SIPs Overcoming the Elements

Structural insulated panels, commonly referred to as SIPs, have fought the elements of extreme climates and every kind of natural disaster and come out on top. Now they are fighting the elements of the human kind: resistance to change and complacency within the construction industry. SIPs are a comp...

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Published in:Forest products journal 2000-03, Vol.50 (3), p.12
Main Author: Tracy, James M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advantages
Building construction
Composite materials
Construction industry
Consumers
Cost control
Design
Energy efficiency
Forest products industry
Green buildings
Housing
Labor costs
Manufacturers
Product testing
Public buildings
Wood
Wood products
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Summary:Structural insulated panels, commonly referred to as SIPs, have fought the elements of extreme climates and every kind of natural disaster and come out on top. Now they are fighting the elements of the human kind: resistance to change and complacency within the construction industry. SIPs are a composite assembly of an unlikely combination: wood and plastics. SIPs are engineered wood products resulting from a controlled environment lamination of high performance rigid insulation and oriented strandboard skins. Light-frame commercial and residential structures are the most prevalent users of SIPs. An impressive example of the energy efficiency of SIPs is the Energy Diet Home built by the municipal city utility in Bringham City, Utah, in 1998. While the true cost of SIP construction has been very difficult to track, even by builders who build both ways, the general consensus is that SIPs are still slightly more expensive than traditional framing.
ISSN:0015-7473
2376-9637