And are SIPs environmentally safe to make and use?
Yes. Only EPA-approved materials are used in the manufacture of Greenix Panels. Greenix Panels polyurethane foam contains no formaldehyde. The foam contains agricultural-based oils derived from soy beans, corn, sugar beets, and/or sugar cane. The foaming equipment is cleaned with hot water and a detergent, and the small amount of residue is safely disposable.
Greenix Panels are manufactured using a low-pressure foaming system designed to maximize the advantages of the foam properties. The cured foam is inert and non-hazardous. The foam process used in our Panels use no "ozone depleting substances", such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs), halon, methyl bromide, carbon tetrachloride, or methyl chloroform.
SIP structures require considerably less framing lumber than a conventionally framed home. This saves trees. OSB is made from the 37% of a tree that is normally waste from making solid lumber. Solid lumber, as used in typical wood-frame homes, requires 63% of the wood from harvested trees. SIP buildings, pre-cut in the factory, result in far less "job-site waste." The small amount of wood scraps resulting from the SIP manufacturing process at the manufacturing facility is used for other products or recycled, rather than going into landfills.
