Structural Insulated Panels (SIP’s)

Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) came about in their earliest form in the 1930s in North America and Northern Europe. They allowed for quick construction in extreme weather conditions, with minimal manpower, and have since evolved into the composite pre-engineered building system we know today. They consist of an insulating layer of rigid core polyurethane (PUR) sandwiched between two outer skins of the structural board. Helping to give it its sustainable credentials, the PUR is a waste product from the petrochemical industry and is injected into the space between the boards under high pressure as expanding foam, creating an excellent insulator, vapor and air barrier.

WE -ARE -SUSTAiNABLE work only with our SIP’s manufacturer fabricator and construction partner. Together we deliver the best SIP product available today. Using SIPs as the primary building material, which works in all areas of the building process; exterior and interior structural and non-structural walls, structural load-bearing floors, pitched, mono-pitched, and flat roofs; all guaranteed to perform in any location and environment, effectively, and as they should.

In the residential sector, WE -ARE -SUSTAiNABLE use SIPs to construct newly built houses both large and small, apartments, extensions, garden rooms such as offices, and other types of cabins. Have a look at our pages on ‘House10:10’ and ‘Office6:2’, to see the advantages of building this way. In the commercial construction sector, we build using SIPs and have built offices, hotels, factories, and many other types of commercial and leisure buildings. Furthermore, in the educational sector, we have used this method of construction for a large number of new and additional buildings in schools, universities, and healthcare, because of speed, waste control, and reduced disruption.

Due to extremely fast construction methods, SIP systems are the best alternative to timber frames, pre-fabricated and traditionally built buildings. Manufactured in a controlled environment, everything is then transported to site, as a complete building, ready to be assembled. Additional benefits are; excellent thermal performance, design flexibility for the architect or developer, and being environmentally sustainable for the next generation.