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The Franconia SIPS Home

Here is a "Bottoms up" look at the construction of a SIPS Home.  We started with the very efficeint and cost effective Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) foundation.  The above ground construction is the energy efficeint SIPS construction.  The Home efficeincy will be further enhanced with the use of active and passive solar, and geothermal energy.
After completion, this home has earned an Energy Star rating of "5 Star Plus".  This is the highest Energy Star rating category!
 
 
 
Here is a Foundation being "poured".  Note the image in upper left that shows the form construction.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Now that the foundation is completed, the construction on the SIPS home continues...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 If you would like to see the installation of a super energy efficient active solar heating system, please click here.
 
 
 
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