How You Could Save Mortgage Interest
How Could Building With Enercept Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) Save You Mortgage Interest? Did you miss out on the record low mortgage interest rates of 2020 and 2021? For one reason or the other, many of us did.
10 Tips For Starting Your Spring Home Construction
The Process of Building the SIP Home of Your Dreams Begins With Planning. Building a new home can be an exciting adventure. Are you up for that challenge?
Winter Construction: Pros, Cons, and Benefits of Using SIPs
Advancements in technology and equipment make it possible to build or expand a home during the winter months - SIPs make it easier. We've all seen it before - the urgency is in the air to get your building project ...
Pain at the Pump? How About the Pain of Construction Costs?
The costs of building materials are out of control!
Guide to Building a New SIP Home
Building a new SIP home gives you the opportunity to incorporate the needs, wants, and design features you are looking for to make it your dream home. But, it is a huge endeavor that requires a lot of pre-planning, ...
Frequently Asked Questions About SIP Construction
There is no such thing as a stupid question, especially when it comes to learning a new construction method.
Staging Your SIP Panels
A Degree in Tetris... When your Enercept panels arrive, you'll understand. Building with structural insulated panels (SIPs) is faster and easier than stick framing. The truck arrives at your building site, loaded with ...
OSB, Lumber, and Houses. Oh My!
It's no secret that OSB, lumber and housing are hot commodities right now - and a challenge to get your hands on. But, where does this leave SIP construction?
SIPs Benefits from Customer's Perspective
I can recite and tell you all the features and benefits of building with SIPs. But, today when I was looking through some old files and documents on my computer and found a testimonial that I saw on Green Building ...
Heat Retention; A SIP Home Can Keep You More Comfortable
How long will it take for the temperature in your home or business to drop when the power goes off? With SIP construction, you may stay warmer, longer.
Are SIPs Right for You? Do the Research.
SIPs meet and exceed today's construction needs, and are the perfect fit for your next building project. The design flexibility, unique performance properties, and exceptional strength, combined with the energy and ...
Winter Construction: More Cost-Effective and Comfortable With SIPs
Are you ready for winter? We've all seen it before - the urgency in the air to get your building projects buttoned-up before winter hits. However, after this crazy year, your bottom line is longing for another build to ...
Initial Down Payments The Easy Way
Does this sound familiar? You get home from a busy day and a busy week, sit down in the easy chair, kick off your shoes, start to relax, and it hits you....dang it! I forgot to take care of the one thing I meant to do ...
Talk SIPs to Me. A Glossary of SIP-Related Words and Phrases
Like all industries, the construction industry (and, in particular, SIP construction) seems to have its unique language. Some of the products and components we use and produce are unique. While those of us who work in ...
SIPs - The Builder's Choice When Disasters Strike
Dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster is never easy, and the rebuilding process can be frustrating and time consuming for builders as well as homeowners. If you are in this situation or know someone who is, ...
Sorry We Missed You. Your Personal Home Show SIP Presentation.
In January, the 2020 spring home show season was off and running. Shows were being well attended, and homeowners were eager to learn about their options and to get started on their spring and summer building projects.
SIP Inspired Homes
The American Dream, building your own home. It doesn't matter if it's your first home or your retirement home; it takes a lot of planning and patience. But, you can make the process happen more quickly when you put ...
Up On the Housetop (click, click, click) - Here are Five Reasons You Want a SIP Roof!
The best way to top off your home is with a SIP roof. When it comes to insulation and durability, nothing beats a SIP roof system. With Enercept Ready To Assemble roof panels, you don't have to worry about cutting them ...
Enercept Explains: Building Science Behind Structural Insulated Panels
The science behind SIPs With so many pieces to be assembled, it's easy to understand why stud frame houses take considerable time and labor to build. Enter Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) – the prefabricated building ...
Enercept Explains: What Makes SIPs Stronger Than Stick Framing?
SIPs, by design, are load-carrying panel products Mother Nature can sometimes be difficult - high winds, heavy snow, hurricanes, and tornadoes are forces of nature that occur on a regular basis in the United States. ...
Lifetime Value vs. Upfront Investment
When it comes to home construction, choosing superior products and technologies will generally increase the overall initial cost of construction. However, when you factor in material cost, labor expense, job site waste, ...
Do I Need an Architect or Design Professional? What's the Difference?
As you build your new home, you'll be confronted with several choices - there is no "one size fits all" when it comes to new construction. One of your first choices will be the design of your home. However, where do you ...
Need to Downsize? How to Optimize Your Smaller Space.
Whether you're empty-nesters ready to downsize, buying or building a home on a tight budget or simply want to live in less space, the trend toward smaller homes is in full swing. Homebuilders are offering floor plans ...
Good Bones - The Anatomy of a SIP Home
A SIP home with "good bones" is a great home to live in. SIP construction includes many of the same components as traditional construction, but offers the benefits of a stronger structure, increased energy efficiency, ...
The Journey Begins-10 Steps For Starting Your Spring Home Today
The Process of Building the SIP Home of Your Dreams Begins With Planning. As with any journey, you’ll want to do some research before plan your trip. You’ll want to have a good sense of your vision, the end result, and ...
Love Affair With Log Homes
July is National Log Homes Month! Often associated with American colonial life, log cabins have a long history in the United States and are still popular today. Today's Log Homes are being built to be more energy ...
SIPS - A Greener Way to Build
Enercept manufactures a variety of Structural Insulated Panel systems (SIPs) for virtually any construction need. Enercept strives to educate builders, architects, developers, appraisers, engineers and the general ...
Fire Prevention Week
Fire Safety, It's Important! Growing up there were two things that really frightened me, tornadoes and fires. The second became more pronounced after my Spanish teacher, Karen Kittinger, and four of her children died in ...
