by Charles Leahy | Mar 3, 2012 | Blog
Last year was the “deadliest year in nearly a century” for tornadoes, and after seeing a more than 50% increase in tornado activity this year compared to last year, you have to wonder why people continue to build their homes with stick-built construction. ...
by Charles Leahy | Nov 6, 2011 | Blog
The new 2012 building code being rolled out by the International Residential Code council (IRC) changes rather dramatically the building code requirements for how new homes are built and insulated. See this great article from Green Building Advisor for a further...
by Charles Leahy | Jul 15, 2011 | Blog
On of the weakest parts of a home is where two walls come together –This can be a huge problem in seismic and high wind regions Our patented (US) and patent pending (US, International) single piece corner panel –Eliminates the weak point where two walls come...
by Charles Leahy | Jun 12, 2011 | Blog
One more article on why we believe building a home out of polystyrene panels could be dangerous to your health. For a variety of reasons it’s crazy to us that the vast majority of SIPs sold in the US are made of polystyrene given the lower insulation values,...
by Charles Leahy | Nov 19, 2010 | Blog
Eco-Panels recently assisted a homeowner build his home that obtained record-breaking energy rating numbers. Here are excerpts from our marketing flyer. International and National Green Building Programs Envelope Leakage Standards Compared to Prototype Home Built...
by Charles Leahy | Jul 19, 2010 | Blog
This recent article – Top 5 Suspected Everyday Carcinogens in the American Cancer Society’s Scary New Report – issued in July of 2010, notes that styrene, the primary component in expanded polystyrene or EPS (Dow trade name Styrofoam), is a leading...
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