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Tiger Inn Eating Club, Princeton University

This exclusive club, founded in the 1890s, updated their prestigious dining quarters and incorporated Thermocore structural insulated roof panels to improve energy efficiency.

Augusta Country Club

Even moderate climates like Georgia need energy savings. When this prestigious facility, home to the annual Masters golf tournament, constructed a new members' lodge, they topped it off with Thermocore insulated roof panels.

M.C. Bradley Education Center, Indiana University

Thermocore SIPs are now part of history—at least at the Wylie House Museum on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington. To construct their new education center, the museum dismantled a civil war-era barn from Monroe County, Indiana, and reassembled it with Thermocore structural insulated wall and roof panels, transforming the structure into comfortable, energy-efficient office and educational space. (Photo courtesy of Kirkwood Design Studio, pc.)

Wisconsin Home Beats “Passive House” Air Tightness Standard

The air tightness of a home built by Barton Designs in Wisconsin measured .55 air changes per hour (ACH) at 50 Pascals, beating the .60 ACH required for the Passive House standard used for energy-efficient buildings throughout Europe, and increasingly in the U.S. The Washington Island home, owned by John and Suzy Poole, also achieved a HERS rating of 35—without the use of wind or solar energy sources. A normal HERS rating is 100; the Energy Star standard is 70, twice that of the Poole's home. “It's primarily the tightness, and of course the big part there is the Thermocore insulated panel system,” said Bart Rynish, owner of Barton Designs.

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Thermocore Introduces Thin New Roof Panel with R-50 Insulation

Thermocore Panel Systems, Inc., announced a new R-50, 8 1/4-inch insulated roof panel to give residential and commercial customers the benefits of better insulation and significantly lower energy bills, without adding bulk to roof structures. The new panel provides a slim profile with one of the industry's highest R-values.

“We believe in continuous innovation for maximum energy efficiency,” said Pat Egan, owner of Thermocore Panel Systems. “This new panel cuts energy costs without sacrificing design freedom or the attractiveness of the building.”

The new 8 1/4-inch insulated roof panels—like Thermocore's existing 6 1/2-inch, R-40 roof panels—feature high-performing polyurethane foam insulation sandwiched between two sustainable oriented strand boards. With subfacia, ridge, and gable cuts made at the factory, Thermocore's insulated roof panels go up in a fraction of the time required for traditional framing to seal off the building envelope and accelerate the return on investment.

Purdue Home with Thermocore SIPs Takes Second in International Competition

Purdue University's INhome, built by a multidisciplinary group of students with Thermocore structural insulated wall and roof panels, finished second overall in the Solar Decathlon 2011, an international competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C.

The 19 homes in the competition were judged in 10 areas. Purdue tied for first in the Energy Balance category and placed second in both Affordability and Comfort Zone.

"We hammered on the budget for affordability and wanted to make sure it performed well," said Eric Holt, a doctoral student at Purdue and the team's construction manager. "The SIPs were more cost-effective than other options we explored because they gave us a very highly insulated, well-sealed thermal package."

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Home Built with Thermocore SIPs Earns National Awards

At the 2011 International Builders' Show, a home in Burns Harbor, Indiana, built by Treasure Homes with Thermocore structural insulated wall panels earned two distinctive awards: the Energy Value Housing Award for Custom/Demonstration houses in cold climates, presented by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB); and the Livable Communities Award for homes up to 2,500 square feet, presented by the American Association of Retired Persons and the NAHB. With the help of Thermocore SIPs, the home also became the first in Indiana certified to the Emerald level of the National Green Building Standard, one of only 22 homes in the nation to receive the highest-level certification.

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Press Releases

Green Business Network - 2010

Thermocore earns Patent for Next Generation Building Insulation

Thermocore Panel Systems, Inc. announced today it has earned a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its innovative structural insulated panels (SIPs). These four-inch thick panels are the first in the industry to accommodate standard door and window jambs while providing maximum energy efficiency.

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Press Release - September 2008

New Way to Build Green Pays Back Homeowners and Environment

William Cox built his dream home with 44 percent more space than his previous house—yet every month he pays 61 percent less for heating and cooling, a monthly savings of $115.

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Successful Home Building - September 2008

Dispelling the Myths to Give You the “Green” Edge with Surprising Paybacks

Structural insulated panels (SIPs) give you the “green” edge that helps the environment—and pays back your customers with significant utility savings every day. Contrary to popular belief, SIPs help you build affordably, with even faster and stronger construction than conventional techniques.

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