Tag Archive for ‘SIP’
Understanding R-Value and Insulation
This post is provided by Earthcore SIPs. There are many conditions that determine the effectiveness of any building material to provide comfort and energy efficient performance. R-Value is only one of these factors or measurement tools. R-Value is the measure of resistance to heat flow through the defined material. The higher the R-Value the less [...]
SIP Shop Drawings Designed by EVstudio Structural Department
The Structural Department has been working with Earthcore SIPs to produce high quality and very detailed SIP shop drawings. For those of you unfamiliar with SIPs (structural insulated panels) they are simply two layers of OSB sheathing adhered to a polyurethane or polystyrene foam core. The OSB provides the strength and the core holds it [...]
Earthcore Structural Insulated Panels (SIP) Reviewed, Designed and Detailed by EVstudio Structural Engineering
EVstudio’s Structural Engineers are working with Earthcore SIPs LLC to provide high quality SIP walls, floors, roofs and foundation walls to meet every client’s need. EVstudio’s role will be to provide structural engineering services for each project, provide detailed shop drawings and provide engineering reports for all of Earthcore’s products. Earthcore manufactures SIP walls, floors [...]
ICF vs. SIP…The Debate Continues
We are working on a LEED Platinum housing project and have been doing a tremendous amount of research on both SIP and ICF construction. For the uninitiated, SIP construction (Structural Insulated Panels) is a construction method where rigid insulation is sandwiched between sheets of OSB sheathing, creating a thermally broken solid wall form. ICF construction [...]
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