Potton - UK

Home SIPs Product

Product

The Kingspan TEK^® Building System comprises Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) connected with a unique jointing system for walls, roofs and timber I-beams or posi-joists for intermediate floors.

Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) technology is the next generation of timber based construction. It has seen rapid growth in North America in the construction of whole buildings and the growth of Structural Insulated Panel roofs has been equally so if not more rapid in Holland and other NW European countries.

The Structural Insulated Panels are made up of two OSB/3 (Oriented Strand Board) boards with a zero Ozone Depletion Potential (zero ODP) high performance insulation core. The OSB/3 boards are not bonded to the insulation in a secondary process. They are autohesively bonded to the high performance insulation core during manufacture resulting in superior adhesive strength to the bond between the core and the OSB/3 boards.

This is a process which leads to premium structural properties. The proven combination of OSB/3 boards and the rigid urethane insulation core provides for the extreme resilience of Kingspan TEK^® Structural Insulated Panels.

Kingspan TEK^® Structural Insulated Panels are manufactured at Kingspan’s state-of–the-art production facility situated in Northern Germany.

The Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik (the German construction industry’s supervisory board) started testing the Kingspan TEK^® Building System according to stringent German standards in 1993, and in 1995 the System was awarded a Zulassung certificate (the German equivalent of a BBA Certificate). Since 1995, the Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik have continuously monitored test results on the System.

The Kingspan TEK^® Building System also holds BBA and IAB certification.