About Duratherm Building Systems &  DurathermSips

At DurathermSIPs, our goal is to provide people with one of the safest and most eco-friendly building materials available—empowering them to construct their dream home or commercial building within a reasonable budget while maintaining a truly sustainable footprint.
As the frequency of earthquakes increases and climate patterns continue to shift, the need for resilient, forward-thinking construction has never been greater. Today’s emerging technologies and advanced building methods—designed for an environmentally conscious market—offer practical, cost-effective, and globally responsible solutions for both on-grid and off-grid applications.
At Duratherm Building Systems, we are proud to help our clients meet these challenges head-on and achieve their building goals with confidence.

James Bryant, founder of Duratherm Building Systems and designer of the Duratherm panel, started the company in 2007 to create a safer, greener way to build in earthquake and hurricane prone regions like Oaxaca. Traditional materials like concrete and block often fail due to their rigidity, so Bryant turned to Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs), refining an 85-year-old concept to withstand the region’s harsh conditions. They say "necessity is the mother of invention", and this proved true for Bryant, whose commitment to green technology and responsible stewardship of natural resources guides all of Duratherm’s decisions and activities. Over the past 20 years, the company has produced what it believes to be the world’s strongest SIP, with zero failures earthquakes up to magnitude 8.2 and category 5 hurricanes, while reducing a building’s carbon footprint by 50–85%. With factories in Oaxaca and Aguascalientes and exports to the Middle East, Africa, the U.S., and Central America, Duratherm has completed literally hundreds of successful projects.

Our product, Duratherm SIPs for walls and roofs, is manufactured in Mexico and made out of the highest quality materials available. Researchers, worldwide, have concluded that SIP Panels offer the safest and most practical building alternative for earthquake zones. [In the 93 years of SIP's history, they have never failed in an earthquake.] From Mexico to California, from Japan to Haiti, SIPs have become the tool of choice for rebuilding earthquake damaged structures.

Duratherm Building Systems is coordinating with architects and builders worldwide to push the envelope on “Engineered Smart Home” innovation and design. We aim to provide practical and creative solutions to create sustainable, ergonomic and convertible living spaces. Following the lock down, it became apparent that the home needed to offer some extra flexibilty; so, from spinning walls to hidden compartments and drawbridge decks, maximizing usable space, Duratherm encourages innovation. With next-generation smart home electronic and mechanical technology so easily installed, families can upgrade the efficiency of their daily routines and communications with minimal effort.