http://cespanels.com Cespanels.com Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:02:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Denny Sprick project Summer 2008 40’x 60’ barn with a second story on half. This is a great way to build an insulated barn. Using CES 4’ high Frost Walls buried in the ground 3’ and sticking above the concrete floor 1’ is a good way to insulate your ... http://cespanels.com/?p=74 Stauffer's Lake Mecosta Home Jeff and Deb Stauffer decided to be their own general contractors on a new home to be built near Mecosta, MI. They contracted with Controlled Environment Structures (CES) to design and rough in the house. The first challenge was building on a surface that was ... http://cespanels.com/?p=56 Four County Area Vocational Cooperative In April 2007, CES got a call from Kuntry Lumber in northern Indiana, asking for a representative to come down and address a team of educators for the Four County Area Vocational Cooperative. Renny Schoonmaker went and met with the group which was planning on ... http://cespanels.com/?p=55 Lewis Flat River Residence John Lewis, a Greenville, MI based attorney, and his wife Dawn had a growing vision to give back to the community of people around them. They wanted to build a new home, but wanted it to be large enough and designed in such a way as ... http://cespanels.com/?p=53 2009 HOME SHOW SCHEDULE Premiere Home Show GGRHBA The Delta Plex, 2500 Turner NW, Walker (Grand Rapids) MI January 30 & January 31 Home Builders Expo 2009 HBA Grand Traverse Area Traverse City East Junior High School, Traverse City MI February 14 & February 15 2009 Midland Home and Garden Show HBA of ... http://cespanels.com/?p=52 Hello again to everyone at C.E.S. All of you that assisted me so greatly with my barn project know that this is something I had been forming in my mind for more than a few years. I had a problem figuring out how to go from the ideas in my mind, ... http://cespanels.com/?p=50 The Zach Residence 2005 Jeff Zach‘s project utilizes the CES SIP foundation with foam insulation under the concrete basement floor. The upper walls are 6 ½” Insulspan SIP’s and the roof is 10 ¼” SIP’s supported with a laminated ridge beam. The entire house heating and ... http://cespanels.com/?p=24 Meeting Home Buyers' Needs Wood foundations provide more actual living space in basements. A Wood Foundation is easier to finish inside than a conventional foundation, and since it is more livable, your wood basement will become and integral part of your home. Stress Skin Permanent Wood Foundation walls are engineered to absorb ... http://cespanels.com/?p=19 The Insulspan SIP (structural insulating panel) system consists of solid, one-piece, pre-cut SIP units that are ready to install as wall, floor, or roof components suitable for many residential and commercial building applications. Each SIP consists of a core of molded expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation with engineered oriented strand ... http://cespanels.com/?p=7