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Helpful Links

SIPS & Sustainability

⇒ EPS Industry Alliance – SIPS Life Cycle Analysis

⇒ EPS Industry Alliance – Environmental Product Declaration

⇒ BASF – Residential Insulation Systems Eco-Efficiency Analysis

⇒ ORNL Oak Ridge National Labs (DOE Testing Agency) Study – SIPs homes use 50% less energy than benchmark

⇒ ORNL Study – Building an energy saving house in a mixed-humid climate

⇒ University of Melbourne – A Life Cycle Analysis of structural insulated panels for residential buildings in a hot and arid climate

SIPS & Building Standards, Assemblies & Methods

⇒ HUD Partnership for Advanced Technology in Housing (PATH) - Prescriptive Method for SIP Wall Systems

⇒ HUD Partnership for Advanced Technology in Housing (PATH) - Prescriptive Method for Connecting SIP Roofs to Concrete Wall Systems (Joint with NAHB Research)

⇒ ANSI American Standard - SIPs in Wall Applications

⇒ ICC 700-2020 & ICC/ASHRAE 700-2015 NGBS - SIPS & the National Green Building Standard (NAHB, Natinoal Association of Home Builders)

SIPS: Strength & Seismic

⇒ National Research Council – Structural & Durability Testing Compliance Report
⇒ Forest Products Laboratory–
Performance of Structural Insulated Panel Walls under Seismic Loading
⇒ USDA & APA - Joint Research Report: Wood Structural Panel & Foam Insulation Systems
⇒ ORNL - Oak Ridge National Labs (DOE Testing Agency) - Structural Analysis of SIPS

APA - Engineered Wood Association

⇒ APA Product Guide - Structural Insulated Panels

⇒ APA Product Guide - Oriented Strand Board

⇒ APA Tech Topic - Moisture Content & Drying in Wood Buildings

⇒ APA Technical Note - Formaldehyde & Engineered Wood Products

SIPA Trade Association

⇒ Premier's Membership Certificate - SIPA: Structural Insulated Panel Association

⇒ Healthier Buildings & Indoor Air Quality with SIPs

⇒ Industry Wide SIPS Technical Bulletins

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

⇒ Homebuilder's Guide to Coastal Construction (Jump to Fact Sheet 1.7 for SIPS)