Structural insulated panels (SIPS) are one of the most advanced building systems in use within the construction industry today. The innovative and high-performance panels provide a cost-effective, environmentally friendly and labour-saving alternative to traditional timber framing and masonry construction methods.

SIPS were originally established to offer sustainable, eco-friendly off-site manufactured, fast-track building solutions with high thermal efficiency. They are usually used in roofs and external walls of buildings but may also be used in floors and internal walls. Their high axial load capacity and good bending strength, together with their excellent insulation and air tightness, produce sturdy warm structures. They can be applied in a variety of projects including the construction of a room in an attic or roof, the building of extensions to existing houses, for tree houses, granny rooms, boats, school rooms and buildings, and clubhouses and community centres.

There are many advantages to Structural Insulated Panels including that they are very environmentally friendly. SIPs buildings are more energy efficient, stronger, quieter and draught-free than older technology systems such as timber framing. This results in lower energy bills and cuts energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The light unit weight and factory production reduces embodied and transport energy and onsite wastage, therefore reducing the overall carbon footprint. New building regulations have meant more and more people are turning to SIPS to meet the new requirements and the codes for sustainable construction.