Uploaded September 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Zack Giffin of Tiny House Nation installed durable, plastic-framed window while building this beautiful tiny home. Watch this video to see his siding choice: youtu.be/1Wa8dhzk6QQ
The vinyl-window frames are excellent insulators, helping reduce energy cost. They're also low-maintenance and long-lasting, lowering long-term upkeep cost.
Zack Giffin's tiny-house project shows that plastics-based construction materials can help any house – tiny or not-so-tiny – significantly improve its energy efficiency and reduce its environmental footprint. This tiny house uses a variety of innovative plastic insulation and sealants to form a continuous thermal barrier, helping create a tight building envelope that improves energy efficiency and saves money on heating and cooling.
Zack's house even has tough, plastic solar-energy shingles; they protect the roof while making it possible to to go off the grid!
To demonstrate the wide range of innovative plastic building materials that contribute to energy efficiency, Plastics Make it Possible built a tiny house in Boulder, CO. From insulation and sealants, to siding and windows, plastics help reduce the amount of unwanted airflow between the inside and outside of a house so we can save energy used in heating and cooling. And though this house is only 170 square feet, plastic building materials can dramatically improve energy efficiency in any size home!
Watch all the videos in our Tiny House Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKHo8oRb0rZXrGsRF0i_T2pRKYCRuDKqL
Zack Giffin of Tiny House Nation installed durable, plastic-framed window while building this beautiful tiny home. Watch this video to see his siding choice: youtu.be/1Wa8dhzk6QQ
The vinyl-window frames are excellent insulators, helping reduce energy cost. They're also low-maintenance and long-lasting, lowering long-term upkeep cost.
Zack Giffin's tiny-house project shows that plastics-based construction materials can help any house – tiny or not-so-tiny – significantly improve its energy efficiency and reduce its environmental footprint. This tiny house uses a variety of innovative plastic insulation and sealants to form a continuous thermal barrier, helping create a tight building envelope that improves energy efficiency and saves money on heating and cooling.
Zack's house even has tough, plastic solar-energy shingles; they protect the roof while making it possible to to go off the grid!
To demonstrate the wide range of innovative plastic building materials that contribute to energy efficiency, Plastics Make it Possible built a tiny house in Boulder, CO. From insulation and sealants, to siding and windows, plastics help reduce the amount of unwanted airflow between the inside and outside of a house so we can save energy used in heating and cooling. And though this house is only 170 square feet, plastic building materials can dramatically improve energy efficiency in any size home!
Watch all the videos in our Tiny House Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKHo8oRb0rZXrGsRF0i_T2pRKYCRuDKqL
