SIP Construction Blog
Real Answers About Building With SIPs.
This blog answers the real questions about structural insulated panel (SIP) construction: what SIPs cost, how they compare to stick framing, the honest trade-offs, and what it feels like to live in a SIP home. If you are asking it, we are answering it here.
Nobody learned to ride a bike without someone running alongside first. Here’s how ACME supports first-time SIP builders through planning, manufacturing, and installation, so your crew is never figuring it out alone.
October 20, 2026
Ancient Lore Village needed a guest cottage with a roofline straight out of a storybook, curved, not boxy. Here's how ACME Panel SIPs made that curve buildable, and picked up a 2025 SIPA Building Excellence Award along the way.
September 10, 2026
The Three Little Pigs got one thing right about building a stronger home. Here's what that means for SIPs vs. stick frame when the wind picks up.
September 2, 2026
The oldest synagogue on Long Island needed a renovation and room to grow, all without losing 125 years of history. Three SIP wall thicknesses and two roof thicknesses later, the 1898 sanctuary looks exactly like it always did.
August 24, 2026
You know that first minute walking into your house on a scorching afternoon, and how long it takes the AC to catch up. In a SIP home, it doesn't take long, because it never has to.
August 20, 2026
A family wanted out of the suburbs: land big enough to farm, mountain views, and a home that could hold two generations under one roof. What they built in Riner, VA is a SIP home with a 22-foot vaulted roofline, no trusses, and a 2025 SIPA Building Excellence Award to show for it.
August 18, 2026
SIP construction takes more upfront planning than stick frame. That is not a downside, it is the trade-off for a better home or building. Here are the five things worth knowing before you build, from cost to moisture control.
July 28, 2026
Sixteen new apartments in Blacksburg, built with ACME Panel SIPs, are saving families $1,134 to $1,323 a year on energy compared to conventional construction, up to $21,200 total across the project. One two-bedroom unit reported an all-electric bill under $50 a month, heat and air included. For families living at 50 to 60 percent of area median income, that is real money back every single month.
July 26, 2026
Some companies sell panels they call SIPs that aren't the real thing. Here are nine questions that cut through the noise and help you choose the right company.
February 15, 2025
New to SIPs? Start with SIP Construction: What to Know Before You Build. It begins with the question everyone asks first: what does it really cost?