FischerSIPS Links & Resources

Financing & Consulting
http://www.buildmax.com/
Buildmax provides construction loans with expert guidance and support
Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA)
http://www.sips.org/
SIPA is a non-profit trade association for those providing SIPS panels to the construction industry
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/ees/etsd/btric/
Useful tools and tips from the Building Technologies and Integration Center
Whole Wall Thermal Performance Calculator
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/AWT/InteractiveCalculators/rvalueinf...
A handy R-Value calculator
Builder Central
http://www.buildercentral.com/
A comprehensive list of construction links

Need an Architect?

KY

http://www.owensarchitects.com/
Commercial and Residential Architects servicing KY and VA
http://www.sunearth.net/
Specialize in passive-solar construction
http://www.scott-klausing.com/
Architectural, Planning, and Construction Services Firm

OH

http://www.arkinetics.com/
This firm offers everything from site master planning to historic preservation.

AL

http://www.bondarch.com/
They stay on the leading edge of technology and advances in architecture.

National

Jerry Gropp, Architect
http://jgropp2.googlepages.com/alterationsanadditions
Very knowledgeable architect that also specializes in Green Building techniques

Engineering & Design

Crown Jade Design & Engineering
www.crownjade.com
They specialize in getting you building permits
Mark Benjamin
Phone: (970)472-2394
Steven Schaefer Associates, Inc.
www.ssastructural.com
Very talented sustainable design engineers
Thomas Moore
Phone: (513) 542-3300
Slesser Engineering
Carl Slesser Phone: (502)425-0187
BTM Engineering
Brett Graves
Phone: (502)815-7574

Builders, Timber Framers, and Installers

Builders:

Steve Short Construction, Inc.
5730 Hillside Circle
Georgetown, Indiana 47122
Phone: (812)989-0253
Fax: (812)945-1656
Email: shorts@insightbb.com
Website: www.shortconstruction.com
Ferrier Builders, Inc.
11255 Camp Bowie West, Suite 115
Aledo, Texas 76008
Phone: (817)237-6262
Fax: (817)237-5758
Website: www.ferriercustomhomes.com
HHI Construction
Mike Anderson
PO Box 2895
Elkhart, IN 46515
Phone: (877)684-6637
www.hhiconstruction.com
Victor Schlotterer
Seascape Builders, LLC
100 Bay Court
North Topsail Beach, NC28460
Phone: (910)376-1623
(Serving North Carolina, Virginia)
vschlotterer@charter.net
John Waters
Traditional Builders
1346 Black Walnut Cr
Annapolis, MD 21403
Phone: (410)991-1834
Email: traditionalbuilders@comcast.net
Jamie Rankin
3489 Bardstown Trail
Waddy, KY 40076
Phone: (502)296-5952

Tom Carpenter
P.O. Box 0112
Boonville, IN 47601
Phone: (812)455-8105
(Serving Evansville region)

Renaissance Construction
Jim Orr
6 Bartleys Lane                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Bigelow, AR 72016                                                                                                                                                                                                                Phone: (501)691-0684

West Virginia Green, Inc.
Ken Auvil
P.O. Box 846
Belington, WV 26250
Phone: (304)823-2533

Timber Framers:

Trillium Dell Timberworks
1277 Knox Road 1600 North
Knoxville, IL 61448
Phone: (309)289-7921
Fax: (309)289-6031
Email: brandee@trilliumdell.com
Website: www.trilliumdell.com
Oak Bridge Timber Framing
20857 Earnest Road
Howard, OH
Phone: (740)599-5711
Fax: (740)599-6710

Installers/Builders:

Mathews Development Inc.
116 Harbison Road
Valencia, PA 16509
Phone: 724)898-4627
Email: mathewsdev@zoominternet.net
Chris Young Construction
9033 Illinois Route 26 North
Freeport, IL 61032
Phone: (815)789-4400
Fax: Call First
Email: creek72@aol.com