Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Project Type: Residential Building
Products Used: Thermocore wall and roof structural insulated panels (SIPs)
Time to build: Less than a week
Year Built: 2016
Benefits: Reduced time for construction, less waste, and improved energy efficiency
For this fifth home constructed with Thermocore SIPs on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, the precut insulated wall and roof panels arrived by ferry and went up in less than a week—with no waste to ferry away. Couldn’t this efficient island “build-style” benefit all homeowners’ wallets?