Industry experts regularly refer to SIPs as the foundation for Net Zero, Passive House and Environmental Certifications. The energy efficient benefits of SIPs alone are often the basis for projects to achieve EXTREME GREEN energy savings. When you combine SIPs with renewable energy sources (solar, geothermal, etc), your residential or commercial structures can easily become net zero energy projects. The energy meters may actually run backwards! Zero energy and passive homes feature airtight construction. Because SIPs can insulate a building so efficiently, the size of the equipment needed to heat and cool a structure can be reduced significantly. The walls, floors, roof joints and openings for electrical wiring are sealed to reduce infiltration. For more information about the green features of SIPs, including LEED points, the ANSI/ICC's National Green Building Standard program points and energy star qualifications, view the Structural Insulated Panel Association's (SIPA) Green Brochure.

 

 

Other green building certification resources:

- United States Green Building Council - LEED

- ICC 700 National Green Building Standard, ANSI sponsored

- NAHB Green, Follows the ANSI/ICC)

- 2030 Challenge, Sponsored by AIA & USGBC

- Building America & Builder's Challenge, Administered by the DOE

- Energy Star, Administered by the DOE & EPA