DOES YOUR BUILDER USE SIPS?
Conventional
residential housing construction methods in Australia are non-sustainable and archaic. Advanced technologies and techniques
such as SIPs (structurally insulated Panels) are now becoming the viable option to mitigate the housing shortage in Australia,
meeting more stringent sustainable guidelines.
SIPs is NOT NEW. It's been around since before
WW2. It has been used in most developed countries in the world, capturing an increasing market share in building, with
a renewed focus on sustainabilty.
Mandated
building energy rating regulations, requiring an improvement in energy efficiencies in buildings; the increasing cost
of energy use; an increased awareness of the importance of sustainability, and advances in technology make SIPs the ideal
building material for now and the future. People sometimes get SIP mixed up with SANDWICH PANEL that is often used in refrigeration
facilities.
SIP Panel Main Characteristics
- Certified forest plantation grown timber (oriented strand board) OSB used as outer skin.
- OSB is organically termite, mould and mildew treated
- Core has fire retardant, mould and mildew protection built
in.
- A standard no cladded SIP wall panel
has an R rating higher than any similar product on the market today (bare SIP panel).
- A SIP panel is engineered to be structurally sound and self supporting.
- SIP is stronger, more versatile, faster to construct, and more energy efficient
than any comparable product.
- Panel is used for floor, internal and external walls and roof and comes in various sizes and thicknesses
to suit a range of applications, from residential to commercial.
- Core is also treated and is of a structural grade.
- Lightweight - ease of management
The Photo Gallery
The gallery demonstrates a variety of individual and major housings
projects under construction around Australia, and of the factory in NSW.
Brenshai is proud to be assisting in the introduction and promotion of SIPs
onto the Australian Market.
