Benefits and Savings of Using SIPs - Part 1

• Faster build times
• Reduced foundation cost due to lightweight construction and greater panel strength
• Outstanding air-tightness
• Avoids bold bridging
• Lower fuel bills - potential increased resale value

Low U-value walls and roof

Our Structural Insulated Panels offer extremely high thermal performance. The Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) layer of rigid insulation, achieves U-Values as low as 0.22W/m²K (Watts per Meter Squared Kelvin) or better, making savings of up to 60% on heating costs.

Self Build System Choices

YouTube clip for self build system choices of companies from Sweden who provide our timber frames and SIPS Industries Scotland who provide our range of Structurally Insulated Paneling Systems ...

From Mother Earth News

As the Earth’s resources are depleted, another aspect of green building that is becoming important is the use of more effective insulating materials, such as SIPS, concrete, low-emissivity glass and passive solar design, to cut down on the amount of energy needed to heat and cool our homes.

Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Green-Homes

New deal on new build properties

UK housing minister Grant Shapps has recently hailed a new partnership between the government and the National House Building Council to gain a greater insight into how efforts to get Britain building again are making a difference.

You can read the full article on International Business Times

Project in Bedfordshire

 This space will be used as a shop

Close-up of the roof

Corner section

Close up of corner sections

Roof

Here you can see the whole roof structure from the inside

New pictures

This is how part of the roof looks from inside

... and here close-up from the outside


To see more pictures, go to our website. New ones have been added.

SIPs and the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code

In May of 2011, the International Code Council released the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).  The 2012 version of the code contains a number of increased energy efficiency requirements, accounting for an approximately 30 percent rise in energy efficiency for residential buildings over the 2006 IECC. Full article

Article from SIPA, Gig Harbor, WA - Technical Bulletin #5

Show

SIPs Industries UK will be at The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show at the NEC in Birmingham from 29th March - 1st April 2012. 

 

Come and see us on stand D174. Feel free to bring along a copy of your plans to discuss with us, or to leave with us for costing.

 

For free tickets click on the link on the right hand side, or email us on info@sipsindustries.com  and we can send some out to you.

Wooden housing gets back its mojo

New technology means that previously unpopular and short-term wooden housing can now be much warmer and last much longer than even the mud-walled houses common in most of rural Kenya.
Read full article

Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency starts with a well-insulated building envelope.
One major contributor to energy reduction is the specification of structural insulated panels (SIPS) from SIPSIndustries.

Frame

Here the frames are beeing put up, so the panels can later be fitted.

Twilight

Project in Bedfordshire in the late afternoon

Breathable Membrane

The house is now covered with a breathable membrane

A wall put into place

Latest Pictures

 Frame ready for placing panels

 Lifting a panel

Carefully maneuvering a panel into place

The Selfbuilder

You might want to check out the website The Selfbuilder
Recently featured another article on sips.

The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show

Don't forget to visit us at
The National Homebuilding & Renovation Show
NEC, Birmingham
29 March - 1 April 2012
We are situated in Hall A