SIPS and the Environment
The use of Structural Insulated Panels in a building project produces creative, sustainable structures that minimally impact our enviroment. Cas-Lin's insulated panels are used to create buildings that are environmentally sustainable and adhere to Green Building principles.
Cas-Lin SIPS offer the following advantages:
- Energy efficiency. Concerns about greenhouse gas emissions are making headlines all over the world, and the need for alternatives is becoming ever more pressing. Cas-Lin SIPs insulate so efficiently that they substantially reduce the expenditure of fossil fuels (such as gas, oil and coal) needed to heat homes and commercial buildings and cool refrigeration systems. This means less fossil fuels are needlessly wasted and less greenhouse gases are released.
- Sustainable materials. Unlike traditional construction methods, which require large amounts of lumber, Cas-Lin SIPs are skinned with metal or oriented strand board (OSB)—made of fast-growing, sustainable, and low-waste wood—and either polyurethane or polystyrene. This means less strain on depleted forestry resources.
- More precision, less waste. SIP systems produce much less jobsite waste in comparison to stick-framed building methods. They can be cut to very precise dimensions which means less waste being put into landfills.
- Non-polluting. The production and installation of SIPs does not produce ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which have been linked to health problems in structure occupants.
- Trusted technology. Reputable environmental stewardship organizations acknowledge the outstanding advantages offered by SIPs; in fact, using SIPs in a structure will support projects striving to attain LEED certification.