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Explore these helpful resources for SIPs basics, construction, and job site installation.

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Installation & Jobsite Prep

Pre-Installation Resources

⇒ Detailed Project Lifecycle –  Production & Installation Process

⇒ Pre-Production Approval – Layout Drawing Review Checklist

⇒ Jobsite Prep –  Installation Prep & Best Practices

⇒ Jobsite Prep –  Tools for SIPS Installation

Installation Resources

⇒ Detailed Installation Guidelines

⇒ All Construction Details – NOTE: Specifics for  each project included in final layout drawings

⇒ Electric – Wiring Resources

⇒ Sealing Joints – SIP Sealant Resources

⇒ Taping Joints – SIP Tape Resources

⇒ Technical Bulletins – Plumbing, Lighting, Roofing, Cladding, Storage and more!  

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Installation Videos

 

On the Jobsite: Prep & Getting Started

 

On the Jobsite: Floors & Foundations

 

On the Jobsite: Standing Walls

How To: Premier SIPS Sealant Application Guidelines

How To: Premier SIPS Tape Applications

How To: Installing Electrical Wiring in a Premier SIPS Building Envelope

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INDUSTRY PARTNERS & RESOURCES

Helpful Links

ANSI National Standards

⇒ ANSI American Standard - SIPs in Wall Applications

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

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

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

HUD Partnership for Advanced Technology in Housing (PATH)

⇒ HUD - Prescriptive Method for SIP Wall Systems

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

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

⇒ ICC 700-2020 & ICC/ASHRAE 700-2015 NGBS - SIPS & the National Green Building Standard

National Research Council Canada

⇒ Structural & Durability Testing Compliance Report

SIPA Trade Association

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

⇒ Healthier Buildings & Indoor Air Quality with SIPs

⇒ Industry Wide SIPS Technical Bulletins

U.S. Department of Agriculture

⇒ Forest Products Laboratory -Performance of Structural Insulated Panel Walls under Seismic Loading

⇒ USDA & APA - Joint Research Report: Wood Structural Panel & Foam Insulation Systems

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