The Greenstone ICE Panel is an Insulated Composite Envelope Panel – a new, technologically advanced building envelope developed in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. ICE Panels are an engineered combination of EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) and steel stud framing used in residential and commercial construction applications. The panels use two independent structural frames bonded together with EPS to create a strong, durable building envelope with no thermal connections and a life cycle that will last generations.
There are many advantages to ICE Panels, including airtight construction, healthy air quality, less construction waste and they are really easy to build with.
Designed and constructed in a controlled environment, ICE Panels are the framing, insulation and vapour barrier of the building envelope combined into one simplified step. They are engineered and adapted to any home or commercial building design by our in-house design team. Projects that were built with ICE Panels are known to be:
- Sustainable
- Comfortable
- Energy efficient
ICE Panels have no thermal connections. In a traditional lumber framed wall, a “thermal bridge” is created along each stud providing an access bridge for hot or cold temperatures to enter your building. This decreases the R-values and affects the consistency of internal temperatures. With the ICE Panel, there are no structural elements that bridge hot or cold temperatures into the building. No energy is lost through the building envelope. This creates consistent R-values and high energy performance.
ICE Panels are 100% recyclable. Our plant can re-purpose the EPS from old panels by grinding it down, and reusing the materials in the Greenstone R-Panel. This is another Greenstone product we created for insulation applications. The steel can be recycled as well and used in new panel fabrication.
Building with ICE Panels also ensures nearly zero onsite waste. As the panels are designed and engineered specifically to the design specifications of each project, virtually no additional materials are needed on site. This keeps the job site cleaner and more efficient throughout the building process.
Interested in learning more about the ICE Panel and how you can start your next project? Connect with our sales team at sales@gsbp.ca!
