DIY Tiny House or Any House – Build them Yourself!

DIY Tiny House or Any House – Build them Yourself!

It can be intimidating and difficult to build your own stick framed structure – and amazingly difficult if you are trying to build it super-energy efficient or wind or seismic resistant.  It is VERY SIMPLE to do this with Eco-Panels.  With quick cam-locking...

Ice Storms and High Winds

It is a rather early and rough start to winter weather for most of the United States and Europe.  Wide spread ice storms, record-braking extreme temperatures, large snowfalls and 90+ mile per hour winds are unseasonable in the late fall, though extreme weather events...
Most Energy Efficient Home in America?

Most Energy Efficient Home in America?

Most all stick-built homes today have an R-value of approx 4 or 5 for around 50% of the building envelope!  This is because the “framing factor” – or the amount of wood framing cutting through the walls & roof and floor of the house amounts to...
$47 Energy Bill in South Carolina in the Summer!

$47 Energy Bill in South Carolina in the Summer!

Earlier this year Eco-Panels had the pleasure of working with Donald “Don” Cerra of Cerra Homes out of Aiken, South Carolina, part of the up-state region bordering on northern Georgia. Don impressed us with his commitment to “green” yet...

Nice meeting with a fire captain

All the time we host interested potential clients to visit our factory and yesterday we had the honor of hosting a fire department captain – who also works as a builder on his off-shift days – looking to build a couple of buildings himself – from a...