Posted by: Brad Beeson in sustainable building, sips, Porter Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS), LEED-certified home, LEED, green remodeling, Green Home, green building chevy chase, green building bethesda, green building, eco-friendly building on
Dec 18, 2009
Just in time for the blizzard that's heading our way, we are putting the roof trusses up on the Greif home at 5120 Fairglen. For this project, we've contracted with CSSI to supply a turnkey framing package using Porter Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS), and engineered trusses. Their crane showed up this morning to set the trusses, and they got the whole thing done in 2 1/2 hours. Productivity!
This is the first time Bethesda Bungalows is using SIPS, and I'm anxious to see how they perform. This will be a LEED-certified home, and we're shooting for a HERS rating of under 40. Coupled with the insulated slab and foundation, and the sprayfoam on the underside of the roof, the envelope should be extremely tight.
Now if we can get the roof sheathing on in the next 5 hours, we won't have to shovel snow off the second floor on Monday. Go Go Go!
Just wanted to post an update on our project on Burning Tree Road. Framing has just been completed and ice and water guard is going on the roof as we speak. The home is designed as a faithful Greene and Greene ultimate bungalow, and should be a real show-stopper. Here's a shot from yesterday.
We had a nice write up in the Gazette this week. Click here to read it.
