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..built by experienced builder, Designed by passioned architect... There must be north of 300 SIP builds around the country.. lets look them up!

Here is a nice infographic I found, listing main benefits of SIPs. R value on this content is American R value... but still helpful. Here is conversion if you need it = R(si) = R(imp)/5.678263

This is where SIPs really shine. One of the most important things about the building envelope is the for the insulation layer to be continuous. Minimum thermal bridging = good building envelope. And f

Do you need ventilation for SIP houses? Is it a problem if the house is very air tight?

There is a lot of talk about the R-value and calculations about how much insulation you really need. But I would like to hear it from the homeowners and how it really feels on a cold winter morning...

I thought we could discuss how much it costs us to heat a SIP home. I know this doesn't only depend of the fact that you select SIPs for you building envelope, but anyway... it is still the right way

Say 10 years back, there was very little talk about performance of houses, insulation, passive house, passive solar etc. and I remember starting such conversations at every possible opportunity. Visit

So the question was raised and I think this topic is critical. Some will have their own experience building a SIP house, some will only have an opinion. Its probably also a question of what do we comp

How are you coping with high temperatures? Sun-gain is great, but what if it gets too hot? This summer I had an opportunity to visit one of the most iconic architecture in the world. Check some photo

Since the launch of SIPS.NETWORK I have received a number of emails and technical enquires, but many of those I received privately. I just wanted to encourage you to raise these questions on the netwo

What is the most important skill you are looking for when selecting your builder? Any advise from homeowners would be much appreciated...

I am wondering what is the best way to make this connection... main factor would be structural and durability, but also simple construction and fast... any thoughts?

I believe that everyone and every built should be energy-efficient so when we talk about affordable housing what I’m most concerned about is that the first thing that we seem to tick-off the list an

I guess the more you learn about building the more concerned you become about everything that is involved. The more problems you see on site the more cynical you become and it can happen that you just

I am wondering which is better, overhang the SIP panel or frame it with timber?

How difficult it is to design with SIP panels?