Among the many breakthroughs in building materials and home construction, structural insulated panels (SIPs) are one of the best. SIPs are rigid foam sandwiched between factory-bonded oriented strand ...

ACH Foam Technologies' R-Control Structural Insulated Panels were specified to frame unique architectural features on roof sections of Severance (Colo.) Middle School, near Denver. “We chose SIPs for ...

Typically composed of a layer of EPS, XPS, or polyurethane foam sandwiched between oriented strand board panels, structural insulated panels can provide R-values for walls, floors, and roofs ranging ...

Q: Exactly what are structural insulated panels? I want to add to my home an efficient apartment for my elderly mother. Can these panels be used for large room additions or are they only for new ...

The panels are then cut to size, timber edge pieces added and any openings formed. The same type of structural insulated panel is used for building the external walls, any internal loadbearing walls ...