Premier SIPs Exceed Los Angeles LEED® Requirements

(Fife, WA) – Premier Building Systems, North America’s largest manufacturer of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs), offers an environmentally friendly framing product that exceeds the requirements of Los Angeles building code. Known as the nation’s most environmentally forward and strict building code, the LA City Council recently approved an ordinance that requires all new building construction with more than 50,000 square feet to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ certification.

Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED is a voluntary rating system that promotes the design and construction of sustainable buildings. In order to earn LEED certification, a building must perform exceptionally in the following categories: energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality and materials selection.

Used for the entire building envelope, Premier SIPs meet and exceed many of the LEED categories set in place by the USGBC and the LA building code requirements. One of the greenest framing materials available in the construction industry, SIPs are comprised of two layers of engineered oriented strand board (OSB), sandwiching a thick expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam insulation. SIPs are not only energy-efficient, but they are also stronger and straighter than traditional stick frame construction.

Manufactured with rapidly renewable resources, Premier SIPs create minimal environmental impact and provide a superior R-value, with enhanced energy efficiency that easily surpasses that of standard R-19 stick-frame construction (by up to 60%) and creates a cleaner, healthier indoor environment. With supreme efficiency and durability, Premier SIPs are an ideal choice for virtually any residential or commercial construction project.

About Premier Building Systems

Premier Building Systems leads the construction industry in the research, development and manufacturing of high-performance, energy-efficient structural insulated panels and innovative construction framing materials. Headquartered in Fife, WA, Premier operates manufacturing facilities in Fife and Phoenix, AZ. For more information about the products and services offered by Premier, call 800.275.7086 or visit www.pbssips.com.