Adrian Jones’ article Are SIPs Necessary (Timber Framing, March 2011) offers one builder’s perspective on the drawbacks of using structural insulated panels (SIP) to enclose timber frame structures. Although Jones makes many good points, much of the data he provides is grossly inaccurate. In an effort to help timber framers accurately determine the best enclosure [...]
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Blissfield, Michigan, November 8, 2010 — Blissfield-based Structural Insulating Panel System home manufacturer Insulspan, Incorporated received a national home building accolade with its Lakeside Green Cottage, capturing First Place, Green building using SIPs in the 2011 BSC Excellence in Home Design and Marketing Awards program. The honor was awarded by the Building Systems Councils (BSC) [...]
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Is a SIP: 1. A Stress-Skin Panel? 2. A Foam Core Panel? 3. A Curtain Wall Panel? 3. Insulated? 4. Uninsulated? 5. Structural? 6. Non-Structural? 7. All of the above? 8. None of the above? 9. Some of the above? There is some confusion in the marketplace today resulting from sloppy use of terminology [...]
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Last June our 100 year old seasonal cottage in Lakeside, Ohio www.lakesideohio.com took a direct hit from a 100 year old maple tree during a storm that came across Lake Erie. We loved the funky old cottage but we knew from the outset that repair versus replacement would be the major decision in front of [...]
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Matt Belcher is an experienced and succesful Green builder and developer in St. Louis. In his new book he has compiled many years of experience in Green Building. He is also an advocate of the use of SIPs in his construction practice. The book contains a lot of practical information for the builder looking for practical information [...]
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Download the complete INSULSPAN, BASF Life Cycle Analysis – LCA, of Structural Insulated Panels.
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