Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Here's my Vision. Has anyone ever thought of

[Sheilah Davidson (sdavidson]

we are using SIPs in construction at Legacy Farm cohousing in Rosendale, NY. 
I don't know any technical details, but you might check with our architect, 
Bruce Coldham..
http://coldhamandhartman.com/

Sheilah Davidson
Legacy Farm Cohousing

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Faust" <wjfaust [at] gmail.com>
To: "Cohousing-L" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Here's my Vision. Has anyone ever thought of


> A slightly different form of "modular" construction is construction from
> structurally insulated panels (SIPs). You can find references
> here<http://www.sips.org/content/technical/index.cfm?pageId=134>.
> Have any communities used or are any communities planning to use SIPs in
> their structures. It would seem to have many advantages (well insulated,
> rapid construction, precision and accuracy, sound attenuation) and at 
> least
> one disadvantage (formaldehyde emissions). I suspect if you do a single
> structure, the costs might be high. However, if there are multiple similar
> buildings, as we anticipate in our community (planning stages), maybe that
> would make it more practical. Would appreciate any 
> clarification/experience
> members of this listserv might have.
>
> John Faust
>
> Sierra Vista, AZ
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