Caring for the Environment

Low wastage

Building with SIPs produces less timber waste than other forms of construction. Manufacturing the panels in a factory environment allows us to minimise our use of raw materials. Waste created in the cutting of the pre-engineered panels can be collected and recycled.

Low U-value walls and roof

Sips Industries Structural Insulated Panels offer extremely high thermal performance. The Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) layer of rigid insulation, achieves U-Values as low as 0.22W/m²K (Watts per Meter Squared Kelvin) or better, making savings of up to 60% on heating costs.

Egan compliant

Sir John Egan reported with the Construction Task Force on the scope for improving quality and efficiency in UK construction. Sips Industries Panels meeting many of the requirements stated in the report.

Limited cold bridging

Due to the continuity of the Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) layer of rigid insulation, the SIPS system greatly enhances thermal reliability compared with other insulation which often sags or slumps over time.

Integral insulation

The insulation is integral to the SIPS system, ensuring that the insulation is consistent and complete. Other methods of construction may leave areas of reduced insulation that do not meet the intended specification. Fitting insulation as an afterthought or repairing failed insulation is difficult, disruptive and expensive.

Carbon Dioxide Emissions

The Government has recently passed legislation increasing the thermal efficiency of buildings. The revised U-value is 0.35W/m²K, significantly lower that previous values of 0.45W/m²K in Scotland and up to 0.65W/m²K in England and Wales.

The reason for this drop is to cut down on the emission of CO₂ gas into the atmosphere. An average domestic dwelling on the old U-values will create and emit up to 11 tonnes of CO₂ in a year.

The Sips Industries panel in standard form achieves a U-value of 0.30W/m²K; comfortably below the current minimum. This means that the gases emitted heating your house are significantly reduced.

Timber from renewable sources

A Sips Industries panel house uses whitewood timber which is sourced through a recognised timber supplier and saw mills. This timber is vacuum treated, a process that uses no solvents.

Reduced timber quantity

SIPS panels are typically jointed at 1200mm, giving a saving of approximately 50% in timber, when compared to standard timber frame construction.

Sips Industries structurally insulated panels meet the demands of tomorrow, today.