The S.I.P.s [Structurally Insulated Panels] arrive, and the construction can now forge ahead at high speed. These pre-fabricated panels are a fairly new, green technology that affords fast, easy construction and boasts $1/day energy costs. But as construction plows ahead, there are setbacks. Byron arrives on site and demands that a major beam be taken down and rebuilt due to inadequate, unsafe construction. Tension arises between the boys and the girls. A new potential buyer, Caroline, a mother of four, is interested in the house. Construction is over budget, building is behind schedule, one of the students' cars is broken into and a purse is stolen from within; and to top it all off a reputable architectural magazine prints an article about the project and bloggers mercilessly rip apart the students' design and their intentions. Morale is low and there seems to be no end in sight.
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