Framing Manufacturer is Helping Reduce the Massive Carbon Footprint Left By Buildings Built “The Old Fashioned Way” Phoenix, AZ, April 13th, 2014 – Is the building or house you are sitting in right now contributing to global warming? Chances are it is. Due to inefficient construction methods, commercial buildings and residential homes are responsible for 39% of all human CO2 Greenhouse Gas emissions worldwide - this according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). These harmful CO2 gases are created through the total amount of fossil fuel energy that is consumed to heat and cool buildings and homes throughout the world. There is a solution to this problem - Eko SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels). These innovative building panels are factory-built utilizing two 1/2” thick Magnesium Oxide Cement (MgO) skins that are “sandwiched” over an insulating core of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam. The two MgO skins and the EPS foam core are average in strength by themselves, but when these three pieces are pressure-laminated to one another, they form a composite panel that is exponentially stronger than the sum of its parts. When assembled with its connection hardware, the resulting frame system is strong and energy-efficient. It also saves our Earth's trees by using no lumber in the entire system. For more product information contact Rob Johnson, VP of Sales at 480-265-6987 or sales@eko-sip.com. Visit Eko's website at www.eko-sip.com.
