The Real Value of IMPs Isn’t the Outside of the Box
“Think outside the box” gets thrown around a lot in business. When it comes to insulated metal panels and cold storage, though, the bigger payoff is in thinking about what happens inside the box.
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IMPs and Air Tightness: Why Air Leakage Costs More Than You Think
Ask most professionals in commercial construction what drives building envelope energy performance and R-value is usually the first metric mentioned. It is a simple, familiar number: the higher the ...
How Insulated Metal Panels Reduce Energy Costs in Refrigerated Warehouses
Cold storage is expensive to run and energy is the primary driver. With U.S. energy inflation rising 23.5% year-over-year as of May 2026, operators are facing an energy cost environment unlike ...
What Architects Need to Know About Thermal Bridging in Commercial Buildings
Every commercial building project has a moment where thermal performance is largely decided, and it usually happens long before a single panel goes up. It happens in the drawings and the spec sheet.
IMPs vs. Tilt-Up Concrete: Which is Better for Modern Industrial Construction?
Tilt-Up concrete construction became popular in industrial projects in the post-World War II era, but the method has been around for more than 100 years, with inventor Thomas Edison even building a ...
Sealing the Gaps: Preventing Heat Loss with IMP Transitions
Beyond R-Value: Where Thermal Bridging Really Happens A building envelope is only as efficient as its most vulnerable connection. Insulated metal panels (IMPs) provide exceptional thermal performance ...
Energy-Efficient IMPs: Lowering PUE with Superior Building Envelopes
Every Google search, Netflix stream, and TikTok video passes through a data center that consumes as much electricity as a small city. Collectively, data centers devour around 1.5 percent of global ...