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Great initiative from a SIP supplier, workshop installing the panels, taking care at the joints, protecting and applying the tapes from ProClima...

At VILA.nz I received many requests through the years, for pre-designed homes. Basically people asking for a design that would cost less, combining lots of knowledge from various projects and summ

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

Here is a question received by a member: What would the warmer floor sip panels on piles or concrete with polystyrene under concrete. Or do you place the floor sip panels on top of a concrete slab.

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

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?

Renowned architect, my professor in Europe, maybe 2005. Flat roof in EU was a little like Parapet walls in NZ. Or "No-Eave" design! He explained that all his large buildings in Germany, all his flat

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

Here is another great example of smart SIP architecture... https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=4wZQikN1ugM

..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

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

I found a really interesting article... https://www.sips.org/technical-information/r-values-in-the-real-world Did you know R-value in Fiberglass drops when it gets cold? and this is due to air-infil

According to recent issue of BUILD MAGAZINE!!! https://www.buildmagazine.org.nz/assets/ebooks/B182/Build182.html Finally admitting timber studs are just too much of an issue in conventional timber fr

Some well anticipated progress on SIPs in NZ. Acknowledgement and well needed attention from the country’s largest testing and research entity in NZ, Branz! https://youtu.be/no87ihYllsA

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

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