Toilets use the most water in your bathroom. Get a low flow toilet. If you have purchased a home with a pre-installed 1.6 gpf model, there’s no way of knowing whether the previous owner made any such inefficient modifications. The parts usually last around 5 years so be sure to ask the hardware store for 1.6 gpf replacements.
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“Turn your Blueprints Green” by utilizing Structural Insulated Panel Systems (SIPS) with Icynene® insulation under roof. By combining SIPS with the latest HVAC and air filtration technology, healthy environments are created with extreme energy efficiency.
NRG will help you through the easy process of building your new building green.
Some benefits to our SIP Building System:
- Save energy and resources
- Fire and termite resistant
- Superior sound proofing
- Strength, quality and speed of construction
- Resistant to moisture, mold and mildew
- Diminished air pollutants and dust
- Effective R-30 to R-50+ Ratings!
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SIPS Pannels arrive at the jobsite. The slab is poured and ready for walls. 
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Take a drink of coffee, look at the plans. Start laying out the marked panels around the structure.
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The team has started to put up panels now.
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Look how light each panel is. Everyone else took a break.
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After tying all of the panels together, you have a sound structure to put a roof on in ONE DAY! Savings are on cost of labor, equipment, time…
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Check out how we did the exterior walls of an 3400sq ft home in less then 3 hours!