![]() ![]() “Compared to stick framing, SIP walls go up much faster since they can be installed in large sections and eliminate the need for separate on-site framing and insulation work,” said Sharon Bullock, Project Manager for Community Development Programs Center of Nevada (CDPCN). “With the pre-built panels, you just have to piece the building together like a puzzle,” said contractor Glen Kamerman, Partner with Kamerman Construction. An experienced foreman and several less experienced labors are all that are needed to slide the lightweight panels together according to a numbered installation guide specific to each project. ![]() Despite producing high-performance wall and roof assemblies, SIPS are fast and simple to install. Faster, More Streamlined ConstructionĬoming in a close second to energy savings, building professionals choose SIPs for their ability to shave weeks or months off of construction schedules. And, unlike traditional construction with studs, concrete or CMUs, SIPs have fewer thermal bridges to conduct heat. In addition to reducing air leakage, SIPs provide solid continuous insulation across the panels’ height, width and depth for exceptional thermal performance by reducing convective looping. per minute at 50 Pascals of pressure versus stick framing with a leakage rate of 121 cu. A SIP structure’s air leakage rate was only 8 cu. The lab found that SIP structures are up to 15 times more airtight than traditionally framed walls insulated with fiberglass batts. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This is backed up by rigorous research, including testing by the U.S. It is “dramatically easier” to make a SIP structure tight, because it “has fewer joints and less complicated interfaces between conditioned and unconditioned spaces,” says Sam Rashkin, a former National Director of the U.S. SIPS provide an energy efficient building envelope in three ways: a near airtight assembly, solid continuous insulation and reduced thermal bridging. Building professionals have successfully used SIPs in all types of climates, from the high deserts of New Mexico to above the Arctic Circle in Alaska. The system provides both structural strength and thermal insulation.Īrchitects can incorporate SIPs into virtually any building design up to four stories tall, from modern to rustic, making them well suited for lodges, motels and other lodging facilities in both urban and rural settings. They are composed of structural-grade wood panels such as oriented strand board (OSB) laminated to both sides of a rigid insulating foam core like expanded polystyrene (EPS). SIPs are a prefabricated, engineered building system typically used for walls and roofs. One such system, structural insulated panels (SIPS), helps reduce energy consumption up to 60 percent compared to other structural systems, while providing a host of other construction and operations benefits. Privacy Policy: Quad-Lock Building Systems Ltd.As energy costs continue to rise and building codes become more rigorous, lodging facility professionals are searching for higher-performing building envelope assemblies. Much of his work appears in the Quad-Lock Product Manual, and he is featured on the Quad-Lock training video. He has written numerous technical bulletins for use by ICF installers, architects, and engineers. In 2009, Douglas was awarded status as an “Accredited Green Roof Professional” from the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities organization in Toronto, ON. He has been appointed to two national committees who consult with national code agencies and make suggestions for code revisions regarding ICFs. He currently chairs a collaborative research effort sponsored by eight ICF manufacturers and the Ready-Mixed Concrete Industry in support of emerging building codes in Canada and the USA. Training and Technical Services Dept., and holds the position of Senior Training Consultant.ĭouglas has conducted hundreds of classroom and on-site trainings with builders, has been a featured speaker at concrete industry forums, and teaches accredited continuing education courses to architects and engineers. Douglas currently manages the Quad-Lock Building Systems, Ltd. He graduated from Western Washington University in 1975, followed by more than 30 years of experience in concrete construction. With his ICF construction, testing, and training experience, Douglas Bennion demonstrates both the tried and true techniques and the latest developments in ICFs to builders around the world. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |