Life Cycle Benefits of SIPs When choosing R-Control SIP Panels
you are getting a material with built-in features that provide
environmental benefits. Building materials and their impact on
the environment should be considered over the full life of the
building structure. This is considered the ”life cycle” of the
building. This includes inventorying the cost to the environment
from material production, transportation, installation, use, and
end of life reuse, recycling, or disposal. Research has shown
that for both residential buildings and commercial buildings
that operations contribute to over 90% of the building’s impact
on global warming. Reducing energy use is the best way to reduce
our impact on the environment. Assessment Study.The Expanded
Polystyrene Molders Association (EPSMA) commissioned industry
leading Franklin Associates to conduct a life cycle assessment
of SIPs with EPS insulation. The study quantified the energy use
and emissions associated with SIP production and compares this
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