R value
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Insulation Industry National Policy Forum, Washington, D.C.; May 21-22
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May 21-22, 2019: Get up-to-speed on policy issues that affect the industry
The Insulation Industry National Policy Forum will bring insulation industry leaders and professionals together with law and policymakers to discuss the industry's top priorities and concerns and to advocate for policies that promote the energy efficiency benefits achieved through insulation. All ICAA members are welcome, and no previous lobbying experience is necessary. Your participation will strengthen the collective voice of the insulation industry!
As a member of the coalition of insulation associations, SIPA is inviting all members and stakeholders to participate. The coalition is organizing a "fly-in" for the entire insulation industry to speak to congressional leaders with over 100 "hill visits" planned in groups of five people. Last year about half of the SIPA board members attended the forum.
Click here to learn more and to register.
The Kendeda Fund
Thirty green building leaders were asked an updated version of a question posed to a smaller group one year earlier: What notable trends do you see emerging in commercial green building in 2019?
The answers clustered around one larger issue — climate change. There's a growing sense that responses to our existential dilemma will take center stage among architects, engineers and builders. There's also a spreading conviction that professionals who recognize this reality will be better prepared for the future.
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Bloomberg via National Real Estate Investor
Using energy-efficient light bulbs, low-flow toilets and environmentally friendly heating and cooling systems cut the utility bills of some 550,000 renters over the last six years, adding as much as $72 million in annual savings, according to a new report from Fannie Mae.
The government-controlled mortgage giant recently published the first results from an eight-year-old program that encourages landlords to make energy improvements, for the sake of both the planet and renters' finances. On average, renters saved about $145 per year. Across 200,000 buildings, landlords saved $33 million on utility costs.
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Green Matters
In the future, building a house will take less time than buying one — and apparently, the future is now. Thanks to the nonprofit New Story and homebuilding technology company ICON, sustainable and affordable 3-D printed homes are finally becoming reality. The two organizations have teamed up to build the first 3-D printed neighborhood, scheduled to break ground in Latin America sometime this summer.
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7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063
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