Project Submittal Documents
Welcome to your ultimate resource for accessing the essential documents needed for project submittals and substitutions, in alignment with design specifications, regional guidelines, and sustainability requirements.
Submittal Documents
Environmental Submittal Documents
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
⇒ 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
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⇒ 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
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
⇒ Homebuilder's Guide to Coastal Construction (Jump to Fact Sheet 1.7 for SIPS)Find Your Local Rep
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