Standard SIPs Build
BER A2
Features high-performance SIPs panels with a minimum 125mm insulated core, delivering exceptional air tightness and thermal efficiency that significantly exceeds standard building regulations.
Passive SIPs Upgrade
BER A1
Achieve the highest standard of energy efficiency with SIPs panels featuring a minimum 200mm insulated core. This upgrade is engineered to meet the stringent criteria for a BER A1 rating and Passive House performance levels.
With the proper wood preparation, exacting construction techniques and regular maintenance, a timber home can last 100 years or more.
There are European timber frame structures that date back to the early 12th century.
Timberframe houses are generally more energy efficient because of the build quality delivered, as the building is more accurately constructed it’s easier to make the building airtight.
Timber frame structures can typically achieve a better thermal performance than masonry structures with a thinner construction. Their low thermal mass allows spaces enclosed by timber frames to heat up more quickly than masonry construction.
Advantages of SIPs
Timber Framing
What self-builders love most about timber frame is the relatively short on-site build time associated with them.
Timber frames can be erected approximately 30 per cent faster than brick and block, depending on the complexity of the design.
The frame itself can go up in just a couple of days, and can be weather-tight in under a week, so you don’t need to depend on the weather to progress with your build.
Timber frame also comes into its own in its flexibility of design. As there are usually no interior loadbearing walls, your floor plan can be as open as you like, and can be adapted to suit your changing needs.
In fact, you can clad your house to look almost any way you want, or as planning and the local vernacular requires, in all manner of different materials, from natural wood to stone, brick or render.
Other major advantages include sustainability and durability, particularly important in the current environmentally conscious climate.
Wood is naturally renewable, organic and non-toxic, and compared with brick requires little energy to harvest, transport and mill. Almost all wood used timber-frame construction comes from well-managed forests throughout Europe.
In comparison to their masonry-built equivalents, timber buildings age extremely well. Furthermore, they are also highly durable: the oldest example in the UK is a stave church built in the 11th century.
A study carried out by the Building Research Establishment on more than 100 timber-frame houses that had been built up to the end of 1975 found their performance to be ‘similar to traditionally built dwellings of the same age and, given proper maintenance, they were found likely to remain in that way for the foreseeable future’.
SIPs – Structural Insulated Panels
SIPs (Structured Insulated Panels) are a high-performing building material. This innovative solution is energy efficient, cost-effective, and strong — making it the superior choice for the structure of our builds. SIPs save time, money, and labour, reducing the overall cost for the client.
Incorporating off-site manufacturing, SIPs can be used for everything from small ancillary structures to public, private, and commercial buildings. Two sheets of OSB3 (oriented strand board) are bonded to a layer of rigid foam insulation, creating a structurally sound panel. These are compressed under high pressure and sealed with a specialised adhesive.
Buildings made with SIPs are energy-efficient, versatile, and highly sustainable.
Key Benefits of SIPs
✔ Superior & Scalable Energy Efficiency
- Our standard SIPs build far exceeds building regulations, and can be upgraded to meet full Passive House standards.
- This results in exceptionally low U-values for walls and roofs, ensuring massive savings on energy bills long-term.
✔ Airtight Construction
- Prevents moisture & damp damage
- Eliminates drafts
- Improves energy efficiency
- All SIP houses are fully airtight
✔ Habitable Roof Spaces
SIPs eliminate the need for roof trusses, allowing usable living space in the roof — ideal for extra rooms filled with natural light. This adds both comfort and resale value.
✔ Extra Internal Floor Space
Thanks to their strength and insulation, SIPs require a smaller wall section than masonry, providing more usable internal space within the same footprint.
✔ Low Wastage
Factory engineering means fewer defects and minimal waste during construction. This reduces build time and costs.
✔ Rapid Construction
Prefabricated SIPs install much faster than traditional methods, creating a weather-tight shell in days. Builds can be up to 3× faster than conventional construction.
✔ Reduced Energy Costs
SIPs are exceptionally airtight and use less wood than typical timber frame systems. With fewer cold bridges, heating and cooling requirements are reduced, resulting in a healthier, more efficient home.
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