Lesson 02/10 - Basic SIP Design and Engineering - BEST Program

SIPA Online Learning Unit: BASIC SIP DESIGN AND ENGINEERING
COURSE ID: BESTS02-OD
AIA CREDIT: One CEU credit hour (HSW)
VIDEO LENGTH: 57:02
Summary: This unit covers the fundamental information necessary to design and engineer a SIP building. Topics include which architectural styles are best suited for SIPs and how to tailor SIPs to best suit the needs of the building.
Learning Objectives: BASIC SIP DESIGN AND ENGINEERING
Recognize SIP-friendly architectural styles
Explain the details of how SIPs should be used in floors and walls, how to determine the thickness of each SIP and the correct connections to use
Describe how bevel cuts and square cuts are made, and understand when each should be used
Identify when to use certain types of roof SIPs support; compare and contrast single ridge beams, cantilevered ridges, purlin/ mid-span beams
After watching the video, return to www.classmarker.com/online-te... and take the 10-question BASIC SIP DESIGN AND ENGINEERING test. You will receive a Certificate of Completion upon logging in and passing the test. Your Continuing Education credit will be reported to AIA if you include an AIA number with your personal information
Thank you for your interest in Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). Visit www.SIPs.org for more information.

[@Arthurmoodley]

Hi I'm based in the UK and need some advice, I have used a manufacturing company that had erected my sip man cave, roughly 6.7m (w) x 4.88m(d) and 2.5m high they used an eps system with 122mm panels, the flat roof uses 600 x 2400 panels however the company has joined these two panels with a 2x4 c16 timber, to span 4.88m for the roof the roof also has an openings for a 70kg skylight, I am worried once I put the skylight in the roof might not hold the skylight, as the max span of a 4x2 with a point load of 70kg is roughly 1.7m, can you advice please

[@andrewcook1258]

How did you get on with your build? Remember that the splines joining the panels are glue and screwed to form a composite structure much stronger than just the splines themselves. If you were talking about a joisted roof using 4"x2" joists then you would be correct, they would not be sufficiently strong but a SIPs roof is different! Happy to talk it over. (Sources: I work for a SIPs processor and housebuilder in Scotland)