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BC-1: IECC U-Factor Requirements (Per ICC climate zone requirements map)
T-1: Premier SIPS Testing
T-2: SIPs OSB Off-Gassing & Formaldehyde Levels
T-3: SIPs Screws ACQ Lumber
D-1: Premier SIPS Engineering Properties
D-2: HVAC Design and Energy Calculations
D-3: Point Loading Walls
D-4: SIP Wall Loads (Axian & Transverse)
D-5: SIP Shear Wall & Diaphragm Capacity
D-6: SIP Floors
D-7: Wind Speed vs Pressure
D-8: SIP Sound Transmission STC
D-9: Premier SIPS Spline Width
D-10: SIP Type S (Block) Splines
D-11: SIP Type I (I-Joist) Splines
D-12: SIP Type L (Lumber) Splines
D-13: SIP Joint Detailing
D-14: SIP Header Options
D-15: SIP Screws
D-16: Screw Withdrawal Capacities of OSB
D-17: Nail Withdrawal Capacities of OSB
D-18: Window Installation Details
E-1: Wiring Premier SIPS
E-2: Recessed Lighting in SIPs
F-1: SIP Fire Resistive Rated Assemblies
F-2: SIPs Combustion Toxicity
I-1: Exposure to Excessive Temperature
I-2: Solvent Exposure
I-3: Recommended OSB Exposure
I-4: SIP Lifting Plate
M-1: SIPs Sealing Requirements
M-2: SIPs Commercial Sealing Requirements
M-3: SIPs Vapor Retarders
M-4: SIPs Water Resistive Barriers
M-5: SIPs Lumber Moisture
M-6: FrameGuard & Moisture Resistant SIPs
R-1: SIPs Roof Venting
R-2: SIPs Roofs Cantilever Conditions
R-3: SIPs Roofing Underlayment
R-4: SIPs Roofs Asphalt Shingles
R-5: SIPs Low Slope Roofing
R-6: SIPs Metal Roof Attachment
R-7: Ventilation Metal Roofing Enkamat
W-1: Exterior Wall Cladding to Premier SIPS
W-2: EIFS & Premier SIPS
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Reports & Studies

Energy Efficiency

Eco Efficiency in Residential Insulation Systems - BASF

High Performance Homes that Use 50% Less Energy than DOE Building America Benchmark Building - ORNL/Building America

Building a 40% Energy Saving House in the Mixed-Humid Climate - ORNL/Building America

A Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Structural Insulated Panels for Residential Buildings in a Hot and Arid Climate - Buildings Journal: University of Melbourn, Australia/University of Belgium

Health

Clean Air Gold Study & Certification - Intertek

Formaldehyde & Engineered Wood Products - APA Technical Note

Moisture Content & Drying in Wood Buildings - APA Tech Topic

Healthier Buildings & Indoor Air Quality with SIPs - SIPA

Strength & Long-Term Durability

Structural Analysis of SIPS Oak Ridge National Labs - ORNL - DOE Testing Agency

Structural & Durability Testing Compliance Report - National Research Council Canada

Wood Structural Panel & Foam Insulation, Hygrothermal Behavior & Lateral Load Resistance – Joint Research Report (USDA & APA) 

Durability Testing for Structural Insulated Panels - APA – Engineered Wood Association

Durability of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) Cyclic Shear Wall Testing - Seismic (APA)

Lateral Load Performance of Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) Diaphragms - USDA

Lateral Load Performance of Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) Walls with Full Bearing - USDA

Creep Behavior of Structural Insulated Panels - USDA, Forest Products Laboratory

Evaluation of Creep Performance of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) Phase 2 - USDA

Flexural Testing of Structural Insulated Panels Before and After Creep Testing – Peer Reviewed Study - Buildings/BioResources.com

Ultimate Flexural Strength & Long-Term Creep Deflection For Structural Insulated Foam-Timber Sandwich Panels - Resilient Infrastructure London, Universities of Melbourn Australia & Belgium

Sustainability

Lifecycle Study Brochure - Premier Building Systems

SIPS Reduce Global Warming - EPS Industry Alliance

SIP Industry Environmental Product Declaration – EPD (SIPA) 

The Embodied Carbon Story of a Green Building - SIPA

Building Value by Decarbonizing the Built Environment - McKinsey Sustainability Study

Homebuilders Leading Decarbonization - RMI

Building Sustainably – Green & Resilient Single Family Homes - NAHB

Getting to ZERO Energy Homes – ZEHs - NAHB

EPS Insulation Environmental Product Declaration – EPD - EPS Industry Alliance

Installation & Building Material Reports

Prescriptive Method for SIP Wall Systems - HUD

Prescriptive Method for Connecting SIP Roofs to Concrete Wall Systems - HUD Joint with NAHB Research

National Green Building Standard - ICC 700-2020 & ICC/ASHRAE 700-2015 - NAHB

SIPs in Wall Applications - ANSI American Standard

Structural Insulated Panels Product Guide - APA - Engineered Wood Association

Oriented Strand Board Product Guide - APA - Engineered Wood Association

Natural Disasters

Seismic – Performance of Structural Insulated Panels Walls under Seismic Loading - USDA

Seismic – SIP Shear Walls Cyclic Performance of High Aspect Ratio Segments and Perforated Walls - Home Innovation Research Labs

Wildfire compliance - WUI

Hurricanes – SIP Missile Testing - SIPA

Post Hurricane Housing Strategies - Mississippi State University

Coastal Construction - Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction (Jump to Fact Sheet 1.7 for SIPS) - FEMA

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