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Architectural & Design Benefits w. SIPs
Designing with SIPs can Increase
Your Profits and Your Customer Base!
- Once you start designing with SIPs its hard to go back to stick frame construction.
- The simplicity of designing with SIPs does not really occur until you realize that many of those details that you have to account for, can often be eliminated from your designs!
- Because SIPs are made up to 8' x 24' feet, your details for framing become almost 'generic', regardless of the complexity of design.
- Now you can radius a roof section, add curves to your parapet walls, detail that sophisticated entry - all with the ease of Your computer and Our factory fabrication.
- When clients ask for radius' windows and doors, you simply add them to your plans and we will duplicate them perfectly in the fabrication process.
- You are no longer limited to building thick costly walls when your clients want a window seat or special window detail - just add it to your drawings.
- Shell will easily duplicate the most complex shape and install it exactly has you had imagined!
- Building with SIPs reduces in-place labor by at least 65% which allows you, the architect//designer to increase your design efforts and still keep your project on Budget!
- Imagine that you can design a project where the energy efficiency will be increased by 65% and yet be competitive with conventional stick framing!
- Imagine having the ability to triple your output of projects because the framing and dry-in of the project is reduced by 75%.
- Imagine designing with a product that is 250% stronger and TOTALLY GREEN! That's what your clients want and now you can deliver what they need and increase your design ability accordingly....
- Once Architects and Designer begin to experience the marvel of working with large structural panels, they soon discover that many of the complex and often highly engineered details that they usually have to go through, are now eliminated completely!
- The strength of the panels is over 250% STRONGER than stick framing - and that is just the beginning!
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Shell Building Systems, Your SIP Partner |
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With Shell Building Systems as your SIP partner, you will get expert assistance and over 5,000 projects worth of experience - experience that will assist you with the task of designing details that we probably have already figured out for you! We have a huge data base of standard SIP construction details that are available for you. Details that are specifically rendered for California and the Wind and Load/Seismic conditions that are peculiar only to those of you that design in the California environment. And, when it comes to ENGINEERING- we have years of experience assisting Architects with designing multi-story structures, FEMA-controlled projects (Wind, Surf, Tides, |
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etc.), high-end residential, affordable housing, schools, and .military projects throughout the U.S. and internationally.
We have more technical experience and technical expertise about SIPs than any other company in the Western U.S. Our experience includes providing the first seismic testing and fire testing for SIPs in the U.S. Our company played a key role in getting SIPs approved in the new International Building Code (ICC) as well as technical support for many fine engineering and architectural firms that have made the profitable choice to SIP |
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Here are the TOP reasons why Architects and Designers are turning to SIPs: |
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Incredible "green" features. Home and building owners regularly save up to 60% on utility bills. The R-Values of all panels are unsurpassed when compared with traditional stick frame lumber construction. Find out more.
- Strength. SIPs are able to bear incredible loads. Ideal for heavy snow loads in cold climates such as Alaska, or for withstanding nature's forces (storms, winds, hurricanes and more) SIPs truly are a stronger, structural framing option. The IRC and ICC agrees with the SIPs technology and has adapted the product category into the national residential and commercial code guidelines. View SIPs load charts...
- The ultimate code reports. We believe in the advantages the SIPs technology offers the construction industry so we spent years in product development and research creating the best and strongest code reports in the industry.
- Straighter walls. With wall panel lengths ranging up to 24 feet, it's no wonder that buildings achieve straighter walls without bows and curves. Homeowners love straight walls to showcase artwork and stage intricate lighting designs. Builders love straight walls because they make flooring, millwork, cabinet, door and window installation much easier by reducing the need for shimming floors and constantly trimming and adapting millwork to fit bowed walls.
- Better design. Archways and curves are second nature in the design of SIPs . Our high-speed, state-of-the-art routers can cut our panels and openings in our panels
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into any shape you can draw! . Panels are delivered to the jobsite pre-cut per your drawings, allowing jobsite installers to cut days and weeks off of installation. To make sure you are able to take full advantage of the versatility that SIPs offer, Shell Building Systems and, our experienced drafters and project engineers are available to assist you throughout the design and specifying process. Preview our featured architectural project gallery to get a sense of SIP design options.
- A builders dream. Who wouldn't love offering their customers a product that will save money on utility bills, reduce installation labor schedules by 60% and that will offer a stronger, healthier home? Once they've tried working with them, builders love SIPS for these very reasons. So you can be confident you are offering your customers and contractors a superior framing product. Don't take our word for it, check out some testimonials from loyal customers.
- Fire & Insect Resistance. The EPS insulation that is used in SIPs, includes a treatment that makes the foam resistant to carpenter ants and termites.
- SIPs EXCEED all North American Standards for residential construction. In addition, we have completed exhaustive testing for multi-family and commercial structures requiring one-hour fire resistant assemblies. When covered with an appropriate thermal barrier, such as gypsum board, SIPs meet all national fire safety standards for any Type V structure.
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And, there is no end to the creativity that you can bring to the SIPs once you are familiar with the unlimited production and engineering assistance that you will receive from Shell Building Systems and the largest Manufacturer of SIPs in North America, Premier Building Systems. |
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