The Eco-Panels Blog
Building a New Home? See This Study by US DOE Building Scientists
So you are thinking of building a new home? There are of course many sources of information out there to help you, and we at Eco-Panels would like to be one of your "go-to" sources for what is known as "the building envelope" - that is, the outer shell of the...
If Your Product is So Great, Why Isn’t Everyone Using It?
Question from a Prospective Client: (late Saturday evening, Sept 26, 2015) “Hey guys. I sent this to my friend I told you about in Southport area. He talked to an electrical/plumber contractor who told him he wanted nothing to do with a SIP house. What is up with...
Performance of Eco-Panels vs Stick Frame with Spray Foam Insulation
People always ask us how our panels will perform compared to traditional construction, and while we can of course site the comparative R values (our panels start at almost 3x as insulated compared to traditional methods) or we can site testimonials from clients about...
Why Ground Source Heat Pumps are probably not a good idea for you
Everyone has a budget when building a house. We still find ourselves “competing” with budgets for Ground Source Heat Pumps (or GSHP – otherwise known as “Geothermal”) – and have on more than one occasion lost business because someone was sold a $30,000 heat pump...
Eco-Panels in Latest Issue of Fine Homebuilding Magazine
Eco-Panels homes built by Brian Knight of Springtime Homes in Asheville are reviewed in the latest issue of Fine Homebuilding Magazine. Buy it at your local newsstand today! (Note Brian Knight and others have built homes using Eco-Panels significantly more energy...