{"id":2556,"date":"2012-04-09T18:04:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T18:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sipsupply.com\/sip-blog\/?p=2556"},"modified":"2013-07-31T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T16:33:56","slug":"sips-and-green-building-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sipsupply.com\/sip-blog\/sips-and-green-building-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"SIPs and Green Building Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>SIPs and Green Building Programs<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">Energy Star<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">The Energy Star program aims to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption of electronics, appliances, and even homes. According to the EPA, homes account for 15% of energy consumption nationwide. New homes that demonstrate a certain level of energy saving improvements earn the Energy Star label. Building with SIPs can substantially cut home energy consumption, making it easy to reach Energy Star qualifications;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">An Energy Star labeled home qualifies up to 34 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) points under the Energy and Atmosphere category.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Greenix<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Polyurethane SIPs<\/strong>\u00a0can earn points towards LEED certification for a project<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00a0Programs:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">LEED-H (Pilot Program For Homes)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font: inherit; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">Energy and Atmosphere (EA) Category:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">EA 2.2 Enhanced Insulation Credit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong style=\"font: inherit; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">Materials &amp; Resources (MR) Category:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">MR 1.3 Material Efficient Framing Credit<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font: inherit; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">MR 2.2 Regional Materials<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">LEED-NC (New Construction) and LEED-CS (Core &amp; Shell<\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#B6DB50\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"253\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong style=\"font: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">Energy and Atmosphere (EA) Category:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"253\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"253\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">EA Credit 1, Optimize Energy Performance<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong style=\"font: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">Materials &amp; Resources (MR) Category:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">MR Credit 5.1, 5.2, Regional Materials<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong style=\"font: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">Innovation in Design (ID) Category:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\">ID Credit 1-1.4, Innovation in Design<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"253\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"253\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"253\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Note: LEED programs are an evolving process. At the time this was written, the use of Greenix SIPs contribute to LEED certification in the specified areas. In future, these credits may change, (i.e., further inclusion of additional credit points, etc.) It is recommended checking with the\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: Verdana;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usgbc.org\/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">U.S. Green Building Council&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">website to ensure you have the latest rating system report.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIPs and Green Building Programs Energy Star The Energy Star program aims to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption of electronics, appliances, and even homes. According to the EPA, homes account for 15% of energy consumption nationwide. New homes that demonstrate a certain level of energy saving improvements earn the Energy Star label. 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