Why SIPs and ICF

Written By Patrick Sughrue

I see a lot of articles and YouTube videos about ICFs OR SIPs, When I think it should be ICFs AND SIPs.

Each product has inherent strengths. ICFs can be buried SIPs cant. That is why ICFs make great energy efficient slabs, crawlspaces, and basements. SIPs are faster, les expensive, and easier for walls and roofs.
If i had a site near a RR track or busy road ICF might be good choice for walls. I would still recommend a SIP roof in most cases. There is no perfect building product for every circumstance, especially when building High-Performance. Give us a call, lets see if I can help you sort through the strength and weaknesses of various options. .

Patrick Sughrue

Patrick Sughrue has been involved with Energy Efficiency since 1980 when he installed renewable energy products including Passive solar, thermal Solar and biomass furnaces. Sughrue was also a prime contractor on The Hood River Conservation Project (HRCP) was a major residential conservation project, intended to test the upper limits of a utility retrofit program. It was proposed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, funded by the Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) and operated by Pacific Power & Light Company (Pacific) in Hood River, Oregon. Homes were retrofitted with R-38 floors, R-48 Ceilings, Heat recovery ventilation and night setback thermostats.

Sughrue has worked on both sides of the energy equation. Energy efficient use of energy in building envelopes, as well as the efficient use of renewables including solar thermal wind, Solar PV, and geothermal heat pumps.

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