Left: SIP Detail; Below: SIP Axon
I am going to use Structural Insulated Panel Systems for my home in the Catskills. The Whole Building Design Guide has a good overall introduction to them. I would like to find a builder with experience with this in the Catskills to work with. Some local SIPS manufacturers and other contacts are:
Great PDF of Details!
Thermal Foams Inc (Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Albany NY and Pittsburgh PA)
The Structural Insulated Panel Association lists members in New York
The Structural Insulation Panel Association has a series of Best Practice (BP) documents about SIPs that are quite good. The below is from these documents:
Window Details at SIPs (BP-4)
What this means for the design professional is that jamb thicknesses for window and door openings in a SIP wall will need to be nominally 7/16-inch thicker than for a conventionally framed wall. Window and door manufacturers can accommodate this additional thickness of the wall without any issues, but they need to be aware of this condition so they can supply the proper size extension jambs.
Exterior Cladding (BP-8)
A rainscreen system consists of an exterior siding, an air gap created by lumber furring strips (typically 3/4-inch or more in thickness and 3.5 inches or more in width), a water resistive barrier (WRB layer), and the structural sheathing substrate which is OSB for SIPs. The function of the siding is to shed the large majority of the precipitation and to protect the WRB/ substrate from UV degradation. Since the siding will not completely shed external moisture, it is imperative to provide drainage of any moisture that penetrates through the siding. The ventilated air gap made by furring between the siding and WRB in a rainscreen allows the moisture that penetrates or is absorbed by the siding from rain and dew to drain and evaporate quickly.
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