What are SICPs? The acronym means Structural Insulated Composite Panel.
It’s a friend to the planet. Builders rave about the ease of construction when using it. Structure owners love it’s reliability, strength, resistance to the elements, cost-savings, utility reduction … shall we go on?
The outer shell of this “super-product” is what gives it its strength and, to you, the flexibility of defining how indestructible you want your structure to be. Panels with thicker skins and/or thicker EPS cores can support correspondingly greater loads. For example, a 4 ½” thick panel can support a bending load of over 120 PSF (5.75 KPa) on a 93 inch (2.36 m) span. At 50.0 PSF the deflection at mid-span of this panel is 0.270 inches (10 mm). By adding 1″ of thickness on the outside or special fabric under the skin our proprietary SICP can be made nearly or entirely bullet-proof.
Homestead, Florida: In August 1992, Andrew – the most destructive hurricane in US history – tore into Homestead a suburb and Air Force base southwest of Miami. It flattened thousands of structures. Yet on 125th Street, a church and parsonage built with SIP panels survived without structural damage. Because it was one of the few large buildings in the area to come through virtually unscathed, it was used as a distribution center for food and other supplies. A ranger station in Homestead – another structure built with SIP panels also suffered no structural damage.You can see video of strength and flame-resistance on the “Our Projects” page.
The inner core of the composite panels, and what provides its inherent insulation, is polystyrene foam. Polystyrene foam is completely free of CFCs and HCFCs with zero ozone depletion, and both the foam core and the skin can be completely recycled, making the panels good for Mother Earth. With an insulation R-value of approximately 4.0 per inch, the product is good for your pocket book and comfort, too.
SICPs panels are used for the whole kit and caboodle in the structure … walls, floors and roofs … for a solid structure and yet is light enough for a mere mortal, not just the man-of-steel, to carry an average-sized panel himself. An average building can be constructed in a matter of days instead of the months taken in traditional stick built homes. The emergency shelter can be assembled in a matter of hours. And as there is very little waste on site, it creates little to no impact on landfills.
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