With heating oil prices at a record high, energy efficiency should be a top priority for anyone building a new home or place of business. Forever Green Laminates brings extensive experience to help with design and construction of buildings using structural insulated panels (SIPs) in New England. These panels are superior to traditional stick frame construction in a number of ways:
- Reduction of heating and cooling costs by up to 50%. SIPs form a more airtight shell and have a higher whole wall R-value.
- Faster and simpler construction. It has been found that site labor can be reduced by as much as 65%. The panels take the place of framing, insulation, and sheathing in one step.
- Lower impact on the environment as the OSB can be efficiently manufactured from underutilized wood species and there is less on-site construction waste.
- SIP walls are roughly twice as strong.