Super Insulated Wall Systems

A new method called advanced framing.

Super insulated wall systems.

For ceilings the insulation value can be r 30 for warmer climates r 60 for cold climates and r 80 for very cold climates. Airtightness refers to the leakiness of your house. They typically consist of a conventionally framed 2 4 exterior wall sheathed with 1 2 in. Basement floor poured on 8 inches of rigid eps a type of rigid foam subslab insulation r 41.

Double walls have been built since the early days of super insulated houses. Extremely affordable when you use raycore sip wall panels you will be able to downsize your heating and cooling system reducing the cost and possibly saving as much as the cost of the panels. When provided with reinforced polyisocyanurate insulation covering 4 1 2 of rigid foam insulation the xi plus has an insulation value of r 21 3. Sips construction includes many of the same components as traditional construction but offers the benefits of a stronger structure increased energy efficiency faster installation and overall a more cost effective project.

Super insulated and passive homes laugh at the polar vortex. A patented design provides a complete thermal break on both sides of the wall frame and offers easy services access for electrical and plumbing. Floors insulation levels can be r19 in mild climates r 38 in cold climates and r 60 in very cold climates. At enercept we like to say structural insulated panels sips are the future of framing.

Overall we like it. Each panel is created to fit every framed wall cavity with precision creating. Straight talk about energy efficient building. In a conventionally framed house studs are placed every 16 which provides a lot of contact between the inside and outside of the home.

This is why a 2ã 6 wall insulated with r 19 insulation has a whole wall r value that is a lot less than r 19. A second non load bearing 2 4 stud wall is built on the interior. Xi plus wall based upon the proven design of the xi wall system the xi plus superior walls system brings many exciting additional features for selective builders and homeowners. While thermal bridging can be limited by proper design airtightness can only really be ensured by paying attention while on site building the house.

It turns out that many of the strategies needed to achieve resilience such as really well insulated homes that will keep their. Thermobuilt wall 32 insulating panels are a key part of the thermobuilt energy envelope. Here s the wall section that our architect chris briley has drawn. Ray core structural insulated wall panels will give you a strong super insulated airtight shell keeping the outdoor elements out and the indoor conditioning in.