page_title: ThermaSAVE
hierarchical_section_title: ThermaSAVE
caption_attribution_description: English: A completed ThermaSAVE building panel awaits destructive testing at the Florence, AL factory to determine compliance &amp; integrity.
context_page_description: ThermaSAVE is a panel building system which uses a 4 to 12-inch-thick core of expanded polystyrene sandwiched between two sheets of cellulose fiber-reinforced cement board varying in thickness from 3/8 to 7/16 inch, depending on structural requirements. This creates a "stress skinned" panel, also known as structural insulated panels. Since c. 1984 H.H. "Hoot" Haddock from Florence, Alabama has been working on perfecting a polystyrene-based building system that would be faster and easier to construct than wood framed buildings, while having superior insulation and strength.
context_section_description: ThermaSAVE is a panel building system which uses a 4 to 12-inch-thick core of expanded polystyrene (similar to Styrofoam) sandwiched between two sheets of cellulose fiber-reinforced cement board varying in thickness from 3/8 to 7/16 inch, depending on structural requirements. This creates a "stress skinned" panel, also known as structural insulated panels (SIPs). Since c. 1984 H.H. "Hoot" Haddock from Florence, Alabama has been working on perfecting a polystyrene-based building system that would be faster and easier to construct than wood framed buildings, while having superior insulation and strength.
caption: Completed ThermaSAVE panel awaits destructive testing.
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