Comments on: Are SIPs for real? http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/ Home building, green building, structural insulated panels (SIP), SIP school Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:01:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: peter griswold http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/#comment-3432 peter griswold Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:27:23 +0000 #comment-3432 The plan for my next house. 19x80' second floor 19x60' first floor 19x20' attached garage under second floor 3.5' wide hall along the left side from fron living room to rear. 3.5' wide hall along the left side from stairs to master bedroom. 1 BR on first floor + 2 BR on second floor. How does SIP fit this setup? exterior walls? interior walls? second floor over rooms? second floor over garage? roof? The plan for my next house.
19×80′ second floor
19×60′ first floor
19×20′ attached garage under second floor
3.5′ wide hall along the left side from fron living room to rear.
3.5′ wide hall along the left side from stairs to master bedroom.
1 BR on first floor + 2 BR on second floor.
How does SIP fit this setup?
exterior walls? interior walls?
second floor over rooms? second floor over garage? roof?

]]> By: Meredith http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/#comment-3364 Meredith Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:21:18 +0000 #comment-3364 Hi There! Following up on the latest post from Darrell, I'm including the link for the long awaited CE course on SIPs entitled "The Features, Benefits and Applications of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)" The continuing education course serves the architectural, engineering and construction segments. The course, 105 pages long, shows examples how SIPs are used in building projects, includes the many features and benefits of building with SIPs, includes product comparisons and offers a highly informative case study. This is a free course that provides AIA and state credit and qualifies for HSW and can be found here: http://www.aecdaily.com/en/1598725 For non industry professionals, we will be offering the course for download at www.polyurethanepanels.com Thanks and any feedback you can provide would be appreciated! Hi There!

Following up on the latest post from Darrell, I’m including the link for the long awaited CE course on SIPs entitled “The Features, Benefits and Applications of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)”

The continuing education course serves the architectural, engineering and construction segments. The course, 105 pages long, shows examples how SIPs are used in building projects, includes the many features and benefits of building with SIPs, includes product comparisons and offers a highly informative case study.

This is a free course that provides AIA and state credit and qualifies for HSW and can be found here:

http://www.aecdaily.com/en/1598725

For non industry professionals, we will be offering the course for download at http://www.polyurethanepanels.com

Thanks and any feedback you can provide would be appreciated!

]]> By: Greg Holmberg http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/#comment-3130 Greg Holmberg Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:01:45 +0000 #comment-3130 John, have you looked into metal-clad SIPs, such as Structall (EPS) or SIP Supply (PUR)? I'm a home-owner trying to research these, and wondering if you know anything about them or the companies that sell them. John, have you looked into metal-clad SIPs, such as Structall (EPS) or SIP Supply (PUR)? I’m a home-owner trying to research these, and wondering if you know anything about them or the companies that sell them.

]]> By: Darrell Simpson Sr. http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/#comment-139 Darrell Simpson Sr. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:04:07 +0000 #comment-139 Hello John We're about 90% complete at this point, could you send me a direct e-mail so we can let you know when it's up?? Thanks Darrell Hello John
We’re about 90% complete at this point, could you send me a direct e-mail so we can let you know when it’s up??
Thanks
Darrell

]]> By: John Ross http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/#comment-104 John Ross Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:32:44 +0000 #comment-104 Darrell, When will you launch it? John Darrell,
When will you launch it?
John

]]> By: Darrell Simpson Sr. http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/#comment-89 Darrell Simpson Sr. Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:39:52 +0000 #comment-89 As I read the post in this blog and information posted about the Sip School, I see the benefit of the school mainly as a resourse for installers. I'm sure that the course that is offered is very helpful to someone that has no knowledge of the sip industry. We wish them great business. I'm the CEO of Sip Supply, Sip Supply in conjunction with AEC Daily and the Construction Specification Institute as well as other industry leaders has developed A Accredited Continuing Education Course on Structural Insulated Panels. We invite anyone interested in learning more about our course to visit our web site and request the course once we launch it. It is a free Course! We believe that this course is a great asset to the industry, we hope you enjoy it and learn about our sip system Polyurethane Sips, Safer, Stronger,Greener and Cleaner when and where it counts. As I read the post in this blog and information posted about the Sip School, I see the benefit of the school mainly as a resourse for installers.

I’m sure that the course that is offered is very helpful to someone that has no knowledge of the sip industry. We wish them great business.

I’m the CEO of Sip Supply, Sip Supply in conjunction with AEC Daily and the Construction Specification Institute as well as other industry leaders has developed A Accredited Continuing Education Course on Structural Insulated Panels.

We invite anyone interested in learning more about our course to visit our web site and request the course once we launch it. It is a free Course!

We believe that this course is a great asset to the industry, we hope you enjoy it and learn about our sip system
Polyurethane Sips, Safer, Stronger,Greener and Cleaner when and where it counts.

]]> By: Edward Skakie http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/#comment-40 Edward Skakie Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:17:54 +0000 #comment-40 I am also in Canada. Built an 1860 sf raised bungalow on a wood foundation here in Ontario in 1998; use 4' x 8' SIPs: never again, for both wf & short SIPs. Ideally, I would want custom SIPs running corner to corner. As our building code specifies, two 2x6s every 4' kills the R-value, although the insulated basement slab helped offset some of that loss. It was a joy to drywall with full sheets, as we erected the outside walls & roof, serviced the walls & ceiling, drywalled same, then built the partition walls with steel stud. Also used engineered floor joists to give us a clear-span basement about 30' x 60'. I designed the house so no services, except wall plugs, were situated in the exterior walls. Did find out the amazing sticking power of foam insulation used as glue, as 2 misaligned studs, glued & nailed together for 30 seconds, had to be pried apart: 10% of one stud stayed stuck to the other stud. Have construction pics I can post if I ever get them scanned. edward_skakie A T bigfoot.com I am also in Canada. Built an 1860 sf raised bungalow on a wood foundation here in Ontario in 1998; use 4′ x 8′ SIPs: never again, for both wf & short SIPs. Ideally, I would want custom SIPs running corner to corner. As our building code specifies, two 2×6s every 4′ kills the R-value, although the insulated basement slab helped offset some of that loss. It was a joy to drywall with full sheets, as we erected the outside walls & roof, serviced the walls & ceiling, drywalled same, then built the partition walls with steel stud. Also used engineered floor joists to give us a clear-span basement about 30′ x 60′. I designed the house so no services, except wall plugs, were situated in the exterior walls. Did find out the amazing sticking power of foam insulation used as glue, as 2 misaligned studs, glued & nailed together for 30 seconds, had to be pried apart: 10% of one stud stayed stuck to the other stud.
Have construction pics I can post if I ever get them scanned. edward_skakie A T bigfoot.com

]]> By: Ben Miller http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/#comment-31 Ben Miller Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:31:42 +0000 #comment-31 John, The god's smiled and I stumbled onto something here. It'll be hard to go back to stick framing again tomorrow. I've been SIP surfing for 3 days now (I begged my wife to allow dial-up into the house so I could research the SIP industry), and just now backed into the sipschool website. What luck, what joy. Up till now I've been trying to make contact with current SIP installers and I wonder if this school would be what I'm looking for. Six years now framing with 2x6 and poorly installed fiberglass to follow. Tape the Tyvek to stop air but don't bother caulking it to the foundation... Anyway, great to read your posts. Ben Miller John,
The god’s smiled and I stumbled onto something here. It’ll be hard to go back to stick framing again tomorrow. I’ve been SIP surfing for 3 days now (I begged my wife to allow dial-up into the house so I could research the SIP industry), and just now backed into the sipschool website. What luck, what joy. Up till now I’ve been trying to make contact with current SIP installers and I wonder if this school would be what I’m looking for. Six years now framing with 2×6 and poorly installed fiberglass to follow. Tape the Tyvek to stop air but don’t bother caulking it to the foundation… Anyway, great to read your posts.

Ben Miller

]]> By: Jonathan http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/#comment-30 Jonathan Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:37:08 +0000 #comment-30 John, wish I had found your site some time ago as I'm at the end of my SIP project in the UK. The wiring is done slightly different here. People often use double layers of plasterboard. The first layer is cut around the surface tacked wiring (some pictures on my site sip-house.blogspot.com) and the second layer goes on top to cover the wiring. If you arrange most of the wiring on the outer walls, you get the extra benefit of more insulation. Wiring regs specify where wires can run, so although they are shallow, you know where they are lightly to be, and you get around the problem of running wires in insulation. Electrician have no problems with this concept either, in fact it's easier than a normal build. I'm totally convince by SIPs now I have almost finished the project. Jonathan John, wish I had found your site some time ago as I’m at the end of my SIP project in the UK.

The wiring is done slightly different here. People often use double layers of plasterboard. The first layer is cut around the surface tacked wiring (some pictures on my site sip-house.blogspot.com) and the second layer goes on top to cover the wiring. If you arrange most of the wiring on the outer walls, you get the extra benefit of more insulation. Wiring regs specify where wires can run, so although they are shallow, you know where they are lightly to be, and you get around the problem of running wires in insulation. Electrician have no problems with this concept either, in fact it’s easier than a normal build.

I’m totally convince by SIPs now I have almost finished the project.

Jonathan

]]> By: Curt Stendel http://sipbuilding.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/hello-world/#comment-27 Curt Stendel Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:09:00 +0000 #comment-27 It is Dec 1 - My congrats go out to everyone finishing the SIP School today and also to Al and his crew. Thanks also to John for setting up this blog site - hopefully it will continue after this session of SIP School is over. The commitment that all of you are making should be commended. Both the SIP industry and all of you as individuals will be better because of your investment of time and talents. Education is the best way to overcome misunderstanding and complacency within the building industry. Now take advantage of what you have learned and make a difference...and also some money. It is Dec 1 – My congrats go out to everyone finishing the SIP School today and also to Al and his crew. Thanks also to John for setting up this blog site – hopefully it will continue after this session of SIP School is over. The commitment that all of you are making should be commended. Both the SIP industry and all of you as individuals will be better because of your investment of time and talents. Education is the best way to overcome misunderstanding and complacency within the building industry. Now take advantage of what you have learned and make a difference…and also some money.

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