A net-zero energy home or building is one that generates as much power on-site as it consumes over the course of a year. To achieve this, architects specify renewable energy sources such as rooftop ...

Structural insulated panels (SIP) are composite building materials, which are comprised of two layers of structural board with an insulating foam layer in between. The boards are often oriented strand ...

If you’re planning a self build or extension project and researching build options, there’s a good chance you’ve come across structural insulated panels, also known as SIPs. This build method has ...

Structural insulated panels, commonly referred to as SIPs, have been used in the construction of single-family homes for more than 40 years. But only recently has the technology really caught on in ...

Composite Panel Solutions' (CPS, Eagle River, WI, US) ground-breaking composite foundation wall system, trademarked EPITOME, for residential houses was first written about in this magazine in July ...

Winter is the national annual ordeal that separates us Canadians from most of the rest of the world, and winter is the reason we’re completely dependent on houses to keep us alive at this time of the ...