Schools and Education Buildings

The benefits of SIPs for school and educational buildings:

Here we’ve listed some of the main advantages when using our high-performance SIPs expanded polystyrene panels for school and educational facilities:

• Get facilities online faster with up to 3x faster builds than traditional methods
• Sustainable builds that can accelerate the School Rebuilding Programme
• Can be provided with antimicrobial internal cladding for fully sanitised, classroom environments
• Lower running and maintenance costs due to superior build with value engineering
• Reduced U-Values as low as 0.10 W/m2K - leading to increased classroom space with a thinner wall
• 90% less wastage on site (as our panels are manufactured off-site)
• Zero reliance on weather conditions - for minimal disruption to the critical path
• Lightweight - ideal for tight sites, looking to increase capacity, with access restrictions
• Easier installation - with reduced drilling and crane use on site
• Huge savings on labour - with reduced number of trades and supervision on site
• 60% less timber than traditional build methods
• Increased usable roof space - fully-insulated roofs without trusses
• Build up to 4 storeys with SIPs (or five with blockwork or steel first storey)
• 7x stronger than timber frame - and 3x stronger than brick and block
• Airtight modular buildings for education, with reduced cold bridging
• Does not degrade or deteriorate over time