Sustainable Building 

SIPs are an environmentally responsible way to build that help preserve our natural resources and reduce waste. There are four primary ways that SIPs can be considered environmentally friendly or green building.

First, SIPs are very energy efficient both before and after the structure is complete. The energy required to install panels is much less than is required with conventional stick framing, or pretty much any other construction method. If the construction project is being completed while heating or cooling is used on site, this can be accomplished using much less energy. Once the house or other structure is complete, homes designed with SIPs to be energy efficient can lower heating and cooling energy consumption 40-60%.

Second, Premier panels are made with engineered oriented strand board (the OSB skins, or outer layers) that are produced from managed (farmed) lumber, not old growth trees.

This type of lumber use is renewable because younger trees are used, replanted, used, and replanted in a cycle, but the boards perform just as well structurally as does plywood. According to The Engineered Wood Association, "Forest growth in the U.S. has continually exceeded harvest since the 1940s. We're growing more wood than we're using! And the manufacture of wood products requires substantially less energy than the production of competing products, resulting in less greenhouse gas and other air pollutant emissions."

Third, considerably less wood is required in SIP construction than conventional wood framing, and without compromising the building's structural integrity.

Fourth, building with SIPs produces less waste. Builders and contractors who switch from stick framing to building with SIPs notice the remarkable decrease in onsite construction waste. This not only reduces scrap that goes to the landfill, but also lowers waste disposal and clean up costs (even considering waste produced by Premier when they manufacture the SIPs). Panels are carefully laid out and planned prior to production to make the process as efficient as possible resulting in as little waste as possible.