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Structurally Insulated Panels (SIP's)SIPs are high-performance building panels for floors, walls and roofs in residential and commercial buildings. Each panel is typically made using expanded polystyrene (EPS), or polyisocyanurate rigid foam insulation sandwiched between two structural skins of oriented strand board (OSB), but other surfaces are also available to meet your needs. The result is a building system that is very strong, predictable, energy efficient, and cost effective.
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Energy Savers: Structurally Insulated Panels
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are prefabricated insulated structural elements for use in building walls, ceilings, floors, and roofs. They provide superior and uniform insulation compared to more traditional construction methods (stud or "stick frame"), offering energy savings of 12% 14%. When installed properly, SIPs also provide a more airtight dwelling, which makes a house more comfortable and quieter.
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Structurally Insulated Panel Assoc (SIPA)
SIPs are high-performance building panels for floors, walls and roofs in residential and commercial buildings. Each panel is typically made using expanded polystyrene (EPS), or polyisocyanurate rigid foam insulation sandwiched between two structural skins of oriented strand board (OSB), but other surfaces are also available to meet your needs. The result is a building system that is very strong, predictable, energy efficient, and cost effective.
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Toolbase Services- SIP's- The Home Building Industry's "Hybrid"
Building on their approximate one percent share1 of the U.S. residential building products market, structural insulated panels (SIPs) could be the residential home builder's sleeper equivalent to the automotive industry's hybrid car. Properly detailed designs for SIP construction can create economies of scale that may make SIPs cost-neutral in comparison to conventional light frame practices and real dollar savers over the life of a home.
SIPs are more uniform in composition than conventionally-framed walls, so houses built with this technology can be made more air tight, energy efficient, and comfortable with fewer labor hours and trades involved in system integration. Like hybrid car owners, SIP homeowners will spend less money at the meter, stretching their energy dollars, because SIPs can provide a tighter building envelope with a nearly-continuous thermal barrier.
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