BioSIPs in the Greenest Home in Canada: When I mentioned a project by students aiming to build the greenest hou...

BioSIPs in the Greenest Home in Canada

BioSIPs in the Greenest Home in Canada: When I mentioned a project by students aiming to build the greenest hou...

When I mentioned a project by students aiming to build the greenest house in Canada (by means of the Living Building Challenge and LEED Platinum certification), I noted that students planned to use “prefabricated straw bale walls. ” It turns out they finished this portion of the project using BioSIPs from NatureBuilt Wall Systems in Ontario, Canada. These BioSIPS are 16″ thick with an insulation value of about R35. The walls consist of tightly-packed straw that’s covered in 1″ of cement and lime plaster, according to NatureBuilt. With the high level of insulation and thermal mass of these walls, NatureBuilt indicates that a homeowner can save money on heating and cooling costs, particularly through the specification of a smaller HVAC unit. In terms of installation, BioSIPs can be unloaded with a boom truck or crane in about one day, and the actual work to attach the walls ...

Full article: http://www.jetsongreen.com/2012/06/biosips-straw-cement-l...

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@jetsongreen » 29 Jun '12, 9pm
Cool product! RT @NatureBuiltWall: @jetsongreen Thanks for the article on our BioSIPs involved in #CanadasGreenestHome [link]
@NatureBuiltWall » 29 Jun '12, 9pm
@jetsongreen Thanks for the article on our BioSIPs involved in #CanadasGreenestHome [link]
@unirenova » 22 Jun '12, 3pm
Gab es doch hier in der Schweiz auch schon! BioSIPs in the Greenest Home in Canada [link]
@EndeavourCentre » 22 Jun '12, 10am
RT @NatureBuiltWall: Short article on our involvement with Canada's Greenest Home. Contact us if you want to come by and watch the... [link]
@JustinLarsonBMG » 21 Jun '12, 1am
#green #innovation: BioSIPS are 16″ thick - R35. Walls consist of tightly-packed straw that’s covered… [link]
@NatureBuiltWall » 20 Jun '12, 7pm
Short article on our involvement with Canada's Greenest Home. Contact us if you want to come by and watch the... [link]
@GoforWood » 20 Jun '12, 5am
RT @jetsongreen BioSIPs in the Greenest Home in Canada [link]
@jetsongreen » 19 Jun '12, 9pm
BioSIPs in the Greenest Home in Canada: [link] #LBC #strawbale #construction
@FixTheHome » 19 Jun '12, 3pm
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@EcoFriendlyBldr » 19 Jun '12, 2pm
EcoFriendlyBuilder BioSIPs in the Greenest Home in Canada [link] #Conservation #LEED
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BioSIPs in the Greenest Home in Canada [link] #green #news #green #eco #news
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@centor4 » 29 Jun '12, 11pm
RT @jetsongreen: Cool product! RT @NatureBuiltWall: @jetsongreen Thanks for the article on our BioSIPs involved in #CanadasGreenestHome [link]
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